On this date in pro wrestling history (9/16): Harley Race wins Missouri title, Brock Lesnar wins WWE title
By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com
1965
Kansas City, Kansas:
– North American Tag Team Champions, Bob Geigel and Bob Brown beat Mongolian Stomper and The Ox by dq
– Jerry Miller beat Jim Grabmire 2 falls to 1
– Bulldog Plechas drew Thor Hagen
– Corsica Joe beat Paul Caruso
1966
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon went to a double countout with Wilbur Snyder
– Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Doug Gilbert & Billy Red Cloud
– Chris Markoff drew Ron Reed
– Dale Lewis beat Joe Tomasso
– Jim Raschke beat Johnny Kace (Raschke’s professional debut)
1967
Chicago, Illinois:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher
– Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo
– Johnny Valentine beat Moose Cholak dq
– Dr X beat Rene Goulet
– Dr Moto beat Bob Boyer
– Blackjack Lanza beat Al Kashey
1972
St. Louis, Missouri:
– Harley Race defeated Pak Song in a tournament final to become the first ever NWA Missouri Champion
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Larry Hennig & Dusty Rhodes 2/3
– Wahoo McDaniel beat Ivan Koloff dq
– Dr X beat Higo Hamaguchi
– Rene Goulet drew Don Muraco
– Ramon Torres beat Big K
1978
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a Stretcher Match
1982
Oakland, California:
– Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens drew AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell
– AWA Champion Otto Wanz beat Nick Bockwinkel
– Rick Martel beat Ken Patera dq
– Jesse Ventura beat Baron Von Raschke
– Adrian Adonis beat Buck Zumhofe
1994
Knoxville, Tennessee:
– SMW Tag Team Champions The Rock N’ Roll Express defeated The Gangstas. However, New Jack & Mustafa would later threaten to sue SMW, saying tape of the match proves that they should have won the belts. As a result, Smoky Mountain Wrestling awarded the titles to the Gangstas
1995
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– The Pitbulls defeated Raven & Steven Richards in a two out of three falls Dog Collar match to win the ECW World Tag Team Championship
– Rey Misterio Jr. (now Rey Mysterio) defeated Psicosis
2002
Tokyo, Japan:
– Low Ki defeated Spanky on a Zero-One event to win the NWA International Light Heavyweight Title
2003
Raleigh, North Carolina:
– Eddie & Chavo Guerrero defeated Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas for the WWE Tag Team Championship
Brock Lesnar defeated Kurt Angle in a 60-minute Ironman match to win the WWE World Title, 5 falls to 4
2006
New York City:
– The Kings of Wrestling, Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli defeated Austin Aries and Roderick Strong to win the ROH Tag Team championship
2007
– At the Unforgiven PPV, Batista defeated the Great Khali and Rey Mysterio Jr to win the World Title
– Randy Orton defeated WWE Champion John Cena by dq
– The Undertaker defeated Mark Henry
2010
– Jay Lethal defeated Doug Williams to win the TNA X Division Title
2012
At the Night of Champions PPV in Boston, Massachusetts:
– Daniel Bryan and Kane won the WWE Tag Team Championship from R-Truth and Kofi Kingston
– Eve Torres defeated Layla to win the WWE Divas Championship
– US Champion Antonio Cesaro defeated Zach Ryder