Daily Pro Wrestling History (07/06): Goldberg defeats Hogan for WCW title

July 16, 2020 Off By HotelSalesCareers

1946 

St. Louis, Missouri:
– Frankie Talaber beat Whitey Whittler
– Dick Raines defeated Gene Bowman
– Sonny Myers defeated The Great Mephisto
– Buck Lipscomb and Jack Vansky defeated Al Szasz and Whitey Wahlberg

1967 

Davenport, Iowa:
– Johnny Powers beat the Crusher 
– Harley Race beat Jack Lanza

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Sonny Myers fought Jack Donovan to a draw
– The Hangman defeated Steve Bolus
– Bob Ellis defeated Bob Brown via DQ 
– Bob Geigel defeated The Viking in three falls

1972 

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Les Thornton defeated Billy Howard
– The Viking & Omar Atlas fought Chati Yokouchi & Yasu Fuji to a draw
– Bob Ellis defeated Juan Sebastian
– Rufus R. Jones & Danny Little Bear defeated Central States Tag Team Champions Roger Kirby & Black Angus (w/ Percival A. Friend) via DQ in three falls 
– Harley Race defeated The Stomper in three falls

1973 

Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Superstar Billy Graham beat Wahoo McDaniel by DQ
– Ivan Koloff dcor Ken Patera
– Billy Robinson beat Bill Crouch 
– Greg Gagne drew Joe Scarpello (sub Bob Bruggers)

1981 

Augusta, Georgia:
– Terry Gordy & Jimmy Snuka defeated Ted DiBiase & Steve Olsonoski to win the National Tag Team Titles

1985 

Baltimore, Maryland:
– Tito Santana defeated Greg Valentine for the WWF Intercontinental Title in a steel cage match

Great American Bash: Charlotte, North Carolina:
– NWA World Tag Team Champions Krusher Khruschev & Ivan Koloff went to a DDQ against AWA World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors 
– Dusty Rhodes defeated Tully Blanchard in a steel cage match to win the NWA Television Title and the services of Blanchard’s valet Baby Doll for thirty days 
– NWA Champion Ric Flair beat Nikita Koloff by DQ

1987

Inglewood, California:
– Misty Blue defeated Kat Leroux
– Mike Rotunda fought Dory Funk Jr. to a draw
– Chris Adams defeated Black Bart via disqualification
– Barry Windham defeated UWF Heavyweight Champion Big Bubba (w/ Skandar Akbar) in a streetfight
– Jimmy & Ron Garvin defeated Ivan Koloff & Manny Fernandez
– NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane via disqualification 
– Steve Williams defeated Dick Murdoch
– Dusty Rhodes pinned NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard in a non-title steel cage match
– NWA US Champion Nikita Koloff & The Road Warriors defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, Lex Luger, & Arn Anderson in a steel cage match

1988

Tampa, Florida:
– Al Perez defeated Kendall Windham
– Bugsy McGraw defeated Tiger Conway Jr.
– Sting, Ron Garvin, & Ron Simmons defeated Ivan Koloff, Larry Zbyszko, & the Russian Assassin
– Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated the Sheepherders
– NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers defeated Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane in a handicap match
– Jimmy Garvin fought Dick Murdoch to a draw
– NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Steve Williams via disqualification
– Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, Lex Luger, & the Road Warriors defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA US Champion Barry Windham, Kevin Sullivan, NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard in Wargames

1990

Norfolk, Virginia:
– Tommy Rich defeated Dutch Mantell
– Paul Orndorff defeated Mark Callous
– Robert Gibson & Tommy Rich (sub. for Ricky Morton) defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Doom via disqualification
– El Gigante defeated Moondog Rex
– Buddy Landell defeated Tom Zenk
– Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane in a non-title match
– NWA US Champion Lex Luger, the Junkyard Dog, & Paul Orndorff defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson, & Barry Windham

1991

Norfolk, Virginia:
– Johnny B. Badd pinned Bobby Eaton
– Dustin Rhodes defeated Ricky Morton via disqualification
– Rick Steiner & Tom Zenk defeated Dick Murdoch & Dick Slater
– WCW TV Champion Steve Austin defeated Sam Houston
– Big Josh defeated Terrance Taylor
– Tom Zenk defeated the Diamond Studd
– PN News & Missy Hyatt defeated Terrance Taylor & Paul E. Dangerously
– Sting, WCW US Champion Lex Luger, the Yellow Dog, & El Gigante defeated Barry Windham, Nikita Koloff, Kevin Sullivan, & the One Man Gang in Wargames (Magnum TA was the guest referee for the bout)

1992 

Memphis, Tennessee:
– The Moondogs (Spot & Cujo) defeated Jerry Lawler & Jeff Jarrett for the USWA Tag Team Titles

1994

Towada, Japan:
– Tadao Yasuda, Shinjiro Ohtani, & Tokimitsu Ishizawa defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Yuji Nagata, & Manabu Nakanishi
– Tatsutoshi Goto defeated Norio Honaga
– Kengo Kimura defeated Hiro Saito
– Black Tiger, 2 Cold Scorpio, & Max Moon defeated Jushin Liger, El Samurai, & Akira Nogami
– Riki Choshu defeated Akitoshi Saito
– WCW TV Champion Lord Steve Regal & the Nasty Boys defeated Takayuki Iizuka, the Great Muta, & Masahiro Chono
– Tatsumi Fujinami & Kensuke Sasaki defeated American Love Machine & Black Cat
– Kuniaki Kobayashi, the Great Kabuki, & Shiro Koshinaka defeated Osamu Kido, Hiroshi Hase, & Shinya Hashimoto

1997

WWF Canadian Stampede: Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
– The Godwinns defeated The Blackjacks (Windham & Bradshaw)
– Mankind vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley ended in a double countout
– The Great Sasuke defeated TAKA Michinoku
– WWF World Heavyweight Champion The Undertaker defeated Vader
– Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Jim Neidhart, Davey Boy Smith & Brian Pillman defeated Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock, Goldust, & The Legion Of Doom 

Tokyo, Japan 
– Koki Kitihara, Lance Storm, & Nobutaku Araya defeated Tommy Dreamer, Koji Kitao, & Nobukazu Hirai to win the vacant WAR Six-Man Tag Team Championship 

1998 

Atlanta, Georgia:
– Bill Goldberg defeated Hollywood Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Title