Daily Pro Wrestling History (10/25): Hogan vs. Warrior at WCW Halloween Havoc
1910
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Henry Ordemann defeated Frank Gotch to win the American Heavyweight Title
1955
San Francisco, California:
– Ronnie Etchison & Ray Stern defeated Gene Kiniski & Lord James Blears to win the Joe Malcewicz-promoted San Francisco version of the NWA World Tag Team Title
1958
Newcastle, England:
– Jack Dempsey defeated Alan Colbeck to win the European Welterweight Title
1961
Honolulu, Hawaii:
– Lord James Blears defeated Curtis Iaukea to win the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title
1962
Mexico City, Mexico:
– El Rayo de Jalisco defeated Rene Guajardo for the NWA World Middleweight Title
1966
Tampa, Florida:
– Jose Lothario & Eddie Graham defeated The Infernos (Frankie Cain & Rocky Smith) to win the Florida version of the NWA World Tag Team Title
1969
Tampa, Florida:
– Bronko Lubich & Chris Markoff defeated Ciclon Negro & Sam Steamboat to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Title
1972
San Antonio, Texas:
– Jose Lothario defeated Stan Stasiak to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title
1973
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Mike George & Jim Brunzell defeated The Great Togo & Tokyo Joe for the Central States version of the NWA World Tag Team Title
1974
Los Angeles, California:
– Victor Rivera & Dino Bravo defeated Tonny Rocco & Raul Reyes for the vacant NWA Americas Tag Team Title
1976
Portland, Oregon:
– Jesse “The Body” Ventura & “Playboy” Buddy Rose defeated Dutch Savage & Jimmy Snuka to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title
1978
Sacramento, California:
– Ed Wiskoski & Buddy Rose defeated Dean Ho & Ron Starr to win the Roy Shire-promoted San Francisco version of the NWA World Tag Team Title
1979
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– Andre The Giant won battle royal
– Super Destroyer Mark II beat Billy Robinson to win British Empire Title
– Andre The Giant beat Bobby Duncum
– Greg Gagne drew Jesse Ventura
– Dino Bravo beat Buddy Wolff
– Steve Olsonoski drew Adrian Adonis
– Super Destroyer Mark III beat Angelo Mosca by DQ
1980
– Jay Youngblood & Joe Lightfoot defeated Rip Oliver & Fidel Cortez for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title
1981
Dallas, Texas:
– Kerry Von Erich & Terry Orndorff won the NWA American Tag Team Title
1982
Mexico City, Mexico:
– El Satanico defeated Cesar Curiel to win the NWA World Middleweight Title
Fayetteville, North Carolina:
– Paul Jones defeated Jack Brisco to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jerry Lawler beat Southern Champion Nick Bockwinkel by DQ
– Fabulous Ones, Steve Keirn & Stan Lane beat Sweet Brown Sugar & Bobby Eaton to win Southern Tag Title
– Sheepherders (Boyd & Williams) beat Dutch Mantel & Bill Dundee
– WWA Tag Team Champions New York Dolls Dream Machine & Rick McGraw beat Jacques Rougeau & Terry Taylor
– Crusher Broomfield (One Man Gang) beat Buddy Landell
Birmingham, Alabama:
– David Schultz defeated Bob Armstrong to win the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title
1984
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Harley Race won the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title from Hacksaw Higgins
1985
Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
– Wayne Farris & Ron Starr defeated Kerry Brown and Hubert Gallant in a tournament final to win the vacant Stampede International Tag Team
1986
Caguas, Puerto Rico:
– Don Kent won the WWC Junior Heavyweight Title from Invader III
1992
Bayamon, Puerto Rico:
– Dick Murdoch defeated Invader I to win the WWC Universal Heavyweight Title
1998
WCW Halloween Havoc: Las Vegas, Nevada:
– Rick Steiner defeated The Giant & Scott Steiner (subbing for Scott Hall) to win the WCW World Tag Team Title (Rick Steiner was originally teaming with Buff Bagwell, but Bagwell turned on Rick Steiner halfway through the match)
– Hollywood Hogan defeated The Warrior
– Bret Hart defeated Sting to retain WCW United States Title
– Chris Jericho defeated Raven to retain the WCW TV Title
– Goldberg defeated Dallas Page to retain the WCW World Title
1999
Phoenix, Arizona:
– Bret Hart defeated Bill Goldberg to win the United States Heavyweight Title
– Konnan & Billy Kidman defeated Harlem Heat for the WCW World Tag Team Title
1999
Nagaoka, Japan:
– Tamon Honda & Masao Inoue defeated Johnny Smith & Maunakea Mossman in a tournament final for the vacant AJPW All-Asia Tag Team
Title
2000
Charlestown, Indiana:
– Todd Morton defeated The Suicide Kid to win the held up IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title
2005
San Francisco, California:
– MNM (Joey Mercury & Johnny Nitro) defeated Road Warrior Animal & Heidenreich to win the WWE Tag Team Title
2009
WWE Bragging Rights: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
– John Cena defeated Randy Orton in an Iron Man Match to win the WWE Title
– The Undertaker defeated CM Punk, Batista and Rey Mysterio to retain the World Title