On this day in pro wrestling history (9/12): Harlem Heat win WCW Tag Titles, Triple H wins WWE World Title, Sting beats Hogan for WCW gold

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By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

1962

St. Louis, Missouri: 
– Cowboy Bob Ellis defeatd Lou Thesz by dq (Thesz was last minute sub for NWA Champ Buddy Rogers, who was injured in a brawl with Bill Miller & Karl Gotch in Columbus, Ohio dressing room)
– Johnny Valentine & Bill Dromo beat Rip Hawk & Wladek (Killer) Kowalski
– Red Bastien vs Buddy Austin went to a time limit draw
– Joe Tangaro beat Hiro Matsuda dq
– Rock Hunter beat Tom Phillips
– Ray Collins defeatd Thor Hagen

1963

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Mongolian Stomper beat Rock Hunter dq
– Larry Hamilton and Jack Allen beat John Kace and Harley Race 2 falls to 0
– Enrique Torres beat Bulldog Plechas

1970

Boston, Massachusetts:
– WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Crusher Verdi in a Texas Death match

Minneapolis, Minnesota (attendance was 5,319):
– AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson in 2 out of 3 falls 
– Blackjack Lanza beat Edouard Carpentier
– Mighty Igor Vodik beat Dave Cox
– Paul Diamond drew Big K
– Billy Howard beat Frank Hickey

1979

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Greg Gagne by countout
– Mad Dog Vachon beat Stan Hansen
– Handicap match: Billy Robinson beat Super Destroyer Mark II & Lord Alfred Hayes
– Steve Olsonoski & Paul Ellering beat Bobby Duncum & Jesse Ventura
– Peter Sandor Szabo beat Fred Peloquin
– Ron Ritchie beat George Gadaski

1982

– Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle defeated Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki in a fictitious tournament final for the NWA World Tag Team Titles.

1988

– The Samoan Swat Team (Fatu & Samu) defeated John Tatum & Jimmy Jack Funk (Jesse Barr) to win the World Class Championship Wrestling Texas Tag Team Titles.

1989

Columbia, South Carolina:
– At the Clash of Champions, NWA World Tag Team Champions The Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes) defeated Rick & Scott Steiner
– United States Champion Lex Luger defeated Tommy Rich
– Sting & Ric Flair defeated Dick Slater & The Great Muta via disqualification

1999

Winston-Salem, North Carolina:
– At WCW Fall Brawl, Harlem Heat defeated Barry & Kendall Windham to win the WCW World Tag Team Title
– Sid Vicious defeated Chris Benoit to win the United States Title
– Sting defeated Hulk Hogan to win the WCW World Heavyweight Title.

2003

– Takashi Sugiara defeated Michael Modest in Tokyo, Japan to win the Pro Wrestling Noah Junior Heavyweight Title.

2004

Portland, Oregon:
– Triple H defeated Randy Orton to win the Raw World Title at the Vengeance PPV
– Chris Benoit & William Regal defeated Ric Flair & Batista
– Chris Jericho defeated Christian in a Ladder Match to win the vacant Intercontinental Title

2013

– AJ Styles defeated Austin Aries
– Brutus Magnus defeated Bobby Roode
– Bully Ray defeated Mr. Anderson in a Last Man Standing match to retain the TNA Title.
– AJ Styles defeated Brutus Magnus in a Bound for Glory Series final.