Daily Pro Wrestling History (09/06): Raw & SmackDown champions face off


1943
Wichita, Kansas:
-NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ede Virag beat Everett Kibbons in 2 out of 3 falls
-John Pesek defeated Seelie Samara by DQ
-Bill Ely and Buck Fanning wrestled to a 30 minute draw
– Al Klein beat Frank Nelson
1969
Los Angeles, California:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall DQ
– Lou Thesz beat Larry Hennig
– AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Bill Watts & Wilbur Snyder
– Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Lex Byrd
1972
Tokyo, Japan:
– The Sheik defeated Seiji Sakaguchi to win the NWA United National Heavyweight Title
1980
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– Dino Bravo (sub Angelo Mosca) & Mad Dog Vachon beat AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura in non title match
– John Studd beat Bulldog Bob Brown (sub Dino Bravo)
– Tito Santana beat Super Destroyer Mark II
– Buck Zumhofe beat Kenny Jay
1981
Asheville, North Carolina:
– Ron Bass defeated Greg Valentine to win the NWA Television Title
1993
Memphis, Tennessee:
– The Moondogs (Spike& Cujo) defeated The Dogcatchers for the USWA Tag Team Titles
1997
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Steven Dunn defeated Doomsday (Kane) for the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title
2002
Sioux Falls, South Dakota:
– WWE Champion Brock Lesnar defeated World Champion Triple H in a rare bout between the Smackdown and Raw champions (only Lesnar’s title was on the line)
2003
Tokyo, Japan:
– Toshiaki Kawada defeated Shinjiro Ohtani in a tournament final to win the Triple Crown
Batavia, Ohio:
– Nigel McGuiness defeated Chad Collyer for the Heartland Wrestling Association Title