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1926

St. Louis, Missouri:
– World Heavyweight Champion Joe Stecher beat Ivan Lindow

1971

Portland, Oregon:
– NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr drew Lonnie Mayne
– AWA Tag Team Champions Kurt & Karl Von Steiger beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon by DQ
– Pat O’Brien beat Haru Sasaki by DQ
– Dutch Savage drew Steven Little Bear
– Stan Stasiak beat Moose Morowski
– Tony Borne beat Bing Ki Lee
– Eric Froelich drew Bobby Nichols

1975

Green Bay, Wisconsin:
– Andre the Giant beat Baron Von Raschke by DQ
– Horst Hoffman beat Superstar Billy Graham
– Dusty Rhodes beat Buddy Wolff
– Billy Robinson beat Moose Cholak
– George Gadaski beat Kenny Jay

1976

Omaha, Nebraska:
– Chris Taylor won an 18-man $20,000 Battle Royal
– Andre The Giant beat Baron Von Raschke by DQ
– Chris Taylor beat Kim Duk
– Jos LeDuc ddq Mad Dog Vachon
– Larry Hennig beat Jimmy Valiant
– Dick Blood (Ricky Steamboat) beat Buck Zumhofe
– Scott Irwin ddq Jan Nelson

Miami Beach, Florida:
– Lights Out Match: Dusty Rhodes defeated Missouri Mauler
– Special Challenge Match: Bob Roop & Bob Orton, Jr. defeated Jack & Jerry Brisco
– Florida Title: Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Pak Song by DQ
– Southern Title: Billy Robinson defeated Bull Bullinski
– Mike Graham defeated King Curtis
– Bob Orton, Sr. defeated Ali (Ron Pope) Pasha by DQ
– Rocky Smith defeated Karl Von Steiger
– Bill Dromo drew Abe Jacobs

1977

Jacksonville, Florida:
– Ernie Ladd (sub Dusty Rhodes) defeated Superstar Billy Graham
– Handicap Match: Ernie Ladd defeated Hans Schroeder & Angelo Poffo
– The Assassin defeated Crusher Verdu
– Jerry Brisco defeated Jack Armstrong
– Kevin Sullivan defeated Pat McGinnis
– Ivan Koloff defeated Phil Mercado
– Great Mephisto defeated El (Juan Sebastian) Gaucho

1978

St. Louis, Missouri:
– Andre the Giant won a 17-man Wrestle Royal
– Terry Funk beat Black Lack Lanza
– Andre the Giant and Dick the Bruiser beat Ric Flair, Dusty Wolfe, and Baker
– Missouri Champion Dick Murdoch beat Evan Johnson
– Pat O’Connor and Rocky Johnson beat Bobby Jaggers and Bob Brown
– David Von Erich beat Doug Somers
– Kevin Sullivan and Evan Johnson defeated Alexi Smirnoff and Jack Kruger

1979

Omaha, Nebraska:
– Non Title Cage match: Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon beat AWA Tag Team Champions Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens
– Billy Robinson ddq Bobby Duncum
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Cecil DuBois & Iron Sheik
– Steve Olsonoski beat Joe Scarpello
– Doug Gilbert drew Buddy Wolff

1981

Allentown, Pennsylvania:
– The Moondogs (Rex & King) defeated Tony Garea & Rick Martel for the WWF World Tag Team Titles

1982

Shreveport, Louisiana:
– Bob Roop defeated Ted DiBiase for the Mid-South North American Heavyweight Title

Homestead, Florida:
– NWA World Title: “Nature Boy” Ric Flair defeated Mike Graham
– Hacksaw Reed & Sweet Brown Sugar defeated Kerry & David Von Erich
– El Gran Apollo & Mr. Wrestling # 2 defeated Cyclon Negro & Avalanche Tyler
– Courtesy Main Event Martial Arts Allowed: Kendo Nagasaki defeated Terry Allen & Bubba Douglas
– Easy Ed Wiskowski drew Terry Allen (sub for Don Diamond)

1986

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Paul Diamond beat Pat Rose
– Dirty Rhodes drew Jos LeDuc
– Frank Morrell beat Tony Falk
– CWA International Champ Abdul Gaddafi beat Billy Joe Travis via DQ
– Southern Tag Champs The Fantastics bet The MOD Squad
– Jerry Lawler & Dutch Mantel beat Bill Dundee & Buddy Landel

1993

Dublin, Ireland:
– Johnny B. Badd pinned Scotty Flamingo
– Van Hammer pinned Maxx Payne
– WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes fought NWA World Champion Barry Windham to a no contest
– Davey Boy Smith pinned Vinnie Vegas
– WCW TV Champion Paul Orndorff pinned Michael Hayes
– Rick Rude pinned Cactus Jack after avoiding a top rope move
– Big Van Vader defeated Sting for the WCW World Heavyweight Title

1994

Hyden, Kentucky:
– Chris Jericho & Lance Storm defeated Steven Dunn & Timothy Well
– Tracy Smothers defeated Chris Candido in a ladder match
– Bob Armstrong defeated Dick Murdoch & Jim Cornette in a handicap match
– SMW Heavyweight Champion the Dirty White Boy & the Dirty White Girl defeated Brian Lee & Tammy Fytch
– Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated SMW Tag Team Champions Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray via disqualification

Hof, Germany:
– 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Harlem Heat
– Frank Anderson defeated Alex Wright
– WCW US Champion Steve Austin defeated Johnny B. Badd
– Vader defeated Maxx Payne
– Sting & Ricky Steamboat defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma

1995

West Liberty, Kentucky:
– Boo Bradley defeated D-Lo Brown
– SMW Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Al Snow & Unabomb via DQ
– The Dirty White Boy defeated Buddy Landel
– New Jack & Mustafa defeated Tracy Smothers & Boo Bradley

1999

Tokyo, Japan:
– Koji Kanemomoto defeated Jushin Liger for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight championship

2001

Tokyo, Japan:
– Scott Norton defeated Kensuke Sasaki to win the IWGP Heavyweight championship

2002

WrestleMania X8: Toronto, Ontario, Canada:

– Kurt Angle pinned Kane

– Edge pinned Booker T

– Steve Austin pinned Scott Hall (w/ Kevin Nash)

– Rob Van Dam pinned William Regal to win the WWF Intercontinental title

– The Undertaker pinned Ric Flair in a great street fight

– WWF Tag Champs Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo beat The Acolytes, The Hardy Boyz, and The Dudley Boys in a Four-Way Elimination match

– The Rock pinned Hulk Hogan

– Triple H pinned Chris Jericho (with Stephanie McMahon) to win the Undisputed WWF title

Mexico City, Mexico:
– El Canek won the AAA Rey de Reyes Tournament, defeating Pirata Morgan, Cibernetico & Octagon