Daily pro wrestling history (1/20): Flair vs. McMahon, Misawa wins Triple Crown


1937
Oakland, California:
– Sandor Szabo defeated Billy Hanson to win the San Francisco Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title
1948
Eugene, Oregon:
– Gypsy Joe Dorsetti defeated Billy Hickson for the Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Title
1949
Kansas City, Kansas:
– NWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat Tarzan Kowalski (Killer Kowalski) 2 out of 3 falls to retain title
– Bobby Bruns and Don Eagle beat Jack McDonald and Bob Wagner
1955
Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Al and Tiny Mills won the NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Title defeating Paul Baillargeon and Whipper Billy Watson
1959
Dallas, Texas:
– Joe Christie defeated Pepper Gomez to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title
1961
Houston, Texas:
– Pepper Gomez and Hogan Wharton defeated Jet Monroe (subbing for Rocket Monroe) and Sputnik Monroe for the NWA Texas Tag Team Title – – Dan Manoukian won the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title from Ciclon Negro
1962
Portland, Oregon:
– Fritz Von Goering defeated Billy White Wolf for the NWA PAcific Northwest Heavyweight Title
1963
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– No dq, No Time Limit Match: AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Crusher
– AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Doug Gilbert & Moose Evans
– Rocky Hamilton beat Gordon Nelson
– Dick Steinborn beat Stan Kowalski
1964
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
– Don Leo Jonathan and Kinji Shibuya defeated Dory Funk, Sr. and Dory Funk, Jr. to win the vacant Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Titles
1966
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Mighty Igor Vodik 2 out of 3 falls
– Fence Match: The Crusher beat Chris Markoff & Professor Steve Druk
– AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Dale Lewis & Larry Heiniemi 2 out of 3 falls
– Chris Tolos beat John Zendejas
– Eddie Sharkey beat Bob Morgan
Tampa, Florida:
– Eddie Graham and El Gran Lothario beat Sputnik Monroe and Don McClarity
– Lou Thesz and Les Welch beat Kurt and Skull Von Braunner
– Dick Steinborn and Sam Steamboat lost to Masked Interns
– Argentina Zuma beat the Mummy
– Hiro Matsuda beat Silento Rodriquez
1972
Denver, Colorado:
– Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens defeated Red Bastien and Crusher Lisowski for the AWA World Tag Team Titles
– Pepper Gomez beat Blackjack Lanza 2 out of 3 falls
– Don Muraco beat Bobby Heenan 2 out of 3 falls
1973
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada:
– Lennie Hurst and Dan Kroffat defeated Danny Babich and Michel Martel to win the Stampede International Tag Team Title
– Earl Maynard won the NWA Beat the Champ Television Title by defeating Ripper Collins
1975
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
– Guy Mitchell defeated Gene Kiniski to win the Vancouver NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title
1976
Mobile, Alabama:
– Lanny and Randy Poffo defeated The British Bulldogs (Jonathan Foley and Edward Heath) for the NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Titles
1978
Uniondale, New York:
– Carlos Jose Estrada (Jose Estrada, Sr.) defeated Tony Gara to win the vacant WWF Junior Heavyweight Title
Tokyo, Japan:
– Animal Hamaguchi and Great Kusatsu won the International Pro Wrestling World Tag Team Title, defeating The Samoans (Afa and Sika)
Obihiro, Japan
– NWA Title: Harley Race went to a 60 minute draw with Jumbo Tsuruta
– Giant Baba and Rocky Hata beat Bull Ramos and King Curtis!
– Mark Lewin beat Takachiho
– The Destroyer and Great Kojika beat Johnny Rodz and Kim Duk
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Dick Slater beat Stan Hanson
– Bob Armstrong beat Mongolian Stromper
– Tony Atlas and Bobo Brazil beat Ole Anderson and Sgt Goulet
– Mr. Wrestling #2 beat Georgeous George Jr.
– Bounty Hunter beat Charlie Cook
– Mighty Zulu beat Intern #1
1979
St. Petersburg, Florida:
– Thor the Viking (Scott Irwin) defeated Terry Funk for the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title
1980
Guadalajara, Mexico:
– Raul Mata defeated Alfonso Dantes to win the NWA World Light Heavyweight Title
1981
Mobile, Alabama:
– Brad Armstrong won a tournament for the vacant Southeast NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Title
Tampa, Florida:
– Special Challenge Match: Dusty Rhodes defeated The Assassin by dq
– Sweet Brown Sugar won a Battle Royal
– Mike Graham & Barry Windham defeated R.T. Tyler & Bobby Jaggers
– Nikolali Volkoff defeated Scott McGhee
– Reggie Parks defeated Hans Schroeder
– Chris Markoff defeated Mike Davis
1984
Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
– Killer Khan defeated Archie Gouldie (Mongolian Stomper) to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title
1985
San Antonio, Texas:
– The Maoris (Tudui and Wakahi) defeated Rick Casey (Wendell Cooley) and Jerry Oske for the Southwest Championship Wrestling Southwest Tag Team Titles
1987
Tampa, Florida:
– Bad News Allen won the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title from Ron Simmons
Memphis, Tennessee:
– The Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) defeated Jeff Jarrett and Billy Travis for the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles
1989
– Unified World Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lawler, who held the AWA, CWA and World Class Titles, is stripped of the AWA title when CWA and the AWA ended their relationship.
1997
Osaka, Japan:
– Mitsuharu Misawa won the AJPW Triple Crown Title from Kenta Kobashi
Tokyo, Japan:
– WWWA World Champion Kyoko Inoue defeated International Wrestling Association and AJW All Pacific Champion Takako Inoue to unify the three titles
– Kumiko Maekawa and Tomoko Watanabe won the WWWA World Tag Team Titles from Mima Shimoda and Manami Toyota
1998
Davis, California:
– Owen Hart defeated Goldust, who was dressed as Triple H, to win the WWF European Title
2002
Atlanta, Georgia:
– William Regal defeated Edge to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
– Ric Flair defeated Vince McMahon in a street fight
– Chris Jericho defeated the Rock to retain the Undisputed WWF World Title