Daily Pro Wrestling History (08/11): Masahiro Chono wins first G1 Climax
1935
Waterloo, Iowa:
- Otto Kuss beat Earl Wampler by countout
- George (Rube) Harben beat Bobby Stewart by DQ
- Louis Thesz drew with Whitey Hewitt
1966
Tampa, Florida:
- Lester Welch defeated Sputnik Monroe in a tournament final to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
1967
Atlanta, Georgia:
- Mr. Wrestling defeated El Mongol for the Georgia Heavyweight Title
1967
Chicago, Illinois:
- AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Lou Thesz
- Devils Duo; Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race by DQ
- Dick the Bruiser beat Johnny Valentine
- Wilbur Snyder beat Blackjack Lanza by DQ
- The Destroyer beat Eddie Sharkey
1972
Denver, Colorado:
- Wahoo McDaniel & Don Muraco beat Larry Hennig & Dusty Rhodes
- Billy Robinson beat Ivan Koloff
- Rene Goulet beat Bull Bullinski
- Ramon Torres beat Big K
1973
Chicago, Illinois:
- The Crusher no contest Superstar Billy Graham
- Wahoo McDaniel beat Ivan Koloff
- Ernie Ladd beat Moose Cholak
- Sailor Art Thomas beat Ric Flair
- Jimmy Valiant & Baron Von Raschke beat Bob Ellis & Reggie Parks
- Greg Gagne beat Bobby Heenan
1976
Miami, Florida:
- Steel Cage Match; Bob Roop defeated Steve Keirn
- Florida Title; Dusty Rhodes defeated The Assassin
- Bob Orton, Sr. defeated Bob Backlund
- Ray Stevens & Missouri Mauler defeated Ray Candy & Greg Valentine
- Bob Orton, Jr. defeated Raul Mata
- Hollywood Blondes defeated Don Serrano & Ken Lucas
1980
Memphis, Tennessee:
- Bill Irwin defeated Bill Dundee for the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title
1985
St. Paul, Minnesota:
- AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors no contest (The Long Riders) Bill Irwin & Scott Irwin
- Curt Hennig & Rick Martel beat Fabulous Freebirds Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy
- Nick Bockwinkel beat Greg Gagne
- Sgt Slaughter beat Larry Zbyszko
- Tom Zenk beat Rick Renslow
1986
Ft. Worth, Texas:
- Steve Simpson defeated Buzz Sawyer to win the World Class Television Title
1987
Memphis, Tennessee:
- AWA Champion Curt Hennig beat Jerry Lawler
- AWA Tag Team Champions Boris Zhukov & Soldat Ustinov beat Wahoo McDaniel & DJ Peterson
- Jeff Jarrett & Billy Travis beat Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond by DQ
- Rocky Johnson beat Black Prince via forfeit
- Kevin Kelly beat Mitch Snow
- International Champion Bill Dundee beat George Barnes
1989
Dallas, Texas:
- Jeff Jarrett & Matt Bourne defeated Cactus Jack & Sheik Braddock for the USWA Tag Team Titles
1990
Rochester, Minnesota:
- D.J. Peterson & The Trooper (Del Wilkes) defeated Wayne Bloom & Mike Enos for the AWA World Tag Team Titles (they would be the final AWA Tag Champions)
- AWA Champion Larry Zbyszko beat Harley Race by DQ
- Buck Zumhofe beat Jonnie Stewart to win AWA Light Heavyweight Title
- Jake Milliman won a battle royal to give Larry's Legends the victory in the AWA Team Challenge Series .
Memphis, Tennessee:
- Brian Lee & Don Harris defeated Rex King & Joey Maggs for the USWA Tag Team Titles
1991
Tokyo, Japan:
- Masahiro Chono defeated Keiji Mutoh to win the first ever G-1 (Grade One) tournament
