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1879 

Boston, Massachusetts:
– H.M. Dufur defeated James Owens to win the American Collar-and-Elbow Title

1933 

Waterloo, Iowa:
– Bronko Nagurski beat Frank Topaz 

1943 

St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Ronnie Etchison beat Tom Zaharias
– Boxing match: Lee Wyckoff beat Cowboy Luttrall via KO (3rd round)
– George Pavich beat Carlos Rodriquez 
– Gene Reardon drew Bill Dusen

1955

– Doug Donovan & Ivan Kameroff defeated Luther Lindsay & George Dussette to win the Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

1964 

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Mongolian Stomper beat Moose Evans 2 to 1 falls
– The Lawman beat Lee Henning 
– Larry (Rocky) Hamilton beat Baron Von Strauss 
– Steve Bolus and Tom Poulos beat Tokyo Tom and Bulldog Plechas

1965 

– Wilbur Snyder & Dick the Bruiser defeated The Assassins (Guy Mitchell & Joe Tomasso) to win the World Wrestling Association Tag Team Titles

1966 

Jacksonville, Florida:
– Elimination Match: Masked Medics & Sputnik Monroe & Tarzan Tyler defeated Buddy Fuller & Jose Lothario & Wahoo McDaniel & Lester Welch 
– Jose Lothario defeated Tarzan Tyler by DQ 
– Dick Steinborn defeated Pancho Rosario 
– Sweet Georgia Brown defeated Princess Ubangi 
– Gold Cadillac Tourney: Don McClarty defeated George Drake 

1969 

Miami, Florida:
– Big Brutus & Great Malenko & Hans Mortier defeated The Gladiator & Cyclon Negro & Joe Scarpa 
– Missouri Mauler & Hiro Matsuda defeated Buddy Fuller & Les Welch 
– Jack Brisco defeated Medic # I 
– Dale Lewis defeated Pepe Gomez 
– Dick Dunn drew “Coach” John Heath 

1970 

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– Edouard Carpentier & Pepper Gomez beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via DQ
– Lars Anderson beat Bob Windham

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Frank Hester defeated Scandor Akbar via DQ
– Pat O’Connor defeated Tom Brandon
– The Viking fought Roger Kirby to a draw
– Danny Little Bear & The Viking & Pat O’Connor defeated Roger Kirby & Scandor Akbar & Don Drummer 
– Baron Von Raschke & Harley Race defeated Rufus R. Jones & Bob Ellis in three falls

1971 

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
– In a Death match; The Crusher beat Strong Kobayashi
– Blackjack Lanza beat Dr. Big Bill Miller 
– Nick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond

Atlanta, Georgia:
– The Assassins (Tom Renesto & Jody Hamilton) won the NWA Georgia Tag Team Titles by defeating Ray Gunkel & El Mongol 

1973

Mexico City, Mexico:
– El Marquez defeated Karloff Lagarde for the Mexico National Welterweight Title 

Sasebo, Japan:
– Masked Lee & Sandy Parker defeated Jumbo Miyamoto & Mariko Akagi for the WWWA World Tag Team Titles

Orlando, Florida:
– Florida TV Title: Jack Brisco defeated Gorgeous George, Jr. by DQ
– Florida Tag Titles: The Samoans defeated Hiro Matsuda & Tony Charles 
– Paul Jones defeated Dale Lewis 
– Dick Slater defeated Kevin Sullivan 
– Handicap Match: Tim Woods defeated Akio Yoshihara & Taro Kobayashi 
– Man Mountain Mike defeated Tony Nero 
– Frank Hester defeated Frank Martinez 

1974

Tampa, Florida:
– Dusty Rhodes defeated Pak Song 
– Eddie & Mike Graham defeated Bobby Duncum & Korean Assassin 
– Harley Race defeaetd Bob Roop 
– Florida Tag Titles: Hollywood Blondes defeated ”Cowboy” Bill Watts & Ron Fuller 
– Bob Armstrong defeated Chris Markoff 
– Greg Valentine defeated Chavo Guerrero 

