Daily Pro Wrestling History (08/02): Ron Simmons captures WCW gold in historic fashion
1968
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– Dr. X beat Dick the Bruiser
– The Crusher beat Mitsu Arakawa
– Bill Watts beat Dutch Savage
1969
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Billy Red Lyons
– In a no DQ match, AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
– Red Bastien beat Dr. X
– Bill Watts beat Angelo Poffo
1972
Miami, Florida:
– In a match where the winner would meet NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr, Zodiac beat Mr Wrestling Tim Woods
– Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Hiro Matsuda & Ron Fuller
– Buddy Colt beat Louie Tillet by DQ (sub Johnny Walker)
1975
Caguas, Puerto Rico:
– Jose Rivera & Ciclon defeated Pierre & Michael Martel for the WWC North American Tag Team Titles
1978
Honolulu, Hawaii:
– In a no DQ 60:00 time limit match, AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel defeated Tor Kamata
1980
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– Nick Bockwinkel beat Dino Bravo by DQ
– The Crusher no contest Jerry Blackwell
– Jesse Ventura beat Greg Gagne
– John Studd beat Steve Olsonoski
– Tito Santana drew Adrian Adonis
1985
St. Louis, Missouri:
– Harley Race defeated Jerry Blackwell for the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title
Denver, Colorado:
– In a Boot Camp match, Sgt Slaughter & Greg Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel & Larry Zbyszko
– Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes & Ray Stevens beat Blackjack Lanza & Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher
– Brad Rheingans beat Boris Zhukov
– Bill Irwin beat Steve O
1992
Baltimore, Maryland:
– Ron Simmons defeated Big Van Vader to win the WCW World Heavyweight Title
1993
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Luna Vachon defeated Miss Texas (Jacqueline) for the USWA Heavyweight Title
1998
ECW Heatwave: Dayton, Ohio:
– Justin Credible defeated Jerry Lynn.
– Chris Candido defeated Lance Storm.
– Masato Tanaka defeated Mike Awesome.
– ECW World Tag Team Champions Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Hayabusa & Jinsei Shinzaki when Sabu pinned Shinzaki.
– FTW Champion Taz defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via submission in a Falls Count Anywhere match.
– Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman, & Spike Dudley defeated Buh Buh Ray, D-Von, & Big Dick Dudley.
1999
– D Lo Brown defeated Jeff Jarrett for the WWF Intercontinental Title