Daily Pro Wrestling History (08/09): Ric Flair defeats Dusty Rhodes to win NWA World title
1936
Waterloo, Iowa:
– in a match for the Iowa Heavyweight title, Earl Wampler (champion) wrestled Alphonse Bisignano to a no contest
– Bull Martin beat Frank (Bull) Topas
– Hal Rumberg drew with Albert Mills
1969
Chicago, Illinois:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Jack Dillinger
– Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
– Wilbur Snyder beat Frank Dillinger
– Dr X beat Moose Cholak
– Bill Watts beat Big K
1972
Miami, Florida;
– NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr beat Bob Orton
– Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Jack Brisco & Ron Fuller
– Buddy Colt beat Louie Tillet
– Mike Graham beat Taurus
1980
WWF Showdown at Shea: Flushing, New York:
– Andre the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan
– Tony Atlas defeated Intercontinental Champion Ken Patera via countout
– Bob Backlund & Pedro Morales defeated The Samoans (Afa & Sika) to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles (because Backlund was already the WWF World Heavyweight Champion, he and Morales were forced to vacate the belts)
– Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyszko in a steel cage match
1981
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Sheik Adnan beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel by DQ
– In a non title match, Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura beat AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell
– Jerry Blackwell wrestled to a no contest with Brad Rheingans
– Billy Robinson beat Ed Boulder (Brutus Beefcake)
– Hulk Hogan beat Terry Scholes & Nacho Berrera & Chuck Greenlee
1985
Salt Lake City, Utah:
– In a Boot Camp Match; Sgt. Slaughter & Greg Gagne beat Larry Zbyszko & Nick Bockwinkel
– AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Michael Hayes
– Terry Gordy beat Baron Von Raschke
– Boris Zhukov beat Steve O
– Buck Zumhofe beat Ray Stevens by DQ
– Steve O drew Billy Robinson
1986
St. Louis, Missouri:
– Cousin Junior defeated Bob Owens
– Rick McCord defeated Ron Powers
– National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Sam Houston
– Wahoo McDaniel defeated Jimmy Garvin in an Indian strap match
– Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes for the NWA World Heavyweight Wrestling Title
– Magnum TA, Dick Murdoch, & Baby Doll defeated Jim Cornette, NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey in a steel cage match
1987
Asheville, North Carolina:
– Rocky King defeated John Savage
– Sean Royal defeated NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Lazertron
– Manny Fernandez defeated Colt Steele
– The MOD Squad defeated Kendall Windham & the Italian Stallion
– UWF Western States Heritage Champion Barry Windham defeated Arn Anderson
– NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Nikita Koloff
– NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane in a non-title Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Denny Brown defeated George South
– Ron Simmons defeated Teijo Khan
– Barry Windham defeated Dick Murdoch
– NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane fought Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts to a 20-minute time-limit draw
– Steve Williams defeated Big Bubba
– Nikita Koloff fought Ivan Koloff to a draw
– Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA US Champion Lex Luger via disqualification
– NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Ron Garvin via disqualification
1991
Charlotte, North Carolina:
– Big Josh defeated Badstreet
– PN News defeated Johnny B. Badd
– Sam Houston pinned Black Bart
– Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong
– Tom Zenk defeated the Diamond Studd in less than a minute
– Richard Morton defeated Robert Gibson
– WCW TV Champion Steve Austin fought Bobby Eaton to a draw
– Ron Simmons & Rick Steiner defeated Dick Murdoch & Dick Slater
– WCW World Champion Lex Luger pinned Barry Windham
– Nikita Koloff defeated Sting in a Russian chain match
1997
WCW Road Wild: Sturgis, South Dakota:
– Harlem Heat defeated Buff Bagwell & Scott Norton (w/ Vincent)
– Konnan defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. in a Mexican Death Match
– Chris Benoit & Steve McMichael defeated WCW US Champion Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra) & Dean Malenko in an elimination match
– WCW Cruiserweight Champion Alex Wright pinned Chris Jericho
– Ric Flair pinned Syxx
– Curt Hennig pinned Diamond Dallas Page
– The Giant pinned Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth)
– Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Kevin Nash & Scott Hall via disqualification
– Hulk Hogan defeated Lex Luger to win the WCW World Heavyweight Title
1999
WWF Monday Night Raw:
– Kane & X-Pac defeated The Acolytes for the WWF World Tag Team Title during
WCW Monday Nitro:
– Chris Benoit defeated David Flair for the WCW United States Title
2001
Brian Pillman Memorial Show: Cincinnati, Ohio:
– Chad Collyer defeated Pepper Parks, Shark Boy, and Matt Stryker in a Four Corners match to win the HWA Cruiserweight Title
– Nick Dinsmore defeated Race Steele to win the HWA Title
– Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Edge & Christian
– Chris Kanyon & Diamond Dallas Page in a three way match
2010
TNA Impact:
– Angelina Love defeated Madison Rayne to win the TNA Knockouts Title