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1927
Columbus, Ohio:
- Bert Willard defeated Jack Reynolds for the World Welterweight Title
1944
Kansas City, Kansas:
- Orville Brown beat Les Wolfe in 2 of 3 falls
- Jimmy Coffield and Jack Hader drew
- Earl Wampler beat Larry Tilliman
- Harold “Sonny” Myers beat Sergeant Harry Cohen
1951
Houston, Texas:
- Duke Keomuka defeated Ray Gunkel for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title
1953
Memphis, Tennessee:
- Baron Michele Leone defeated Danny McShain to win the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title
1955
Montral Quebec, Canada:
- Yvon Robért defeated Don Leo Jonathan for the Montreal Athletic Commission World Heavyweight Title
1956
Atlanta, Georgia:
- Don and Red McIntyre defeated Eddie Gossett (Eddie Graham) and Art Neilson to win the Georgia NWA World Tag Team Titles
Houston, Texas:
- Gene Kelly (Kiniski) defeated Pepper Gomez to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title
1962
Houston, Texas:
- The Alaskan (Jay York) and Tarzan Tyler defeated Jerry and Nick Kozak to win the Texas NWA World Tag Team Titles
1965
Davenport, Iowa:
- AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat The Crusher by DQ
- Larry Hennig & Chris Markoff & Harley Race beat Rene Goulet & Danny Hodge & Tex McKenzie
- Danny Hodge beat Chris Markoff
- Larry Hennig beat Rene Goulet
1967
Kansas City, Kansas:
- Pat O’Connor fought Earl Maynard to a 30 minute draw
- The Viking defeated The Hangman via DQ
- Bob Brown & Bob Geigel defeated The Mongolian Stomper & Ron Reed via DQ in three falls
1968
Bloomington, Minnesota:
- Dr. X (Dick Beyer) defeated Verne Gagne to the AWA World Heavyweight Title
- Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Crusher & Lord Littlebrook
- Wilbur Snyder beat Dutch Savage
- Cowboy Lang & Wee Willie Wilson beat Little Bruiser & The Mighty Atom
- Chris Markoff drew Luke Brown
- Frankie Laine beat Roberto Pico
Chattanooga, Tennessee:
- The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell and Eddie Sullivan) defeated Dennis Hall and Ken Lucas to win the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Titles
1972
Kansas City, Kansas:
- Steve Bolus defeated Billy Howard
- Omar Atlas defeated Bobby Whitlock
- Steve Bolus & Les Thornton & Danny Little Bear defeated Juan Sebastian & Billy Howard & Yasu Fuji
- Roger Kirby & Black Angus (w/ Percival A. Friend) defeated The Stomper & Rufus R. Jones in three falls
- World Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk, Jr. fought Harley Race to a double-DQ in three falls
Jacksonville, Florida:
- in a Lights Out Match, Buddy Colt beat Eddie Graham
- Florida Champion Paul Jones beat Bob Roop
- In a match for the Florida Tag Titles, Mr Wrestling Tim Woods & Jack Brisco beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens
1973
Dothan, Alabama:
- Dick Dunn defeated Eddie Sullivan to win the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title
1978
Auckland, New Zealand:
- Steve Rickard defeated Toru Tanaka for the New Zealand NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Title
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;
- AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens
- Super Destroyer Mark II beat Rufus R. Jones by DQ
- Larry Hennig beat Blackjack Lanza
- Bob Orton Jr. drew Billy Robinson
1979
Atlanta, Georgia:
- Tony Atlas won a 16-man battle royal to earn an NWA World Heavyweight Title match
- Ole Anderson and Ivan Koloff defeated Dusty Rhodes and Bill Watts in a Double Bunkhouse match
- Wahoo McDaniel defeated NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion The Masked Superstar (with Bobby Heenan) in a Blindfold match to win the title (it was revealed that Tommy Rich had beaten Superstar in place of McDaniel and the title was vacated)
- NWA World Heavyweight Champion Harley Race defeated Tony Atlas to retain the title
1980
St Paul, Minnesota:
- in a Lights Out Match, The Crusher beat Jerry Blackwell
- Greg Gagne beat Bobby Heenan
- AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura beat Mad Dog Vachon & Super Destroyer Mark II by DQ
- Dino Bravo no contest John Studd
- Joyce Grable beat Judy Martin
- Tito Santana beat Buck Zumhofe
- Steve Olsonoski beat Chris Markoff
1985
Bayamon, Puerto Rico:
- Eric Embry defeated Super Medico I for the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title
Landover, Maryland:
- AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Larry Zbyszko
1986
Charlotte, North Carolina:
