Daily Pro Wrestling History (09/27): Harlem Heat win the WCW tag titles

1943

Wichita, Kansas:
– NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ede Virag defeated Wladek Zbyszko in 2 out of 3 falls

1961

Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– In a Death Match; Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Gene Kiniski for rights to AWA Tag Team Title (Haggerty chooses Bob Geigel as his new Championship partner)
– Mr. M beat Tiny Mills 
– Karl Krauser beat Frank Marconi
– Dale Lewis drew Bob Geigel

1962

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Bob Geigel & Lee Henning defeated Ralph Bartleman & Thor Hagen
– Red Bastien fought Buddy Austin to a double-CO in two out of three falls
– United States Heavyweight Champion Pat O’Connor defeated Bob Geigel (sub. Bob Orton) in two out of three falls

1973

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Black Angus defeated Lord Alfred Hayes
– Roger Kirby defeated Ricky Romero
– Mike George defeated Bob Orton via DQ
– Harley Race defeated Bob Brown in three falls

Nagoya, Japan:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Shozo “Strong” Kobayashi
– In a Cage Match; Rusher Kimura beat Lars Anderson 
– Animal Hamaguchi beat Greg Gagne
– Bob Bruggers & Blackjack Mulligan beat Tadaharu Tanaka & Isamu Teranishi

1976

West Palm Beach, Florida:
– NWA Title: Terry Funk DCOR Dusty Rhodes to retain title
– Bob Roop & Bob Orton, Jr. defeated Jack & Jerry Brisco 
– Hiro Matsuda defeated Mac McMinnes 
– Bob Orton, Sr. defeated Jan Nelson 
– Leon Ogle defeated Miguel Feliciano 
– Don Serrano & Beauregard defeated Tio Tio & Oki Shikina

1977

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Larry Zbyzsko & Tony Garea to win the titles in a best 2 out of 3 falls match

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson beat Robert Gibson & Jerry Bryant
– Samoans Tio & Tapu beat Bill Dundee & Jimmy Garvin
– Southern Tag Champs Norvell Austin & Pat Barrett beat Mike Stark & Jerry Novak
– Mr. Wrestling beat Southern Champ Jimmy Valiant via DQ
– Bill Dundee won a “scaffold battle royal”

1981

Roanoke, Virginia:
– Blackjack Mulligan Jr. (Barry Windham) fought Wayne Farris (Honky Tonk Man) to a double disqualification
– Dick the Bruiser defeated Kevin Sullivan
– John Studd and Kevin Sullivan defeated Blackjack Mulligan and Chief Jay Strongbow

Atlanta, Georgia:
– Tommy Rich defeated the Masked Superstar in a Texas Streetfight
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Mr. Wrestling II
– Michael Hayes & Otis Sistrunk (substituing for Kevin Von Erich) defeated Georgia Tag Team Champions Terry Gordy & Jimmy Snuka to win the championships in a No DQ Steel Cage match

1983

Louisville, Kentucky:
– Dutch Mantell and Koko Ware defeated The Grapplers
– Bill Dundee and Bobby Eaton defeated Dennis Condrey and Buddy Landel by DQ
– The Fabulous Ones defeated the Assassins
– AWA Southern champ Jesse Ventura defeated Terry Taylor
– Austin Idol defeated Stan Hansen

1985

Norfolk, Virginia:
– Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Ron Garvin & Starship Eagle
– NWA U.S. Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification
– Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a non-title steel cage match
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Magnum TA to a 60-minute time-limit draw

1986

Tulsa, Oklahoma:
– The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated Eddie Gilbert & Sting to win the UWF World Tag Team Championship

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Marty Jannetty defeated Dave Peterson
– Sheik Abdullah defeated Tug Taylor
– Harley Race defeated TG Stone
– Ron Garvin and Bulldog Bob Brown defeated The Animal and Korstia  Korchenko
– Central States Champion Buzz Tyler fought Hacksaw Higgins to a time limit draw

1987

Marietta, Georgia:
– In a Lumberjack Match, Bruiser Brody beat Abdullah The Butcher by countout
– Sgt. Slaughter beat Iron Sheik
– Midnight Rockers Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels beat Boris Zhukov & Soldat Ustinov to apparently win the AWA Tag Team Title   
  but the belts were returned to The Russians when it was revealed the wrong man was pinned
– In a Hair vs Mask match; Jerry Oates beat Mr Olympia and unmasked him as Jerry Stubbs

1991

Marion, Ohio:
– Van Hammer pinned Terrence Taylor
– Tom Zenk pinned Oz (Kevin Nash)
– WCW World Tag Team Champions The Enforcers, Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko defeated Rick Steiner & Bill Kazmaier
– Brian Pillman pinned Johnny B. Badd
– WCW U.S. Tag Team Champions The Patriots, Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
– WCW World TV Champion Steve Austin fought Dustin Rhodes to a draw
– WCW World Champion Lex Luger pinned Barry Windham

1993

WWF Monday Night Raw:
– Shawn Michaels was stripped of the Intercontinental championship
– Razor Ramon pinned Rick Martel to win the vacant title

1994

Osaka, Japan:
– Norio Honaga defeated Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title in a tournament final

1995

– Harlem Heat defeated WCW World Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs to win the titles

1998

WWF Breakdown: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada:
– The Rock defeated Ken Shamrock and Mankind in a steel cage match 
– Owen Hart pinned Edge 
– The Undertaker and Kane defeated WWF World Champion Steve Austin 

2009

– Shinsuke Nakamura beat Togi Makabe in Kobe to win the vacant IWGP title

2012

– Samoa Joe defeated Mr. Anderson to win the TNA TV Title
– Tara defeated ODB