Daily Pro Wrestling History (12/02): Kyle O’Reilly wins ROH title at Final Battle 2016
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:
– Ricky Morton beat The Avenger
– Sonny King beat Koko Ware
– Big Red beat Danny Davis
– The Assassins beat Hector Guerrero & Steve Regal to win the Southern Tag Team Titles
– Billy Robinson beat Wayne Ferris & Larry Latham via DQ in a handicap match
– CWA Champ Jerry Lawler beat Austin Idol via DQ
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)
1985
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Tojo Yamamoto beat Tom Branch
– Freedom Fighters Flash & Justice beat Jerry Bryant & Lou Winston
– Rick Casey beat Mega Maharishi
– The Fantastics beat The Kiwi Sheepherders
– Jerry Lawler beat Tony Falk in a loser wears a diaper match
– Tom Pritchard & Pat Rose beat The Fabulous Ones via countout
– Southern Tag Champs Bill Dundee & Dutch Mantel beat Koko Ware & Phil Hickerson
– Eddie Marlin beat Bill Dundee (who was blindfolded) via DQ
1991
Sunrise, Florida:
– Tom Zenk pinned John Peterson
– WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman pinned Mike Graham
– Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip defeated Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong
– Madusa defeated Bambi
– Van Hammer pinned Badstreet
– WCW Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes pinned Oz
– Big Van Vader & the Diamond Studd defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
– Sting pinned Cactus Jack
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
1993
Koga, Japan:
– Shinjiro Otani defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa
– Takayuki Iizuka defeated Yuji Nagata
– Kuniaki Kobayashi defeated Satoshi Kojima
– El Samurai defeated Black Cat
– Tatsutoshi Goto defeated Akira Nogami
– Kengo Kimura, the Great Kabuki, & Shiro Koshinaka defeated the Great Muta, Jushin Liger, & Osamu Kido
– WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated Masa Saito & Masahiro Chono
– Tatsumi Fujinami, Hiroshi Hase, & Shinya Hashimoto defeated Mike Enos, IWGP Tag Team Champions Scott Norton & Hercules
1994
Erlanger, Kentucky:
– Sean Casey pinned Damian
– Ron Cumberledge pinned Tower of Doom
– Bryant Anderson pinned Tracy Smothers
– Cactus Jack & Brian Lee DCO Chris Candido & Boo Bradley
– SMW Champ The Dirty White Boy beat Bruiser Bedlam in a strap match
– The Rock-n-Roll Express beat SMW Tag Champs The Gangstas via DQ
2016
ROH Final Battle: New York City:
– Silas Young (w/ Beer City Bruiser) defeated Jushin Liger
– Dalton Castle (w/ The Boys) defeated Colt Cabana
– Kenny King, Rhett Titus & Caprice Coleman defeated Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley & Donovan Dijak
– Cody (Rhodes) defeated Jay Lethal
– Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia & TK O’Ryan defeated Lio Rush, Jay White & KUSHIDA to win the six-man championship
– Marty Scrull defeated Will Ospreay & Dragon Lee to retain the World TV Championship
– The Young Bucks defeated The Briscoes to retain the World Tag Team Championship
– Kyle O’Reilly defeated Adam Cole to win the ROH World Championship