Daily Pro Wrestling History (12/11): NXT TakeOver: R Evolution
1953
St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Sonny Myers defeated Lenny Montana to win the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title
1958
Kansas City, Kansas:
– NWA World Champion Dick Hutton defeated Lou Thesz by DQ
– Cowboy Bob Ellis & Ray Villmer defeated Bob Geigel & Lee Henning by DQ
– Mighty Atlas defeated Chief Suni War Cloud
– Ivan the Mad Russian defeated Carlos Rodriguez
– Thor Hagen defeated Lord Albert Mills by DQ
1964
Denver, Colorado:
– AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated Verne Gagne
– Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Pat O’Connor & Ricky Romero
1965
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– The Crusher defeated Steve Druk in a turkey neck match
– AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Ivan Kalmikoff & Jack Pesek
– Chris Markoff defeated Mighty Igor Vodik by DQ
– Larry Heiniemi defeated Great Dane
– Bob Kappel defeated Danny Plechas
1969
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Rufus R. Jones defeated Mike Rolinsky
– Stan Pulaski fought Tommy Martin to a draw
– The Stomper, Ernie Ladd, Danny Little Bear & The Viking defeated K.O. Cox, Killer Cox, Baron Turko & Masao Komura in an elimination match
1971
San Antonio, Texas:
– The Spoiler defeated Wahoo McDaniel to win the NWA American Heavyweight Title
1975
Tokyo, Japan:
– Giant Baba & The Destroyer defeated Dory Funk Jr. & Jumbo Tsuruta
1977
Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– WWWF Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Jay Strongbow
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel defeated Edouard Carpentier
– Blackjack Lanza & Ken Patera defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell in a non-title match
– Ken Patera defeated Roger Kirby
– Billy Red Lyons vs. Waldo Von Erich went to a draw
– Verne Gagne defeated Bobby Duncum
– Peter Maivia defeated Chris Tolos by DQ
– Angelo Mosca defeated Nick DeCarlo
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Norvell Austin, Jerry Bryant, Mr. Wrestling & Robert Gibson defeated Ken Dillinger, Sonny King, Frankie Laine & David Schultz
– Southern Tag Champs Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson defeated Samoans Tio & Tapu
– Bill Dundee defeated Tri-State Champ Gorgeous George, Jr. via DQ
– Big Red defeated Southeastern Champ The Mongolian Stomper via DQ
– NWA World Champ Harley Race vs. Jerry Lawler went to a one-hour draw
1978
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Austin Idol defeated Robert Gibson
– Bounty Hunter II defeated Wayne Ferris
– Jackie Welch defeated Bounty Hunter I
– Terry Sawyer defeated Lou Thesz
– Don Fargo defeated Tommy Gilbert
– Koko Ware defeated Jimmy Valiant
– Don Fargo defeated Terry Sawyer
– Bounty Hunter II defeated Jackie Welch
– Koko Ware defeated Bounty Hunter II
– Koko Ware defeated Don Fargo to win a tournament for a new TV
– Southern Champ Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee went to a one-hour draw
1980
Tokyo, Japan:
– Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta defeated Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk
1987
Tokyo, Japan:
– Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka
1988
Richmond, Virginia:
– Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose defeated Dustin Rhodes & Kendall Windham
– NWA US Tag Team Champions Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton defeated Rip Morgan & Mark Fleming
– Ivan Koloff defeated Russian Assassin #2
– Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Russian Assassin #1
– Steve Williams & Mike Rotunda defeated Rick Steiner & Eddie Gilbert
– Dusty Rhodes, Sting & Lex Luger vs. NWA US Champion Barry Windham & NWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors ended in a double DQ
1989
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Mike Davis defeated Frankie Lancaster
– Ricky & Todd Morton defeated The Billion Dollar Babies
– Bill Dundee defeated Brian Lee
– Tony Anthony defeated Chris Champion
– The Master of Pain & The Soultaker defeated Bill Dundee & Tony Anthony
– Jerry Lawler defeated Ricky Morton
1991
London, England:
– Steve Regal defeated Terrance Taylor
– WCW Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes defeated Oz
– Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
– Sting defeated Diamond Studd
– WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated PN News
– Bill Kazmaier fought Johnny B. Badd to a double countout
– Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW World Champion Lex Luger & Mr. Hughes
1992
Cleveland, Ohio:
– Vinnie Vegas defeated Brad Armstrong
– Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Ron Cumberledge
– Johnny B. Badd defeated Scotty Flamingo in a boxing match
– WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated Dan Spivey
– Barry Windham vs. Dustin Rhodes went to a double DQ
– WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Big Van Vader & Steve Austin
1993
Morristown, Tennessee:
– Tracy Smothers vs. Chris Candido went to a draw
– Prince Kharis defeated Bobby Blaze by TKO
– The Rock n’ Roll Express vs. Moondogs Rex & Spot went to a no contest
– Ron & Don Harris defeated Killer Kyle, Jimmy Del Rey & Jim Cornette in a handicap match
– SMW Champ Brian Lee defeated The Dirty White Boy in a no DQ match
1996
Tokyo, Japan:
– FMW Brass Knuckles Champion The Gladiator (Mike Awesome) defeated Wing Kanemura to win the FMW Independent World Heavyweight Title
1997
Lowell, Massachusetts:
– Triple H defeated Shawn Michaels for the WWF European Title
2002
Nashville, Tennessee:
– Sonny Siaki defeated Jerry Lynn to win the TNA X-Division Title
2004
Nagoya, Japan:
– Shinsuke Nakamura & Hiroshi Tanahashi defeatd Kensuke Sasaki & Minoru Suzuki to win the IWGP tag team title
2011
TNA Final Resolution | Orlando, Florida:
– Rob Van Dam defeated Christopher Daniels
– TNA TV Champion Robbie E defeated Eric Young
– TNA Tag Team Champions Matt Morgan & Crimson defeated Devon & D’Angelo Dinero
– TNA X-Division Champion Austin Aries defeated Kid Kash
– Jeff Hardy defeated Jeff Jarrett in a steel cage match
– James Storm defeated Kurt Angle
– TNA Knockouts Champion Gail Kim defeated Mickie James
– TNA Champion Bobby Roode vs. AJ Styles wrestled to a draw in a 30 minute Ironman match
2014
WWE NXT TakeOver: R Evolution | Winter Park, Florida:
– Kevin Owens defeated CJ Parker
– NXT Tag Team Champions The Lucha Dragons defeated The Vaudevillains
– Baron Corbin defeated Tye Dillinger
– Finn Balor & Hideo Itami defeated The Ascension
– NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte defeated Sasha Banks
– Sami Zayn defeated Neville to win the NXT Championship
2017
NJPW World Tag League Finals | Fukuoka, Japan:
– Jushin Liger, Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Hirai Kawato, Katsuya Kitamura, David Finlay, Togi Makabe & Henare
– Michael Elgin, Jeff Cobb & War Machine defeated Hangman Page, Yujiro Takahashi, Chase Owens & Leo Tonga
– Bad Luck Fale defeated Bushi via DQ
– Baretta & Chuckie T defeated Juice Robinson & Sami Callihan
– Hirooki Goto, Yoshi-Hashi, Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano defeated Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Desperado
– Cody & Marty Scurll defeated Kota Ibushi & Kushida
– Young Bucks & Kenny Omega defeated Sho, Yoh & Rocky Romero
– Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi defeated Kazuchika Okada & Will Ospreay
– Seiya Sanada & Evil defeated Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa to win the World Tag League tournament
– Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi defeated Kazuchika Okada & Will Ospreay
2021
ROH Final Battle | Baltimore, Maryland:
– Dutch, Vincent & Bateman defeated Shane Taylor Promotions (Moses, Kaun & O’Shay Edwards) for the ROH Six-Man Tag Team titles
– Miranda Alize, Mandy Leon & Angelina Love defeated Chelsea Green, Marti Belle & Allysin Kay
– Beer City Bruiser, Brian Milonas, World Famous CB, Flip Gordon & PJ Black defeated Will Ferreira, Sledge, Max the Impaler, LSG & Demonic Flamita
– Dragon Lee defeated Rey Horus
– Rhett Titus won the ROH TV title in a four-way over Dalton Castle (c), Silas Young and Joe Hendry
– ROH Pure Champion Josh Woods defeated Brian Johnson
– Shane Taylor defeated Kenny King in a Fight Without Honor
– ROH Women’s Champion Rok-C defeated Willow
– Brody King, Tony Deppen, Homicide & Rocky Romero defeated Tracy Williams, Eli Isom, Tyler Rust & EC3
– Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) for the ROH Tag Team titles
– Jonathan Gresham defeated Jay Lethal to win the vacant ROH title