Daily Pro Wrestling History (09/19): Rick Rude wins WCW International title
1956
Mobile, Alabama:
– The Great Malenko defeated Herb Welch to win the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title
1969
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Joe Scarpa (aka Chief Jay Strongbow) defeated Paul DeMarco to win the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title
1975
St. Louis, Missouri:
– Dick the Bruiser won a Texas Death Match from Harley Race with the Missouri title not at stake
– Rocky Johnson and Jerry Oates defeated Jim and John Valiant
– Pat O’Connor draw Dick Murdoch
– Red Bastien defeated Chuck O’Connor via DQ
– Stan Stasiak defeated Ronnie Etchison
– Bobby Heenan and Tank Patton defeated Prince Tapu and Don Wayt
1980
Shreveport, Louisiana:
– The Grappler defeated Ted DiBiase to win the Mid-South North American Heavyweight Title
1981
Landover, Maryland:
– WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele in a Texas Death Match at the Capital Center
1982
Charlotte, North Carolina:
– Jos LeDuc defeated Jimmy Valiant to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Title
1985
Baltimore, Maryland:
– NWA Champion Ric Flair beat Magnum TA
– Rock & Roll Express beat Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khrushchev by DQ
– Dusty Rhodes drew Nikita Koloff
– Larry Zbyszko & Nick Bockwinkel beat Sgt. Slaughter & Greg Gagne by DQ
– Ronnie Garvin no contest Black Bart
– Brad Rheingans beat Kevin Kelly
Wally Karbo Tribute Card: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Boris Zhukov by DQ
– Jerry Blackwell beat Michael Hayes
– Tom Zenk & Curt Hennig beat Bill Irwin & Scott Irwin
– Jim Garvin beat Buck Zumhofe
– Baron Von Raschke beat Buddy Roberts
1986
Fukuoka, Japan:
– Shiro Koshinaka defeated Nobuhiko Takada for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
Ponce, Puerto Rico:
– Ron Starr defeated Invader I to win the WWC Television champion
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin defeated JJ Dillon
– Baron Von Raschke defeated Jimmy Garvin via disqualification
– Arn Anderson defeated Jimmy Valiant
– Dick Murdoch defeated Shaska Whatley
– Tully Blanchard defeated Magnum TA via disqualification
– NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes via disqualification
– The Road Warriors & Paul Ellering defeated NWA US Champion Nikita Koloff, Ivan Koloff, & Krusher Kruschev
1988
Memphis, Tennessee:
– AWA Champion Jerry Lawler ddq Kerry Von Erich
– Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes & Steve Cox to regain Texas Tag titles
– Brickhouse Brown & Jeff Jarrett & Bill Dundee beat Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden & Phil Hickerson
– AWA TV Champion Ronnie Garvin drew Robert Gibson
– AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond beat RPMs
– Rock & Roll Express & Sgt. Slaughter beat Soldat Ustinov & Teijo Kahn & Colonel DeBeers
– Tommy Rich ddq Jimmy Valiant
– AWA Women’s Champion Madusa Meceli beat Magnificent Mimi by DQ
1991
Nashville, Tennessee:
– Big Josh & Tracy Smothers defeated the Diamond Studd & Oz
– Richard Morton fought Brian Pillman to a draw
– Bobby Eaton defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification
– Dustin Rhodes pinned Terrance Taylor
– Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
– PN News pinned Thomas Rich
– WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyzsko fought Rick Steiner & Bill Kazmaier to a double count-out
– WCW World Champion Lex Luger pinned Barry Windham
1992
Johnson City, Tennessee:
– Mike Sampson pinned Pat Rose
– Tim Horner pinned Joe Cazana
– SMW Champ The Dirty White Boy pinned Dixie Dynamite
– Brian Lee beat Killer Kyle via DQ
– SMW Tag Champs The Heavenly Bodies (Lane & Pritchard) beat The Fantastics (Fultons)
