Daily Pro Wrestling History (04/11): DDP wins his first WCW World title

1932

Kansas City, Kansas:
– MWA World Heavyweight Champion John Pesek and Everette Marshall drew 1 -1 
– Wladek Zbyszko beat Sol Slagel

1934

St. Louis, Missouri:
– World Heavyweight Champion Jim Londos beat Dick Shikat 
– Ray Steele beat Pete Schuh 
– Orville Brown beat George Zaharias 
– Charley Strack beat Milo Steinborn 

1945 

San Jose, California:
– Earl McCready defeated Dean Detton for the San Francisco Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title

1955

Tulsa, Oklahoma:
– Ed Francis defeated Baron Michele Leone to win the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title

1956 

Regina, Saskatchewan:
– George Gordienko defeated Lou Newman to win the Calgary NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title 

1957

Amarillo, Texas:
– Don Curtis and Dizzy Davis defeated Great Bolo and Kurt Von Poppenheim for the Amarillo NWA North American Tag Team Title

1963 

Washington, D.C.:
– Buddy Rogers is officially presented the WWWF World Heavyweight Title belt 

1967

Baton Rouge, Louisiana:
– Frank and Jack Dalton defeated Danny Little Bear and Bobby Fields to win the Gulf Coast NWA United States Tag Team Titles

Savannah, Georgia:
– Enrique and Ramon Torres defeated Gene and Lars Anderson for the Georgia NWA Southern Tag Team Title 

1969

Los Angeles, California:
– Alfonso Dantés and Mil Máscaras defeated The Black Angels for the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles

Mexico City, Mexico:
– Raul Mata defeated Dr. Wagner to win the vacant Mexican National Light Heavyweight Title

1970 

Jacksonville, Florida:
– Dale Lewis defeated Bob Orton for the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title 

1973 

Knoxville, Tennessee:
– Don and Ron Wright defeated The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Don Kent) to win the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Titles

1974

Kansas City, Missouri:
– Tokyo Joe defeated Frank Valois
– The Interns (w/ Dr. Ken Ramey) defeated Bull Bullinski & Mike George
– Don Fargo defeated The Viking
– Chris Taylor & Pat O’Connor defeated Bob Brown & Karl Steiger 
– Terry Funk defeated Bob Orton
– Andre the Giant & Reggie Parks defeated Lord Alfred Hayes & Roger Kirby
– Omar Atlas & Bobby Whitlock defeated Billy Howard & Percy Pringle
– Chris Taylor and Bob Brown were co-winners of a 22-man Battle Royal

1976 

Guadalajara, Mexico:
– Dr. Wagner defeated Alfonso Dantés for the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Title 

1977

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jerry Lawler defeated Rocky Johnson to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Heavyweight Title 

Hiroshima, Japan:
– Shinobu Aso and Yumi Ikeshita defeated The Beauty Pair (Jackie Sato and Maki Ueda) to win the WWWA World Tag Team Titles

1979

Omaha, Nebraska:
– No DQ match: AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dcor Mad Dog Vachon
– Paul Ellering (sub Greg Gagne) & Billy Robinson beat Cecil DuBois & Bobby Duncum
– Doug Gilbert beat Pat Patterson by DQ
– Steve Olsonoski beat Iron Sheik
– Kay Noble beat Jean Antone 

Mexico City, Mexico:
– Perro Aguayo defeated Gran Hamada for the UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Title 

1980

St. Louis, Missouri:
– Missouri Champion Kevin Von Erich defeated King Kong Brody via DQ
– WWF Champion Bob Backlund and Ken Patera 30-minute draw
– George Wells was the winner of a tag elimination match 
– Rocky Johnson defeated Lord Alfred Hayes
– Jerry Oates draw Takachiho
– Ron McFarlane and Pak-Song defeated Eddie Gilbert and Tom Andrews

1981 

Rockford, Illinois:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Jesse Ventura
– The Crusher & Baron Von Raschke beat Jerry Blackwell & John Studd
– Brad Rheingans beat Tony Leone (sub Steve Regal)
– Ben DeLeon beat Curt Hennig (sub Nacho Barrera)

– Jay Youngblood won the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

1982 

Oakland, California:
– (Handicap Match, Special Referee: Lord James Blears) Hulk Hogan & Andre The Giant beat Bobby Heenan & Ken Patera & Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Duncum
– Jerry Blackwell beat Jim Brunzell
– Tito Santana beat Sheik Adnan by DQ
– Brad Rheingans drew Greg Gagne
– Baron Von Raschke beat Sgt. Goulet
– Jerry Monti beat Guy Lambert

