Daily Pro Wrestling History (01/09): WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
By Brian Hoops | @brianhoops | Jan 9, 2021 11:03 am
1953
Portland, Oregon:
- Harold Sakata and Toi Yamamoto defeated John Cretorian and Kurt Von Poppenheim to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles
1957
Los Angeles, California:
- Al Kashey defeated Lord James Blears for the vacant NWA Beat the Champ International Television Title
1958
Stockton, California:
- Ben and Mike Sharpe defeated Ciclon Anaya and Ramon Torres to win the San Francisco NWA World Tag Team Titles
1959
St. Louis, Missouri:
- Pat O'Connor defeated Dick Hutton to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title
- Gene Kiniski beat Adrian Baillargeon
- Edouard Carpentier and Bobby Managoff beat El Lobo and Hans Schmidt 2 out of 3 falls
- Bobby Bruns and Rip Hawk drew
1962
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
- Mister M (Bill Miller) defeated Verne Gagne to win the AWA World Heavyweight Title (Mister M's AWA United States Heavyweight Title was vacated)
- Nikita Kalmikoff beat Tony Baillargeon
- Bob Geigel no contest Tiny Mills
- Nick Roberts beat Pat Kennedy
1965
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
- Don Leo Jonathan and Whipper Billy Watson defeated The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) for the Winnipeg NWA International Tag Team Titles
1966
St. Paul, Minnesota:
- AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Mighty Igor Vodik
- Handicap match: The Crusher beat Chris Markoff & Steve Druk
- Reggie Parks beat Larry Hennig by DQ
- Harley Race beat Eddie Sharkey
- Chris Tolos beat Ivan Kalmikoff
- Larry Heiniemi beat Bob Morgan
1968
Macon, Georgia:
- Butcher Vachon and Stan Vachon (Stan Pulaski) defeated Enrique and Ramon Torres for the Georgia NWA World Tag Team Titles
1969
Hiroshima, Japan:
- Danny Hodge and Wilbur Snyder defeated Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki to win the NWA International Tag Team Titles
Amarillo, Texas:
- Buddy Colt defeated Ricky Romero for the Amarillo NWA North American Heavyweight Title
1970
Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
- Dave Ruhl won the Calgary NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title by defeating Danny Lynch
1971
Honolulu, Hawaii:
- Curtis Iaukea defeated Billy Robinson for the Hawaii NWA North American Heavyweight Title
Chattanooga, Tennessee:
- Jerry Jarrett and Tojo Yamamoto defeated The Heavenly Bodies (Al and Don Greene) to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles
1973
Tampa, Florida:
- Mark Lewin defeated Buddy Colt for the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title
- Lights Out Match: Paul Jones defeated Big Bad John
- No DQ, No Time Limit: Chris Markoff defeated Great Malenko
- Gorgeous George, Jr. defeated Kevin Sullivan
- Mike Graham & Robert Fuller defeated Phil Robley & Tank Morgan
1974
Honolulu, Hawaii:
- Billy Graham defeated Ed Francis to win the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title in 2 out of 3 falls
- AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens ddq Billy Robinson & Red Bastein
- Pak Song ddq Ripper Collins
- Tosh Togo drew Bill Francis
- Sam Steamboat beat Peace Brother I
- Neff Maiava beat Peace Brother II
1977
Memphis,Tennessee:
- Bearcat Brown drew Don Bass
- Porkchop Cash & Dr. Frank drew Bill Dundee & Tommy Gilbert
- Danny Littlebear & Chief Thundercloud beat Southern Tag Champs David Schultz & Dutch Mantel via DQ
- Southern Champ Rocky Johnson beat Gorgeous George Jr.
