Daily Pro Wrestling History (07/22): WWF vs. WCW Invasion

1942 

Des Moines, Iowa:
– NWA World Heavyweight Champion Bill Longson beat Orville Brown to capture Brown’s claim to the World Heavyweight Title in 2 out of 3 falls
– Gene Bowman beat Jack Kennedy
– Babe Zaharias beat Don McIntyre 
– Cowboy Luttrall and Hans Schultz drew

1943

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Earl McCready defeated Whipper Billy Watson to win the Toronto British Empire Heavyweight Title 

1947 

Nashville, Tennessee:
– Herb Welch defeated Tex Riley for the Tennessee World Junior Heavyweight Title

1958 

Nashville, Tennessee:
– Corsica Jean defeated Ray Stevens for the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title 

1960 

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma:
– Danny Hodge won the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Titles by defeating Angelo Savoldi

Houston, Texas:
– Don Leo Jonathan defeated Torbellino Blanco for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title 

Atlanta, Georgia:
– Dick Steinborn defeated The Mighty Yankee to win the vacant Georgia NWA Southern Heavyweight Title

1961

Chattanooga, Tennessee:
– Don Greene defeated Len Rossi to win the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title 

1963

Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
– Ron Etchison and Dan Miller defeated Mitsu Arakawa and Kinji Shibuya for the Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Titles and the Stampede International Tag Team Titles

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
– Gene Kiniski defeated Whipper Billy Watson in for the Vancouver British Empire Heavyweight Title

1964

Los Angeles, California:
– The Destroyer defeated Dick the Bruiser to win the WWA World Heavyweight Title 

1965 

Davenport, Iowa:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat The Crusher & Verne Gagne by countout
– Danny Hodge beat Pampero Firpo
– Tex McKenzie beat Gene Anderson 
– Rene Goulet drew Chris Markoff

1965

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Bob Geigel and Dr. X defeated Cowboy Bob Ellis and Mongolian Stomper
– Jerry Miller and Bob Brown wrestled to a double disqualification
– Sonny Myers beat Johnny Ramirez 
– Ronnie Etchison beat Frank Hickey

1967

Portland, Oregon:
– Johnny Kostas defeated Moondog Mayne to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

1968

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
– Paddy Barrett and Don Leo Jonathan defeated Abdullah the Butcher and Armand Hussein for the Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Titles

1969

Tampa, Florida:
– Jack Brisco and Ciclón Negro defeated Hiro Matsuda and The Missouri Mauler for the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles

1972

Chattanooga, Tennessee:
– Tommy Gilbert and Sputnik Monroe defeated Don and Ron Wright to win the NWA Tennessee Tag Team Titles

Irima, Japan:
– Opearl Anston and Masked Lee defeated Miyoko Hoshino and Jumbo Miyamoto to win the WWWA World Tag Team Titles

1974

Fort Worth, Texas:
– Tex McKenzie and Ken Patera defeated The Blackjacks (Lanza and Mulligan) for the NWA American Tag Team Titles

1975

Macon, Georgia:
– Mr. Wrestling I and II defeated Don Green and Jerry Lawler to win the NWA Macon Tag Team Titles

Omaha, Nebraska:
– Verne Gagne & Greg Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Heenan
– Baron Von Raschke beat Larry Hennig
– Billy Robinson beat Paul Perschmann (Buddy Rose)
– Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant drew Chris Taylor & Jim Brunzell 
– Buddy Wolff beat Bull Bullinski

1976 

Amarillo, Texas:
– Larry Lane won a tournament to win the vacant Amarillo NWA International Heavyweight Title 

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Bob Geigel won a 6-man Battle Royal
– Bob Geigel & The Super Intern defeated Bob Brown & Tank Patton 
– Black Gordman & Great Goliath defeated Pat O’Connor & Harley Race

1977 

Fort Worth, Texas:
– Keith Franks (Adrian Adonis) and Roddy Piper defeated Mando Guerrero and Tom Jones for the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles

Atlanta, Georgia:
– Mr. Wrestling II defeated Dick Slater to win the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title 

1978

Indianapolis, Indiana:
– The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy and Johnny) defeated Dominic DeNucci and Wilbur Snyder for the WWA World Tag Team Titles

San Juan, Puerto Rico:
– Jean and Pierre Martel defeated Carlos Colón and Chief Thundercloud to win the WWC North American Tag Team Titles 
– Gorilla Monsoon won the WWC North American Heavyweight Title by defeating Bruno Sammartino

Chattanooga, Tennessee:
– Dutch Mantel defeated Whipper Watson, Jr. for the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title 

1979

Dallas, Texas:
– Mark Lewin defeated Bruiser Brody to win the NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Title

1980

Portland, Oregon:
– Buddy Rose & Ed Wiskoski beat Sheepherders in a hair versus hair cage match

1981 

Shreveport, Louisiana:
– Bob Roop defeated The Super Destroyer for the Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Title 
– Butch Reed won the Mid-South Television Title from Dutch Mantel

1982

Oakland, California:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Hulk Hogan by DQ
– Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum beat Baron Von Raschke & Otto Wanz
– Greg Gagne beat Jerry Blackwell
– Tommy Rich beat Bobby Heenan 
– Ray Stevens beat Moondog Moretti

1985

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Phil Hickerson defeated Terry Taylor to win the CWA/AWA International Heavyweight Title 

1986 

Tampa, Florida:
– The Masked Superstar defeated Lex Luger for the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title 

1988

Knoxville, Tennessee:
– Scott Armstrong defeated Nelson Royal to win the World Junior Heavyweight Title

Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
– The Cuban Commandos (Cuban Assassin and Jerry Morrow) defeated Bad Company (Bruce Hart and Brian Pillman) for the Stampede International Tag Team Titles

1989

Ishikawa, Japan:
– Jumbo Tsuruta and Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Stan Hansen and Genichiro Tenryu to win the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Titles

1999

Wildwood, New Jersey:
– Chris Candido defeated champion Ace Darling and 2 Cold Scorpio in three-way match to win the Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Title

2001

WWF Invasion: Cleveland, Ohio:
– WWF Tag Team Champions The A.P.A. (Bradshaw and Faarooq) defeated WCW World Tag Team Champions Sean O’Haire and Chuck Palumbo 
– Team WCW/ECW (Booker T, The Dudley Boyz, Diamond Dallas Page and Rhyno) (with Paul Heyman, WCW owner Shane McMahon and ECW owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley)) defeated Team WWF (Kurt Angle, Steve Austin, Chris Jericho, Kane and The Undertaker (with WWF Chairman Vince McMahon))

2002

Grand Rapids, Michigan:
– WWE Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam defeated WWE European Champion Jeff Hardy in a Ladder match to unify the titles 
– WWE Undisputed Champion The Rock pinned Eddie Guerrero

2005 

Wrestlefest: Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada:
– Bobby Roode defeated A-1 to win the Border City Wrestling Can-Am Heavyweight Title 
– Phil Atlas and Jimmy Jacobs defeated Danny Daniels and N8 Mattson for the BCW Can-Am Tag Team Title

2007

WWE Great American Bash: San Jose, California:
– WWE Intercontinental Champion Umaga pinned Jeff Hardy  to retain the title
– ECW World Champion John Morrison pinned CM Punk to retain the title
– Randy Orton pinned Dusty Rhodes in a Texas Bullrope match 
– WWE Champion John Cena pinned Bobby Lashley to retain the title

2010
– AJ Styles defeated Rob Terry to win the TNA Global Title