Daily Pro Wrestling History (10/24): Vader vs. Cactus Jack at WCW Halloween Havoc
1935
St. Louis, Missouri:
– Gus Sonnenberg beat Chief Little Wolf
– Man Mountain Dean beat Orville Brown
1956
Tokyo, Japan:
– Mitsuo Surugaumi defeated Michiaki Yoshimura in a tournament final to become the first Japanese Junior Heavyweight Champion
Kansas City, Kansas:
– World Champion Whipper Billy Watson beat Bobby Bruns 2 falls to 1 to retain the title
1966
Lincoln, Nebraska:
– AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon drew Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods
– The Kentuckians Luke Brown & Jake “Tiny” Smith (Grizzly Smith) beat Dale Lewis & Gus Kallas
1967
Tampa, Florida:
– Paul DeMarco and Lorenzo Parente defeated Kurt and Skull Von Stroheim to win the Florida version of the NWA World Tag Team Title
1970
– Moondog Mayne defeated Mr. Fuji to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title
1972
Huron, South Dakota:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Ray Stevens in 2 out of 3 falls
– Wahoo McDaniel beat Larry Hennig
– Superstar Billy Graham beat George Scott
– Joe Scarpello (sub Billy Robinson) beat Rene Goulet
1974
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– No DQ match: Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated Crusher & Billy Robinson to win the AWA World Tag Team Title
– Larry Hennig beat Larry Heiniemi
– Ivan Putski beat Baron Von Raschke
– Horst Hoffman beat Jim Brunzell
– Buddy Wolff beat George Gadaski
– Moose Morowski beat Roddy Piper
1975
Denver, Colorado:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens in 2 out of 3 falls
– Baron Von Raschke beat Pampero Firpo
– Jos Leduc beat Kim Duk
– Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant beat Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell
1976
Guadalajara, Mexico:
– Alfonso Dantes won the NWA World Light Heavyweight Title by defeating Carlos Plata
1977
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee defeated Jimmy and Johnny Valiant
– Phil Hickerson and Dennis Condrey defeated Jerry Lawler and Norvell Austin
– Southern Heavyweight champion Jerry Lawler defeated Johnny Valiant
– Southern Tag Team champions The Samoans, with Bruce Swayze, defeated Bill Dundee & Scott Casey
– Phil Hickerson defeated Terry Gordy
– David Schultz defeated Jerry Bryant
– The Great Mephisto defeated Robert Gibson
– Mr. Wrestling defeated Dennis Condrey
1979
Raleigh, North Carolina:
– Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood won the Mid-Atlantic version of the NWA World Tag Team Title by defeating Paul Jones and Baron Von Raschke
Nashville, Tennessee:
– Bobby Eaton defeated Dutch Mantell to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title
1980
Okinawa, Japan:
– Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Antonio Inoki to win the UWA World Heavyweight Title
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Tony Atlas defeated Dennis Condrey to win the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title
1981
– “Mr. Electricity” Steve Regal defeated “Playboy” Buddy Rose for the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title
1982
Kitami, Japan
– Jumbo Tsuruta defeated Harley Race to win the NWA United National Heavyweight Title
1983
Fort Worth, Texas:
– Jimmy Garvin defeated Chris Adams for the WCCW Television Title
1993
WCW Halloween Havoc: New Orleans, Louisiana:
– The Nasty Boys defeated Marcus Bagwell & 2 Cold Scorpio to win the WCW World Tag Team Title
– Sting defeated Sid Vicious
– Rick Rude defeated Ric Flair to win the WCW International Title
– United States Champion Dustin Rhodes defeated Steve Austin
– Vader defeated Cactus Jack in a Texas Death Match
1994
Memphis, Tennessee:
– The Moondogs (Spot & Rex) defeated the Phantoms to win the USWA Tag Team Title
1998
Cherry Hill, New Jersey:
– Doug Gilbert won the NWA National Heavyweight Title from Stevie Richards
– Christopher Daniels and Kevin Quinn defeated Danny Dominion and Ace Steel to win the NWA Midwest Tag Team Championship
– E.Z. Ryder defeated Paul Atlas to win the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title
Cleveland, Ohio:
– The Dudley Boys defeated Rob Van Dam & Sabu to win the ECW World Tag Team Title
1999
WCW Halloween Havoc: Las Vegas, Nevada:
– Rick Steiner defeated Chris Benoit to win the WCW Television Title
– Bill Goldberg defeated Sting to win the WCW World Heavyweight Title
– Harlem Heat defeated Konnan & Billy Kidman (subbing for Rey Mysterio) and Brian Knobbs & Hugh Morrus in a Falls Count Anywhere,
Streetfight, Triangle Match to win the WCW World Tag Team Titles
2010
WWE Bragging Rights: Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Daniel Bryan defeated Dolph Ziggler
– The Nexus (David Otunga and John Cena) defeated Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre to win the WWE Tag Team Titles
– Kane defeated the Undertaker in a Buried Alive Match to retain the WWE World Title
– Wade Barrett defeated Randy Orton by DQ, Orton retain the WWE Title