Daily Pro Wrestling History (8/12): WWWF and NWA titles defended on the same card


1942
Des Moines, Iowa:
– Orville Brown beat Wladek Zbyszko 2 falls to 0.
– Tom Zaharias beat Gene Bowman in 2 out of 3 falls
– Hans Schultz beat Johnny Seals
1965
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Bob Geigel and Bob Brown beat Ronnie Etchison and Mongolian Stomper 2 falls to 1
– Pat O’Connor beat The Raider
– The Ox (Ox Baker) beat Frank Hickey
1967
Omaha, Nebraska:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Bob Orton by countout
– Midwest Tag Team Champions Doug Gilbert & Reggie Parks beat Mistu Arakawa & Dale Lewis
– Princess Little Cloud beat Laverne Bottoms
– Reggie Parks beat Mitsu Arakawa
1972
St. Petersburg, Florida:
– Florida Champion Paul Jones beat NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr
– Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods beat Zodiac in overtime to win Southern Title and unmasked him as Bob Orton Sr
– Jack Brisco beat Buddy Colt dq
– Florida Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Ron & Robert Fuller
– Bob Griffin beat Taurus and Mike George beat George McCreary
1972
NWF Superbowl of Wrestling: Cleveland, Ohio
– NWF World Tag Team Champions The Fargo Brothers defeated Wahoo McDaniel & Chief White Owl
– United States Champion Bobo Brazil defeated Killer Tim Brooks
– Ernie Ladd vs. Abdullah the Butcher ended in a double disqualification
– NWF North American Champion Johnny Powers defeated Johnny Valentine
1975
Macon, Georgia:
– Eddie Graham defeated Bob Orton Jr to win the US Jr. Heavyweight Title
1977
Denver, Colorado:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Pedro Morales
– Angelo Mosca beat Larry Hennig dq
– Super Destroyer beat Billy Robinson by countout
– Greg Gagne beat Bobby Heenan
– Jim Brunzell drew Roger Kirby
St. Louis, Missouri:
– Dick Slater defeated Missouri State Champion Jack Brisco to win the title
– WWWF World champion Superstar Graham defeated Jimmy Valiant
– NWA World champion Harley Race fought Dory Funk Jr. to a draw
1982
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Rick Martel & Dino Bravo by countout
– Jesse Ventura & Bobby Duncum & Ken Patera beat Baron Von Raschke & Otto Wanz & Larry Hennig
– Ray Stevens & Pat Patterson beat Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan by dq
– Brad Rheingans & Buck Zumhofe beat Sgt Jacques Goulet & Bobby Heenan
1983
Denver, Colorado:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell beat Mad Dog Vachon & Baron Von Raschke
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Brad Rheingans
– Jim Brunzell beat Sheik Adnan
– Rick Martel beat Mr. Saito by dq
– David Shultz beat Buck Zumhofe
1986
Asbury Park, New Jersey:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Buddy Rose & Doug Somers beat Midnight Rockers
– In a Non Title match, Larry Zbyszko beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
– Colonel DeBeers beat Scott Hall by dq
– Jimmy Snuka beat Boris Zhukov
1991
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jerry Lawler defeated Awesome Kong to win the USWA Unified Heavyweight Title
1992
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– Johnny Hot Body defeated Larry Winters to become the first ECW Television Champion
Tokyo, Japan:
– Masahiro Chono defeated Rick Rude in the finals of the G1 Climax tournament (Chono also won the NWA World Heavyweight Title in the match)
– IWGP Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Great Muta & Kensuke Sasaki
– The Pegasus Kid (Chris Benoit) pinned Jushin Liger
1997
Colorado Springs, Colorado:
– Chris Jericho defeated Alex Wright for the WCW Cruiserweight Title
2007
TNA Hardcore Justice: Orlando, Florida:
– Kurt Angle defeated Samoa Joe to win the TNA X Division and Tag Team Titles
– Steiner Brothers defeated Team 3-D
2010
TNA Impact:
– Angelina Love defeated Madison Rayne to win the TNA Knockouts Title
– in a non title match, Kurt Angle defeated TV Champion AJ Styles
2012
TNA Hardcore Justice: Orlando, Florida:
– Madison Rayne defeated Miss Tessmacher to win the Knockouts title
– Kenny King retained the TNA X Division Title over Zema Ion
– Austin Aries defeated Bobby Roode to retain the TNA World Title