Daily Pro Wrestling History (04/24): Hogan vs. Bockwinkel at AWA Super Sunday
1947
Kansas City, Kansas:
– MWA Title: Orville Brown beat Vic Christy 2 falls to 1
– Ralph Garibaldi beat Dan O’Connor
– Warren Bockwinkel beat Ed White
1967
– John & Chris Tolos defeated Don Leo Jonathan & Rocky Johnson to win the NWA Canadian Tag Team Titles
1969
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Dick Murdoch defeated the Viking in a 2 out of 3 falls match
1978
Madison Square Garden:
– WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Graham in a steel cage match
– WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Johnny Rodz
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jim Rey beat Frank Dalton
– Kojak drew Jerry Bryant
– Plowboy Frazier beat The Masked Marvel
– Steve Kyle & Tommy Gilbert beat Ron Slinker & Norvell Austin via DQ
– Jerry Lawler beat John Louie in a “hair vs. hair” match
– Bill Dundee & Jimmy Valiant beat Jos LeDuc & Sonny King in a Texas death match (Eddie Marlin was the special referee)
1979
Raleigh, North Carolina:
– Ricky Steamboat beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel by DQ
– Ernie Ladd beat Jimmy Snuka
– Gene Anderson & Moose Morowski beat Leo Burke & Jay Youngblood
– Herb Gallant beat Len Denton
– Don Kernodle beat David Patterson
1981
St. Louis, Missouri:
– NWA Champion Harley Race draw Ric Flair
– Bobby Jaggers and Dick Murdoch defeated Bulldog Bob Brown and Dick the Bruiser
– Big John Studd defeated Pat O’Connor
– Kerry and David Von Erich defeated Mike and Pat Kelly by countout
– Terry Taylor and Buzz Tyler draw
– Bruce Reed defeated Mike Blood
1982
Chicago, Illinois:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Hulk Hogan by DQ
– AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell drew Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan
– Bobby Duncum beat Baron Von Raschke
– Ken Patera beat Spike Huber
– Buck Zumhofe beat Bobby Heenan
– Brad Rheingans beat Dr X
– Tito Santana drew Rene Goulet
1983
AWA Super Sunday: St. Paul, Minnesota:
– AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel defeated Hulk Hogan by DQ
– Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon beat Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan
– Ken Patera & Jesse Ventura & Blackjack Lanza beat Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell & Rick Martel
– Jerry Lawler beat John Tolos
– Wahoo McDaniel beat Ed Boulder
– Brad Rheingans beat Tom Stone
– Joyce Grable & Wendi Richter beat Judy Martin & Velvet McIntrye
1985
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– AWA World Champion Rick Martel defeated Mr. Saito
– Steel cage match: Greg Gagne, Jim Brunzell and Jerry Blackwell defeated The Road Warriors and Paul Ellering
1989
Super Powers Clash: Tokyo, Japan:
– Big Van Vader defeated Shinya Hashimoto to win the IWGP Title tournament (Lou Thesz special referee)
– Shota Chochyashvili defeated Antonio Inoki to win the New Japan Martial Arts Title
– Naoki Sano defeated Hiro Saito to win the Young Lions League
– IWGP Tag Team Champions Super Strong Machine & George Takano defeated Hiro Hase & Shiro Koshinaka
– Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Kuniaki Kobayashi.
– Salman Hashimikov defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
– Wahka Eveleov defeated Masa Saito
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Detroit Demolition beat Ken Raper
– Frankie Lancaster drew Action Jackson
– Tony Anthony beat Chris Adams via DQ
– Jeff Jarrett beat Dutch Mantel via DQ
– Tracy Smother & John Paul beat Robert Fuller & Brian Lee via DQ
– Lord Humongous beat The Master of Pain via DQ
– Jerry Lawler beat PY Chi Hi
– Jerry Lawler beat The Samurai
– Jerry Lawler beat Mr. Devastation
– Jerry Lawler beat The Master of Pain to win the Unified World Title
1991
WWF UK Rampage: London, England
– Jim Neidhart defeated The Warlord
– Greg Valentine defeated Haku
– Ted DiBiase defeated Kerry Von Erich via countout
– The Rockers defeated The Orient Express
– Jimmy Snuka defeated The Barbarian
– Davey Boy Smith defeated The Bezerker
– Earthquake defeated Jake Roberts via countout
– WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Sgt. Slaughter
Battle Creek, Michigan:
– Brian Pillman pinned Master Blaster (Kevin Nash)
– Brad Armstrong pinned Rip Rogers
– Dustin Rhodes pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
– Big Josh pinned El Cubano
– WCW US Champion Lex Luger fought Nikita Koloff to a double count-out
– WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Dutch Mantell & Larry Zbyzsko
– Ron Simmons pinned Butch Reed
– Sting & El Gigante defeated WCW World Champion Ric Flair & WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson
1992
Hazzard, Kentucky:
– WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Ron Simmons & Big Josh
– Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Diamond Dallas Page
– Johnny B. Badd pinned Tracy Smothers
– Nikita Koloff (sub. for WCW World Champion Sting) pinned Big Van Vader
– WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton fought Rick & Scott Steiner to a double count-out
– WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
– Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko in a bunkhouse match
1993
Chilhowie, Virginia:
– Tim Horner defeated Jimmy Golden
– Robert Gibson defeated Stan Lane via disqualification
– Ricky Morton defeated Tom Pritchard
– SMW Heavyweight Champion Tracy Smothers defeated the Dirty White Boy
– Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated the Dirty White Boy & Jimmy Golden, Brian Lee & Tim Horner, and Stan Lane & Tom Prichard
Hopkinsville, Kentucky:
– Johnny B. Badd defeated Tex Slazenger
– The Barbarian defeated Robbie V (Rob Van Dam)
– Steve Regal defeated Shanghai Pierce
– Van Hammer defeated Vinnie Vegas
– Chris Benoit & Bobby Eaton defeated Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn
– WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & 2 Cold Scorpio
1994
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Ric Flair defeated Ricky Steamboat to win back the WCW World Title (title was held up)
2001
– Steve Corino defeated Mike Rapada to win the NWA title
2004
Chicago, Illinois:
– Colt Cabana & CM Punk defeated Jay & Mark Briscoe to win the Ring of Honor Tag Team Titles
2005
TNA Lockdown: Orlando, Florida:
– 3 Live Kru (Konnan and Ron Killings) defeated David Young and Lex Lovett and The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens) (with Chris Candido)
– Apolo and Sonny Siaki defeated Chris Candido and Lance Hoyt in a Six Sides of Steel Cage match
– Dustin Rhodes defeated Bobby Roode (with A-1 and Coach D’Amore)
– Shocker defeated Chris Sabin, Michael Shane (with Trinity) and Sonjay Dutt1 ina Four Man Xscape match
– Jeff Hardy defeated Raven in a Six Sides of Steel Tables match
– America’s Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) defeated Team Canada (Eric Young and Petey Williams) (with A-1) in a Six Sides
of Steel Strap match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship
– Christopher Daniels defeated Elix Skipper to retain the TNA X Division Championship
– Team Nash (B.G. James, Diamond Dallas Page and Sean Waltman) defeated Team Jarrett (Jeff Jarrett, Monty Brown and The Outlaw) in a Lethal Lockdown match
– AJ Styles defeated Abyss to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship match