Daily Pro Wrestling History (05/19): WWE Judgment Day 2002
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1905
Madison Square Garden:
– Tom Jenkins defeated Frank Gotch to retain the American Heavyweight Championship
1961
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski beat Whipper Billy Watson & Wilbur Snyder
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Stan Kowalski
1963
Osaka, Japan:
– The Destroyer (Dick Beyer) defeated Rikidozan
1966
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Pat O’Connor defeated The Butcher via DQ
– Bob Ellis & The Mongolian Stomper defeated Bob Geigel & Bob Brown in three falls
1973
Peoria, Illinois:
– Dusty Rhodes won a 10 man battle royal by eliminating The Crusher
– The Crusher beat Dusty Rhodes
– Reggie Parks beat Dick Murdoch via DQ
– Ken Patera beat Vic Rossitani
– Ric Flair went to a time limit draw with Greg Gagne
– Jim Brunzell beat Khosrow Vaziri
1977
Worcester, Massachusetts:
– Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyszko
1980
Madison Square Garden:
– Larry Zbyszko won a 16-man $15,000 battle royal
– WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF IC Champion Ken Patera in a Texas Death Match
– Tony Atlas, Ivan Putski, & Pat Patterson defeated Peter Maivia & WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
1981
Omaha, Nebraska:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura beat Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell
– Baron Von Raschke beat John Studd
– It was officially announced by the American Wrestling Association that, due to Verne Gagne retiring and vacating the AWA World Heavyweight Title, Nick Bockwinkel, the former champion and current number one contender, was being awarded the belt
1985
Asheville, North Carolina:
– Sam Houston defeated Black Bart
– Krusher Kruschev defeated Ricky Reeves
– Ivan Koloff defeated Rocky Kernodle
– Buzz Tyler defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Bass via disqualification
– The Barbarian defeated Sam Houston
– Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a streetfight
Des Moines, Iowa:
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Rufus R. Jones
1986
Fayetteville, North Carolina:
– NWA World Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Dusty Rhodes & NWA U.S. Champion Magnum TA
Birmingham, Alabama:
– The Bullet defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
1990
WCW Capitol Combat: Washington, DC:
– The Road Warriors & Norman The Lunatic defeated Kevin Sullivan, Bam Bam Bigelow & Cactus Jack
– Mark Callous (later to become the Undertaker) defeated Johnny Ace
– The Samoan Swat Team (Fatu & Samoan Savage) defeated Mike Rotundo & Tommy Rich
– Paul Ellering defeated Teddy Long in a hair vs. hair match
– The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) defeated Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk to win the U.S. Tag Team Title
– The Rock N’ Roll Express defeated The Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin) in a Corporal Punishment (strap) match
– Doom (Ron Simmons & Butch Reed) defeated Rick & Scott Steiner to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship
– Lex Luger defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification in a steel cage match
1991
WCW SuperBrawl: St. Petersburg, Florida:
– The Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin) defeated Tracey Smothers & Steve Armstrong to win the vacant United States Tag Team Title
– Danny Spivey defeated Ricky Morton
– Nikita Koloff defeated Tommy Rich
– Dustin Rhodes defeated Terrance Taylor
– Big Josh defeated Black Bart
– Oz defeated Tim Parker
– Barry Windham defeated Brian Pillman in a taped fist match
– El Gigante defeated Sid Vicious in a Stretcher match
– Ron Simmons defeated Butch Reed in a steel cage match
– WCW World Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Sting & Lex Luger
– Bobby Eaton defeated Arn Anderson to win the WCW Television Title
– WCW World Champion Ric Flair defeated Tatsumi Fujinami to regain the NWA World Title
Morgantown, North Carolina:
– Chris Jericho & Lance Storm defeated Well Dunn
– Bruiser Bedlam defeated Tracy Smothers
– The Dirty White Boy defeated Kendo the Samurai
– Ricky Morton defeated SMW Tag Team Champion Chris Candido
1995
Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
– Razor Ramon defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship in a Ladder match
1996
Madison Square Garden:
– Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Skip & Zip to win the titles
WCW Slamboree: Baton Rogue, Louisiana:
– The American Males (Marcus Bagwell and Scotty Riggs) defeated The Shark and Maxx
– Road Warrior Animal and Booker T fought Road Warrior Hawk and Lex Luger to a double countout
– The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated Chris Benoit and The Taskmaster
– Rick Steiner and The Booty Man (with the Booty Babe) defeated Sgt. Craig Pittman and Scott Steiner
– VK Wallstreet and Jim Duggan defeated The Blue Bloods (Lord Steven Regal and Squire David Taylor)
– Dick Slater and Earl Robert Eaton defeated Disco Inferno and Alex Wright
– Diamond Dallas Page and The Barbarian defeated Meng and Hugh Morrus
– Fire and Ice (Scott Norton and Ice Train) defeated Big Bubba Rogers and Stevie Ray
– Ric Flair and Randy Savage (with Woman and Miss Elizabeth) defeated Arn Anderson and Eddie Guerrero
– Dean Malenko defeated Brad Armstrong to retain the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship
– Dick Slater and Earl Robert Eaton defeated VK Wallstreet and Jim Duggan
– The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated Ric Flair and Randy Savage by forfeit
– Diamond Dallas Page and the Barbarian defeated Rick Steiner and the Booty Man (with the Booty Babe)
– Konnan defeated Jushin Thunder Liger to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
– Diamond Dallas Page defeated the Barbarian, Earl Robert Eaton, Ice Train, Scott Norton, Rocco Rock, Johnny Grunge and Dick Slater in Battlebowl
– The Giant (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Sting (with Lex Luger) to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
2002
WWF Judgment Day: Nashville, Tennessee:
– William Regal defeated D’Lo Brown to retain the WWE European Championship
– Eddie Guerrero defeated Rob Van Dam to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship
– Trish Stratus (with Bubba Ray Dudley) defeated Stacy Keibler (with Reverend D-Von and Deacon Batista) to retain the WWE Women’s Championship
– Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman defeated The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy)
– Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Big Show and Ric Flair in a Handicap match
– Edge defeated Kurt Angle in a Hair vs. Hair match
– Triple H defeated Chris Jericho in a Hell in a Cell match
– Rikishi and Rico defeated Billy and Chuck Tag team match to win the WWE Tag Team Championship
– The Undertaker defeated Hulk Hogan to capture the WWE Undisputed World Title
2011
– Abyss defeated Frankie Kazarian to win the TNA X Division Title
2013
WWE Extreme Rules: St. Louis, Missouri:
– The Shield defeated Bryan Danielson & Kane to win the WWE Tag Team Titles
– The Miz defeated Cody Rhodes by submission
– Chris Jericho defeated Fandango (with Summer Rae)
– Dean Ambrose defeated Kofi Kingston to win the United States Title
– Sheamus defeated Mark Henry in a Strap Match
– Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez) defeated Jack Swagger (with Zeb Colter) in an I Quit match
– The Shield (Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) defeated Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) in a Tornado tag team match to win the WWE Tag Team Championship
– Randy Orton defeated Big Show in an Extreme Rules Match
– John Cena vs. Ryback ended in a draw in a Last Man Standing match, Cena retained the WWE Championship
– Brock Lesnar defeated Triple H in a steel cage match