Daily Pro Wrestling History (06/08): HHH wins 1997 King of the Ring
1941
Waterloo, Iowa:
– Bronko Nagurski defeated Dick Raines
1950
Kansas City, Kansas:
– World Tag Team Champions Emil and Joe Dusek beat Ralph Garibaldi and Sonny Myers in 2 out of 3 falls
– Tarzan Kowalski beat Tommy O’Toole 2 out of 3 falls
– Fred Blassie beat Karl Davis via DQ
– Jack Pesek beat Carlos Rodriquez
1960
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Gory Guerrero fought Doug Scott to a draw
– Bob Orton defeated Emil Dusek via DQ
– Central States Women’s Champion Lorraine Johnson defeated Judy Glover in three falls
– Central States Heavyweight Champion Thor Hagen defeated Ernie Dusek in three falls
1967
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Johnny Powers & Johnny Valentine via 3rd fall DQ
– Rene Goulet beat Big K
1968
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Larry Hennig via DQ
– Bill Watts & Wilbur Snyder beat Harley Race & Dr X
– Luke Brown beat Mike DiBiase
– Dutch Savage beat Big K
– Rene Goulet drew Rock Rogowski (Ole Anderson)
1972
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Rufus R. Jones defeated Harley Race
– The Stomper defeated Black Angus
1974
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– Ivan Putski beat Superstar Billy Graham via DQ
– AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Wahoo McDaniel & Dick Murdoch in 2 out of 3 falls
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Larry Hennig & Paul Perschmann (Buddy Rose)
– Baron Von Raschke beat Bull Bullinski
1976
Omaha, Nebraska:
– In a No DQ, No Time Limit Match; Mad Dog Vachon & Baron Von Raschke beat Larry Hennig & Jos Leduc in 2 out of 3 falls
– Russ Francis beat Bobby Duncum
– Blackjack Lanza beat Chris Taylor
1978
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Jim Brunzell
– Bob Orton Jr beat Verne Gagne via DQ
1982
Tokyo, Japan:
– PWF Champion Shohei Giant Baba beat Tiger Jeet Singh via DQ
– NWA Champion Ric Flair double pinfall with Jumbo Tsuruta
– AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Atsushi Onita & Rick Steamboat
– Stan Hansen & Umanosuke Ueda beat Dick Slater & Genichiro Tenryu
1984
Green Bay, Wisconsin:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Baron Von Raschke & The Crusher beat Abdullah the Butcher & Jerry Blackwell
– Nick Bockwinkel beat Blackjack Mulligan
1985
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts & Butch Reed beat Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher & Baron Von Raschke
– Nick Bockwinkel beat AWA Champion Rick Martel via DQ
– Sgt. Slaughter beat Larry Zbyszko by DQ
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Black Bart defeated Ronnie Garvin for the NWA National Heavyweight Title
1986
Chicago, Illinois:
– Nick Bockwinkel went to no contest with AWA Champion Stan Hansen
– Scott LeDoux beat Larry Zbyszko
– Curt Hennig & Scott Hall beat Colonel DeBeers & Boris Zhukov
1988
NWA Clash of the Champions: Miami, Florida:
– United States Champion Barry Windham defeated Brad Armstrong
– United States Tag Team Champions The Fantastics defeated The Sheepherders
– Jimmy & Ronnie Garvin defeated Mike Rotundo & Rick Steiner
– NWA World Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard vs. Sting & Dusty Rhodes ended in a double disqualification
1991
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– Tom Zenk pinned Mike Graham
– The Junkyard Dog pinned Rip Rogers
– Steve Austin pinned Tommy Angel
– PN News pinned Black Bart
– OZ pinned Tommy Rich
– Tracey Smothers & Steve Armstrong defeated WCW US Tag Team Champion Michael Hayes & Badstreet (sub. for WCW US Tag Team Champion Jimmy Garvin)
– WCW US Champion Lex Luger fought Nikita Koloff to a double-disqualification
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– Black Blood pinned Tim Horner
– Ricky Morton & Dustin Rhodes defeated Dutch Mantell & Moondog Rex
– Terrence Taylor defeated Bobby Eaton
– Barry Windham defeated Brian Pillman
– WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & the One Man Gang
– WCW World Champion Ric Flair defeated El Gigante via count-out
1992
Blountville, Tennessee:
– Jimmy Golden fought Danny Davis to a draw
– Hector Guerrero pinned Dutch Mantell
– Tim Horner pinned Buddy Landel
– SMW Heavyweight Champion Brian Lee pinned the Dirty White Boy
– Bobby & Jackie Fulton defeated SMW Tag Team Champions Stan Lane & Tom Pritchard via disqualification
Dothan, Alabama:
– Greg Valentine pinned Big Josh
– Super Invader defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
– Dustin Rhodes & Nikita Koloff defeated Cactus Jack & Mike Graham
– The Great Muta pinned Terry Taylor
– WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
– WCW World Champion Sting pinned WCW TV Champion Steve Austin
– WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
1995
Richwood, West Virginia:
– Boo Bradley defeated Killer Kyle
– The Dirty White Boy defeated SMW Heavyweight Champion Buddy Landel via disqualification
– Robert Gibson & the Dirty White Boy (sub. for Ricky Morton) defeated SMW Tag Team Champions Al Snow & Unabom
– The Dirty White Boy won a battle royal
1997
Providence, Rhode Island:
– The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) defeated Bart Gunn and Jesse James
– Hunter Hearst Helmsley (with Chyna) defeated Ahmed Johnson
– Mankind defeated Jerry Lawler
– Goldust (with Marlena) defeated Crush (with D’Lo Brown and Clarence Mason)
– The Hart Foundation (Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, and Jim Neidhart) defeated Sycho Sid and The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal)
– Triple H defeated Mankind to win the King of the Ring Tournament
– Shawn Michaels vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin ended in a double disqualification
– The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) defeated Faarooq (with Crush, Savio Vega, D’Lo Brown, and Clarence Mason) to retain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
1999
Worcester, Massachusetts:
– Ivory defeated Debra for the WWF Women’s Title
2008
TNA Slammiversary: South Haven, Mississippi:
– AJ Styles defeated Kurt Angle
– TNA Champion Samoa Joe defeated Christian Cage, Rhino, Robert Roode and Booker T in a King of the Mountain match to retain the title
– The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) defeated Lance Hoyt and Johnny Devine
– Petey Williams (with Rhaka Khan and Scott Steiner) defeated Kaz to retain the TNA X Division Championship
– Gail Kim, ODB and Roxxi defeated The Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Velvet Sky) and Moose
– The Latin American Xchange (Hernandez and Homicide) (with Héctor Guerrero and Salinas) defeated Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) to retain the TNA Tag Team Titles
