On this date in pro wrestling history (10/15): X Pac wins WWF European Title, Lawler wins Southern Title


1941
Des Moines, Iowa:
– World Champion Sandor Szabo beat Earl Wampler in 2 straight falls to retain title
1951
Tampa, Florida:
– Mae Young defeated Cora Combs to become the first NWA Florida Women’s Champion
1962
Fargo, North Dakota:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Bill Miller
– Crusher beat Doug Gilbert
– Rocky Hamilton beat Jack Allen
– Moose Evans beat George Cannon
1967
Mexico City, Mexico:
– El Nazi defeated Mil Mascaras to win the Mexican Light-Heavyweight Title
1970
Tokyo, Japan:
– Akio Kyo defeated Marie Vagnone for the WWWA World Title
1971
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Ray Gunkel defeated Big John to win the Georgia TV Title
1976
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Andre The Giant won a Battle Royal
– I Quit Match: Dusty Rhodes beat Missouri Mauler
– Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson beat Raymond Rougeau & Roberto Soto
– Jos LeDuc beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq
– Mongolian Stomper beat Rick McGraw
– Ricky Steamboat beat Jim Lancaster
1979
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jerry Lawler defeated Bill Dundee to win the Southern Heavyweight Title
Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel drew Dewey Robertson
– US Champion Jimmy Snuka beat Ric Flair
– Johnny Weaver & Jay Youngblood beat The Scorpion & Brute Bernard
– The Destroyer beat Klondike Bill
1981
Jackson, Mississippi:
– The Junkyard Dog & Mike George defeated The Samoans (Afa & Sika) to win the Mid-South Wrestling Tag Team Title
1984
Memphis, Tennessee:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors beat Rick Rude & King Kong Bundy
– Jerry Lawler & Jimmy Valiant & Randy Savage beat Dirty White Boys & Phil Hickerson (sub Jimmy Hart)
– International Champion Eddie Gilbert beat Lanny Poffo
– Phil Hickerson & Kurt Von Hess beat Tojo Yamamoto & Dutch Mantel
– Rufus R Jones & Mark Ragin beat Nightmares
1985
Salt Lake City, Utah:
– Stan Hansen won battle royal
– Greg Gagne drew Nick Bockwinkel
– Brad Rheingans beat Boris Zhukov
– Stan Hansen beat Kevin Kelly
– Steve Regal beat Jerry Oski
– Jim Garvin beat Buck Zumhofe
1988
Dallas, Texas @ the Cotton Bowl:
– Texas Death Match; Kerry Von Erich beat World Class and AWA Champion Jerry Lawler by dq
– Michael Hayes & Steve Cox beat Samoan Swat Team to regain the World Class Tag Team Title
– Dog Collar Match; Terry Gordy double count out with Botswana Beast
– Kevin Von Erich beat Brian Adias by dq
– Jeff Jarrett beat Eric Embry to win the World Class Light Heavyweight Title
– Texas Champion Iceman King Parsons double count out with Kendall Windham
– Blackjack Mulligan & Bill Irwin beat Jimmy Jack Funk & Black Bart
Bayamon, Puerto Rico:
– Hurricane Castillo, Jr. & Miguelito Perez defeated Bobby Jaggers & Dan Kroffat to win the WWC Caribbean Tag Team Title
1998
Chicago, Illinois:
– X-Pac defeated D’Lo Brown to capture the WWF European Heavyweight Title