Daily Pro Wrestling History (11/29): Rock & Roll Express win SMW gold

July 17, 2020 Off By HotelSalesCareers

1943

Wichita, Kansas:
– NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ede Virag beat Charley Lutkie 
– Jack Nasworthy beat Bill Ely 

1956

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Ernie Dusek, Emil Dusek and Joe Dusek beat Jim Dobie, Larry Hamilton and Sonny Myers 2 falls to 1
– Mighty Atlas beat Mario DeSouza 2 falls to 1

1960

Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Verne Gagne & Joe Scarpello
– Gene Kiniski beat Bob Rasmussen
– Wilbur Snyder beat Tommy O’Toole

1962 

Jacksonville, Florida:
– Eddie Graham defeated Boris Malenko to win the NWA Southern Heavyweight Title

1965 

Orlando, Florida:
– Lou Thesz retained NWA title in a 60:00 draw with Dick Steinborn 

1966 

Tampa, Florida: 
– Sammy Steamboat & Jose Lothario beat The Infernos to win world tag team titles

1971

Orlando, Florida:
– Ole Anderson and Johnny Walker (later Mr Wrestling II) co-won Battle Royal 

1972

Honolulu, Hawaii:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Ed Francis & Billy Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens by DQ (only recognized in Hawaii)
– The Destroyer beat Dory Dixon
– Tosh Togo drew Jack Carson
– Sam Steamboat beat John Foley

Miami Beach, Florida:
– Jack Brisco beat Paul Jones to retain Florida title 

1973

Rockford, Illinois:
– Weightlifting: Ken Patera beat Billy Graham by DQ
– AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Billy Robinson & Geoff Portz
– Tony Rocco beat Ric Flair
– Greg Gagne drew Rene Goulet

Jacksonville, Florida:
– Dusty Rhodes beat Pat O’Connor to retain Southern title

Tokyo, Japan:
– Strong Kobayashi beat Wahoo McDaniel to win the IWA tilte

1976 

West Palm Beach, Florida:
– Superstar Billy Graham beat Dusty Rhodes to retain Florida title

1977 

Tampa, Florida:
– Mike Graham & Steve Keirn beat Ivan Koloff & Masa Saito in a cage match

1978

Miami Beach, Florida:
– Harley Race beat Dusty Rhodes in a lumberjack match to retain NWA world title 

1979 

Jacksonville, Florida:
– Dusty Rhodes beat Harley Race via DQ in a cage match for NWA world title 

Tokyo, Japan:
– Antonio Inoki beat Bob Backlund to win the WWF title. (Even though this was a title change agreed upon by Vince McMahon Sr. as part of a business deal, the WWE’s current history pretends this never took place)

1980

Shreveport, Louisiana:
– Killer Karl Kox defeated The Grappler for the Mid-South Mississippi Heavyweight Title 

Omaha, Nebraska:
– Mad Dog Vachon beat John Studd by DQ
– Adrian Adonis beat Greg Gagne
– Dino Bravo & Tito Santana beat Jesse Ventura & Jerry Blackwell
– Buck Zumhofe drew Steve Regal

St. Petersburg, Florida:
– Dick Murdoch beat Harley Race via DQ in an NWA title match

1986 

San Juan, Puerto Rico:
– Al Perez defeated The Mighty Igor to win the WWC Puerto Rican Heavyweight Title

1992 

Knoxville, Tennessee:
– The Rock N’ Roll Express defeated The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane & Tom Pritchard) in a Steel Cage match to win the SMW Tag Team Championshipin 

1994

Chicago, Illinois:
– Tito Santana defeated Cowboy Bob Orton Jr. to become the first American Wrestling Federation World Champion

Matamoros, Mexico:
– Rey Misterio Jr. beat Juventud Guerrera to win the WWA lightweight title

2000

Tokyo, Japan:
– Yuji Nagata & Takashi Iizuka beat Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan to win the G-1 tag team tournament

2003

Sapporo, Japan:
– Yuji Nagata & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Kenta Kobashi & Tamon Honda to win the GHC tag team titles
 
Miyagi, Japan:
– Gedo & Jado defeated Hiroki Goto & Ryusuke Taguchi in a tournament final to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship

2010

WWE Monday Night Raw: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– Sheamus defeated John Morrison in the finals of a one night tournament to win the King of the Ring