Daily Pro Wrestling History (12/18): Daniel Bryan wins WWE World title at TLC 2011
1947
Kansas City, Kansas:
– MWA Champion Orville Brown defeated Al Lovelock to retain
– Fred Blassie defeated Eric Holmback two falls to one
1965
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Verne Gagne & Mighty Igor Vodik defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race in a non-title match
– Chris Markoff defeated The Crusher by DQ
– Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Danny Plechas
– Larry Heiniemi defeated Jack Pesek
– Terry Funk defeated Guy Taylor
1969
Bristol, England:
– Tony Charles defeated Al Hayes to win the Southern Area title
1970
Houston, Texas:
– Toru Tanaka defeated Fritz Von Erich to win the NWA American Heavyweight Title
1975
Tokyo, Japan:
– Giant Baba won All Japan Pro Wrestling’s 20-man Open Championship tournament, beating out second place finishers Abdullah The Butcher and Dory Funk Jr. by one point
1977
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Ken Dillinger, Samoans Tio & Tapu defeated Frankie Laine, David Schultz, & Sonny King
– Mr. Wrestling defeated Tommy Gilbert
– Southern Tag Champs Phil Hickerson & Dennis Condrey defeated Norvell Austin & Robert Gibson
– Bill Dundee & Big Red defeated The Mongolian Stomper & Gorgeous George Jr.
– NWA World Champ Harley Race defeated Jerry Lawler via forfeit in a no DQ match
1978
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Bearcat Brown & Little Coco defeated Terry Sawyer & Lord Littlebrook
– Koko Ware defeated Don Fargo via DQ
– Robert Gibson & Tommy Gilbert defeated Jimmy Valiant & Wayne Ferris
– Austin Idol defeated Jackie Welch
– Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson defeated Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee to win the Southern Tag Team Titles
Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Ricky Steamboat defeated Ric Flair to win the NWA United States Title
Tokyo, Japan:
– Antonio Inoki declared himself the inaugural Martial Arts title holder
1982
Chicago, Illinois:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel defeated Tito Santana
– Hulk Hogan & Dick The Bruiser defeated Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum
– Jesse Ventura defeated Baron Von Raschke
– Bobby Heenan & Jerry Blackwell defeated Rick Martel & Spike Huber
– Jerry Lawler defeated Steve Regal
– Tom Lintz defeated Sonny Rogers
1983
Chicago, Illinois:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel defeated Blackjack Lanza by countout
– AWA Tag Team Champions Jerry Blackwell & Ken Patera defeated Greg Gagne & Rick Martel
– Mad Dog Vachon & The Crusher defeated Mr. Saito & Jesse Ventura
– Billy Robinson defeated Superstar Billy Graham
– Buck Zumhofe defeated Ray Stevens
– Brad Rheingans defeated Bill White
1991
Acapulco, Mexico:
– Blue Panther defeated Satanico in a tournament final to become the first CMLL World Middleweight Champion
1993
Breman, Germany:
– Hiroyoshi Yamamoto defeated Alex Wright to win the CWA Jr heavyweight title
2011
WWE TLC | Baltimore, Maryland:
– Drew McIntyre defeated Alex Riley
– Zack Ryder defeated WWE US Champion Dolph Ziggler to win the title
– WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston & Evan Bourne defeated Epico & Primo Colon (w/ Rosa Mendes)
– Randy Orton defeated Wade Barrett in a tables match
– WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Kelly Kelly
– Triple H defeated Kevin Nash in a ladder match
– Sheamus defeated Jack Swagger (w/ Vickie Guerrero)
– Big Show defeated Mark Henry to win the WWE World Championship in a chair match
– Daniel Bryan cashed in the Money in the Bank briefcase and defeated Big Show to become new World Champion
– WWE Champion CM Punk defeated Alberto Del Rio and The Miz in a three-way TLC match to retain the title
2015
ROH Final Battle | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– Cheeseburger defeated Bob Evans (with Tim Hughes)
– The All Night Express defeated The Briscoes and The Young Bucks in a three-way no. 1 contenders match
– Silas Young defeated Dalton Castle
– Michael Elgin defeated Moose (with Stokely Hathaway)
– Adam Cole defeated Kyle O’Reilly
– Alex Shelley, Matt Sydal and ACH defeated The Addiction and Chris Sabin
– ROH TV Champion Roderick Strong defeated Bobby Fish
– War Machine defeated Michael Bennett & Matt Taven to win the ROH World Tag Team Titles
– ROH World Champion Jay Lethal defeated AJ Styles