Daily Pro Wrestling History (6/17): WCCW Wrestling Star Wars!

1934 

Mexico City, Mexico:
– Mario Nuez defeated Tony Canales to become the first holder of the Mexico National Welterweight Title

1936 

Des Moines, Iowa:
– NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ede Virag beat Ras Samara 2 falls to 0
– World Junior Heavyweight Champion Ken Fenelon beat Jack Conley 2 falls to 0

1948

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Lord Albert Mills beat Lou Newman 2 out of 3 falls
– The Dusek Brothers (Ernie and Joe Dusek) defeated The Garibaldi Brothers (Chick and Ralph Garibaldi) 
– Emil Dusek beat Barney Bernard

1949 

St. Louis, Missouri;
– NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz defeated Bill Longson
– Sandor Szabo beat Dutch Hefner 
– Warren Bockwinkel beat Joe Dusek via DQ

1957

Birmingham, Alabama:
– Cyclone Anaya defeated Tor Yamata for the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title 

1960 

St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Central States Heavyweight Champion Thor Hagen and Gory Guerrero wrestled to a draw
– World Tag Team Champions The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) beat George and Sandy Scott in 2 out of 3 falls

1964

Salem, Oregon:

– Pat Patterson and Tony Borne defeated Nick Bockwinkel and Buddy Mareno (Omar Atlas) for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

1965 

Davenport, Iowa:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat The Crusher & Rene Goulet
– Verne Gagne beat Chris Markoff 
– Igor Vodik beat Gene Anderson

Kansas City, Kansas:
– In a Penalty Box rules match; Bob Geigel and Dutch Savage beat Pat O’Connor and Mongolian Stomper 2 falls to 1
– Ronnie Etchison drew Missouri Mauler 1 fall to 1 fall 
– Sonny Myers beat Ken Hollis

Jacksonville, Florida:
– Bob Orton, Sr. won a tournament for the vacant NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Title 

1966 

St. Joseph, Missouri:
– The Viking (Bob Morse) defeated Ron Reed to win the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title

Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat The Alaskan & Mad Dog Vachon 
– Verne Gagne beat Angelo Poffo
– Wilbur Snyder beat Guy Mitchell 
– Ernie Ladd beat Chris Markoff

1971 

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Rufus R. Jones & The Stomper defeated North American Tag Team Champions Buddy Austin & Bob Orton via DQ
– Central States Heavyweight Champion Harley Race defeated Bob Ellis in three falls 
– In a Texas Death Match, Dick the Bruiser defeated Baron Von Raschke

1972

Portland, Oregon:
– Dutch Savage and Moondog Mayne defeated The Royal Kangaroos (Jonathan Boyd and Norman Frederick Charles) to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– In a Saloon Match; The Crusher beat Dusty Rhodes
– Ivan Koloff beat Edouard Carpentier
– Billy Robinson beat Big K 
– George Gadaski beat Kenny Jay

1977 

St. Louis, Missouri:
– WWWF World Champion Billy Graham defeated Bob Slaughter
– NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Missouri Champion Jack Brisco by countout 
– AWA World Tag Team Champions; The High Flyers (Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell) defeated Blackjack Lanza and Bobby Duncum
– Bulldog Bob Brown & Ivan Koloff drew Rufus R Jones & Billy Robinson
– Pat O’Connor beat Bobby Jaggers 
– Bob Sweetan beat Ron Starr

1981 

Oakland, California:
– Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura dq
– Greg Gagne beat Bobby Heenan
– Tito Santana beat Sheik Adnan

1982 

Roanoke, Viginia:
– Don Kernodle and Jim Nelson defeated Porkchop Cash and Iceman Parsons to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Titles

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– In a Non Title match; Rick Martel beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
– AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan
– Ken Patera beat Baron Von Raschke 
– Brad Rheingans beat Tito Santana

