Daily Pro Wrestling History (08/07): Kurt Angle wins TNA World title

1941

Kansas City, Kansas:

– Orville Brown defeated Carl Von Herbert 2 falls to 0
– Bobby Bruns defeated Benny Rosen 2 falls to 0
– Steve Brody and Earl Wampler went to a 30 minute draw
– Jack Hader defeated Abe Friedman 

1965

Minneapolis, Minnesota:

– Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Crusher & Verne Gagne to win the AWA World Tag Team Titles
– Danny Hodge defeated Rene Goulet
– Tex McKenzie defeated Kurt von Brauner 
– Chris Markoff defeated Larry Hennig

1969

Kansas City, Kansas:

– Tarzan Tyler defeated The Viking
– Dick Murdoch vs. Ernie Ladd went to a draw 
– Danny Little Bear & Big Luke defeated K.O. Cox & Stan the Mad Russian in three falls 

1981

St. Louis, Missouri:

– NWA Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Ric Flair in 2 out of 3 falls
– Jack Brisco vs. Ken Patera went to a double DQ
– Rocky Johnson vs. David Von Erich went to a draw
– Kerry Von Erich and Dick the Bruiser defeated Baron Von Raschke and Dick Murdoch 
– Pat O’Connor defeated Bobby Jaggers
– Bobo Brazil defeated Gene Lewis via DQ
– Buzz Tyler and J.J. Dillon defeated Bob Sweetan and Ron Sexton

1982

Denver, Colorado:

– Hulk Hogan defeated AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel by DQ
– Rick Martel defeated Greg Gagne

1986

Kansas City, Kansas:

– Moondog Moretti defeated John Paul Demann
– DJ Peterson defeated Mike George
– Joe Lightfoot & Billy Two Eagles defeated Masked Ape Man & Bob Owens
– Sam Houston vs. Buddy Landell went to a draw
– Giant Baba & Hiroshi Wajima defeated JR Hogg & Earthquake Ferris
– Rufus R. Jones defeated Butch Reed
– NWA World Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Ric Flair 

1987

St. Louis, Missouri:

– Sting vs. Rick Steiner went to a draw
– Ron Simmons defeated Ivan Koloff
– Terry Gordy defeated Black Bart
– NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated Ron & Jimmy Garvin via DQ
– NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Nikita Koloff via countout
– Barry Windham defeated Big Bubba
– Dusty Rhodes & Steve Williams defeated Dick Murdoch & Eddie Gilbert in a bunkhouse match
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Michael Hayes

1988

Kansas City, Missouri:

– Rick Steiner vs. Larry Zbyszko went to a draw 
– Al Perez defeated JR Hogg 
– Jimmy Garvin defeated Kevin Sullivan 
– Ron Garvin defeated Kendall Windham 
– Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane via DQ
– Sting defeated NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda via DQ
– Steve Williams defeated NWA Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson via countout
– The Road Warriors defeated Ivan Koloff & Russian Assassin in a scaffold match
– Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger & Dick Murdoch defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA US Champion Barry Windham & NWA Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson in a steel cage match

1992

Castlewood, Virginia:

– Mike Sampson defeated The Demon
– Dixie Dynamite defeated Killer Kyle
– Tim Horner defeated Buddy Landel
– Robert Gibson defeated Jimmy Golden
– SMW Heavyweight Champion Brian Lee pinned Dirty White Boy
– Bobby & Jackie Fulton defeated SMW Tag Team Champions Stan Lane & Tom Prichard via DQ

Nagoya, Japan:

– Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto defeated Koji Kanemoto & Hiroyoshi Yamamoto
– Arn Anderson defeated Black Cat
– Jushin Liger & El Samurai defeated Pegasus Kid & Norio Honaga
– Shiro Koshinaka & Kengo Kimura defeated Masahiro Chono & Takayuki Iizuka
– The Great Muta & Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Terry Taylor & Barry Windham
– Masa Saito & Riki Choshu defeated Bam Bam Bigelow & Tony Halme
– NWA World Championship Tournament Opening Round: Terry Taylor defeated Hiroshi Hase via forfeit
– NWA World Championship Tournament Opening Round: Kensuke Sasaki pinned Jim Neidhart 
– NWA World Championship Tournament Opening Round: Shinya Hashimoto pinned Barbarian 
– NWA World Championship Tournament Opening Round: WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Super Strong Machine 

1993

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

– Eddie Gilbert & The Dark Patriot defeated The Super Destroyers in a tournament final for the ECW Tag Team Titles

1995

Memphis, Tennessee:

– Steven Dunn defeated Gorgeous George III
– Brian Lee defeated Axl Rotten
– Bill Dundee defeated Pat Tanaka
– Tommy Rich & Doug Gilbert defeated Tracy Smothers & Robert Gibson
– Billy Jack Haynes defeated Brad Armstrong to win the USWA Title
– Frank Morrell & Randy Hales defeated Jim Cornette & Mark Curtis
– The Heavenly Bodies (Pritchard & Del Rey) defeated PG-13 to win the USWA Tag Team Titles
– USWA Unified World Champ Jerry Lawler defeated Buddy Landel
– Jerry Lawler, Bill Dundee, PG-13, Tommy Rich, Doug Gilbert & Billy Jack Haynes defeated Tracy Smothers, Robert Gibson, Gorgeous George III, Buddy Landel, Pat Tanaka & The Heavenly Bodies (Bruce Prichard & Jimmy Del Rey) in a rage in a cage match

2001

Los Angeles, California:

– Chris Kanyon & Diamond Dallas Page defeated The APA for the WWF World Tag Team Titles 
– Kane & The Undertaker defeated Sean O’Haire & Chuck Palumbo for the WCW World Tag Team Titles

2002

Nashville, Tennessee:

– Ron Killings defeated Ken Shamrock for the NWA World Heavyweight Title 
– Low-Ki defeated AJ Styles for the NWA/TNA X Division Title

2010

NWA Legends Fanfest | Charlotte, North Carolina:

– Phil Shatter defeated Davey Richards to win the Futures Legends Cup
– Adam Pearce defeated Bryan Danielson to retain the NWA Championship

2011

TNA Hardcore Justice | Orlando, Florida:

– X-Division Champion Brian Kendrick defeated Alex Shelley and Austin Aries to retain
– Knockouts Tag Team Champions Ms. Tessmacher and Tara defeated Mexican America (Rosita and Sarita) (with Anarquia and Hernandez) to retain
– D’Angelo Dinero defeated Devon
– Winter defeated Mickie James to win the TNA Knockouts Title
– Crimson defeated Rob Van Dam (with Jerry Lynn) by disqualification
– Fortune (A.J. Styles, Christopher Daniels, and Kazarian) defeated Immortal (Abyss, Gunner, and Scott Steiner)
– Bully Ray defeated Mr. Anderson
– Kurt Angle defeated Sting to win the TNA World title