Daily Pro Wrestling History (07/09): Crusher wins AWA World Title; WCW Bash at the Beach 2000


1933
Davenport, Iowa:
– Bronko Nagurski beat Wee Willie Davis
1963
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– The Crusher defeated Verne Gagne for the AWA World Heavyweight Title
– AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski
– Dick the Bruiser beat Doug Gilbert
– Don McClarty beat Maurice Mad Dog Vachon
– Eddie Sharkey beat Joe Tomasso
1964
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Dick the Bruiser beat Moose Evans 2 falls to 1
– The Rat beat Wahoo McDaniel 2 falls to 1
– Harley Race drew Rocky Hamilton (The Missouri Mauler)
– The Lawman and Sonny Myers drew Bob Geigel and Bulldog Plechas
1965
– Billy Hines & Bad Boy Hines over the Corsicans (Corsica Jean & Corsica Joe) to win the Southern Tag Team Titles
1966
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat The Crusher
– The Alaskan & Big K beat Billy Red Cloud & Doug Gilbert
– Chris Markoff beat Steve Druk
– Eddie Sharkey beat Guy Taylor
1968
Davenport, Iowa:
– The Crusher won a nine man battle royal by eliminating Dr. X
– Bill Watts beat Harley Race
– Dr X beat Frankie Laine
– Man Mountain Mike beat Tiny Mills
– Dutch Savage beat Luke Brown
1970
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Danny Little Bear wrestled Scandor Akbar
– Rufus R. Jones & Pat O’Connor wrestled Baron Von Raschke & Oki Shikina
– Harley Race took on Bob Geigel
1977
Omaha, Nebraska:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Jim Brunzell
– Billy Robinson beat Bobby Duncum
– Larry Hennig beat Roger Kirby
– Chris Markoff beat Billy Francis
1978
Green Bay, Wisconsin:
– Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell by DQ
– Mighty Igor Vodik beat Buddy Wolff
– Wahoo McDaniel & Frank Hill beat Blackjack Lanza & Bob Orton Jr
– Super Destroyer Mark II beat Evan Johnson
1982
Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Bret Hart by countout
– Davey Boy Smith beat Dynamite Kid to win the World Mid-Heavyweight title
– David Shultz beat Duke Myers
– Bad News Allen beat Gerry Morrow
– Mr. Hito & Bruce Hart & Keith Hart beat Danny Davis & Ken Wayne & Great Gama
1985
Shelby, North Carolina:
– Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Krushchev to win the NWA World Tag Team Titles
1986
Sydney, Australia:
– Fabulous Moolah defeated Velvet McIntyre for the WWF Women’s Title
2000
WCW Bash at the Beach: Daytona Beach, Florida:
– Lt. Loco defeated Juventud Guerrera to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship
– KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) defeated The Perfect Event (Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo) to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship
– Mike Awesome defeated Scott Steiner (with Midajah) by disqualification in a match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
– Goldberg defeated Kevin Nash in a match for Scott Hall’s contract
– Booker T defeated Jeff Jarrett to capture the WCW World Title
2001
Atlanta, Georgia:
– The APA defeated The Dudley Boyz for the WWF World Tag Team Titles
2009
– Tara defeated Angelina Love and Velvet Sky for the TNA Knockouts Title