Daily Pro Wrestling History (01/16): Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton win WCW Tag Team titles
By Brian Hoops | @brianhoops | Jan 16, 2020 3:43 pm
1935
St. Louis, Missouri:
- Ed "Strangler" Lewis beat George Zaharias
- Everette Marshall and Mehmet Yousoff went to a draw
- Bronko Nagurski beat Dick Raines
1947
Kansas City, Kansas:
- MWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown defeated Everette Marshall
1963
Lubbock, Texas:
- Dory Funk defeated Gene Kiniski for the Amarillo NWA North American Heavyweight Title
Mobile, Alabama:
- Al and Don Greene defeated Jack Curtis, Jr. and Jan Madrid to win the Gulf Coast NWA Southern Tag Team Title
1964
Chattanooga, Tennessee:
- Karl and Skull Von Stroheim won the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles
1967
Fort Worth, Texas:
- Fritz Von Erich defeated Joe Blanchard to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title
Vancouver, British Columbia:
- Chris and John Tolos defeated Don Leo Jonathan and Dominic DeNucci for both the Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Title and Vancouver NWA World Tag Team Titles
1968
Tampa, Florida:
- Paul DeMarco and Lorenzo Parente defeated Ron and Terry Garvin to win the Florida NWA World Tag Team Titles
1970
Los Angeles, California:
- Fred Blassie and Don Carson defeated Pepe Lopez and El Medico to win the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles
- Rocky Johnson defeated Great Kojika for the NWA Americas Heavyweight Title
Dothan, Alabama:
- Dick Dunn and Ken Lucas defeated Flash and Rocket Monroe for the NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Titles
1976
St. Louis, Missouri: (Attendance: 4,877)
- Bruno Sammartino defeated Dick Murdoch in a no DQ match
- Dick the Bruiser and Sailor Art Thomas (sub for Rocky Johnson) defeated Lord Alfred Hayes and Ox Baker via DQ
- Harley Race won a handicap tag match over Ron Fuller and Jerry Oates by beating Oates
- Pat O’Connor defeated Otto Von Heller
- Joe Blanchard defeated Denny Albert
- Ronnie Etchison and Johnny Loyal defeated Tank Patton and Bobby Blaine in 2 out of 3 falls
Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
- Gilles Poisson defeated Frankie Laine to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title
1978
West Palm Beach, Florida:
- Ivan Putski & Rocky Johnson defeated Ivan Koloff & Mr. Saito
- Killer Karl Kox defeated Jack Brisco
- Steve Keirn & Mike Graham defeated Tank Patton & Randy Brewer
- Jerry Brisco defeated Dan Burdick
1978
Memphis, Tennessee:
- Jerry Bryant & Wayne Ferris beat David Schultz & Ken Dillinger
- The Alaskan & Sonny King beat Doug Gilbert & Bearcat Brown
- Phil Hickerson & Dennis Condrey beat Big Red & Robert Gibson
- Bill Dundee beat Frankie Laine
- North American Champ Mr. Wrestling beat Norvell Austin
- Jerry Lawler beat Jimmy Valiant in a submission match
1981
Atlanta, Georgia:
- Steve O defeated Kevin Sullivan for the NWA National Television Title
Shreveport, Louisiana:
- Ernie Ladd won the second Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Title, defeating Jake Roberts
Denver, Colorado:
- Buck Zumhofe & Crusher & Mad Dog Vachon beat Nick Bockwinkel & Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens
- Dino Bravo drew Jesse Ventura
- Tito Santana beat Jerry Blackwell by DQ
- Brad Rheingans beat Adrian Adonis
- John Studd beat Steve Regal
1982
St. Petersburg, Florida:
- Jack and Jerry Brisco won the Florida NWA North American Tag Team Title by defeating Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk
- Ray Stevens defeated Eric Embry for the NWA Florida Television Title
- NWA World Title: “Nature Boy” Ric Flair went to a double count out with Mr. Wrestling II
- Southern Title: David Von Erich defeated Mike Graham to retain title
- Texas Death Match- Killer Karl Kox defeated The Spoiler
- Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Ron Ritchie
- Jerry Lawler defeated Mr. Fuchi
Portland, Oregon:
- Matt Borne and Rip Oliver defeated Rocky Johnson and Iceman King Parsons to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles
1983
San Antonio, Texas:
- The Grapplers defeated Ken Lucas and Ricky Morton to win the Southwest Championship Wrestling Southwest Tag Team Titles
St. Paul, Minnesota:
- Ken Patera & Jesse Ventura beat Hulk Hogan & Mad Dog Vachon
- AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Rick Martel by DQ
- Wahoo McDaniel beat Bobby Duncum
- Sgt. Goulet beat Baron Von Raschke
- Jerry Blackwell beat Steve O
- Buck Zumhofe drew Bobby Heenan
1985
Tampa, Florida:
- Rick Rude defeated Pez Whatley for the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title
