Daily Pro Wrestling History (11/22): The Undertaker debuts at WWF Survivor Series 1990
By Brian Hoops | @brianhoops | Nov 22, 2020 12:30 pm
1922
Melbourne, Australia:
- Billy Meeske defeated Joe Bailey in a tournament final to win the vacant Australian Heavyweight Title
1950
Los Angeles, California:
- Baron Michele Leone defeated Enrique Torres to become recognized World Heavyweight Champion in Los Angeles and the Pacific Northwest
1954
Los Angeles, California:
- Lord James Blears & Joe Pazanadak defeated Gene Kiniski and John Tolos for the NWA International Television Tag Team Titles
1955
Tokyo, Japan:
- Rikidozan defeated King Kong in a tournament final to become the first All Asia Heavyweight Champion
1960
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- George Eakin won the Madison Wrestling Club Heavyweight Title from Bob Brown
1961
Honolulu, Hawaii:
- Lord James Blears & Neff Maivia won the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Title by defeating Shoulders Newman and Ted Travis
1962
Jacksonville, Florida:
- The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy Heffernan) defeated Tony Baillargeon & Maurice Lapoine for the Florida version of the NWA World Tag Team Titles
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
- AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Moose Evans in 2 out of 3 falls
- Battle of the K(C)rushers, Loser no longer can use the name K(C)rusher: Crusher beat Krusher Stan Kowalski
- Farmer Pete & Nan Regen beat Pee Wee James & Mars Monroe
- Jack Lanza beat George Cannon
1963
Mobile, Alabama:
- Billy Hines defeated Mickey Sharpe to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title
1968
Atlanta, Georgia:
- The Assassins (Tom Renesto & Jody Hamilton) defeated Ramon & Alberto Torres for the NWA Georgia Tag Team Title
Dothan, Alabama:
- Rocket & Flash Monroe defeated Don Carson & Dick Dunn to win the NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Title
1969
Atlanta, Georgia:
- Joe Scarpa (Chief Jay Strongbow) defeated Assassin #2 (Tom Renesto) in a tournament final to become the first NWA Georgia Television Champion
1972
Birmingham, Alabama:
- Bob Kelly won the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship by defeating The Wrestling Pro
Mobile, Alabama:
- Rocket & Flash Monroe defeated Rip Tyler & Eddie Sullivan to win the Gulf Coast version of the NWA United States Tag Team Title
Tampa, Florida:
- Tim Woods beat Buddy Colt with Big Bad John as ref to win the Southern title
1973
St. Paul, Minnesota:
- AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Billy Robinson & Geoff Portz 2 in out of 3 falls
- Ken Patera beat Superstar Billy Graham
- Larry Heiniemi & Buddy Wolff beat Reggie Parks & Tony Rocco
- Rene Goulet drew Billy Red Cloud
- Big K drew Ric Flair
1974
Los Angeles, California:
- Pampero Firpo defeated John Tolos for the NWA Americas Heavyweight Title
1976
West Palm Beach, Florida:
- "Superstar" Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes for the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
1978
Honolulu, Hawaii:
- Mando Guerrero defeated Larry Sharpe for the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title
1979
Bowling Green, Kentucky:
- Tojo Yamamoto, Bobby Eaton & Secret Weapon defeated George Gulas, Ken Lucas & Joey Rossi for the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Title
Kansas City, Kansas:
- The Avenger defeated The Turk to win the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title
1980
Atlanta, Georgia:
- Judy Martin defeated Princess Little Heart for the NWA United States Women's Title
1982
Memphis, Tennessee:
- Terry Taylor won an elimination match over Crusher Broomfield, Bobby Eaton, Bobby Fulton, Jerry Roberts, and Sweet Brown Sugar
- Dutch Mantel pinned Jesse Barr to win the Mid-America Title
- Jerry Lawler beat Jimmy Hart & Sweet Brown Sugar in a handicap match
- Bill Dundee beat Southern Champ Sabu via DQ
- Dream Machine & Bobby Eaton beat The Fabulous Ones (8:43) in a no DQ match to win the Southern Tag Team Titles
- The Sheepherders (Boyd & Williams) beat Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee
West Palm Beach, Florida:
- Kevin Sullivan defeated Dusty Rhodes for the Florida version of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Title
1984
NWA Starrcade: Greensboro, North Carolina: Attendance was 16,000
- Denny Brown pinned NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Mike Davis to win the title
- Brian Adidas pinned Mr. Ito
