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1933 

Kansas City, Missouri:

– NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jim Londos beat Everette Marshall by a third fall DQ

– Charlie Fischer beat Joe Wilson

– Johnny Shoop defeated Joe Ferguson

1951

Kansas City, Kansas:

– Gorgeous George beat Heart of America Heavyweight Champion Dennis Clary by DQ 

– Ray Eckert and Ronnie Etchison went to a 45 minute time limit draw 

1956 

Amarillo, Texas:

– Dizzy Davs and Sonny Myers defeated Art Nelson and Rip Rogers for the NWA Southwest Tag Team Titles

1960 

Osaka, Japan:

– Rikidozan and Toyonobori defeated Dan Miller and Frank Valois to win the JWA All Asia Tag Team Titles

1962 

Amarillo, Texas:

– Dory Funk, Sr. won the NWA North American Heavyweight Title (Amarillo version) by defeating Fritz Von Erich 

Chattanooga, Tennessee:

– Joe Lanza defeated Taro Sakuro for the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title

1966 

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada:

– Edouard Carpentier defeated Hans Schmidt to win the International Wrestling Association International Heavyweight Title

1969

San Antonio, Texas:

– Jose Lothario defeated Johnny Valentine to win the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title 

San Francisco, California: 

– Ray Stevens defeated King Curtis Iaukea for the San Francisco version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Title 

1972

Mobile, Alabama:

– Gorgeous George, Jr. defeated Bob Kelly to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title 

1976

Fukuyama, Japan:

– Rip Tyler and Eddie Sullivan defeated The Great Kusatsu and Mighty Inoue to win the International Wrestling Enterprise (International Wrestling Alliance) World Tag Team Titles

1978

Raleigh, North Carolina:

– Paul Jones defeated Baron Von Raschke for the NWA TV Title

1979

Tokyo, Japan:

– Antonio Inoki pinned Stan Hansen in the finals of the New Japan MSG League

1980 

San Francisco, California:

– Ed Wiskoski defeated George Wells for the San Francisco version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Title 

1981 

Roanoke, Virginia:

– Terry Taylor defeated Les Thornton for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title 

Kansas City, Kansas:

– Bob Sweetan defeated Buzz Tyler to win the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title

1982 

Greenville, South Carolina:

– Sgt. Slaughter defeated Wahoo McDaniel to win the NWA United States Heavyweight Title

1983

Croydon, England:

– Marty Jones defeated Dave Finlay to win the World Mid-Heavyweight Title

1984

Bayamon, Puerto Rico:

– The Medics defeated Invader III and Toru Tanaka for the vacant WWC North American Tag Team Titles

1987 

Orlando, Florida:

– Mike Rotunda defeated Dory Funk, Jr. to win the held up NWA Florida Heavyweight Title

1990

Tokyo, Japan:

– El Hijo del Santo defeated Fuerza Guerrera for the World Wrestling Association World Welterweight Title 

1991

Dallas, Texas:

– Tom Prichard defeated Bill Dundee to win the WCWA Texas Heavyweight Title

Baltimore, Maryland:

– Black Blood pinned Tim Horner

– Ricky Morton & Dustin Rhodes defeated Dutch Mantell & Moondog Rex 

– The Angel of Death pinned Sam Houston

– Bobby Eaton pinned Terrance Taylor

– WCW World Champion Ric Flair defeated El Gigante via count-out in a No DQ match

– Missy Hyatt defeated Paul E. Dangerously in an arm wrestling contest 

– Barry Windham pinned Brian Pillman in a taped fist match 

– WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & the One Man Gang in a No DQ match

Green Bay, Wisconsin:

– Steve Austin defeated Tommy Angel

– Mike Graham defeated Black Bart

– Oz defeated Tommy Rich

– Tom Zenk defeated the Diamond Studd via disqualification 

– The Junkyard Dog defeated Rip Rogers

– 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 count-out

1992

Atlanta, Georgia:

– Ron Simmons won a 20-man battle royal 

– Barry Windham pinned Big Josh

– The Super Invader pinned Jimmy Garvin

– Dustin Rhodes pinned Bobby Eaton 

– WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Steiner pinned the Great Muta 

– Nikita Koloff pinned Vinnie Vegas

– WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Ricky Steamboat 

– Ron Simmons pinned Arn Anderson 

– WCW World Champion Sting pinned WCW TV Champion Steve Austin

1993 

Cumberland, Kentucky:

– Bobby Blaze defeated Tony Anthony for the vacant SMW Television Title 

1994

Loudon, Tennessee:

– Tracy Smothers defeated Kendo the Samurai to win the SMW Television Title 

1996

Sapporo, Japan:

– Hiromichi Fuyuki, Gedo and Jado won the WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Titles by defeating Youji Anjoh, Yoshihiro Takayama and Kenichi Yamamoto

1997

ECW Wrestlepalooza: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

– The Pitbulls (Pitbull #1 and Pitbull #2) defeated The F.B.I. (Little Guido and Tracy Smothers) (with Tommy Rich)

– The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von) (with Joel Gertner, Sign Guy and Big Dick) defeated The Sandman and Balls Mahoney

– Terry Funk defeated Chris Candido

– Tommy Dreamer (with Beulah McGillicutty) defeated Raven (with Chastity and Lupus) in a Loser Leaves Town match

– Sabu (with Bill Alfonso) defeated Taz

– Taz defeated Shane Douglas with Francine to win the ECW World Television Championship

– The Eliminators (John Kronus and Perry Saturn) defeated The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von) (with Joel Gertner, Sign Guy and Big Dick) to retain the ECW World Tag Team Championship

1998

Chihuahua, Mexico:

– Perro Aguayo, Sr. and Perro Aguayo, Jr. defeated Fuerza Guerrera and Mosco de la Merced for the Mexico National Tag Team Titles 

2003 

Cayey, Puerto Rico:

– Chris Candido defeated Fidel Sierra to win the WWC Television Title

– Dominican Boy defeated Eddie Colon for the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title

– Broncos II and III won the WWC World Tag Team Title by defeating Thunder and Lightning

2009 

WWE Extreme Rules: New Orleans, Louisiana:

– Chris Jericho defeated Rey Mysterio to win the WWE Intercontinental Title 

– Tommy Dreamer won the ECW Title by defeating Jack Swagger and Christian in an extreme rules match

– Batista defeated Randy Orton to win the WWE Championship in a steel cage match 

– Jeff Hardy defeated World Champion Edge in a Ladder Match to win the title 

– CM Punk cashed in the Money in the Bank briefcase and defeated Jeff Hardy to win title

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