On this day in pro wrestling history (9/23): Kurt Angle beats Steve Austin for WWF title, Christian wins WWF I-C gold
1961
Detroit, Michigan:
– Dick The Bruiser defeated Verne Gagne to win the United States championship in a Best of Three Falls match
1965
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Penalty Box rules match, North American tag team champions, Bob Geigel and Bob Brown beat Mongolian Stomper and The Ox
– Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Corsica Joe
– Sonny Myers beat Jerry Miller
– Thor Hagen beat Bulldog Plechas
1968
Orlando, Florida:
– Nick Kozack defeated Johnny Valentine for the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
1972
Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
– George Gordienko defeated Beautiful Brutus
– Kendo Nagasaki defeated Geoff Portz to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight championship
1974
Orlando, Florida:
– NWA World Champion Jack Brisco beat Bill Watts
– Bob Armstrong (substituting for Ron Fuller) & Tony Charles beat The Hollywood Blondes, Buddy Roberts & Jerry Brown
– Bob Armstrong beat Greg Valentine
– Jerry Brisco beat Dick Slater
1975
Des Moines, Iowa:
– NWA World Title match, Jack Brisco defeated Ed Wiskoski
– Baron Von Raschke defeated Pat O’Conner
– Akio Sato & Jerry Oates beat Jesse Ventura & Palmer
1979
Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Canadian Title Match, AWA Title not on the line; Canadian Champion Dewey Robertson beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
– US Champion Jimmy Snuka beat Ricky Steamboat
– Andre The Giant beat Ken Patera dq
– Jay Youngblood & Pedro Morales beat Swede Hanson & John Studd
1982
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– Non Title match, Dino Bravo & Rick Martel beat AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell
– AWA Champion Otto Wanz beat Nick Bockwinkel
– Adrian Adonis beat Baron Von Raschke
– Bobby Heenan beat Ray Stevens dq
– Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum no contest Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan
1983
Houston, Texas:
– Non Title Match, Junk Yard Dog beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
– Butch Reed beat Dusty Rhodes dq
– Hacksaw Duggan & Steve Williams beat King Kong Bundy & One Man Gang
– Missing Link beat Magnum TA
1984
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– WWF champion Hulk Hogan & Mad Dog Vachon defeated George Steele & Big John Studd (substituting for Jesse Ventura)
– Pat Patterson & Michael Hayes defeated The Moondogs. This bout replaced Fabulous Freebirds vs. Spoiler & Moondogs
– WWF Intercontinental champion Tito Santana defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification
1986
Tokyo, Japan:
– Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura defeated Akira Maeda & Osamu Kido to win the IWGP Tag Team Title
Portland, Oregon:
– Road Warriors beat Bruiser Brody & Rip Oliver dq
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Curt Hennig dq
– Sgt. Slaughter beat Abudda Dein
1987
Los Angeles, California:
– NWA Western States Heritage Champion Barry Windham defeated Rick Steiner
– Terry Taylor & Eddie Gilbert defeated Sting & Shane Douglas
– UWF Champion Steve Williams defeated Black Bart
– NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated NWA World TV Champion Nikita Koloff
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Ron Garvin to a no contest
1990
Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico:
– Rick Valentine & Eric Embry defeated Hurricane Castillo Jr. & Miguelito Perez to win the WWC Caribbean Tag Team Title
1994
Las Vegas, Nevada:
– Danny Spivey beat Johnny Ace to win the first UWF Americas Title
– Candi Divine pinned Tina Moretti to win vacant UWF Women’s Title
– The Killer Bees beat Warlord & Power Warrior (Larry Power) to win the first UWF Tag Title
– UWF champ Steve Williams beat Sid Vicious via dq
1996
Hershey, Pennsylvania:
– During a Raw taping, Marc Mero defeated Faarooq to win a tournament for the Intercontinental Title
Japan:
– Kensuke Sasaki defeated Shiro Koshinaka in the finals of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s “Japan-U.S. All Star Tournament”
– Sasaki defeated Lex Luger, Ric Flair, and Scott Norton to reach the finals, while Koshinaka beat Hugh Morrus, Sting, and Shinya Hashimoto to reach the finals
1998
Yokohama, Japan:
– Scott Norton defeated Yuji Nagata for the vacant IWGP Heavyweight Title
2000
Newport, Delaware:
– Inferno Kid defeats JJ The Ring Crew Guy for the ECWA Heavyweight Title
2001
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
– Kurt Angle defeated Steve Austin to win the WWF World Heavyweight Title
– Christian defeated Edge to win the Intercontinental Title
– Rhyno defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri for the United States Title
2002
– Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito defeated Takeshi Rikio & Takeshi Morishima for the Global Honored Crown Tag Team Title
– Mitsuharu Misawa defeated Yoshihiro Takayama to win the Global Honored Crown Heavyweight Title
2003
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– Yoshihiro Tajiri defeated Rey Mysterio to win the WWE Cruiserweight Title