Daily Pro Wrestling History (12/03): ECW December to Dismember

1942

Columbus, Ohio:
– Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeated Orville Brown to win the Ohio version of the Midwest Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– John Katan defeated Earl McCready for the Toronto British Empire Heavyweight Title 

1943

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Swedish Angel defeated Orville Brown to win the MWA World Heavyweight Title

1952

Sydney, Australia:
– Leo Jensen defeated Bonnie Muir for the vacant Australian Heavyweight Title

1953

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Central States Heavyweight Champion Lenny Montana beat Johnny Valentine by DQ (Valentine used a piledriver, which is barred in Kansas) 
– Larry Hamilton beat Bobby Lane by DQ
– Dick Hutton defeated Maurice Roberre (Hutton was accompanied by Ed “Strangler” Lewis) 

1959

Amarillo, Texas:
– Dory Funk, Sr. defeated Antoine Leone to win the Amarillo version of the NWA North American Heavyweight Title

1960

San Bernardino, California:
– Stan Holek and The Preacher defeated Sandor Szabo and Edouard Carpentier for the NWA International Television Tag Team Titles

1962

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Eric Pomeroy and Ray Andrews defeated The Medics for the NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

1963

– Ciclon Negro and Masked Terror defeated Wilbur Snyder and Dick the Bruiser to win the American Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Titles

Dallas, Texas:
– Joe Blanchard defeated Billy White Wolf for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title

1965

Lafayette, Louisiana:
– Bobby Fields won the NWA Louisiana Heavyweight Title by defeating Danny McShain 

1966

Tokyo, Japan:
– Michiaki Yoshimura and Kintaro Ohki defeated Eddie Morea and Tarzan Zorro to win the vacant All Asia Tag Team Titles 

1967

Ciudad Juarez, Mexico:
– El Goliath defeated Henry Pirousso for the Mexican National Heavyweight Title

1970

Osaka, Japan:
– Gene Kiniski defeated Giant Baba for the NWA International Heavyweight Title

1971

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma:
– Dr. X (Jim Osborne) defeated Ramon Torres for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title

1975

Kiryu, Japan:
– The Destroyer (Dick Beyer) defeated Abdullah the Butcher to win the Pacific Wrestling Federation United States Heavyweight Title 

1976

– Chavo Guerrero, Sr. defeated Dr. Hiro Ota to win the NWA America Heavyweight Title

Ozark, Alabama:
– The Wrestling Pro defeated Ken Lucas for the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title

Dothan, Alabama:
– Rip Tyler won the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title by defeating Dick Dunn

1977

New Brocton, Alabama:
– Billy Spears defeated Johnny Eagles for the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title 

Chicago, Illinois:
– Super Destroyer & Angelo Mosca beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher
– Verne Gagne beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel (no title change, decision later reversed)
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell & Jose Lothario beat Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant & Roger Kirby
– Ivan Koloff beat Wilbur Snyder by countout
– Bobby Dumcum beat Steve Regal
– Rufus R Jones beat Blackjack Lanza
– Moose Cholak beat Chris Markoff

1981

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell no contest Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura
– Jerry Blackwell beat Billy Robinson
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Sheik Adnan
– Ken Patera beat Buck Zumhofe
– Bobby Duncum drew Tito Santana

1982

Ponce, Puerto Rico:
– Mad Dog Lafaib defeated Invader I to win the WWC North American Heavyweight Title

1983

Hampton, Virginia:
– Dick Slater defeated Rufus R. Jones to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title

Dothan, Alabama:
– Bob Armstrong won a tournament for the vacant NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title 

1984

New Orleans, Louisiana:
– Ted DiBiase and Hercules Hernandez defeated The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) to win the Mid-South Tag Team Titles

Memphis, Tennessee:
– The Interns (Don Bass and Roger Smith) defeated The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn and Stan Lane) to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles

1985

– Fuerza Guerrera defeated El Dandy for the Mexican National Welterweight Title

1989

– Sangre Chicana defeated Perry Aguayo to win the Universal Wrestling Association-promoted WWF World Light Heavyweight Title

1990

Coos Bay, Oregon:
– Steve Doll and Scotty the Body (Raven) defeated The Wrecking Crew (The Grappler and The Equalizer) for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

1991

WWF Tuesday in Texas: San Antonio, Texas:
– The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) defeated The Beverly Brothers (Beau Beverly and Blake Beverly) (with The Genius)    to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship
– Ric Flair defeated Roddy Piper
– Bret Hart defeated Skinner to retain the Intercontinental Title
– Randy Savage defeated Jake Roberts
– Hulk Hogan pinned The Undertaker to win the WWF World Title (title held up and decided at Royal Rumble)

1992

Funabashi, Japan:
– Jesse Barr and Ryuma Go won the Championship Wrestling USA International Tag Team Titles by defeating The
Bruise Brothers (Ron and Don Harris)

1993

– Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi won the annual Real World Tag League to win the AJPW World Tag Team Championship

1995

Wilmington, Delaware: 
– Ronnie Roberts defeated Boogie Woogie Brown to win the ECWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title 

1998

Denton, Maryland:
– King Kong Bundy defeated Romeo Valentino for the Maryland Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title 

2000

ECW Massacre on 34th Street: New York City, New York:
– Steve Corino defeated Jerry Lynn and Justin Credible to retain the ECW World Heavyweight Title
– Rhino pinned Spike Dudley to retain the ECW World Television Title

2006

ECW December to Dismember: Augusta, Georgia:
– Bobby Lashley won the ECW Title in an Extreme Elimination Chamber match over Big Show, Rob Van Dam, CM Punk, Test and Hardcore Holly
– The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) defeated MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) (with Melina)