Daily pro wrestling history (11/29): Tito Santana becomes 1st AWF Champion

July 22, 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

1972

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

1973

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

1980

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

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

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

2003 

Miyagi, Japan:
– Gedo & Jado defeated Hiroki Goto & Ryusuke Taguchi in a tournament final to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship

2010

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