Daily Pro Wrestling History (02/03): The Mega Powers explode
1962
Tokyo, Japan:
- Luther Lindsay and Ricky Waldo defeated Rikidozan and Toyonobori to win the JWA All Asia Tag Team Titles
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
- AWA Champion Mr. M beat Larry Hennig 2 out of 3 falls
- Duke Hoffman beat Karl Von Schober by DQ
- Tiny Mills beat Don Kramer
- Don Jardine (The Spoiler) beat Strangler Jackie O'Dell
1965
Mobile, Alabama:
- Bobby and Lee Fields defeated Terry Garvin and Chin Lee to win the Gulf Coast NWA Southern Tag Team Titles
1967
Atlanta, Georgia:
- Enrique and Ramón Torres won the Georgia NWA World Tag Team Titles from Butcher and Mad Dog Vachon
Lafayette, Louisiana:
- Danny Little Bear defeated Jack Dalton for the NWA Gulf Coast Louisiana Heavyweight Title
1968
Tokyo, Japan:
- Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki defeated Crusher Lisowski and Dr. Bill Miller to win the NWA International Tag Team Titles
1970
Tampa, Florida:
- NWA World Title: Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Missouri Mauler
- Brass Knuckles Title: Danny Miller defeated Mr. Saito
- Bronko Lubich & Chris Markoff defeated Sam Steamboat & Louie Tillet
- Jack Brisco & Sailor Art Thomas defeated Mephisto & Dante by DQ
- Bob Orton defeated Cyclon Negro
- Buddy Fuller & Bob Roop defeated Duke Keomuka & Skull Von Stroheim
Hiroshima, Japan:
- AWA Champion Verne Gagne drew Strong Kobayashi
- Great Kusatsu & Thunder Sukiyama beat Michael Nador & Monster Rousimoff (Andre the Giant) to win IWA World Tag Titles
1972
Kansas City, Kansas:
- Bob Orton & Benny Ramirez fought The Viking & Steve Bolus to a draw
- Rufus R. Jones defeated Blackjack Black
- Black Angus defeated Terry Martin
- Danny Little Bear & Baron Von Raschke defeated Chati Yokuchi & Yasu Fuji in three falls
- Harley Race defeated Omar Atlas in three falls
1973
- Johnny Powers defeated Karl Von Krupp to win the NWF North American Heavyweight Title
Sarasota, Florida:
- Southern Title: Mark Lewin defeated Buddy Colt
- Florida Title: Jack Brisco defeated Gorgeous George, Jr.
- Florida Tag Titles: Big Bad John & Tim Woods defeated Chris Markoff & Blackjack Slade
- Phil Robley & Dick Slater drew Roberto Soto & Kevin Sullivan
1976
Raleigh, North Carolina:
- The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene and Ole Anderson) defeated Rufus R. Jones and Wahoo McDaniel to win the NWA World Tag Team Titles
Mobile, Alabama;
- Eddie Sullivan defeated Bob Sweetan to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title
1977
Kansas City, Kansas:
- Giant Baba & Tenyru drew with Pat O'Conner & Akio Sato
- Bulldog Bob Brown defeated "DI" Bob Slaughter (Sgt.)