Guadalajara, Mexico:
– Sangre Chicana defeated Atsushi Onita for the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Title 

Orlando, Florida:
– Bruce Reed and Sweet Brown Sugar defeated Dory Funk, Jr. and David Von Erich to win the Florida NWA North American Tag Team Titles

Dallas, Texas:
– King Kong Bundy and Bugsy McGraw defeated Kerry Von Erich and Al Madril for the World Class American Tag Team Titles 

1983

Birmingham, Alabama:
– Bob Armstrong defeated Ken Lucas for the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title

Memphis, Tennessee:
– No Referee in the Ring: Jerry Lawler beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel by DQ
– Southern Tag Team Champions The Moondogs beat Fabulous Ones by DQ
– Southern Champion Bill Dundee dcor Dutch Mantel
– Handicap Match, Hair vs Hair: Stagger Lee & Terry Taylor beat Plowboy Frazier & Jimmy Hart & Bobby Eaton (Frazier lost his hair)
– Masks at Stake, Texas Tornado Match: The Galaxians beat Rock & Roll Express
– Duke Myers beat Bobby Fulton
– Bruise Brothers beat Steve O & Carl Fergie  

1985 

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Nick Bockwinkel & Mr. Saito
– Jerry Blackwell beat King Tonga by DQ
– Jim Garvin beat Baron Von Raschke by DQ
– Masked Superstar beat Moose Morowski
– Buck Zumhofe beat Steve Regal
– Butch Reed beat Ricky Lee Jones

1987

Kansas City, Kansas
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Bulldog Bob Brown
– Pork Chop Cash & Ken Timbs beat Rick McCord & Bart Batten to win Central States tag title
– Lumberjack match: Warlord beat Earthquake Ferris
– Rip Rogers beat Joe Lightfoot
– Stoney Burke beat Karl Kovac
– Debbie Combs beat Penny Mitchell

Hampton, Virginia:
– Mike Graham defeated Bill Maddox
– Dustin Rhodes defeated El Cubano
– Big Josh defeated Rip Rogers
– Sting defeated Jack Victory
– El Gigante defeated WCW World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
– WCW US Champion Lex Luger defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson
– WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin

1992

Chattanooga, Tennessee:
– The Junkyard Dog pinned Richard Morton
– WCW US Tag Team Champion Greg Valentine & Mike Graham (sub. for WCW US Tag Team Champion Terry Taylor) defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tom Zenk
– Ron Simmons pinned Cactus Jack
– Nikita Koloff pinned Diamond Dallas Page
– Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko in a bunkhouse match
– Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton via disqualification
– WCW World Champion Sting pinned Big Van Vader
– WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification

1995

Dallas, Texas:
– The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express defeated Dick Murdoch and Randy Rhodes to win the vacant NWA World Tag Team Title in a tournament final

1999 

WCW Spring Stampede: Tacoma, Washington:
– Juventud Guerrera pinned Blitzkreig 
– Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Hak (w/ Chastity) in a hardcore match a
– Scotty Riggs pinned Mikey Whipwreck
– Konnan pinned Disco Inferno 
– WCW Cruiserweight & Tag Team Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned WCW Tag Team Champion Billy Kidman
– Scott Steiner pinned Booker T to win the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Title in the finals of a tournament
– Goldberg pinned Kevin Nash
– Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko (with Arn Anderson) defeated Raven and Saturn
– Diamond Dallas Page defeated WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan and Sting in a Fatal Four-Way match to win the title

2003

OVW Spring Breakout: Louisville, Kentucky:
– Chris Cage and Mark Jindrak defeated Orlando Jordan and Mark Magnus
– Nova pinned Christopher Nowinski
– OVW Southern Tag Team Champions A.P.A. (Bradshaw and Ron Simmons) defeated Lance Cade and René Duprée to retain the title
– WWE World Tag Team Champion Kane pinned Matt Morgan
– Chris Benoit, Nick Dinsmore and Johnny Jeter defeated Rob Conway, The Damaja and OVW Heavyweight Champion Doug Basham in a 30-minute Iron Man match, 2 falls to 1

2013

– Chavo Guerrero & Hernandez defeated Austin Aires and Bobby Roode in a 2 out of 3 falls match for the TNA World Tag Team Titles
– Taryn Terrell defeated Gail Kim
– TNA World Title/Full Metal Mayhem Match: Bully Ray defeated Jeff Hardy

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