- Florida Heavyweight Champion Jesse Barr pinned Mike Graham
- The Assassin & Buzz Tyler defeated Muhammad & Akeem in an elimination match
- Manny Fernandez defeated Mid-Atlantic Brass Knuckles Champion Black Bart to win the title
- Paul Jomes pinned Jimmy Valiant in a loser leaves town tuxedo street fight
- Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Bass defeated Dick Slater via disqualification
- Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Ole Anderson & Keith Larson
- NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard pinned Ricky Steamboat
- Wahoo McDaniel defeated Superstar Billy Graham to retain the NWA US title
- NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes to retain the title
Birmingham, Alabama:
- Jimmy Golden defeated Austin Idol for the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title
Bayaman, Puerto Rico:
- Invaders I & III win the vacant WWC Tag Team Title by defeating Super Medico I & Black Gordman
Kansas City, Kansas: afternoon show attendance was 1,600
- Jerry Blackwell won battle royal
- Fabulous Freebirds Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts no contest Road Warriors & Paul Ellering
- Handicap Match: Jerry Blackwell beat Tug Taylor & Mike Pagel
- Marty Jannetty beat Missing Link
- Bulldog Bob Brown & King Parsons beat King Kong Bundy & Hacksaw Higgins by DQ
- Mr. Pogo beat Dave Peterson
- Candi Devine beat Princess Jasmine
St. Paul, Minnesota: evening show attendance was 16,000
- AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors beat Boom Boom Bundy & Jerry Blackwell
- AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Billy Robinson
- Cage match: Greg Gagne beat Sheik Adnan by DQ
- Mr. Saito drew Curt Hennig
- Fabulous Ones beat Luke Graham & Steve Regal
- Jimmy Garvin beat Steve O
- Cowboy Lang & Little Koko beat Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo
Dallas, Texas:
- Mike Von Erich defeated WCCW Champion Gino Hernandez by DQ
- Chris Adams defeated Kevin Von Erich in a no DQ match
- The Fantastics, Tommy Rogers & Buddy Fulton defeated Norvell Austin and Koko Ware to retain the WCCW Tag Team Titles
1986
Cleveland, Ohio:
- Nelson Royal defeated Eddie Roberts
- Shaska Whatley defeated Allan West
- Don Kernodle defeated Bill Dundee via disqualification
- NWA US Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev defeated Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner
- Wahoo McDaniel defeated the Barbarian in an Indian strap match
- NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Rick Rude & Manny Fernandez
Baltimore, Maryland: (attendance was 14,000, sellout)
- Larry Winters pinned Ron Shaw
- Ricky Lee Jones pinned Rocky Kernodle
- Hector Guerrero defeated Tony Zane
- Jimmy Valiant defeated Gary Royal
- Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Dutch Mantell & Bobby Jaggers in a Texas Tornado match
- Road Warrior Animal & Paul Ellering (sub. for Road Warrior Hawk) defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via disqualification
- NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes & NWA US Champion Nikita Koloff defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard in a steel cage match
1987
Memphis, Tennessee:
- The Nasty Boys beat The Hangman
- Don Bass & Carl Fergie beat Lou Winston & Jerry Bryant
- Teijo Khan beat John Paul
- Bobby Jaggers beat Billy Joe Travis
- The Midnight Rockers (Marty Janetty & Shawn Michaels) defeated The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Mike Davis & Tommy Lane) to win the AWA
Southern Tag Team Titles
- Austin Idol & Bill Dundee beat Hector Guerrero & Manny Fernandez via DQ
- Jerry Lawler & Jeff Jarrett DDQ Jimmy Jack Funk & Steve Keirn
Johnstown, Pennsylvania:
- Eddie Gilbert pinned Jimmy Jackson
- Big Bubba pinned John Gavin
- Kevin Sullivan fought Rick Steiner to a draw
- Paul Ellering pinned JJ Dillon
- NWA Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson pinned Robert Gibson
- Ricky Morton pinned NWA Tag Team Champion Tully Blanchard
- The Road Warriors defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane in a non-title match
1989
Mexico City, Mexico:
- Big Van Vader defeated Canek for the Universal Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title
1990
WWF Survivor Series: Hartford, Connecticut:
- The Ultimate Warriors (Animal, Hawk, The Texas Tornado & The Ultimate Warrior) defeated The Perfect Team (Ax, Crush, Mr. Perfect & Smash) (w/ Bobby Heenan and Mr. Fuji)
