Daily Pro Wrestling History (12/02): Giant Baba defeats Jack Brisco to win the NWA title


1947
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Sandor Szabo drew Buddy Rogers (world title defense)
– Joe Pazandak beat Gino Vagnone
– Abe Kashey beat Ken Fenelon
1965
Mankato, Minnesota:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Mighty Igor Vodik & Ivan Kalmikoff
– The Crusher beat Jack Pesek
– Mighty Igor Vodik beat Harley Race
1966
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– Killer Kowalski beat Dick the Bruiser by DQ
– Reggie Parks & Doug Gilbert beat Mad Dog Vachon & Big K
– Verne Gagne beat Larry Hennig by DQ
– Wilbur Snyder beat Harley Race
– Jim Raschke drew Billy Red Cloud
1972
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel
– Wahoo McDaniel beat Ivan Koloff by DQ
– Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch beat George Scott & Joe Scarpello
– Don Muraco beat Big K
– Larry Hennig drew Rene Goulet (sub Billy Robinson)
1974
Dallas, Texas:
– Blackjack Lanza defeated Fritz Von Erich to win the NWA American Heavyweight Title
Kagoshima, Japan:
– Giant Baba defeated Jack Brisco to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title
1978
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– Texas Death match: Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Bobby Duncum (sub Nick Bockwinkel) & Bob Orton Jr
– Mask At Stake: Super Destroyer Mark II beat Larry Hennig
– Bobby Duncum beat Frank Hill
– Steve Olsonoski beat Iron Sheik by DQ
1979
Memphis, Tennessee:
– The Assassins defeated Steve Regal & Hector Guerrero for the AWA Southern Tag Team Title
1983
Dallas, Texas:
– The Von Erichs (David, Kevin & Kerry) defeated The Fabulous Freebirds for the World Class Six-Man Championship (Michael Hayes had lost a “loser leaves town match”, so Ric Flair wrestled in his place)
1991
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Tom Prichard defeated Eric Embry to win the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title
– Jerry Lawler defeated Kamala to win the USWA Unified World Championship