Daily Pro Wrestling History (07/01): Ric Flair stripped of WCW World title
1933
Des Moines, Iowa:
– John Pesek beat Henry Graber in 2 straight falls
– Alan Eustace drew Abe Kashey
1934
Waterloo, Iowa:
– Bronko Nagurski beat Earl Wampler (Wampler was a late substitute for Ray Steele)
1940
Des Moines, Iowa:
– World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown defeated Allen Lovelock
1942
Des Moines, Iowa:
– World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown defeated Ray Steele 2 falls to 0
– Tom Zaharias beat Carlos Rodriquez 2 falls to 0
– Jack Kennedy and Cowboy Luttrall went to a 30 minute draw
1949
Mexico City, Mexico:
– Cavernario Galindo defeated Tarzan Lopez for the Mexico National Light Heavyweight Title
1950
– Leo Wallick defeated Bob Cummings to win the Pacific Coast Wrestling Junior Heavyweight Title
1958
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Fritz Von Erich and Hans Hermann defeated Doc and Mike Gallagher for the Minneapolis version of the NWA World Tag Team Titles
1961
Reynoldsburg, Ohio:
– Steve Stanlee defeated Frankie Talaber to win the Ohio Heavyweight Title
1962
Osaka, Japan:
– Rikidozan and Toyonobori defeated Mike Sharpe and Buddy Austin to win the JWA All Asia Tag Team Titles
1965
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Cowboy Bob Ellis and Sonny Myers beat Bob Geigel and Dutch Savage
– Johnny Valentine drew Pat O’Connor
1966
Hiroshima, Japan:
– Michiaki Yoshimura and Giant Baba defeated Killer Karl Kox and Eddie Graham to win the JWA All Asia Tag Team Titles
Sydney, Australia:
– Mark Lewin and Dominic DeNucci defeated Larry Hennig and Harley Race to win the International Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Titles
Monterrey, Mexico
– Rene Guajardo defeated Jerry London to win the NWA World Middleweight Title
1967
Chattanooga, Tennessee:
– Tamaya Soto and Great Yamaha (Kantaro Hoshino) defeated Billy and Jimmy Hines for the Mid-America version of the NWA World Tag Team Titles
1968
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
– Abdullah the Butcher and Armand Hussein defeated Don Leo Jonathan and Haystacks Calhoun to win the Vancouver version of the NWA Canadian Tag Team Titles
1970
Honolulu, Hawaii:
– Billy Robinson and Johnny Barend defeated Pedro Morales and Bing Ki Lee for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles
Mobile, Alabama:
– The Mysterious Medic defeated Bob Kelly to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title
Lubbock, Texas:
– Bull Ramos defeated Terry Funk for the NWA Western States Heavyweight Title
1971
Tokyo, Japan:
– Patty O’Hara and Texas Red defeated Jumbo Miyamoto and Aiko Kyo for the WWWA World Tag Team Titles
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Sputnik Monroe defeated Len Rossi to win the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Bob Ellis & Rufus R. Jones & The Viking defeated Buddy Austin & Bob Orton & Tor Kamata via DQ
– Harley Race defeated Baron Von Raschke in three falls
Jacksonville, Florida:
– Bobby Duncum defeated Bob Roop for the NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Title
1972
Chattanooga, Tennessee:
– Len Rossi and Bearcat Brown defeated Don and Al Greene for the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Titles
– Sputnik Monroe and Tommy Gilbert defeated Ron and Don Wright to win the NWA Tennessee Tag Team Titles
Tokyo, Japan:
– Sarah Lee defeated Aiko Kyo to win the WWWA World Singles Title
1973
Green Bay, Wisconsin:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat The Crusher & Wahoo McDaniel in 2 out of 3 falls
– Billy Robinson beat Lars Anderson by DQ
– Ivan Koloff beat Ken Patera
– Geoff Portz beat Rene Goulet
1976
Dixon, Illinois:
– Larry Hennig & Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Nick Bockwinkel & Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum
– Baron Von Raschke beat Bull Bullinski
– Buddy Wolff beat Buck Zumhofe
– Peter Maivia beat George Gadaski
1977
Los Angeles, California:
– Texas Red (Red Bastien) defeated Mando Guerrero for the NWA Americas Heavyweight Title
1978
Caguas, Puerto Rico:
– Invader I defeated Dick Steinborn to win the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Title
Monterrey, Mexico:
