Daily Pro Wrestling History (07/14): Harley Race wins King of the Ring; Austin & Foley win WWF tag titles


1966
Kansas City, Kansas:
– The Viking & Jack Donovan defeated Bob Ellis & The Stomper to win the NWA North American tag team titles
1972
Rockford, Illinois:
– Billy Robinson beat Ivan Koloff by DQ
– Wahoo McDaniel beat Don Muraco
– Larry Hennig beat Ramon Torres
– Hans Herrmann beat Bull Bullinski
1973
Chicago, Illinois:
– In a non-title Human Cage match; Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat AWA tag team champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens (it was scheduled as a cage match, but the cage did not arrive so they came up with a human cage match or lumberjack match)
– Bob Ellis no contest Ivan Koloff
– Ken Patera beat Vic Rossitani
– Pepper Gomez beat Rene Goulet
– Bob Bruggers beat George Gadaski
– Greg Gagne beat Bill Crouch
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– AWA champion Verne Gagne beat Superstar Billy Graham by DQ
– Wahoo McDaniel & Billy Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan in 2 out of 3 falls
– Larry Heiniemi beat Bill Watts by DQ
– Geoff Portz beat Joe Scarpello
– Reggie Parks beat Billy Red Cloud
1977
Salem, Oregon:
– Jesse Ventura defeated Playboy Buddy Rose
1978
St. Louis, Missouri:
– Dick The Bruiser defeated Dick Murdoch to win back the NWA Missouri heavyweight title
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat AWA tag team champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell by DQ
– Bob Orton Jr beat Mighty Igor Vodik by countout
– Lord Alfred Hayes & Super Destroyer Mark II beat Evan Johnson & Dr. X
– Steve Olsonoski beat Frank Hill
1979
Portland Oregon:
– Dutch Savage beat ‘Playboy’ Buddy Rose in a Coal Miners Glove match
1983
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– in a non-title match; Mad Dog Vachon & Verne Gagne beat AWA tag team champions Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell
– Wahoo McDaniel & Baron Von Raschke beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan
– Greg Gagne beat Sheik Adnan
– David Schultz defeated Brad Rheingans
1984
Macon, Georgia:
– Ted DiBiase defeated The Spoiler to win the NWA national heavyweight title
Indianapolis, Indiana:
– Jim Brunzell beat King Kong Brody by DQ
– Road Warriors beat Steve O & Curt Hennig
– AWA champion Rick Martel beat Nick Bockwinkel
– Fabulous Ones beat Steve Regal & Larry Zbyszko
– Tony Atlas beat Chris Markoff
1985
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– Sgt. Slaughter & Greg Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens by DQ
– AWA champion Rick Martel beat Michael Hayes by DQ
– AWA tag team champions Road Warriors beat Bill Irwin & Scott Irwin (The Long Riders)
– Bob Backlund beat Larry Zbyszko
– Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts beat Steve O & Buck Zumhofe
Asheville, North Carolina:
– NWA US champion Magnum TA defeated Nikita Koloff
– NWA TV champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Buddy Landell
1986
Foxboro, Massachusetts:
– Harley Race defeated Pedro Morales to win the King of The Ring tournament
1990
St. Louis, Missouri:
– Sid Vicious defeated Tom Zenk
– NWA US tag team champions The Midnight Express
– Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated The Southern Boys
– Sting & Lex Luger defeated Harley Race (substituting for an injured Ric Flair) & Barry Windham by DQ
1991
Baltimore, Maryland:
– Lex Luger defeated Barry Windham in a steel cage to win the vacant WCW world title
– Nikita Koloff defeated Sting in a Russian chain match
1992
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– Jimmy Snuka pinned ECW champion Johnny Hot Body to win the title
1997
San Antonio, Texas:
– Steve Austin & Dude Love (Mick Foley) defeated Owen Hart & Davy Boy Smith in a tournament final for the WWF world tag team titles
1998
Binghamton, New York:
– D’Lo Brown defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley for the WWF European title
2011
– Sting beat Ken Anderson to win the TNA championship