Daily Pro Wrestling History (10/16): Ted DiBiase wins 1988 WWE King of the Ring tournament
1945
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Orville Brown defeated Lee Wykoff in 2 out of 3 falls to win the MWA World Heavyweight Title
– Steve Brody defeated Al Lovelock
– Jack Kennedy defeated Albion Britt
1947
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Ernie Dusek defeated Warren Bockwinkel in 2 out of 3 falls
– Sonny Myers defeated Cardiff Giant in 2 out of 3 falls
1951
Tampa, Florida:
– Mae Young defeated Cory Coombs to win the Florida Women’s title
1974
Miami Beach, Florida:
– Dusty Rhodes defeated Terry Funk in an I Quit match
– Eddie & Mike Graham defeated Florida Tag Team Champions Dick Slater & Toru Tanaka by DQ
– Johnny Gray & Mike Pappas defeated The Hollywood Blondes
– Jerry Brisco drew Pak Song
– Don Muraco defeated Greg Valentine
– Bob Backlund defeated Dennis Stamp
– Mongolian Stomper defeated Vic Rosettani
– Frankie Hester defeated George McCreary
1976
Greensboro, North Carolina:
– Tim Woods defeated Angelo Mosca to win the Television Title
– Ric Flair defeated Wahoo McDaniel to win the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title
– Paul Jones defeated Blackjack Mulligan to win the United States Championship
Bayamon, Puerto Rico:
– Eric The Red defeated Carlos Colon for the WWC North American Heavyweight Title
– Higo Hamaguchi & Gordon Nelson defeated Antonino Rocca & Miguel Perez to win the WWC North American Tag Team Title
1977
Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Stan Stasiak defeated Waldo Von Erich by countout
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel defeated Dominic Denucci
– AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Bobby Duncum & Black Jack Lanza
– Billy Robinson defeated Kurt Von Hess
– Billy Red Lyons & Dewey Robertson drew Chris Tolos & Reginald Love 1
– Jay Strongbow defeated Wolfman
– Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Terry Yorkston
– Angelo Mosca defeated Steve Bolus
1981
Knoxville, Tennessee:
– Les Thornton defeated Jerry Brisco to win the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion
1982
San Juan, Puerto Rico:
– Invader I defeated Dory Funk Jr. to win the WWC Puerto Rican Heavyweight Title
1987
Denver, Colorado:
– Wahoo McDaniel won a battle royal
– Midnight Express & Adrian Adonis defeated Ray Stevens, Wahoo McDaniel & Tommy Rich by DQ
– AWA Champion Curt Hennig defeated Jerry Blackwell
– Kevin Kelly defeated DJ Peterson
– Dick Slater defeated Mitch Snow
– JT Southern defeated Soldat Ustinov
– Nelson Royal was awarded the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title
Kansas City, Missouri:
– UWF TV Champion Terry Taylor defeated Steve Cox
– Sting & Shane Douglas defeated Tiger Conway Jr. & Shaska Whatley
– Jimmy Garvin defeated the Enforcer
– The Sheepherders (Butch Miller & Luke Williams) defeated The Lightning Express (Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner) to win the UWF Tag Team Titles
Norfolk, Virginia:
– Sean Royal vs. MOD Squad Basher went to a draw
– Bugsy McGraw defeated MOD Squad Spike
– Kendall Windham defeated Samurai Warrior #1
– Mike Rotundo defeated Samurai Warrior #2
– Kevin Sullivan vs. Warlord went to a draw
– Chris Champion & Sean Royal defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane by DQ
– NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated NWA Western States Heritage Champion Barry Windham
– NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a steel cage match
1988
Caguas, Puerto Rico:
– Brad & Bart Batten defeated Chicky & Ron Starr to win the WWC World Tag Team Titles
Providence, Rhode Island:
– Ted DiBiase defeated Randy Savage by countout to win the WWE King of the Ring tournament (untelevised)
1992
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Robbie Walker defeated Scotty Flamingo
– Steve Austin defeated Brad Armstrong
– Erik Watts & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas
– Van Hammer defeated Bobby Eaton
– Shane Douglas defeated Brian Pillman
– Sting defeated Cactus Jack
– WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Nikita Koloff in a death match
– Sting defeated Jake Roberts in a lights out match
1993
Cumberland, Kentucky:
– Chris Candido defeated Anthony Michaels
– Tim Horner defeated Dirty White Boy
– Tracy Smothers defeated SMW Champ Brian Lee by DQ
– Rick Morton & Tim Horner defeated Tom Pritchard & Jim Cornette
– Tracy Smothers won a battle royal
Kansas City, Missouri:
– Big Sky defeated Steve Ray
– Erik Watts defeated the Equalizer
– Ron Simmons defeated Paul Orndorff
– WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal defeated WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes in a non-title match
– The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell by DQ
– WCW International World Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat
– Sting defeated Sid Vicious
1994
Anaheim, California:
– WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Jean Paul Levesque
– Dave Sullivan vs. Kevin Sullivan went to a double countout
– Honky Tonk Man defeated Brian Pillman
– WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
– WCW US Champion Jim Duggan defeated Steve Austin via reverse decision
– Sting defeated Lord Steven Regal
– Dustin Rhodes & Nasty Boys defeated Arn Anderson, Bunkhouse Buck & Terry Funk
– WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Ric Flair by DQ
1997
Queens, New York:
– Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Shane Douglas to win the ECW title
2000
Detroit, Michigan:
– William Regal defeated Al Snow to win the WWF European Heavyweight Title
2011
TNA Bound for Glory | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– TNA Tag Team Champions Hernandez & Anarquia (w/ Rosita & Sarita) defeated Jesse Neal & Shannon Moore
– Rob Van Dam defeated Jerry Lynn in a Full Metal Mayhem match
– In a three-way Crimson defeated Samoa Joe and Matt Morgan
– Mr. Anderson defeated Bully Ray in a falls count anywhere match
– TNA X Division Champion Austin Aries defeated Brian Kendrick to retain the title
– In a four-way, Velvet Sky defeated Winter (w/ Angelina Love), Mickie James and Madison Rayne to win the TNA Knockouts title (Karen Jarrett was the special referee)
– AJ Styles defeated Christopher Daniels in an I Quit Match
– Sting defeated Hulk Hogan (w/ Ric Flair)
– TNA Champion Kurt Angle defeated Bobby Roode to retain the title
2012
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Kofi Kingston defeated The Miz to win the WWE Intercontinental Title