Daily Pro Wrestling History (06/17): Kurt Angle wins TNA World title
1934
Mexico City, Mexico:
– Mario Nuez defeated Tony Canales to become the first holder of the Mexico National Welterweight Title
1936
Des Moines, Iowa:
– NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ede Virag beat Ras Samara 2 falls to 0
– World Junior Heavyweight Champion Ken Fenelon beat Jack Conley 2 falls to 0
1948
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Lord Albert Mills beat Lou Newman 2 out of 3 falls
– The Dusek Brothers (Ernie and Joe Dusek) defeated The Garibaldi Brothers (Chick and Ralph Garibaldi)
– Emil Dusek beat Barney Bernard
1949
St. Louis, Missouri;
– NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz defeated Bill Longson
– Sandor Szabo beat Dutch Hefner
– Warren Bockwinkel beat Joe Dusek via DQ
1957
Birmingham, Alabama:
– Cyclone Anaya defeated Tor Yamata for the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title
1960
St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Central States Heavyweight Champion Thor Hagen and Gory Guerrero wrestled to a draw
– World Tag Team Champions The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) beat George and Sandy Scott in 2 out of 3 falls
1964
Salem, Oregon:
– Pat Patterson and Tony Borne defeated Nick Bockwinkel and Buddy Mareno (Omar Atlas) for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles
1965
Davenport, Iowa:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat The Crusher & Rene Goulet
– Verne Gagne beat Chris Markoff
– Igor Vodik beat Gene Anderson
Kansas City, Kansas:
– In a Penalty Box rules match; Bob Geigel and Dutch Savage beat Pat O’Connor and Mongolian Stomper 2 falls to 1
– Ronnie Etchison drew Missouri Mauler 1 fall to 1 fall
– Sonny Myers beat Ken Hollis
Jacksonville, Florida:
– Bob Orton, Sr. won a tournament for the vacant NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Title
1966
St. Joseph, Missouri:
– The Viking (Bob Morse) defeated Ron Reed to win the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat The Alaskan & Mad Dog Vachon
– Verne Gagne beat Angelo Poffo
– Wilbur Snyder beat Guy Mitchell
– Ernie Ladd beat Chris Markoff
1971
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Rufus R. Jones & The Stomper defeated North American Tag Team Champions Buddy Austin & Bob Orton via DQ
– Central States Heavyweight Champion Harley Race defeated Bob Ellis in three falls
– In a Texas Death Match; Dick the Bruiser defeated Baron Von Raschke
1972
Portland, Oregon:
– Dutch Savage and Moondog Mayne defeated The Royal Kangaroos (Jonathan Boyd and Norman Frederick Charles) to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– In a Saloon Match; The Crusher beat Dusty Rhodes
– Ivan Koloff beat Edouard Carpentier
– Billy Robinson beat Big K
– George Gadaski beat Kenny Jay
1977
St. Louis, Missouri:
– WWWF World Champion Billy Graham defeated Bob Slaughter
– NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Missouri Champion Jack Brisco by countout
– AWA World Tag Team Champions; The High Flyers (Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell) defeated Blackjack Lanza and Bobby Duncum
– Bulldog Bob Brown & Ivan Koloff drew Rufus R Jones & Billy Robinson
– Pat O’Connor beat Bobby Jaggers
– Bob Sweetan beat Ron Starr
1981
Oakland, California:
– Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura by DQ
– Greg Gagne beat Bobby Heenan
– Tito Santana beat Sheik Adnan
1982
Roanoke, Viginia:
– Don Kernodle and Jim Nelson defeated Porkchop Cash and Iceman Parsons to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Titles
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– In a Non Title match; Rick Martel beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
– AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan
– Ken Patera beat Baron Von Raschke
– Brad Rheingans beat Tito Santana
1983
WCCW Wrestling Star Wars: Dallas, Texas:
– Genichiro Tenryu defeats Johnny Mantell
– Vicky Carranza defeated Lola Gonzalez to win the Mexican National Women’s Championship
– Al Madril, Chavo Guerrero & Jose Lothario defeated Bill Irwin, Fishman & The Mongol
– Iceman King Parsons defeaed Buddy Roberts in a Hair Vs. Hair Match
– David von Erich defeated Jimmy Garvin (w/ Sunshine) to win the World Class Texas Heavyweight Championship
– Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Ted DiBiase ended in a Draw in an AJPW United National Championship
– Giant Baba defeated King Kong Bundy to retain the AJPW/PWF Heavyweight Championship
– Kamala defeats Armand Hussian, Mike Bond & Tola Yatsu in a Three On One Handicap Loser Leaves Town Match
– Harley Race defeated Kevin Von Erich by DQ to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
– Bruiser Brody & Kerry Von Erich defeat The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) to win the NWA American Tag Team Championship
Tokyo, Japan:
