Daily Pro Wrestling History (02/14): WWF St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

1935

St. Louis, Missouri:
– Ed “Strangler” Lewis beat Jim Browning
– Otto Kuss beat Tommy Marvin
– Bronko Nagurski beat Joe Cox

1945

Des Moines, Iowa:
– World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat World Junior Heavyweight Champion Ken Fenelon 2 out of 3 falls
– Bill Kuusisto beat Jerry Meeker in 2 out of 3 falls
– Kurt Von Zuppi defeated Jim Lefkis

1957

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– “Whipper” Billy Watson and Yukon Eric wrestled The Miller Brothers, Bill and Ed to a draw
– Killer Kowalski defeated Ilio DiPaolo
– Dick Hutton and Pat O’Connor wrestled to a draw
– The Brunetti Brothers, Guy and Joe beat the Gallagher Brothers, Doc and Mike

1958

St. Joseph, Missouri:
– United States Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne and Don Curtis wrestled to a one hour draw
– Sonny Myers beat Bob Geigel by DQ
– “Baron” Von Krupp beat Danny O’Shocker
– Rip Hawk and Bull Montana went to a draw

1961

Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Gene Kiniski (a fan hit Kiniski with a chair)
– Wilbur Snyder beat Roy McClarty
– Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Nick Roberts
– Len Montana drew Jim Hady
– Joe Scarpello beat Bob Rassmussen

1974

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Reggie Parks defeated Tokyo Joe
– Don Fargo defeated Omar Atlas
Texas Death Match: Harley Race defeated Bob Brown
– Jim Brunzell & Mike George defeated Baron Scicluna & Bob Orton
– Andre the Giant & The Viking defeated Lord Alfred Hayes & Roger Kirby

1982

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Dutch Mantell defeated Jerry Lawler to win the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title

1983

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jerry Lawler dcor AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
– Terry Taylor beat Jacques Rougeau to win Southern Title
– Fabulous Ones beat Executioners by DQ
– Bobby Eaton beat Sweet Brown Sugar in a tournament final to win Mid American title

1984

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Austin Idol beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel by DQ
– Mad Dog Match, Anything Goes: Jos Leduc beat Buzz Sawyer
– Zambuie Express beat Koko Ware & Norvell Austin to win the Southern Tag Title
– Handicap Match: Dutch Mantell & Bugsy McGraw beat Randy Savage & Angelo Poffo & Jimmy Hart
– Brett Sawyer beat Rick Rude by DQ

1994

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Eddie Gilbert defeated Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified Heavyweight Title
– Brian Christopher defeated Doug Gilbert for the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title

1996

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Brian Christopher defeated Tommy Rich for the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title
– Jesse James Armstrong & Tracey Smothers defeated PG-13 for the USWA Tag Team Titles

1999

WWF St. Valentine’s Day Massacre: Memphis, Tennessee:
– Steve Austin defeated Vince McMahon in a steel cage match
– WWF World Heavyweight Champion Mankind vs. Rocky Maivia in a “Last Man Standing” match ended in a draw
– World Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett defeated Mark Henry & D’Lo Brown

2010

TNA Against All Odds: Orlando, Florida:
– The Nasty Boys defeated Team 3-D
– TNA champion AJ Styles defeated Samoa Joe to retain the title

2015

NJPW New Beginning: Sendai, Japan:
– Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish (ReDRagon) defeated Jay White & Tiger Mask IV
– Mascara Dorada, Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA defeated Kenny Omega, Nick & Matt Jackson
– NWA Junior Heavyweight Championship: Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Chase Owens
– NWA Heavyweight Championship: Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Rob Conway
– Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata defeated Tama Tonga, Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson
– Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI defeated Yujiro Takahashi & Bad Luck Fale
– NEVER Openweight Championship: Tomohiro Ishii defeated Tomoaki Honma
– IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Yuji Nagata

2021

NXT TakeOver Vengeance Day: Orlando, Florida:

– Raquel Gonzalez & Dakota Kai defeated Ember Moon & Shotzi Blackheart to win the women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

– Johnny Gargano defeated. Kushida to retain the NXT North American title

– MSK defeated The Grizzled Young Veterans to win the men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

– Io Shirai defeated Mercedes Martinez and Toni Storm in a triple threat match to retain the NXT Women’s title

– Finn Balor defeated Pete Dunne to retain the NXT Championship