Shreveport, Louisiana:
- Ted DiBiase defeated Brad Armstrong to win the Mid-South North American Heavyweight Title
1986
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
- Candi Devine defeated Sherri Martel to win the AWA World Women's Title
- Nick Bockwinkel no contest NWA Champion Ric Flair
- Non Title: Road Warriors beat AWA Tag Team Champions Steve Regal & Jim Garvin
- AWA Champion Stan Hansen beat Rick Martel
- Jerry Blackwell beat Boris Zhukov
- Mongolian Stomper & Nord the Barbarian beat the Alaskans
- Scott Hall beat Earthquake Ferris
1987
Daytona, Florida:
- Kevin Sullivan won the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title from Lex Luger
1988
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico:
- Kendo Nagasaki and Mr. Pogo defeated Invaders I and III for the WWC World Tag Team Titles
1989
Memphis, Tennessee:
- Phil Hickerson drew Scott Steiner
- The Samurai & The Shogun beat Brian Lee & Alan Reynolds
- Tracy Smothers beat Frankie Lancaster
- Bill Dundee & Adrian Street NC Terrance Garvin & The Beast
- Jeff Jarrett & Sid Vicious beat Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden
- Ricky Morton & Dutch Mantel beat Jerry Lawler & Wendell Cooley
1992
Jacksonville, Florida:
- Richard Morton pinned Johnny B. Badd
- Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Mike Thor
- El Gigante fought Big Van Vader to a double count-out
- Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match to win the titles
- Brian Pillman pinned Terrance Taylor
- Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Mr. Hughes & Abdullah the Butcher (sub. for Larry Zbyszko & WCW TV Champion Steve Austin)
- WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Sting via reverse decision DQ
1993
Detroit, Michigan:
- Johnny B. Badd defeated Scotty Flamingo
- Erik Watts defeated Vinnie Vegas
- The Barbarian defeated Hubert Simpson
- Chris Benoit fought 2 Cold Scorpio to a 20-minute time-limit draw
- WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Steve Austin & Brian Pillman
- WCW World Champion Big Van Vader defeated Ron Simmons
- Sting, WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes, & Cactus Jack defeated Barry Windham, & Steve Austin & Brian Pillman in a streetfight
Morristown, Tennessee:
- The Nightstalker pinned Reno Riggins
- SMW Heavyweight Champion the Dirty White Boy fought Tracy Smothers to a 20-minute time-limit draw
- Tim Horner defeated Paul Orndorff
- Kevin Sullivan defeated Brian Lee
- SMW Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Stan Lane & Tom Prichard
- SMW Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Jim Cornette via disqualification in a handicap match
1995
Memphis, Tennessee:
- Miss Texas (Jackie Moore) defeated Sweet Georgia Brown for the USWA Women's Title
2000
WCW Sould Out: Cincinnati, Ohio:
- Chris Benoit defeated Sid Vicious to win the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Title
- Buff Bagwell defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a Last Man Standing match
- The Wall (with Shane Douglas) defeated Billy Kidman in a Cage Heat match
- Kevin Nash defeated Terry Funk in a Hardcore match
2004
Oolitic, Indiana:
- Jerry Lynn defeated Danny Daniels for the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title
Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
- Harry Smith defeated Karnage to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title
2005
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
- La Resistance (Rob Conway and Sylvain Grenier) defeated William Regal and Jonathan Coachman (subbing for Eugene) to win the WWE World Tag Team Titles
TNA Final Resolution: Orlando, Florida:
- Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens defeated Sonny Siaki & Johnny B. Badd
- Chris Candido pinned Cassidy Reilly
- Konnan, BG James, & Ron Killings defeated Christopher Daniels, Michael Shane, & Frankie Kazarian
- Elix Skipper pinned Sonjay Dutt
- Dustin Rhodes pinned Kid Kash
- Erik Watts pinned Raven
- Jeff Hardy pinned Scott Hall (Roddy Piper was the guest referee)
- Monty Brown defeated Diamond Dallas Page and Kevin Nash in an elimination match
- Chris Harris & James Storm defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Eric Young & Bobby Roode to win the titles
- AJ Styles defeated Chris Sabin and NWA X Division Champion Petey Williams (w/ Scott D'Amore) in an Ultimate X match to win the title
- NWA World Champion Jeff Jarrett pinned Monty Brown
2014
TNA Impact: Orlando, Florida:
- Ethan Carter III defeated Sting to retain the TNA Title
- Madison Rayne defeated Gail Kim to win the Knockouts Title