By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com
1932
In Kansas City, Missouri:
– World Champion Jim Londos beat Abe Coleman
– Rudy Dusek beat Wee Willie Davis
– George Zaharias drew Gino Garibaldi
– Jim McMillen beat Jack Hurley
1935
In Waterloo, Iowa:
– Earl Wampler beat Louis Thesz
1950
In Houston, Texas:
– Verne Gagne defeated Miguel Guzman for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title
1962
In Minneapolis, Minnesota (4150 attendance):
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Ilio DiPaolo
– Bill Miller beat Bob Geigel
– Moose Evans beat Kurt Von Brauner
– Crusher beat Floyd Ude (this was the debut of the Crusher character)
– Doug Gilbert beat Johnny King
1967
In Atlanta, Georgia:
– El Mongol defeated Mr. Wrestling for the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title
1973
In Milwaukee, Wisconsin (6059 attendance):
– Superstar Billy Graham beat the Crusher
– Wahoo McDaniel & Billy Robinson beat AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens on a 3rd fall dq
– Ivan Koloff beat Sailor Art Thomas
– Reggie Parks drew Geoff Portz
– Ric Flair beat Billy Howard
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1974
In Green Bay, Wisconsin:
– Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Larry Hennig & Jim Brunzell
– The Crusher beat Superstar Billy Graham
– Chris Taylor beat Horst Hoffman
– Bull Bullinski drew Khosrow Vaziri (sub Bobby Heenan)
1979
In Springfield, Massachusetts:
– WWF Intercontinental Champion Pat Patterson defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via countout in a rare champion vs. champion match
1983
In Chiba, Japan:
– Stan Hansen defeated Giant Baba for the Pacific Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Title (now part of the All Japan Triple Crown)
1985
In Asheville, North Carolina:
– NWA Champion Ric Flair no contest Ivan Koloff
– Bunkhouse Match: Ron Bass & Manny Fernandez & Magnum TA beat Ole Anderson & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors beat Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khruschev dq
In Minneapolis, Minnesota for an ESPN TV taping:
– AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Kamala dq
– Terry Gordy beat Jerry Blackwell dq
– Greg Gagne & Curt Hennig & Scott Hall beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens & Larry Zbyszko
– Curt Hennig & Greg Gagne beat Jim Garvin & Steve Regal dq
1990
– Kim Duk (aka Tiger Chung Lee) defeated Invader #1 for the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Title in Bayamon, Puerto Rico
1991
– The National Wrestling Alliance officially stripped Ric Flair of the NWA World Heavyweight Title
1999
– Brian Hildebrand, better known to fans as referee Mark Curtis, passed away at the age of 37 after a battle with cancer.
2007
– Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch defeated Paul London & Brian Kendrick to win the WWE World Tag Team championships.