Daily Pro Wrestling History (10/09): Nick Bockwinkel regains AWA World title
1936
Kansas City, Missouri:
– World Heavyweight Champion Dean Detton defeated Orville Brown in 2 out of 3 falls to retain the title
1941
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Lou Thesz defeated Joe Dusek in 2 out of 3 falls
– Orville Brown vs. Dorve Roche went to a time limit draw
1947
Kansas City, Kansas:
– MWA Champion Orville Brown defeated Jack O’Brien in 2 straight falls to retain the title
1952
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Red Berry defeated Sonny Myers to capture the Heart of America Heavyweight title
1964
Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Billy Watson & Johnny Valentine defeated Professor Hiro & Fred Atkins to win the International Tag Team Titles
Denver, Colorado:
– Harley Race defeated Jack Lanza
– Larry Hennig & Art Neilson defeated Ricky Romero & Wilbur Snyder
1968
Miami Beach, Florida:
– NWA World Champion Gene Kiniski defeated Johnny Valentine 2 out of 3 falls
– Jose Lothario defeated Great Malenko by DQ
– Miguel Perez defeated Pepe Villa
– Tarzan Tyler & Louie Tillet defeated Bobby Hart & Sputnik Monroe
– Joe Scarpa defeated Tank Morgan
1973
Omaha, Nebraska:
– Superstar Billy Graham defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a no DQ match
– Ivan Koloff defeated Red Bastien
– Reggie Parks defeated Ric Flair
1976
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel defeated Verne Gagne by DQ
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Baron Von Raschke
– Peter Maivia defeated Blackjack Lanza
1977
Orlando, Florida:
– NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Rocky Johnson to retain the title
– Don Muraco vs. Lars Anderson went to a one-hour draw
– Mr. Saito & Ivan Koloff defeated Steve Keirn & Charlie Cook
– Mike Graham defeated Mike York
– Pedro Morales defeated Tank Patton
– Buddy Roberts defeated Wilhelm Ruska
– Raul Mata defeated John Boy Ruffin
– Keith Franks (Adrian Adonis) defeated Don Serrano
1979
Tampa, Florida:
– Andre the Giant & Dusty Rhodes defeated Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk
– Florida TV Champion Sweet Brown Sugar defeated Bugsy McGraw to retain the title
– Eddie & Mike Graham & Ray Stevens defeated KIller Kahn & Mr. Hito & Mr. Sakurada
– Steve Keirn defeated Thor the Viking
– Jack Brisco & Steve Travis defeated Bill Irwin & Bryan St. John
– Jerry Brisco defeated Masked Terror
– Jerry Roberts drew Raul Mata
1980
– Jack Brisco defeated Terry Funk in a tournament final to win the Georgia National Heavyweight Title
1982
Chicago, Illinois:
– Nick Bockwinkel defeated Otto Wanz to regain the AWA World Heavyweight Title
– AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Rick Martel & Brad Rheingans
– Ken Patera defeated Hulk Hogan by DQ
– Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan defeated Buck Zumhofe & Spike Huber
– Ray Stevens defeated Bobby Heenan
– Adrian Adonis defeated Baron Von Raschke
1985
Fort Lauderdale, Florida:
– Wahoo McDaniel defeated Rick Rude
– Blackjack Mulligan & Kendall Windham vs. Kevin Sullivan & Bob Roop went to a draw
– Lady Maxine defeated Percy Pringle
– Billy Haynes defeated Playboy Buddy Rose
– Hector Guerrero defeated The Grappler
– Cocoa Samoa drew Jack Hart
1986
Baltimore, Maryland:
– NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin defeated NWA US Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff
– Jimmy Valiant defeated Baron Von Raschke
– Brad Armstrong defeated the Grim Reaper
– Tim Horner vs. Shaska Whatley went to a draw
– NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Tully Blanchard
– NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin & NWA Tag Team Champion Ricky Morton defeated Ole & Arn Anderson by DQ
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Dick Murdoch
1988
Greensboro, North Carolina:
– The Sheepherders defeated Chris Champion & Italian Stallion
– Rip Morgan defeated Curtis Thompson
– The Fantastics defeated Rick Steiner & Kevin Sullivan
– The Road Warriors defeated Al Perez & Larry Zbyszko
– NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda defeated Ron Simmons
– Sting fought NWA US Champion Barry Windham to a double countout
– The Russian Assassins defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff
– Lex Luger defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via DQ
1992
Houston, Texas:
– Brian Pillman vs. Brad Armstrong went to a double DQ
– Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated Barbarian & Tony Atlas
– Sting defeated Cactus Jack in a lumberjack match with a stipulations that Sting would face Jake Roberts later in the show if he won
– WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude
– Sting defeated Jake Roberts in a lights out match
Evarts, Kentucky:
– Dixie Dynamite defeated Killer Kyle
– The Fantastics defeated Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden
– Brian Lee defeated The Night Stalker
– Tim Horner defeated SMW Champ The Dirty White Boy via DQ
– The Rock-n-Roll Express defeated The Heavenly Bodies via DQ
1993
Jacksonville, Florida:
– WCW Tag Team Champions Nasty Boys defeated 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
– Ron Simmons defeated Dick Slater
– WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes & the Shockmaster defeated Harlem Heat
– Sting defeated Sid Vicious
– WCW World Champion Paul Orndorff (defending the title for an injured Rick Rude) defeated Ric Flair via DQ
Barbourville, Kentucky:
– Dirty White Boy defeated Tim Horner
– Chris Candido defeated Bobby Blaze to win the SMW U.S. Junior Heavyweight Title
– The Bullet defeated Killer Kyle
– SMW Tag Champs The Rock N’ Roll Express vs. Steve & Scott Armstrong went to a no contest
– SMW Champ Brian Lee defeated Tracy Smothers
– The Heavenly Bodies defeated Rick & Scott Steiner via DQ
2000
Sydney, Australia:
– Corporal Cajun & Lieutenant Loco defeated Mark Jindrak & Sean O’Haire to win the WCW Tag Team Titles, but later lost it back to Jindrak & O’Haire the same night
2001
Moline, Illinois:
– Billy Kidman defeated X-Pac to win the WCW Cruiserweight Title
2002
Nashville, Tennessee:
– Syxx Pac defeated AJ Styles, Kid Kash, Ace Steel, Jose & Joel Maximo and Tony Mamaluke in a Ladder Match to win the vacant NWA TNA X-Division Title
2011
Monterrey, Mexico:
– Abyss & Chessman defeated Extreme Tiger & Jack Evans to win the AAA tag team tiles
– Electroshock won the Antonio Pena Cup
2017
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling | Tokyo, Japan:
– Seiya Sanada & Bushi & Hiromu Takahashi defeated Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi & Leo Tonga
– Hirooki Goto & Toru Yano defeated Minoru Suzuki & Zack Sabre Jr. via countout
– Sho & Yoh defeated Ricochet & Ryusuke Taguchi to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team titles
– IWGP Tag Team Champions Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. defeated War Machine and Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa in a three-way elimination match
– Kenny Omega, Cody & Marty Scurll defeated Yoshi-Hashi, Beretta & Jado
– Kota Ibushi & Juice Robinson defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi & Togi Makabe
– Will Ospreay defeated Kushida to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title
– Tetsuya Naito defeated Tomohiro Ishii to retain his briefcase and earn an IWGP World title match at Wrestle Kingdom
– IWGP Champion Kazuchika Okada defeated Evil to retain the title