– El Nazi defeated Raul Mata for the Mexico National Heavyweight Title
1979
Green Bay, Wisconsin:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon beat Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Duncum
– Greg Gagne beat Ray Stevens on a reverse decision by DQ
– Super Destroyer Mark II beat Billy Robinson
– Paul Ellering drew Jesse Ventura
1980
Amarillo, Texas:
– Mr. Hito and Mr. Sakurada defeated Kevin and Kerry Von Erich to win the vacant World Class American Tag Team Titles
1984
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Ron Garvin defeated Jake Roberts for the NWA World Television Title
– The Spoiler defeated Brad Armstrong to win the NWA National Heavyweight Title
San Antonio, Texas:
– Killer Brooks defeated Bobby Jaggers to win the Southwest Championship Wrestling Southwest Heavyweight Title
1987
Lakeland, Florida: (The start of the Great American Bash tour)
– The Cuban Connection defeated Bill & Randy Mulkey
– Ron Simmons defeated the Tahitian Prince
– Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts defeated the MOD Squad
– Florida Tag Team Champions Mike Graham & Steve Keirn defeated the Sheepherders via disqualification
– NWA US Champion Nikita Koloff defeated Lex Luger
– Blackjack Mulligan, Bugsy McGraw, & Ed Gantner defeated Dory Funk Jr., Sir Oliver Humperdink, & the Black Assassin in a bunkhouse match
– Florida Heavyweight Champion Mike Rotunda defeated the Barbarian
– Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match by DQ
1988
Dallas, Texas:
– Kevin and Kerry Von Erich defeated Iceman Parsons and Terry Taylor for the World Class Tag Team Titles
Norfolk, Virginia:
– Bugsy McGraw & the Italian Stallion defeated Tiger Conway Jr. & Rip Morgan
– Ron Garvin defeated Larry Zbyszko
– Ivan Koloff, Rick Steiner, & the Russian Assassins defeated the Mighty Wilbur, Brad Armstrong, & Tim Horner
– Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated the Sheepherders
– Jimmy Garvin defeated Kevin Sullivan in a Prince of Darkness match
– NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Steve Williams via disqualification
– Nikita Koloff defeated Al Perez in a Russian chain match
– NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers defeated Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane in a handicap bunkhouse match
– Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA Tag Team Champion Tully Blanchard in an I Quit match
– Sting, Lex Luger, & the Road Warriors defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA US Champion Barry Windham, NWA Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson, & JJ Dillon in a steel cage match
1989
Charlotte, North Carolina:
– Brian Pillman pinned Bill Irwin
– The New Zealand Militia defeated the Ding Dongs
– Norman pinned Steve Casey
– Sid Vicious & Dan Spivey defeated Randy Rose & Ranger Ross
– Terry Gordy pinned Dick Murdoch
– The Great Muta defeated Eddie Gilbert via count-out in a Dragon Shi match
– Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotunda in an elimination tag team match
– Rick Steiner won a 2-ring battle royal by last eliminating Norman
– Sting defeated Terry Funk via disqualification
– Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin via disqualification
– The Samoan Swat Team defeated the Road Warriors via disqualification
– NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned Ricky Steamboat
Omiya, Japan:
– Joe Malenko won the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title by defeating Mitsuo Momota
1990
Cincinnati, Ohio:
– The Starblazer defeated Barry Horowitz
– Tommy Rich defeated Dutch Mantell
– Paul Orndorff defeated NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson in a non-title match
– Mike Rotunda defeated Buddy Landell
– Rick & Scott Steiner defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Doom in a non-title match
– NWA US Champion Lex Luger & the Junkyard Dog defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Arn Anderson
Farmland, Tennessee:
– Tommy Rich defeated Barry Horowitz
– The Starblazer defeated Dutch Mantell
– Mike Rotunda defeated Buddy Landell
– Rick & Scott Steiner defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Doom via disqualification
