Daily Pro Wrestling History (12/23): Homicide wins ROH World title at Final Battle 2006

1949 

Atlanta, Georgia:
– Ray Villmer defeated George Flynn for the NWA (Georgia) Southern Heavyweight Title

1952

Los Angeles, California
– George Bollas defeated Sandor Szabo for the NWA Beat the Champ International Television Title 

1953

– Doc and George Gallagher defeated Johnny Demchuck and Pepper Gomez to win the Big Time Wrestling Northwest Tag Team Title

1955

Atlanta, Georgia:
– Bill and Fred Blassie defeated Jerry Graham and Don McIntyre to win the NWA (Georgia) World Tag Team Title

1957

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– Stan Mykietowich and Ted Stefanyk defeated Frenchy Champagne and Ed Tardi for the Madison Wrestling Club Tag Team Title

1958

Portland, Oregon:
– Kurt Von Himmler and Kurt Von Poppenheim defeated Herb and Seymour Freeman to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

1960

Long Beach, California:
– Lord James Blears and Nick Bockwinkel defeated Stan Holek and The Preacher for the NWA (Hollywood Wrestling) International Television Tag Team Titles

1965

Chattanooga, Tennessee:
– Rocky Smith won the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title by defeating Hiro Matsuda in a rematch to win the vacant title 

1970 

Mobile, Alabama:
– Mike Boyette won a battle royal to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title and City of Mobile Heavyweight Title

1971

Tampa, Florida:
– Bob Roop defeated Ole Anderson to win the NWA Florida Television Title

1972

Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
– Geoff Portz defeated Kendo Nagasaki to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title

Detroit, Michigan:
– Bobo Brazil defeated Pampero Firpo to win the NWA (Detroit) United States Heavyweight Title 

Chattanooga, Tennessee:
– Bearcat Brown and Johnny Walker defeated The Bounty Hunters (David and Jerry Novak) for the NWA (Mid-America) Southern Tag Team Title 

Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
– Danny Babich and Michel Martel defeated George Gordienko and Super Hawk to win the Stampede International Tag Team Title

1975 

Tampa, Florida:
– Rocky Johnson defeated King Curtis Iaukea to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title

1983

Eugene, Oregon:
– Curt Hennig and Pat (Scott) McGhee defeated The Assassin and The Dynamite for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title 

Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
– Archie Gouldie won the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title by defeating Bad News Allen

1984

Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
– King Tonga beat Dino Bravo by DQ
– AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Nick Bockwinkel
– Jos Leduc beat The Superstar
– Rick Valentine & Sailor White beat Raymond Rougeau & Jacques Rougeau Jr. by DQ
– Little Beaver & Tiger Jackson beat Pancho Boy & Sonny Boy

1985

Fort Worth, Texas:
– Mark Youngblood defeated Jack Victory for the WCCW Television Title 

Birmingham, Alabama:
– Robert Fuller defeated Roberto Soto to win the NWA Continental Heavyweight Title 

1986

Tokyo, Japan:
– Shinobu Kandori defeated Lola Gonzales to win the UWA Women’s World Title

1999 

White Plains, New York:
– Mike Awesome defeated Masato Tanaka to win the ECW World Heavyweight Title

2006

ROH Final Battle: New York City, New York:
– Jimmy Rave defeated Nigel McGuinness
– Adam Pearce (w/ Shane Hagadorn) pinned Ricky Reyes (w/ Julius Smokes) 
– Jimmy Jacobs & Brent Albright defeated Colt Cabana & BJ Whitmer (w/ Daizee Haze) 
– Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli (w/ Larry Sweeney) 
– CIMA, Shingo, & ROH Tag Team Champion Matt Sydal defeated Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, & Delirious in a Dragon Gate rules match 
– Homicide defeated Bryan Danielson to win the ROH World Title 

Tokyo, Japan:
– Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeated Takashi Sugiura to win the NOAH GHC Junior Heavyweight Title 

2009

Tokyo, Japan:
– Naomichi Marafuji defeated Prince Devitt to win the Super J-Cup

2010

– Angelina Love & Winter defeated Madison Rayne & Tara to win the tournament finals of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Tournament and become tag team champions

2011

ROH Final Battle: New York, New York:
– Michael Elgin pinned TJ Perkins 
– Tommaso Ciampa pinned Jimmy Rave
– ROH TV Champion Jay Lethal defeated El Generico and Mike Bennett in an elimination match
– Kevin Steen pinned Steve Corino
– Matt & Nick Jackson won a 4-team gauntlet match over Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander, Adam Cole & Kyle O’Reilly and 
  Kenny King & Rhett Titus
– Roderick Strong defeated Chris Hero
– Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated ROH Tag Team Champions Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas to win the titles 
– ROH World Champion Davey Richards pinned Eddie Edwards to retain the title

2012

Tokyo, Japan:
– Kenny Omega defeated El Generico to win the DDT KO-D Openweight title