On this day in pro wrestling history (9/13): Vince McMahon wins WWF title, Bruno vs. Kowalski stretcher match

By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

1955

Minneapolis, Minnesota: Attendance 2,818

-Ike Eakins beat Kinji Shibuya

-Adrian Baillargeon beat Mike DiBiase

-Nick Roberts beat Bearcat Wright

-Oni Wiki Wiki beat Joe Dusek

-Red Bastien beat Jim Siksay

1963

Denver, Colorado:

-AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Fritz Von Erich

1968

Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Attendance 3,880

-AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Dr X

-Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat the Crusher & Bill Watts

-Billy Red Lyons beat Big K

-Chris Markoff beat Mike Bowyer

 1970

– Bepo Mongol (aka Nikolai Volkoff) defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via countout at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

 1974

– WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Killer Kowalski in a Stretcher Match in the Boston Garden in Massachusetts.

Atlanta, Georgia: 

– Harley Race defeated Mr. Wrestling II to win the Georgia Heaveyweight Title

1985

Landover, Maryland:

– Junkyard Dog won a 21-man Battle Royal

1996

ECW Arena:

– The Eliminators & Brian Lee defeated Tommy Dreamer, Terry Gordy & Steve Williams

– ECW World Heavyweight Champion Raven defeated Pitbull #2

– ECW World Television Champion Shane Douglas defeated Louie Spicolli

1997

Winston-Salem, North Carolina:

– Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Jericho to win the WCW Cruiserweight Title

– The NWO (Buff Bagwell, Kevin Nash, Syxx & Konnan) defeated The Four Horsemen (Chris Benoit, Steve McMichael, Ric Flair & Curt Hennig) in a WarGames match.

– Lex Luger & Diamond Dallas Page defeated Scott Hall & Randy Savage in a No Disqualification match

1998

– On a live edition of Nitro from Greenville, South Carolina, Billy Kidman defeated Juventud Guerrera for the WCW Cruiserweight Title.

1999

– At a taping of Smackdown in Las Vegas, Nevada, Vince McMahon defeated Triple H for the WWF World Heavyweight Title

2003

-Shane Douglas defeated D’Lo Brown in Belleville, Michigan to win the Border City Wrestling Can-Am Title.

2008

Tokyo, Japan:

– Bryan Danielson defeated ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness in a non-title match

– Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black defeated Jay & Mark Briscoe to retain the ROH World Tag Team Titles.

2009

WWE Breaking Point PPV:

– John Cena defeated Randy Orton in an I Quit Match to win the WWE Championship

– Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes defeated Shawn Michaels & Triple H in a Submissions Count Anywhere match.

– CM Punk defeated The Undertaker in a submissions match.