- The Million Dollar Team (Greg Valentine, Ted DiBiase, The Honky Tonk Man & The Undertaker) (w/ Brother Love, Jimmy Hart and Virgil) defeated The Dream Team (Bret Hart, Dusty Rhodes, Jim Neidhart & Koko B. Ware)
- The Visionaries (Hercules, Paul Roma, Rick Martel & The Warlord) (w/ Slick) defeated The Vipers (Jake Roberts, Jimmy Snuka, Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels)
- The Hulkamaniacs (Hulk Hogan, Jim Duggan, The Big Boss Man & Tugboat) defeated The Natural Disasters (Dino Bravo, Earthquake, Haku & The Barbarian) (w/ Bobby Heenan and Jimmy Hart)
- The Alliance (Butch, Luke, Nikolai Volkoff & Tito Santana) defeated The Mercenaries (Boris Zhukov, Sato, Sgt. Slaughter & Tanaka)
- Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior & Tito Santana defeated Hercules, Paul Roma, Rick Martel, Ted DiBiase & The Warlord (w/ Slick and Virgil)
Atlanta, Georgia:
- The Juicer pinned Barry Horowitz
- Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk defeated the Master Blasters
- The Junkyard Dog pinned Moondog Rex
- El Gigante, Tommy Rich, & Ricky Morton defeated Bobby Eaton, Michael Hayes, & Jimmy Garvin
- Lex Luger pinned the Big Cat
- NWA Tag Team Champions Doom defeated Ric Flair & Arn Anderson in an elimination match
- NWA World Champion Sting pinned Sid Vicious
- NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Nasty Boys in a steel cage match
1991
Dallas, Texas:
- John Tatum & Rod Price defeated Steve Simpson in a handicap match to win the Global Wrestling Federation Tag Team Titles
Washington, D.C.:
- Madusa defeated Bambi
- Big Josh & Mike Graham defeated Richard Morton & Terrance Taylor
- Johnny B. Badd defeated Thomas Rich
- WCW TV Champion Steve Austin defeated WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman
- Big Van Vader fought PN News to a double count-out
- Van Hammer defeated Cactus Jack
- Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyzsko defeated Tom Zenk & WCW Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes
- Sting defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude in a non-title match
- Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW World Champion Lex Luger & Mr. Hughes
1992
Tokyo, Japan:
- Hiroyoshi Yamamoto defeated Satoshi Kojima
- Chris Benoit defeated the Tazmaniac
- Super Strong Machine, Tatsutoshi Goto, Hiro Saito, & Norio Honaga defeated Osamu Kido, Takayuki Iizuka, Black Cat, & Koji Kanemoto
- Jushin Liger defeated Dean Malenko
- Shinya Hashimoto defeated TNT
- The Ultimo Dragon defeated IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion El Samurai to win the title
- Scott Norton & Tony Halme defeated IWGP Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner to win the titles
- IWGP Heavyweight Champion the Great Muta pinned Sting
- Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu, Hiroshi Hase, & Akira Nogami defeated Kengo Kimura, Shiro Koshinaka, Masashi Aoyagi, & Akitoshi Saito
1993
Memphis, Tennessee:
- King Cobra beat The Wolfman
- PG-13 beat The American Eagles
- Jeff Gaylord & Mike Anthony beat Phi Delta Slam
- PG-13 beat Jeff Gaylord & Mike Anthony
- Dutch Mantel beat Reggie B. Fine
- The Dirty White Girl beat Toni Adams in a "street fight" match
- Tony Anthony beat Don Bass
- Buddy Landel pinned Jeff Jarrett to win the USWA Title
- Jerry Lawler & Brian Christopher beat Rex Hargrove & Koko B. Ware (As a result, Toni Adams had to eat dog food)
- Jeff Jarrett won a Battle Royal to win the USWA Unified Heavyweight Title
1995
Memphis, Tennessee:
- Wolfie D beat Reggie B. Fine
- Steven Dunn beat Tony Williams
- Miss Texas beat Tasha Simone to win the USWA Women’s Title
- SMW Champ Brad Armstrong beat King Cobra
- Doug Gilbert NC Moondog Cujo
- PG-13 beat Tracy Smothers & The Smoky Mountain Massacre
- USWA Champ Brian Christopher beat Tex Slazenger via DQ
- Brian Christopher won a battle royal
- Jerry Lawler beat USWA Unified World Champ Ahmed Johnson via DQ
- Jesse James Armstrong beat Jeff Jarrett
1998
Auburn Hills, Michigan:
- Billy Kidman defeated Juventud Guerrera to win the WCW Cruiserweight Title
1999
Auburn Hills, Michigan:
- Creative Control (Patrick & Gerald [The Harris Brothers]) defeated The Filthy Animals (Konnan and Billy Kidman) to win the WCW World Tag Team Titles
2003
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
- Raven defeated Justin Credible for the 3PW Heavyweight Title
2010
WWE Monday Night Raw:
- The Miz captured the WWE championship after cashing in his Money in the Bank contract and defeating Randy Orton
