Daily pro wrestling history (12/18): Daniel Bryan becomes WWE World Champion
1947
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Orville Brown beat Al Lovelock to retain the MWA Title
– Fred Blassie beat Yukon Eric (as Eric Holmback) 2 falls to 1
1965
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Non Title: Verne Gagne & Mighty Igor Vodik beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race
– Chris Markoff beat The Crusher dq
– Ivan Kalmikoff beat Danny Plechas
– Larry Heiniemi beat Jack Pesek
– Terry Funk beat Guy Taylor
1969
Bristol, England:
– Tony Charles defeated Al Hayes (Lord Hayes) to win the Southern Area title
1970
Houston, Texas:
– Toru Tanaka defeated Fritz Von Erich to win the NWA American Heavyweight Title (later to become the World Class World Heavyweight Title)
1975
Tokyo, Japan:
– Giant Baba won All Japan Pro Wrestling’s 20-man Open Championship tournament, beating out second place finishers Abdullah The Butcher and Dory Funk Jr. by one point
1978
Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Ricky Steamboat defeated Ric Flair to win the NWA United States Title
Tokyo, Japan:
– Antonio Inoki declares himself the inaugural Martial Arts title holder
1982
Chicago, Illinois:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Tito Santana
– Hulk Hogan & Dick The Bruiser beat Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum
– Jesse Ventura beat Baron Von Raschke
– Bobby Heenan & Jerry Blackwell beat Rick Martel & Spike Huber
– Jerry Lawler beat Steve Regal
– Tom Lintz beat Sonny Rogers
1983
Chicago, Illinois:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Blackjack Lanza by countout
– AWA Tag Team Champions Jerry Blackwell & Ken Patera beat Greg Gagne & Rick Martel
– Mad Dog Vachon & the Crusher (sub for Hogan) beat Mr. Saito & Jesse Ventura
– Billy Robinson beat Superstar Billy Graham
– Buck Zumhofe beat Ray Stevens
– Brad Rheingans beat Bill White
1991
Acapulco, Mexico:
– Blue Panther defeated Satanico in a tournament final to become the first CMLL World Middleweight Title
1993
Breman, Germany:
– Hiroyoshi Yamamoto (Tenzan) defeated Alex Wright to win the CWA Jr heavyweight title
2011
– Big Show defeated Mark Henry to win the World Championship in a chair match
– Daniel Bryan cashed in the Money in the Bank briefcase and defeated the Big Show to become new World Champion
– WWE Champion CM Punk defeated Alberto Del Rio and The Miz in a TLC match to retain the title
YESTERDAY IN FLORIDA HISTORY (thanks to Barry Rose)
1956 – Argentina Rocca beat Wild Red Berry (Tampa)
1956 – Angelo Martinelli beat Francois Miquet (Sarasota)
1958 – Enrique Torres beat Mike Sharpe (Miami Beach)
1964 – The Assassins beat Eddie Graham & Sammy Steamboat via DQ (Jacksonville)
1965 – Klondike Bill & Dick Steinborn beat Kurt & Karl Von Brauner (Fort Lauderdale)
1968 – The Medics (Interns) beat Jose Lothario & Wahoo McDaniel ( Tampa)
1969 – Dory Funk Jr. beat Hiro Matsuda to retain the NWA title (Miami Beach)
1970 – Thunderbolt Patterson baet Tarzan Tyler in a cage match (Jacksonville)
1973 – Jack Brisco beat Jimmy Golden to retain the NWA tilte (Orlando)
1974 – Mongolian Stomper beat Dusty Rhodes in a Taped fist death match (Tampa)
1975 – Terry Funk beat Cyclone Negro to retain the NWA title (Miami Beach)
1980 – Dick Murdoch beat Dusty Rhodes via DQ (Miami Beach)
1982 – Dusty Rhodes beat Jake Roberts (Ocala)