- Jerry Lawler beat The Mongolian Stomper
1978
Memphis, Tennessee:
- Frankie Lane, The Medic, & Sonny King beat Plwoboy Frazier, Bearcat Brown, & Ed Fluckert
- Doug Gilbert beat David Schultz
- The Alaskan beat Robert Gibson
- North American Champ Mr. Wrestling beat Big Red
- Bill Dundee & Norvell Austin beat Phil Hickerson & Dennis Condrey to win the Southern Tag Team Title
- Jimmy Valiant (with Frankie Laine) beat Jerry Lawler (with Bill Dundee) in a "white flag" match
1979
Tampa, Florida:
- Jimmy Garvin defeated Dick Slater to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
1982
Tampa, Florida:
- Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk defeated Jack and Jerry Brisco for the Florida NWA North American Tag Team Titles
1983
Reynosa, Mexico:
- Luis Arizona defeated Centurion Negro to win the UWA World Middleweight Title
1984
Fort Worth, Texas:
- Super Destroyer (Scott Irwin) won the World Class Television Title by defeating Brian Adias
Birmingham, Alabama:
- Charlie Cook defeated Jerry Stubbs for the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title
Memphis, Tennessee:
- No DQ, two referees (one was Austin Idol), $500 fine for each illegal punch: AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Jerry Lawler
- Anything goes, no referee in the ring: Fabulous Ones beat The Moondogs
- Austin Idol beat Jos Leduc
- Dutch Mantell beat Mid American Champion Randy Savage by DQ
- King Konga beat Terry Taylor
- Texas Death Match: A Team beat Rock and Roll Express
- Porkchop Cash & Dream Machine beat Koko Ware & Jerry Grey
- Art Crews drew Terry Gibbs
1987
Birmingham, Alabama:
- Larry Hamilton defeated Tom Prichard to win the Southeast NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Title
1989
Memphis, Tennessee:
- Wendell Cooley defeated Sid Vicious to win the Championship (formerly Continental) Wrestling Association Heavyweight Title
1992
Augusta, Georgia:
- Terry Taylor pinned Richard Morton
- Big Josh pinned Thomas Rich
- PN News & Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
- Big Van Vader fought El Gigante to a double count-out
- Ron Simmons pinned Larry Zbyszko
- WCW Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
- WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Sting via disqualification
1993
Monroe, Louisiana:
- Cactus Jack defeated Brad Armstrong
- Erik Watts defeated Tony Atlas
- 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Scotty Flamingo
- Sting defeated Paul Orndorff
- WCW World Champion Big Van Vader defeated Ron Simmons
- WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Steve Austin & Brian Pillman
Portland, Oregon:
- Bart Sawyer defeated John Rambo to win the Championship Wrestling USA Television Title
Barbourville, Kentucky:
- Jimmy Golden defeated Jeff Daniels
- Reno Riggins defeated Rip Rogers
- Tim Horner defeated SMW Heavyweight Champion the Dirty White Boy via disqualification
- Brian Lee defeated Kevin Sullivan via disqualification
- Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Stan Lane & Tom Prichard
1994
Beckley, West Virginia:
- Prince Kharis defeated Bobby Blaze
- Killer Kyle defeated Louie Spicolli
- Tracy Smothers pinned Chris Candido
- SMW Heavyweight Champion Brian Lee defeated the Dirty White Boy
- SMW Tag Team Champions Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray defeated Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson
1995
Memphis, Tennessee:
- Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich defeated PG-13 (JC Ice and Wolfie D) for the USWA tag team titles
- PG-13 defeated Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich to win the USWA tag team titles
- Sweet Georgia Brown won the USWA Women's Title by defeating Miss Texas (Jackie Moore)
1997
Memphis, Tennessee:
- Flash Flanagan and Steven Dunn defeated Mike Samples and Sir Mo to win the held up USWA Tag Team Titles
2000
ECW Guilty as Charged: Birmingham, Alabama:
- The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) defeated ECW World Tag Team Champions Tommy Dreamer and Raven to win the titles
- ECW World Heavyweight Champion Mike Awesome pinned Spike Dudley to retain the title
- Rob Van Dam defeated Sabu to retain the ECW TV Title
2005
WWE New Year's Revolution: San Juan, Puerto Rico:
- William Regal & Eugene defeated Christian & Tyson Tomko to retain the World Tag Team titles
- Trish Stratus defeated Lita to win the WWE Women's Championship
- Shelton Benjamin defeated Maven to retain the Intercontinental title
- Muhammad Hassan defeated Jerry Lawler
- Kane defeated Gene Snitsky
- Triple H won the World Heavyweight Championship in an Elimination Chamber match by defeating Edge, Batista, Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit and Randy Orton