- Dutch Mantell & Bobby Jaggers fought Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Black Bart & Baron Von Raschke to a time-limit draw
- Buddy Landell (w/ Bill Dundee) pinned Sam Houston
- Jimmy Garvin (w/ Precious) defeated Jimmy Valiant via count-out
- NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes (w/ Baby Doll) via disqualification
- NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey (w/ Jim Cornette & Big Bubba) via disqualification
- Nikita Koloff defeated Magnum T.A. in the seventh match of a best-of-seven series to claim the vacant NWA United States Heavyweight Title
1987
Denver, Colorado:
- Ron Simmons defeated Rick Steiner
- Sting defeated Black Bart
- UWF Western States Heritage Champion Barry Windham defeated Big Bubba
- NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane in a non-title match
- UWF Heavyweight Champion Steve Williams defeated Dick Murdoch
- The Road Warriors & Nikita Koloff defeated NWA US Champion Lex Luger, NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, & Arn Anderson
- NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification
Memphis, Tennessee:
- George Barnes defeated Bill Dundee for the CWA International Heavyweight Title
1990
Mexico City, Mexico:
- The Thundercats (Leono, Panthro and Tigro) defeated Los Arqueros del Espacio (El Arquero, Danny Boy and Lasser) to win the Mexican National Trios Titles
1991
Chicago, Illinois:
- Terrance Taylor pinned Mike Graham (sub. for the Yellow Dog)
- Big Josh, Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong defeated Badstreet, Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin when Armstrong
- PN News defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification
- Bobby Eaton pinned WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (the pinfall came after the 10-minute mark; the title was only at stake for the first 10 minutes)
- ichard Morton pinned Robert Gibson
- WCW World Champion Lex Luger pinned Barry Windham
- Yellow Dog (sub. for Tom Zenk) pinned the Diamond Studd
- Dustin Rhodes pinned Arn Anderson
- Sting defeated Nikita Koloff via count-out in a death match
- Rick Steiner & El Gigante defeated Dick Murdoch & Dick Slater in a steel cage match
Portland, Oregon:
- Billy Jack Haynes defeated Steve Doll in a full-nelson challenge for the vacant NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title
Tosu, Japan:
- Combat Toyoda defeated Megumi Kudo to win the WWA World Women's Championship
1992
Memphis, Tennessee:
- Jerry Lawler and Jeff Jarrett defeated The Moondogs (Cujo and Spot) to win the USWA Tag Team Titles
1997
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida:
- Shane Douglas (with Francine) defeated Terry Funk and ECW World Heavyweight Champion Sabu (with Bill Alfonso) and in a Three-Way Dance to win the title
- The Dudleys won the ECW Tag Team Title by forfeit from the Gangstas
1999
Louisville, Kentucky:
- OVW Southern Tag Team Champions, Jason Lee and Rip Rogers defeated The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton) by disqualification to retain the titles
- Rob Conway defeated OVW Heavyweight Champion The Damaja to win the title
2003
Tokyo, Japan:
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Jun Akiyama to win the NJPW G1 Climax tournament
2007
Tijuana, Mexico:
- El Dandy and Rey Misterio, Sr. defeated The Punisher and Super Parka to win the vacant WWA World Tag Team Titles
2008
WWE SummerSlam: Indianapolis, Indiana:
- Big Show defeated Bam Neely (with Chavo Guerrero)
- Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Jeff Hardy
- Santino Marella and Beth Phoenix defeated Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston & Women's Champion Mickie James to win the titles
- Matt Hardy defeated Mark Henry (with Tony Atlas) by disqualification to retain the ECW Championship
- CM Punk defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield to retain the World Heavyweight Championship
- Triple H defeated The Great Khali (with Ranjin Singh) to retain the WWE Championship
- Batista defeated John Cena
- The Undertaker defeated Edge in a Hell in a Cell match
2014
WWE SummerSlam: Los Angeles, California:
- Rob Van Dam defeated Cesaro
- Dolph Ziggler defeated the Miz to win the Intercontinental Title
- Paige defeated AJ Lee to win the Divas Title
- Rusev (with Lana) defeated Jack Swagger (with Zeb Colter) in a flag match
- Seth Rollins defeated Dean Ambrose in a Lumberjack match
- Bray Wyatt defeated Chris Jericho
- Stephanie McMahon defeated Brie Bella
- Roman Reigns defeated Randy Orton
- Brock Lesnar defeated John Cena to win the WWE World Title