Daily Pro Wrestling History (6/28): Bow down to “King” Ken Shamrock; AWA Battle By The Bay
1923
St. Louis, Missouri:
– Wladek Zbyszko defeated Ivan Orloff in 2 straight falls (Wladek Zbyszko was billed as the World Greco-Roman wrestling champion)
– Jack Kelly defeated Barney Kuczma
1939
St. Louis, Missouri:
– Warren Bockwinkel beat Swede Swenson
– Joe Stecher defeated Joe Millich
– Jim Logas beat Mannie Marqulis
1946
St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Mildred Burke beat Juanita Coffman
– Bobby Bruns defeated Ray Villmer
– Bill Lee double countout with Dean Detton
– Sonny Myers defeated Nate Brown
1955
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Butch Levy & Leo Nomellini beat Kinji Shibuya & Ike Eakins
– Ilio DiPaolo beat Shag Thomas (as King Toby)
– Johnny Kostas drew Dick the Bruiser (Bruiser Afflis)
– Red Bastien beat Al Warshawsky
1962
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada:
– Ilio DiPaolo & Joe Scarpello defeated Mr. M and Bob Geigel to become the first AWA Canadian Open Tag Team Champions in a one night tournament
1963
Lewiston, Minnesota:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Doug Gilbert & Don McClarty in 2 out of 3 falls
1966
Davenport, Iowa:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon & the Alaskan
– Billy Red Cloud beat Chris Markoff
– Wilbur Snyder beat Big K by dq
– Eddie Sharkey drew Doug Gilbert
1969
Bloomington, Minnesota:
– In a Non title match; Bill Watts beat AWA Champion Verne Gagne
– Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
– Wilbur Snyder beat Dr. X by dq
– Pampero Firpo beat Stan the Moose
– Bob Geigel beat Rene Goulet
1974
Sheboygan, Wisconsin:
– The Crusher beat Larry Hennig
– Wahoo McDaniel beat Larry Heiniemi (sub Billy Graham) in 2 out of 3 falls
– Greg Gagne beat Buddy Wolff by dq
– Jim Brunzell pinned Bill Howard
1975
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne no contest Baron Von Raschke
– Chris Taylor beat Mad Dog Vachon by countout
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Mitsu Arakawa & Kim Duk
1978
Davenport, Iowa:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Rufus R Jones
– Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Jim Brunzell & Steve Olsonoski (sub Greg Gagne)
1979
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– Billy Robinson & Verne Gagne beat Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Super Destroyer Mark II by dq
– Billy Robinson beat Lord Alfred Hayes by count out
– Stan Hansen & Bobby Duncum beat Greg Gagne & Wahoo McDaniel
– Jesse Ventura beat Paul Ellering
– Buddy Wolff beat Ron Ritchie
1980
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– In a No DQ Match; AWA Tag Team Champions Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon beat Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura
– In an Arm Wrestling (Special Referee: The Crusher) Dino Bravo beat Jerry Blackwell
– Tito Santana beat Super Destroyer Mark II
1981
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Baron Von Raschke
– Jesse Ventura beat The Crusher by dq
– Tito Santana no contest Sheik Adnan
– AWA Light Heavyweight Champion Mike Graham beat Buck Zumhofe
– In a Handicap Match; Jerry Blackwell beat Ben Deleon & Juan Valez
– Adrian Adonis beat Jim Brunzell
– Brad Rheingans beat Laurent Soucie
1982
Madison Square Garden:
– Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito for the WWF Tag Team Titles
1986
AWA Battle by the Bay: Oakland, California:
– Jerry Blackwell beat AWA Champion Stan Hansen by dq
– Nord The Barbarian beat Nick Bockwinkel
– Curt Hennig & Midnight Rockers beat Buddy Rose & Doug Somers & Alexis Smirnoff
– Scott LeDoux no contest Larry Zbyszko
– Colonel DeBeers beat Brad Rheingans (sub Scott Hall)
– Jimmy Snuka beat Jay York
– Sherri Martel beat Candi Devine to win AWA ladies title
– Earthquake Ferris beat Ali Kahn
1993
Council, Virginia:
– The Bruise Brothers defeated the Rock n’ Roll Express for the Smoky Mountain Wrestling Tag Team Titles
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jeff Jarrett defeated Brian Christopher for the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title
1997
Inglewood, California:
– Chris Jericho defeated Syxx for the WCW Cruiserweight Title
1998
WWF King of the Ring | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
– Ken Shamrock defeated Rocky Maivia to win the King Of The Ring tournament
– The Undertaker defeated Mankind in a Hell In A Cell match
– Kane defeated Steve Austin in a First Blood match to win the WWF World Heavyweight Title
2009
Sacramento, California | WWE Great American Bash
– Rey Mysterio defeated Chris Jericho in a title vs. mask match to win the WWE Intercontinental Title
– Edge and Chris Jericho defeated Carlito & Primo and Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes to win the WWE Tag Team Championship
– Michelle McCool defeated Melina to win the Diva’s Title
2012
Orlando, Florida:
– Badd Influence (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) defeated Kurt Angle & AJ Styles to win the TNA World Tag Team Titles