Daily Pro Wrestling History (08/14): WWE SummerSlam 2011

1941 

Kansas City, Kansas:

– World Heavyweight Champion Lee Wykoff beat Bobby Bruns in 2 out of 3 falls

– In a Texas rules match: Ray Eckert beat Carl Von Herbert 

1947 

Kansas City, Kansas:

– Cardiff Giant beat Warren Bockwinkel 2 falls to 1

– Sockeye Jack McDonald beat Tug Carlson

– Wally Dusek beat Carlos Rodriquez 

– Sailor Fred Blassie drew Finice Hall 

1964 

Denver, Colorado:

– Mad Dog Vachon beat Jack Pesek 

– The Crusher beat Wilbur Snyder

1967 

Davenport, Iowa:

– In a Loser Leaves Town match: The Crusher beat Johnny Powers

– Mighty Igor Vodik (sub Earl Maynard) beat Larry Hennig 

– Rene Goulet & Igor Vodik & Al Kashey (sub Earl Maynard) 

– Steve Druk & Harley Race & Larry Hennig

1970 

Chicago, Illinois: Comiskey Park (former home of the Chicago White Sox):

– AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher in 2 of three falls in a steel cage match

– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Baron Von Raschke in 2 of 3 falls (Raschke was billed as the undefeated challenger)

– Dr X beat Paul Diamond

– Ernie Ladd no contest Blackjack Lanza

– Wilbur Snyder beat Mitsu Arakawa

– Pepper Gomez beat Double X (XX unmasked)

– Dr Big Bill Miller ddq Bobo Brazil

– Larry Hennig beat Red Bastien 

– Jean Antone & Lucille Dupree beat Linda Klein & Betty Niccoli

1973 

Macon, Georgia:

– Buddy Colt won a one night tournament to win the Macon Heavyweight Title

1975 

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:

– Billy Robinson beat AWA Champion Verne Gagne on a 2nd fall dq

– Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens & Baron Von Raschke beat Gene Kiniski & Jos Leduc (sub Dusty Rhodes) & Ivan Putski in 2 out of 3 falls

– Pampero Firpo beat Buddy Wolff’

– Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant beat Bull Bullinski & Khosrow Vaziri (Iron Sheik) 

– Greg Gagne beat Bobby Jones

1980

Kansas City, Kansas:

– Bulldog Bob Brown & Rufus Jones defeated Killer Karl Kox & The Great Kabuki to win the Central States Tag Team Titles

1981 

Houston, Texas:

– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Wahoo McDaniel in 2 out of 3 falls

1982 

Houston, Texas:

– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Dick Slater

– In a Piledriver match: Bob Sweetan beat Jerry Lawler

– Mongolian Stomper beat Terry Funk 

– Junkyard Dog & Ernie Ladd beat Tully Blanchard & Gino Hernandez

1984 

Québec City, Quebec, Canada:

– Abdullah the Butcher ddq Jos Leduc

– AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Nick Bockwinkel

– Dino Bravo beat King Tonga by DQ

– Rick Valentine & Sailor White beat Raymond & Jacques Rougeau to win International Tag Team Titles

– Richard Charland & Frenchie Martin & Mad Dog Lefebvre beat Gino Brito Jr. & Armand Rougeau & Domenic DeNucci

– Bob De La Serra beat Tony Ricco

– Henri Cardinal beat Tito Senza 

– Denis Goulet drew Rocky De La Serra

Portland, Oregon:

– Dr. Tom Prichard and Brett Sawyer defeated Mike Miller and Mr Ebony (Tom Jones) to win the Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

1987

Norfolk, Virginia:

– The MOD Squad fought the Italian Stallion & Lazertron

– Sean Royal defeated Colt Steele

– Jimmy Garvin defeated Manny Fernandez

– Ivan Koloff defeated Kendall Windham

– Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA US Champion Lex Luger via disqualification

– Nikita Koloff & UWF Western States Heritage Champion Barry Windham defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane via disqualification

– NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson

– NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Ron Garvin via disqualification

1991

Fayetteville, North Carolina:

– Big Josh pinned Thomas Rich

– Richard Morton pinned Robert Gibson in a steel cage match

– Tom Zenk pinned the Diamond Studd

– Johnny B. Badd pinned the Junkyard Dog

– Dustin Rhodes pinned WCW TV Champion Steve Austin 

– Dick Murdoch & Dick Slater defeated Bobby Eaton & PN News

– Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyzsko defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin

– Nikita Koloff defeated Sting in a Russian chain match

1993

SMW Fire on the Mountain: Johnson City, Tennessee:

– Jimmy Del Ray pinned Steve Armstrong

– Tony Anthony fought the Mongolian Stomper to a double disqualification

– The Big Bossman pinned Kevin Sullivan

– Chris Candido defeated Tim Horner

– Brian Lee defeated Tracy Smothers in a coal miner’s glove match

– Bob, Scott, & Steve Armstrong, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Jim Cornette, Ron & Don Harris, Jimmy Del Ray & Tom Prichard in a steel cage match

Martinsville, Indiana:

– Erik Watts defeated Chris Benoit

– Yoshi Kwan defeated Frankie Lancaster

– Mark Starr defeated Big Sky

– 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Harlem Heat via disqualification

– Johnny B. Badd defeated Maxx Payne

1994

Hampton, Virginia:

– Brian Pillman defeated Bobby Eaton

– WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal defeated Brad Armstrong

– The Guardian Angel defeated Tex Slazenger (sub for Vader who was on a Japanese tour)

– The Patriot & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma in a non-title match

– Dustin Rhodes defeated Arn Anderson via disqualification

– WCW US Champion Steve Austin defeated Ricky Steamboat 

– Sting defeated Ric Flair

1999 

Toledo, Ohio:

– Balls Mahoney & Spike Dudley defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley to win the ECW World Tag Team Championship

WCW Road Wild: Sturgis, South Dakota:

– Rey Misterio, Jr., Billy Kidman and Eddie Guerrero defeated Vampiro and Insane Clown Posse 

– Harlem Heat defeated Kanyon & Bam Bam Bigelow to win the WCW World Tag Team Titles

– The Revolution (Perry Saturn, Shane Douglas and Dean Malenko) defeated The West Texas Rednecks (Barry Windham, Curt Hennig and Bobby Duncum Jr.) (with Kendall Windham)

– Buff Bagwell defeated Ernest Miller (with Sonny Onoo)

– Chris Benoit defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a No Disqualification match to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship

– Sid Vicious defeated Sting

– Goldberg defeated Rick Steiner

– Randy Savage defeated Dennis Rodman

– WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Kevin Nash in a Retirement match 

2000 

– Rey Mysterio & Juventud Guerrera won the WCW World Tag Team Championship from Vampiro & The Great Muta

2011 

WWE SummerSlam: Los Angeles, California:

– Dolph Ziggler (with Vickie Guerrero) defeated Alex Riley

– Kofi Kingston, John Morrison and Rey Mysterio defeated Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) and Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez)

– Mark Henry defeated Sheamus by countout

– Kelly Kelly (with Eve Torres) defeated Beth Phoenix to retain the WWE Divas Championship

– Wade Barrett defeated Daniel Bryan

– Randy Orton defeated Christian in a no holds match to win the World Title

– CM Punk defeated John Cena to win the WWE Title. Immediately after the match, Alberto Del Rio cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase and defeated CM Punk to win the WWE Title