1983 

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WCCW Wrestling Star Wars | Dallas, Texas:
– Genichiro Tenryu defeats Johnny Mantell
– Vicky Carranza defeated Lola Gonzalez to win the Mexican National Women’s Championship
– Al Madril, Chavo Guerrero & Jose Lothario defeated Bill Irwin, Fishman & The Mongol
– Iceman King Parsons defeaed Buddy Roberts in a Hair Vs. Hair Match
– David von Erich defeated Jimmy Garvin (w/ Sunshine) to win the World Class Texas Heavyweight Championship
– Jumbo Tsuruta  vs. Ted DiBiase ended in a Draw in an AJPW United National Championship
– Giant Baba defeated King Kong Bundy to retain the AJPW/PWF Heavyweight Championship
– Kamala defeats Armand Hussian, Mike Bond & Tola Yatsu in a Three On One Handicap Loser Leaves Town Match 
– Harley Race defeated Kevin Von Erich by DQ to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship 
– Bruiser Brody & Kerry Von Erich defeat The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) to win the NWA American Tag Team Championship 

Tokyo, Japan:
– The Dynamite Girls (Jumbo Hori and Yukari Ohmori) defeated Devil Masami and Talantula for the WWWA World Tag Team Titles

1984

Atlanta, Georgia:
– Jake Roberts defeated Ron Garvin to win the NWA World Television Title (title held up due to use of foreign object)

1985

Poughkeepsie, New York:
– Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo; the U.S. Express, defeated The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff for the WWF World Tag Team Titles

Memphis, Tennessee:
– The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn and Stan Lane) defeated Ron Sexton and Billy Travis in a tournament final to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles

1987

Mexico City, Mexico:
– Villano III defeated Perro Aguayo for the vacant WWF World Light Heavyweight Title

1988

Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
– Chris Benoit defeated Johnny Smith to win the Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title

Dallas, Texas:
– AWA Champion Jerry Lawler beat Terry Taylor
– Kamala beat Kerry Von Erich
– King Parsons beat Skip Young 
– Terry Gordy ddq John Tatum

1989

San Juan, Puerto Rico:
– TNT (Savio Vega) defeated Abudda Dein to win the vacant WWC Television Title 

1994 

Knoxville, Tennessee:
– The Thrillseekers, Chris Jericho & Lance Storm defeated Steven Dunn & Killer Kyle
– Bruiser Bedlam defeated Tracy Smothers in a coal miner’s glove match
– SMW Tag Team Champions Brian Lee & Chris Candido fought The Rock N’ Roll Express to a no contest in a piledriver match 
– SMW Heavyweight Champion Jake Roberts defeated the Dirty White Boy via disqualification

1996

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Flex Kavana (the Rock) and Bart Sawyer defeated Brickhouse Brown and Reggie B. Fine in a tournament final for the USWA Tag Team Titles

Tokyo, Japan:
– Jushin Liger defeated Dick Togo for the Michinoku Pro Wrestling British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Title 
– Shinjiro Otani defeated Kazushi Sakuraba for the UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Title

1997 

Sapporo, Japan:
– Kyoko Inoue defeated Kaoru Itoh for the vacant WWWA World Singles Title

1999

Fargo, North Dakota:
– Sherri Martel defeated Miss Manners (Adrian Lynch) to win the (revived) AWA World Women’s Title

Boston, Massachusetts:
 – The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated The Brotherhood (Knuckles Nelson and Rick Fuller) for the NWA World Tag Team Titles

2000

Cornelia, Georgia:
– Bad Attitude (Rick Michaels and David Young) defeated The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) to win the NWA Wildside Tag Team Titles

2007 

Nashville, Tennessee;
– Jay Lethal defeated Chris Sabin to win the TNA X-Division title
– Kurt Angle won the King of the Mountain match to win the TNA Title
– Rhino and Senshi (with Hector Guerrero) defeated The Latin American Xchange (Homicide and Hernandez) (with Konnan)
– Eric Young defeated Robert Roode (with Ms. Brooks)
– Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) defeated Rick Steiner and Road Warrior Animal    to retain the TNA World Tag Team Championship
– Sting defeated Christopher Daniels
– Abyss defeated Tomko in a No Disqualification match