Daily Pro Wrestling History (07/19): Gangstas win the ECW Tag Team Titles
1940
Waterloo, Iowa:
– World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown defeated Mayes McLain
– Dick Shikat beat Al Lovelock
– Juan Humberto beat Alford Johnson
1961
Honolulu, Hawaii:
– Shoulders Newman & Ted Travis defeated Neff Maivia & Billy White Wolf for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski beat Leo Nomellini & Wilbur Snyder to win AWA Tag title (Kiniski simultaneously holds the Tag Title, AWA US Title and AWA Heavyweight Title)
– Stan Kowalski beat George Scott
– Roy McClarty drew Bob Geigel
– Tony Bailargeon beat Marquis de Paree
1968
Houston, Texas:
– Fritz Von Erich & Grizzly Smith defeated The Spoiler & Gary Hart to win the NWA American Tag Team Title (later renamed
the World Class World Tag Team Title)
1971
Ft. Worth, Texas:
– Thunderbolt Patterson & Toru Tanaka defeated Johnny Valentine & Wahoo McDaniel to win the NWA American Tag Team Title (later renamed the World Class World Tag Team Title)
1972
Miami, Florida:
– In a $5,000 Karate Match with Special Referee Don Curtis; Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods beat Paul Jones
– Johnny Walker beat Buddy Colt
– Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Ron Fuller & Johnny Kace
– Cowboy Lang beat Wee Willie Wilson
– Hiro Matsuda beat Redbeard by dq
– Tony Garea & George McCready drew Phil Robley & Smasher Sloan
Sioux Falls, South Dakota:
– Billy Robinson drew Ivan Koloff
– Larry Hennig & Dusty Rhodes beat Don Muraco & Wahoo McDaniel in 2 out of 3 falls
1973
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Jim Brunzell & Mike George defeated Bob Orton & Percy Pringle
– Roger Kirby defeated Jim Dalton
– Lord Alfred Hayes defeated Jim Dalton
– Rufus R. Jones defeated Tokyo Joe
– Bob Brown defeated Hillbilly Vic
– Danny Little Bear defeated Togo the Great via DQ
– World Heavyweight Champion Harley Race defeated Terry Funk
1975
Chicago, Illinois:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Baron Von Raschke by dq
– AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat The Crusher & Dusty Rhodes
– Wilbur Snyder beat Dr. Bill Miller
– Ivan Putski beat Lord James Blears
– Moose Cholak beat The Viking
– Bobby Heenan beat Prince Pullins
1977
Davenport, Iowa:
– Bob Backlund & Larry Hennig & Billy Robinson beat Super Destroyer & Angelo Mosca & Roger Kirby
– Greg Gagne beat Bobby Heenan
– Jim Brunzell beat Blackjack Lanza
– Steve Olsonoski beat Chris Markoff
1978
Honolulu, Hawaii:
– Tor Kamata beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel by dq
– Sam Steamboat drew Bill Francis
– Ed Francis beat Chris Markoff
– King Curtis ddq Pampero Firpo
– Don Muraco & John Tolos beat Mr. Fuji & Randy Morse
1980
Caguas, Puerto Rico:
– Pierre Martel defeated Mr. Fuji to win the WWC North American Heavyweight Title
1981
Mexico City, Mexico:
– El Solitario defeated Eric Embry to win the UWA World Junior Light-Heavyweight Title
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura
– Sheik Adnan beat Tito Santana by countout
– Jerry Blackwell beat Brad Rheingans
– Baron Von Raschke beat Ben DeLeon
1985
USA Pro Wrestling: East Rutherford, New Jersey:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors beat Fabulous Freebirds Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy
– AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Nick Bockwinkel
– Sgt. Slaughter beat Larry Zbyszko
– Joyce Grable won a women’s battle royal
– Baron Von Raschke drew Billy Robinson
– Ray Stevens beat Greg Gagne by dq
– Buck Zumhofe drew Buddy Roberts
– Bob Backlund beat Larry Sharpe
– Boris Zhukov beat Sean O’Reilly
1997
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– The Gangstas (New Jack & Mustafa) defeated The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray & D-Von) to win the ECW World Tag Team Titles in a Steel Cage
Weapons match
2009
TNA Victory Road: Orlando, Florida:
– Angelina Love defeated Tara to win the TNA Knockouts Title
– Kevin Nash defeated AJ Styles to win the Legends Title
– Scott Steiner & Booker T defeated Beer Money to win the TNA Tag Team Championship