– The Dynamite Girls (Jumbo Hori and Yukari Ohmori) defeated Devil Masami and Talantula for the WWWA World Tag Team Titles
1984
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Jake Roberts defeated Ron Garvin to win the NWA World Television Title (title held up due to use of foreign object)
1985
Poughkeepsie, New York:
– Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo; the U.S. Express, defeated The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff for the WWF World Tag Team Titles
Memphis, Tennessee:
– The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn and Stan Lane) defeated Ron Sexton and Billy Travis in a tournament final to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles
1987
Mexico City, Mexico:
– Villano III defeated Perro Aguayo for the vacant WWF World Light Heavyweight Title
1988
Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
– Chris Benoit defeated Johnny Smith to win the Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title
Dallas, Texas:
– AWA Champion Jerry Lawler beat Terry Taylor
– Kamala beat Kerry Von Erich
– King Parsons beat Skip Young
– Terry Gordy ddq John Tatum
1989
San Juan, Puerto Rico:
– TNT (Savio Vega) defeated Abudda Dein to win the vacant WWC Television Title
1993
WCW Clash of the Champions: Norfolk, Virginia:
– Ron Simmons pinned Dick Slater (sub. for an injured WCW TV Champion Paul Orndorff)
– Lord Steven Regal (w/ Sir William) pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
– Maxx Payne defeated Johnny B. Badd via forfeit
– NWA World Champion Barry Windham pinned 2 Cold Scorpio
– WCW World Champion Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race), Sid Vicious (w/ Col. Rob Parker) & Rick Rude defeated Sting, Davey Boy Smith & Dustin Rhodes
– Ric Flair & Arn Anderson defeated WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Austin & Brian Pillman in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match by DQ
1994
Knoxville, Tennessee:
– The Thrillseekers (Chris Jericho & Lance Storm) defeated Steven Dunn & Killer Kyle
– Bruiser Bedlam defeated Tracy Smothers in a coal miner’s glove match
– SMW Tag Team Champions Brian Lee & Chris Candido fought The Rock N’ Roll Express to a no contest in a piledriver match
– SMW Heavyweight Champion Jake Roberts defeated the Dirty White Boy via disqualification
1996
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Flex Kavana (the Rock) and Bart Sawyer defeated Brickhouse Brown and Reggie B. Fine in a tournament final for the USWA Tag Team Titles
Tokyo, Japan:
– Jushin Liger defeated Dick Togo for the Michinoku Pro Wrestling British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Title
– Shinjiro Otani defeated Kazushi Sakuraba for the UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Title
1997
Sapporo, Japan:
– Kyoko Inoue defeated Kaoru Itoh for the vacant WWWA World Singles Title
1999
Fargo, North Dakota:
– Sherri Martel defeated Miss Manners (Adrian Lynch) to win the (revived) AWA World Women’s Title
Bolton, Massachusetts:
– The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated The Brotherhood (Knuckles Nelson and Rick Fuller) for the NWA World Tag Team Titles
2000
Cornelia, Georgia:
– Bad Attitude (Rick Michaels and David Young) defeated The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) to win the NWA Wildside Tag Team Titles
2007
TNA Slammiversary: Nashville, Tennessee:
– Jay Lethal defeated Chris Sabin to win the TNA X-Division title
– Kurt Angle won the King of the Mountain match to win the TNA Title
– Rhino and Senshi (with Hector Guerrero) defeated The Latin American Xchange (Homicide and Hernandez) (with Konnan)
– Eric Young defeated Robert Roode (with Ms. Brooks)
– Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) defeated Rick Steiner and Road Warrior Animal to retain the TNA World Tag Team Championship
– Sting defeated Christopher Daniels
– Abyss defeated Tomko in a No Disqualification match
2018
WWE Money in the Bank: Chicago, Illinois:
– Luke Harper & Erick Rowan retained the Smackdown tag titles beating Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson
– Daniel Bryan beat Big Cass
– Bobby Lashley pinned Sami Zayn
– Seth Rollins retained the IC title over Elias
– Alexa Bliss won the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match over Sasha Banks, Charlotte Flair, Natalya, Naomi, Becky Lynch, Lana and Ember Moon
– Roman Reigns pinned Jinder Mahal
– Carmella pinned Asuka to retain the Smackdown women’s title
– A.J. Styles beat Shinsuke Nakamura to retain the WWE title in a last man standing match
– Ronda Rousey beat Nia Jax via DQ; Jax retained the Raw women’s title
– Alexa Bliss pinned Nia Jax to win the Raw women’s title after cashing in her Money in the Bank contract
– Braun Strowman won the Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match over Samoa Joe, Kevin Owens, Finn Balor, Bobby Roode, The Miz and Kofi Kingston