– Paul Orndorff defeated NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson in a non-title match
– Sting & NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Barry Windham
1991
– WCW (Jim Herd) fired Ric Flair and stripped him of the WCW World Heavyweight Title after a contract dispute
1992
Macon, Georgia: (Start of the Great American Bash tour)
– Johnny B. Badd pinned WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Scotty Flamingo in a non-title match
– Terry Taylor & Bobby Eaton defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
– Dustin Rhodes pinned Greg Valentine
– Ricky Steamboat pinned Cactus Jack
– Barry Windham pinned WCW TV Champion Steve Austin in a non-title match
– Ron Simmons pinned Super Invader
– WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner fought Terry Gordy & Steve Williams to a 30-minute draw
– WCW World Champion Sting pinned Arn Anderson
– WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Nikita Koloff via disqualification
1994
SMW Summer Blast: Knoxville, Tennessee:
– Chris Jericho & Lance Storm defeated Well Dunn in a penalty box match
– Bambi, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Tammy Fytch, Chris Candido, & Brian Lee
– Terry & Dory Funk Jr. (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Scott & Steve Armstrong
– Tracy Smothers pinned Bruiser Bedlam (w/ Jim Cornette) in a dock fight match (after the match, Terry & Dory Funk Jr. double teamed Smothers until Bob Armstrong ran out with a weapon and cleared the ring)
– The Dirty White Boy defeated Bruiser Bedlam (sub. for SMW Heavyweight Champion Jake Roberts) in a steel cage match
Dallas, Texas:
– Chris Adams defeated Rod Price to win the GWF North American Heavyweight Title
Tokyo, Japan:
– Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Yuji Nagata defeated Tokimitsu Ishizawa & Shinjiro Ohtani
– Akira Nogami & Takayuki Iizuka defeated Hiro Saito & Norio Honaga
– Black Cat, American Love Machine, & Black Tiger defeated 2 Cold Scorpio, Jushin Liger, & El Samurai
– Osamu Kido defeated Kengo Kimura
– Yoshiaki Fujiwara defeated Akitoshi Saito
– Kensuke Sasaki defeated Tatsutoshi Goto
– The Great Muta & Masahiro Chono defeated Max Moon & WCW TV Champion Lord Steve Regal
– Kuniaki Kobayashi, Great Kabuki, & Shiro Koshinaka defeated Tadao Yasuda, Riki Choshu, & Tatsumi Fujinami
– The Nasty Boys defeated Shinya Hashimoto & Hiroshi Hase
1995
Barbourville, Kentucky:
– The Headbangers defeated Bobby Blaze & Larry Santo
– Boo Bradley defeated Killer Kyle in a falls count anywhere match
– Tracy Smothers & the Dirty White Boy defeated the Headbangers
– SMW Heavyweight Champion Buddy Landel fought Brad Armstrong to a no contest (the title was declared vacant after the match)
– Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated SMW Tag Team Champions Al Snow & Unabom in a steel cage match
1996
Memphis, Tennessee;
– Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee defeated Flex Kavana (The Rock) and Bart Sawyer to win the USWA Tag Team Titles
2000
San Antonio, Texas:
– The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) defeated Rudy Boy Gonzalez and Bonecrusher to win the Texas Wrestling Alliance Tag Team Titles
2003
Rochester, New York:
– Team Angle (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas) defeated Eddie Guerrero and Tajiri to win the WWE Tag Team Titles
2017
NJPW G1 Special: Long Beach, California:
– Rocky Romero & Baretta & Will Ospreay & Mark & Jay Briscoe beat Young Bucks & Marty Scurll & Yujiro Takahashi & Bad Luck Fale
– Seiya Sanada & Evil & Bushi & Hiromu Takahashi beat Jushin Liger & Volador Jr. & Titan & Dragon Lee
– Jay Lethal pinned Hangman Page in the first round of the U.S. title tournament
– Zack Sabre Jr. beat Juice Robinson in the first round of the U.S. title tournament
– Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kushida & Jay White & David Finlay beat Billy Gunn & Yoshitatsu & Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka
– War Machine (Ray Rowe & Hanson) beat Tama Tonga & Tanga Roa to retain the IWGP tag team titles
– Tomohiro Ishii pinned Tetsuya Naito in a U.S. title tournament match
– Kenny Omega pinned Michael Elgin in a U.S. title tournament match
– Kazuchika Okada pinned Cody to retain the IWGP title