Daily Pro Wrestling History (08/06): Choshu wins G1 Climax; Tajiri wins WWF gold


1964
Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Johnny Valentine beat Professor Hiro by DQ
– Ray Villmer beat Joe Christie
– The Scufflin’ Hillbillies (Rip Collins and Chuck Conley) beat The Great Mephisto and Mighty Ursus
– Sweet Daddy Siki beat Tony Parisi
– Jim Hady beat Timothy Geohagen
– Arion Lambrakis beat Duke Noble
1965
Sydney, Australia:
– Spiros Arion defeated Killer Kowalski to win the IWA title
1966
Melbourne, Australia:
– Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard defeated Mark Lewin & Bearcat Wright to win the IWA tag title
1970
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Rufus R. Jones defeated Oki Shikina
– The Viking defeated Skandor Akbar
– Pat O’Connor fought Harley Race to a draw in 30 minutes
– Danny Little Bear fought Roger Kirby to a no contest
1972
Green Bay, Wisconsin:
– The Crusher & Wahoo McDaniel beat Larry Hennig & Dusty Rhodes in a 2 out of 3 falls match
– Billy Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel
– Don Muraco beat Hans Hermann
1977
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel wrestled Billy Robinson to a 60 minute draw
– The Crusher no contest Super Destroyer
– Angelo Mosca beat Ray Stevens via DQ
– Chris Markoff & Roger Kirby beat Jim Brunzell & Bob Backlund (sub Greg Gagne)
1979
Augusta, Georgia:
– Ray Candy defeated Blackjack Lanza to win the Georgia TV Title
1994
Johnson City, Tennessee;
– Chris Candido & Brian Lee defeated The Rock N’ Roll Express for the Smoky Mountain Tag Team Title
1995
WCW Clash of the Champions: Daytona Beach, Florida:
– Brian Pillman defeated Marcus Bagwell
– Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala via DQ
– Sting & Road Warrior Hawk defeated Meng & Kurasawa
1996
Tokyo, Japan:
– Riki Choshu defeated Masa Chono to win the NJPW G1 Climax tournament
2001
Anaheim, California:
– Yoshihiro Tajiri defeated X-Pac for the WWF Light Heavyweight Title