Daily pro wrestling history (12/04): Sullivan, Tazmaniac win ECW Tag Team Titles
1947
Kansas City, Kansas:
– In a MWA Title match, Champion Orville Brown beat Sonny Myers 2 falls to 1
– Al Lovelock beat Yukon Eric (as Eric Holmback)
– Ronnie Etchison beat Fred Blassie
1954
Cedar Rapids, Iowa:
– Argentina Rocca beat Chest Bernard
– Jim Dobie beat Mitsu Arakawa
– Great Tor Yamato beat Harry Lewis
1958
Kansas City, Kansas:
– no time limit match, Lou Thesz beat Bob Geigel
– Cowboy Bob Ellis and Ray Villmer defeated Lee Henning and Bob Orton
– Mighty Atlas beat Joe Scarpa
1965
Omaha, Nebraska:
– Texas Death Match: AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Mr. Wrestling dq
– Verne Gagne beat Haru Sasaki
– Mitsu Arakawa drew Reggie Parks
– Billy Red Cloud beat Gene Anderson
1970
Los Angeles, California:
– Rey Mendoza defeated John Tolos to win the NWA United National Heavyweight Title
1971
Omaha, Nebraska:
– Larry Hennig beat The Crusher
– Midwest Champion Great Kusatsu beat Bill Miller
– Ray Stevens beat Red Bastien
– Jerry Miller drew Mad Russian Stan Pulaski
– Ox Baker drew Reggie Parks
1972
Hiroshima, Japan:
– Kintaro Oki defeated Bobo Brazil to win the JWA NWA Int. title
1976
Caguas, Puerto Rico:
– Hercules Ayala & Victor Jovica defeated Higo Hamaguchi & Gordon Nelson to win the WWC North American Tag Team Title
1978
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jerry Lawler defeated Don Fargo to win the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title
1979
Baton Rouge, Louisiana:
– Bill Watts defeated Mike George to win the Mid-South North American Heavyweight Title
1981
Denver, Colorado:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Shiek Adnan
– Hulk Hogan beat Jesse Ventura
– Bobby Duncum beat Greg Gagne
– Jim Brunzell beat Adrian Adonis
– Tito Santana beat Bad Boy Brown
1992
Tokyo, Japan:
– Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshio Kawada won the AJ Real World tag tournament from Terry Gordy & Steve Williams, thus winning the vacant Unified tag title
1993
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– Kevin Sullivan & Tazmaniac defeated Tommy Dreamer & Shane Douglas (subbing for Johnny Gunn) to win the ECW Tag Team Titles
1999
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Rico Constantino defeated Steve Bradley for the Memphis Power Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Title
2007
Mexico City, Mexico:
– Mistico defeated Vangelis to win the National LHW title
2011
Greensboro, North Carolina:
– ROH TV champ Jay Lethal defeated Adam Cole in a Proving Ground match
– Eddie Edwards, El Generico and ROH Tag Team champions Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin defeated the Briscoes, Roderick Strong and Michael Elgin in an 80 minute Elimination match
Essex, England:
– Jimmy Havoc defeated Cell to win the NWA (Hammerlock) UK Junior Heavyweight title
Tokyo, Japan:
– KAI & Seiya Sanada defeated Masayuki Kono & Masakatsu Funaki to win the AJ World’s Strongest Tag League tournament
Santiago, Chile:
– Super Crazy defeated Katastrofe to win the X-Law Junior Heavyweight title
ON DECEMBER 3 IN FLORIDA WRESTLING HISTORY (thanks to Barry Rose)
1956 – June Byers beat Therese Theis to retain the world women’s title (Tampa)
1956 – Betty Hawkins won five woman Battle Royal (Sarasota)
1958 – Ben & Mike Sharpe beat Enrique Torres & Sammy Berg (Miami)
1958 – Fabulous Moolah beat Kitty Adams to retain world women’s title (St. Petersburg)
1964 – Tarzan & Tim Tyler beat Hiro Matsuda & Bob Orton Sr. (Jacksonville)
1966 – The Infernos & J.C. Dykes beat Eddie Graham & Jose Lothario & Sammy Steamboat (Lakeland)
1968 – Jose Lothario & Wahoo McDaniel beat The Medics (Interns) (Tampa) and the semifinal was Lou Thesz & Joe Louis (Yes, that Joe Louis) & Sailor Art Thomas beat Great Malenko & Louie Tillet & Tarzan Tyler
1973 – Eddie Graham beat Dusty Rhodes via DQ (Orlando)
1974 – Cowboy Bill Watts beat Jerry Brisco to retain the Florida title (Fort Myers
1974 – Bob Roop beat Mike Graham (Tampa)
1975 – King Curtis Iaukea beat Jerry Brisco (Miami Beach)
1977 – Dusty Rhodes & Rocky Johnson double count out Lars Anderson & Killer Karl Kox (Ocala)