– The Rock-n-Roll Express beat Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden in a stretcher match
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– Erik Watts defeated Mark Canterbury
– Van Hammer defeated Diamond Dallas Page
– Barry Windham defeated the Barbarian
– Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Greg Valentine & Dick Slater
– WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated the Super Invader
– Dustin Rhodes defeated Vinnie Vegas
– Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated Jake Roberts & WCW US Champion Rick Rude
– WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
– WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated Steve Austin
Yokohama, Japan:
– Atsushi Onita defeated Tiger Jeet Singh for the WWA World Martial Arts Heavyweight Title
1993
WCW Fall Brawl: Houston, Texas:
– Erik Watts defeated Bobby Eaton
– Lord Steven Regal (w/ Sir William) pinned WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat to win the title
– Charlie Norris pinned Big Sky
– 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Paul Orndorff & the Equalizer
– Ice Train pinned Shanghai Pierce (w/ Tex Slazenger)
– The Nasty Boys (w/ Missy Hyatt) defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Paul Roma to win the titles
– Cactus Jack pinned Yoshi Kwan (w/ Harley Race)
– Rick Rude defeated Ric Flair to win the WCW International World Heavyweight Title
– Sting, Davey Boy Smith, Dustin Rhodes & The Shockmaster defeated Sid Vicious, Vader & Harlem Heat in a War Games match
1994
Cookville, Tennessee:
– Lance Storm pinned Killer Kyle
– Chris Candido pinned Brian Lee
– SMW Champ The Dirty White Boy beat Bruiser Bedlam via DQ
– SMW Tag Champs The Rock-n-Roll Express beat The Gangstas
– Brian Lee won a battle royal
1999
ECW Anarchy Rulz: Villa Park, Illinois:
– Danny Doring and Roadkill (with Miss Congeniality) defeated Billy Wiles and C.W. Anderson Tag team match
– Lance Storm (with Dawn Marie) defeated Jerry Lynn
– Jazz defeated Tom Marquez (with Simon Diamond) by disqualification
– Chris Chetti and Nova fought Simon Diamond and Tony DeVito to a no-contest
– Yoshihiro Tajiri defeated Super Crazy and Little Guido (with Sal E. Graziano)
– Justin Credible (with Jason) defeated Sabu (with Bill Alfonso)
– Mike Awesome (with Judge Jeff Jones) defeated Masato Tanaka and Taz in a Three-Way Dance to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship
– Tommy Dreamer and Raven (with Francine) defeated Rhino and Steve Corino (with Jack Victory) to retain the ECW World Tag Team Championship
– Rob Van Dam (with Bill Alfonso) defeated Balls Mahoney to retain the ECW World Television Championship
2008
Boston, Massachusetts:
– Nigel McGuiness defeated Roderick Strong to retain the ROH World Title
– Kevin Steen & El Generico defeated Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black to win the ROH World Tag Team Title
2010
WWE Night of Champions: Chicago, Illinois:
– John Morrison pinned Ted Dibiase Jr.
– WWE IC Champion Dolph Ziggler (w/ Vickie Guerrero) pinned Kofi Kingston
– The Big Show pinned CM Punk
– Daniel Bryan defeated WWE US Champion Mike Mizanin (w/ Alex Riley) via submission to win the title
– WWE Women’s Champion Michelle McCool pinned WWE Divas Champion Melina in a lumberjack unification match
– World Heavyweight Champion Kane pinned the Undertaker in a no holds barred match
– Cody Rhodes & Drew McIntyre defeated WWE Tag Team Champions David Hart Smith & Tyson Kidd (w/ Natalya Neidhart), Jimmy & Jey Uso (w/Tamina), Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov, and Evan Bourne & Mark Henry to win the titles in tag team turmoil match
– Randy Orton defeated WWE World Champion Sheamus, John Cena, Chris Jericho, Edge, and Wade Barrett in an elimination match to win the title