Daily Pro Wrestling History (4/29): Pillman Memorial Show, Inoki vs. Flair; Giant wins WCW World Title
1926
St. Louis, Missouri:
– World Heavyweight Champion Joe Stecher beat John Pesek in 2 out of 3 falls to retain the title (newspapers reported a gate of $28,000 and 8,000 fans. Reportedly, promoter Tom Packs guaranteed $30,000 for the title match)
1965
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Doug Gilbert defeated Bob Brown
– Sonny Myers defeated The Red Raider
– Bob Geigel defeated Don Soto
– Johnny Valentine defeated Steve Bolus
– Pat O’Connor defeated Art Neilson
– The Missouri Mauler defeated Ron Reed via DQ in three falls
1966
Denver, Colorado:
– Ernie Ladd & Wahoo McDaniel beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race on a 3rd fall dq
– The Crusher defeated Chris Tolos
– Dick The Bruiser defeated Dory Funk
– Verne Gagne beat Bill Melby
1971
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Strong Kobayashi
– Gene Kiniski beat Blackjack Lanza
– Wilbur Snyder beat Big K
– Bobby Jones beat Pete Mymko
– Bobby Heenan beat Tony Condello
Kansas City, Kansas:
– NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Jr. and Danny Little Bear were both counted out in the third fall
– The Stomper beat Baron Von Heisinger
– Harley Race beat The Viking
– Buddy Austin and Bob Orton beat Tony Russo and Bobby Whitlock
– Rufus R. Jones defeated Benny Ramirez
1975
Omaha, Nebraska:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Superstar Billy Graham & Dusty Rhodes in a 2 out of 3 falls match (special referee was Khosrow Vaziri (Iron Sheik))
– Greg Gagne beat Paul Perschmann (Playboy Buddy Rose)
– Ivan Putski no contest Baron Von Raschke
– Billy Robinson drew Horst Hoffman
– Jim Brunzell beat Boris Breznikoff
1976
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– Verne Gagne no contest AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
– Loser Leaves Town: Larry Hennig & Jos Leduc beat Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant
– Jim Brunzell beat Bobby Duncum
– Greg Gagne beat Mad Dog Vachon dq
– Russ Francis drew Baron Von Raschke
– Chris Taylor beat Kim Duk
1984
Chicago, Illinois:
– Cage match: The Crusher & Baron Von Raschke & Dick The Bruiser beat Jesse Ventura & Mr. Saito & Jerry Blackwell
– Nick Bockwinkel beat AWA Champion Jumbo Tsuruta dq
– Road Warriors beat Curt Hennig & Ronnie Garvin
– Harley Race no contest Jim Brunzell
– Blackjack Mulligan beat Ken Patera
– Billy Robinson beat Larry Zbyszko
– Fabulous Ones beat Steve Regal & Kevin Kelly
1995
Pyongyang, North Korea:
– Hiro Saito defeated Yuji Nagata
– Black Cat defeated El Samurai
– Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit) defeated 2 Cold Scorpio
– Scott Norton & Masahiro Chono defeated Akira Nogami & Takayuki Iizuka
– Road Warrior Hawk defeated Tadao Yasuda
– Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki
– Akira Hokuto defeated Bull Nakano
– Antonio Inoki defeated Ric Flair
1996
Battle Formation: Tokyo, Japan:
– Yuji Nagata & Tokimitsu Ishizawa defeated Shinjiro Ohtani & Koji Kanemoto
– Riki Choshu, Takashi Iizuka, Osamu Nishimura & Satoshi Kojima defeated Shiro Koshinaka, Kuniaki Kobayashi, Tatsutoshi Goto & Akira Nogami
– Great Sasuke defeated Jushin Liger to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– Randy Savage defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan
– Masahiro Chono defeated Lex Luger
– The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) & Power Warrior (Kensuke Sasaki) defeated Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner & Scott Norton
– The Great Muta defeated Jinsei Shinzaki (Hakushi)
– Genichiro Tenryu defeated Tatsumi Fujinami
– Shinya Hashimoto defeated Nobuhiko Takada to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title
1998
Brian Pillman Memorial event: Norwood, Ohio:
– Nick Dinsmore defeated Trailer Park Trash
– Reno Riggins & Steve Dunn defeated Brian Taylor & The Bounty Hunter
– Flash Flanagan defeated Bull Pain
– Chip Fairway & Shark Boy defeated Sean Casey & Terik The Great
– Al Snow defeated Chris Candido
– Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho
1999
WCW Monday Nitro: Albany, Georgia:
– WCW World Tag Team Champions, Lex Luger and Sting defeated Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray and Booker T) to retain the title
– The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated Fire and Ice (Scott Norton and Ice Train)
– Lord Steven Regal pinned The Belfast Bruiser in a parking lot brawl
– The Giant (with Jimmy Hart) pinned WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair (with Miss Elizabeth and Woman) to win the title
2000
Los Angeles, California:
– Sabu defeated The Messiah for the vacant XPW Heavyweight Title
2001
WWF Backlash: Chicago, Illinois:
– Jerry Lynn won the WWF Light Heavyweight Title from Crash Holly
– Triple H and Steve Austin won the WWF World Tag Team Title from Kane and the Undertaker
– Lita defeated Molly Holly
– X-Factor (X-Pac, Justin Credible and Albert) defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley and Spike Dudley)
– Rhyno defeated Raven to retain the WWF Hardcore Championship
– William Regal defeated Chris Jericho in a Duchess of Queensbury Rules match
– Chris Benoit defeated Kurt Angle 4-3 in Sudden Death Overtime 30-minute Ultimate Submission match
– Shane McMahon defeated Big Show in a Last Man Standing match
– Matt Hardy defeated Christian and Eddie Guerrero in a Triple threat match to retain the WWF European Championship
2007
WWF Backlash: Atlanta, Georgia:
– Carlito defeated Johnny Nitro
– The Hardys (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) defeated Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch to retain the World Tag Team Championship
– Melina defeated Mickie James to retain the WWE Women’s Championship
– Chris Benoit defeated Montel Vontavious Porter to retain the WWE United States Championship
– Shane McMahon, Vince McMahon and Umaga defeated ECW Champion Bobby Lashley (Vince McMahon became new ECW Champion)
– Undertaker vs Batista ended in a draw in a Last Man Standing match for the World Heavyweight Championship
– John Cena defeated Edge, Randy Orton, and Shawn Michaels in a fatal four-way match to retain the WWE Championship
2012
WWE Extreme Rules: Chicago, Illinois:
– Santino Marella defeated The Miz to retain the WWE United States Championship
– Randy Orton defeated Kane in a Falls Count Anywhere match
– Brodus Clay (with Hornswoggle, Naomi and Cameron) defeated Dolph Ziggler (with Vickie Guerrero and Jack Swagger)
– Cody Rhodes defeated Big Show in a tables match to win the Intercontinental Title
– Sheamus defeated Daniel Bryan in a 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the World Heavyweight Championship
– Ryback defeated Aaron Relic and Jay Hatton in a Handicap match
– CM Punk defeated Chris Jericho in a Chicago Street Fight to retain the WWE Championship
– Layla defeated Nikki Bella (with Brie Bella) to win the WWE Divas Championship
– Brock Lesnar defeated John Cena in an Extreme Rules match