- Ernie Ladd beat Ted Oates
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
- The Crusher beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel by DQ
- Non Title: Larry Hennig & Ray Stevens beat AWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum
- Peter Maivia beat Angelo Mosca
- Jim Brunzell double count out Pedro Morales
- Greg Gagne beat Roger Kirby
- Super Destroyer beat Billy Francis
- Moose Morowski beat Iron Sheik
1980
Kansas City, Kansas:
- Bruiser Brody and Ernie Ladd defeated Jerry and Ted Oates to win the vacant NWA Central States Tag Team Titles in a one night tournament final
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
- Non Title Cage match: The Crusher beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
- Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura beat Mad Dog Vachon & Greg Gagne
- Steve Olsonoski beat Jerry Blackwell by DQ
- Super Destroyer Mark II beat Super Destroyer Mark III
- Chris Markoff drew Buck Zumhofe
1983
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
- Cage match: AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan
- AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Rick Martel
- Ken Patera beat Steve O
- Wahoo McDaniel beat Bobby Duncum
- Jesse Ventura beat Buck Zumhofe
- Baron Von Raschke beat Rene Goulet
1984
Dallas, Texas:
- David Von Erich defeated Michael Hayes to win the NWA United National Heavyweight Title
1986
Memphis, Tennessee:
- Tojo Yamamoto beat Mr. X
- Larry Hamilton beat Tony Falk in two straight falls
- Billy Joe Travis & Frank Morrell beat Pat Rose & Tom Branch
- Dirty Rhodes beat Buddy Landel to win the Mid-America Title
- Rick Casey beat Dutch Mantel to win the CWA International Title
- Billy Joe Travis & Tommy Rogers beat Bill Dundee & Abdul Gadaffi
- Dutch Mantel & Bill Dundee beat Dirty Rhodes & Rick Casey
1987
Memphis, Tennessee:
- Austin Idol beat Billy Joe Travis
- Jeff Jarrett beat Boy Tony
- Big Bubba beat Tracy Smothers
- Soul Train Jones beat Tommy Rich
- The Hunter beat Paul Diamond
- Goliath beat Pat Tanaka
- Alan West beat Tarzan Goto
- Jeff Jarrett beat Big Bubba
- Soul Train Jones beat The Hunter
- Goliath beat Alan West
- Austin Idol beat Jeff Jarrett
- Soul Train Jones beat Goliath
- The Fabulous Ones NC The Sheepherders
- Austin Idol beat Soul Train Jones to win the vacant Southern Title
1989
WWF Main Event: Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
- Andre the Giant (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Jake Roberts
- Jacques & Raymond Rougeau (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart
- Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty
- Brutus Beefcake fought Mr. Perfect to a double disqualification
- Jim Duggan pinned Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) in a flag match
- The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and WWF Champion Randy Savage) w/ Miss Elizabeth defeated The Twin Towers (Akeem and The Big Boss Man) w/ Slick
- Ted DiBiase (with Virgil) defeated Hercules
Dallas, Texas:
- Brickhouse Brown defeated Iceman Parsons to win the WCWA Texas Heavyweight Title
1990
Portland, Oregon:
- Curtis Thompson (Firebreaker Chip) defeated Scotty the Body (Raven) for the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title
Memphis, Tennessee:
- The Southern Rockers (Steve Doll and Rex King) defeated Robert Fuller and Brian Lee to win the USWA Tag Team Titles
1991
Dallas, Texas:
- Kevin Von Erich defeated The Angel of Death to win the Texas Wrestling Federation Texas Heavyweight Title
Bayamon, Puerto Rico:
- El Bronco and Invader I defeat The Texas Hangmen (Killer and Psycho) to win the WWC World Tag Team Titles
Landover, Maryland:
- The Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels) defeated Demolition (Smash and Crush)
- Roddy Piper defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Mr. Perfect (with Bobby Heenan) by countout
- WWF Champion Sgt. Slaughter (subbing for Randy Savage) defeated The Ultimate Warrior in a Steel Cage match
1995
Hurley, Virginia:
- Boo Bradley pinned Chris Candido
- Ricky Morton beat Unabom via DQ
- Tracy Smothers & Robert Gibson beat The Gangstas
- The Dirty White Boy beat Buddy Landel
1996
ECW Big Apple Blizzard Blast: Queens, New York:
- The Eliminators (Kronus and Saturn) defeated Cactus Jack and Mikey Whipwreck for the ECW World Tag Team Titles
- Tommy Dreamer (w/ Beulah McGillicutty) & Shane Douglas defeated ECW World Champion Raven (w/ Kimona Wanalaya) & Stevie Richards (w/ the Blue Meanie)
- AAA Welterweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Juventud Guerrera
- The Pitbulls defeated the Headhunters
- Chris Jericho defeated Rob Van Dam
- Buh Buh Ray Dudley (w/ Sign Guy, Dances With, and Big Dick Dudley) pinned JT Smith
- Sabu pinned Mr. Hughes
- The Sandman & ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio defeated New Jack & Mustafa Saed
1998
Tokyo, Japan:
- Yoshihiro Tajiri defeated Gedo in the finals of a eight-man one-night tournament to become the first BJW Junior Heavyweight Champion
2004
Cleveland, Ohio:
- Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty defeated WWE Tag Team Champions The Basham Brothers to win the titles
- Kurt Angle defeated Hardcore Holly
- The World's Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas) defeated Funaki and Ultimo Dragon
