Daily Pro Wrestling History (09/25): Ronnie Garvin wins NWA World title
1958
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Cowboy Bob Ellis & Thor Hagen defeated Bob Geigel & Wild Bill Longson by dq, 2 falls to 1
1963
Columbus, Georgia:
– Marco Polo defeated Joe McCarthy to win the Southeastern Heavyweight Title
1964
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Don Fargo defeated Sputnik Monroe in a no DQ-no time limit match to win the Georgia Heavyweight title
1970
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Bobby Shane & Doug Gilbert defeated The Assassins to win the Georgia Tag Team Titles
1971
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– Nick Bockwinkel defeated Billy Robinson
– Dr. X and Ray Stevens went to a no contest
– Vivian Vachon defeated Kay Noble
– Don Muraco defeated Butcher Vachon
– Sailor Art Thomas defeated Jack Bence
1973
Atlanta, Georgia:
– The Missouri Mauler defeated Ray Candy to win the Georgia Heavyweight Title
1977
Mexico City, Mexico:
– El Canek defeated Lou Thesz to win the UWA World Heavyweight Title.
Louisville, Kentucky:
– Jimmy Valiant won a tournament to become the first AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion
1978
Augusta, Georgia:
– Thunderbolt Patterson defeated King Kong Mosca to win the Georgia Heavyweight Title
Memphis, Tennessee:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel defeated Jimmy Valiant
– Jerry Lawler defeated Jos Leduc
– Nelson Royal defeated Bill Dundee
– Tommy Gilbert defeated Frankie Laine
1979
Macon, Georgia
– Killer Karl Kox defeated Tommy Rich in a one night tournament to win the Macon Title
1981
Lawton, Oklahoma:
– The Great Kabuki defeated Kerry Von Erich to win the North American Title
1983
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Brett Wayne defeated Larry Zbyszko to win the National Heavyweight Title
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– Brad Rheingans and AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel went to a draw
– Hulk Hogan defeated Mr. Saito & David Shultz by DQ in a handicap match
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell & Rick Martel defeated Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan
– Blackjack Lanza defeated Bobby Heenan by countout
– Buck Zumhofe defeated Steve Regal
– Steve O and Bill White went to a draw
1985
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Terry Taylor defeated Black Bart to win the NWA National Heavyweight Title
Seattle, Washington:
– NWA Champion Ric Flair and Billy Jack Haynes went to a draw
– Sgt. Slaughter defeated Karl Steiner
– AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khrushchev
– Jesse Barr and Bruiser Brody went to a draw
– Bobby Jaggers defeated Rip Oliver
1986
Seattle, Washington:
– Road Warriors defeated Bruiser Brody & Rip Oliver by DQ
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel and Curt Hennig went to a double countout
1987
Detroit, Michigan:
– The Barbarian defeated Shane Douglas
– Tiger Conway Jr. defeated Gary Young
– Sting defeated Eddie Gilbert
– Tim Horner defeated Shaska Whatley
– UWF Western States Heritage Champion Barry Windham defeated Rick Steiner
– NWA TV Champion Nikita Koloff defeated Ivan Koloff
– NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) by DQ
– Michael Hayes defeated The Terminator
– UWF TV Champion Terry Taylor defeated Brad Armstrong
– UWF Heavyweight Champion Steve Williams defeated Big Bubba
– Dusty Rhodes & Road Warriors defeated NWA US Champion Lex Luger, Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard in a steel cage match
– Ronnie Garvin defeated Ric Flair to win the NWA World Title
1988
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Luke Williams (w/ Butch Miller & Rip Morgan) defeated Curtis Thompson
– Dick Murdoch defeated Larry Zbyszko
– Mike Rotunda, Rick Steiner & Al Perez defeated Steve Williams, Nikita Koloff & Italian Stallion
– Russian Assassin #2 (Jack Victory) defeated Ivan Koloff
– The Midnight Express defeated the Fantastics
– Dusty Rhodes defeated Kevin Sullivan
– Sting defeated NWA US Champion Barry Windham via DQ
– Lex Luger defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via DQ
1990
Albany, Georgia:
– Allen Iron Eagle defeated Dr. X
– The Juicer defeated El Diablo
– Tom Zenk defeated Lt. James Earl Wright
– The Master Blasters defeated Mike Rotunda & Tim Horner
– Brian Pillman defeated Iron Sheik
– The Junkyard Dog & El Gigante defeated Ric Flair & Arn Anderson via disqualification
– NWA World Champion Sting defeated Black Scorpion
Nagoya, Japan:
– Katsuji Ueda defeated Jimmy Backlund (Jimmy Del Rey) to become the AWA Light Heavyweight Champion
1992
St. Petersburg, Florida:
– Shane Douglas & Erik Watts defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas
– Van Hammer defeated Super Invader
– Greg Valentine & Dick Slater defeated Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
– Brian Pillman defeated Brad Armstrong
– Barry Windham defeated The Barbarian via DQ
– WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
– WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Nikita Koloff defeated Jake Roberts & Cactus Jack
1993
Welch, West Virginia:
– Scott & Steve Armstrong defeated Ron & Don Harris
– Tim Horner defeated Chris Candido in a country whipping match
– Tracy Smothers defeated SMW Champ Brian Lee via DQ in a taped fist match
– SMW Tag Team Champs Rock ‘n’ Roll Express defeated The Heavenly Bodies (Pritchard & Del Rey)
Ft. Bragg, North Carolina:
– Shanghai Pierce (w/ Tex Slazenger) defeated Mark Starr
– The Shockmaster defeated Tex Slazenger via submission
– WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal defeated Erik Watts
– Paul Orndorff fought Ricky Steamboat to a 30 minute time limit draw
– Cactus Jack defeated Yoshi Kwan
– Steve Austin defeated Arn Anderson
– Sting & Davey Boy Smith defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Nasty Boys via DQ
– Ric Flair defeated WCW World Champion Rick Rude in a non-title match
1999
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Steve Bradley defeated Vic Grimes to win the Memphis Power Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Title
Charlotte, North Carolina:
– Gary Steele defeated Naoya Ogawa and Brian Anthony to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title
2010
Rahway, New Jersey:
– Jay Lethal defeated The Amazing Red to win the TNA X-Division championship