1975 

Miami, Florida: 
– Florida Title: Rocky Johnson defeated Bob Roop by DQ
– Florida Tag Titles: Harley Race & Roger Kirby defeated Danny Little Bear & Pepper Gomez 
– Florida TV Title: Jim Dillon drew Tiger Conway, Jr. 
– Bob Backlund & Tony Charles defeated Dutch Mantel & John Foley 
– Killer Karl Krupp defeated Pat Barrett 
– Hiro Matsuda defeated Mr. Eito 
– Rick Martel & Joey Rossi defeated Mark Starr & Doug Somers 

Raleigh, North Carolina:
– Gene & Ole Anderson defeated Wahoo McDaniel & Paul Jones to win the Mid-Atlantic version of the NWA World Tag Team Titles

1976

Furukawa, Japan:
– Great Kusatsu & Mighty Inoue defeated Rip Tyler & Eddie Sullivan to win the IWA Japan World Tag Team Titles

Denver, Colorado:
– Larry Hennig & Jos Leduc no contest Mad Dog Vachon & Baron Von Raschke 
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum
– Russ Francis pinned Kim Duk 
– Buddy Wolff beat Billy Red Cloud

1977 

Jacksonville, Florida:
– Eddie Graham and Dusty Rhodes defeated Buddy Wolff and Ivan Koloff 
– Florida TV Title: Pat Patterson defeated “Cowboy” Bob Ellis 
– Black Atlas defeated Waldo Von Erich 
– Ernie Ladd defeated Ox Baker 
– Jack Brisco defeated Butcher Vachon 
– Jerry Brisco defeated Great Mephisto 
– Steve Keirn defeated Zeigfried Stanke 
– Tony Marino defeated Tony Rocco 

1978

Orlando, Florida:
– Florida Title: Jack Brisco defeated The Spoiler by DQ 
– Brass Knuckles Title: Killer Karl Kox defeated Spoiler II 
– US Tag Titles: Mike Graham & Steve Keirn defeated Mr. Sato & Mr. Saito by DQ
– Southern Title: Dick Slater defeated Jerry Brisco 
– Tiger Conway, Jr. defeated John Boy Ruffin 
– Paul Ellering defeated Butch Cassidy 

1979 

West Palm Beach, Florida:
– Steel Cage Match: Jim Garvin defeated Killer Karl Kox 
– Asian Death Match: Jack Brisco defeated Killer Kahn 
– King Curtis defeated Jerry Brisco 
– Jos Leduc & Don Muraco defeated Steve Keirn & Buzz Sawyer 
– Bugsy McGraw & Thor The Viking defeated Cyclon Negro & Charlie Fulton 
– Sweet Brown Sugar defeated Frank Monte 

1980

London, England:
– Alan Dennison defeated Jim Breaks for the British Welterweight Title 

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:
– Verne Gagne & Greg Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Heenan
– Dino Bravo went to a double countout with Jerry Blackwell
– Jesse Ventura beat Steve Olsonoski
–  Adrian Adonis beat Mad Dog Vachon 
– Jerry Blackwell beat Super Destroyer Mark III

1981 

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura beat the Crusher & Baron Von Raschke
– In a Non Title Match; Jim Brunzell beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
– Mike Graham beat Buck Zumhofe 
– Jerry Blackwell beat Mad Dog Vachon

Tokyo, Japan:
– Takashi Ishikawa & Akio Sato defeated Kevin & David Von Erich to win the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Titles

1983

San Juan, Puerto Rico:
– King Tonga & Gran Apolo defeated Buddy Landel & Terry Gibbs for the WWC North American Tag Team Titles

San Francisco, California:
– Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell beat Mad Dog Vachon & Baron Von Raschke
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Wahoo McDaniel
– Mike Graham beat Buck Zumhofe 
– Rick Martel beat Blackjack Lanza by DQ
– Greg Gagne beat John Tolos

St Petersburg, Florida:
– Lights Out Texas Justice Match: Blackjack Mulligan defeated Angelo Mosca 
– Dusty Rhodes & Junkyard Dog defeated Kevin Sullivan & Purple Haze 
– Texas Bullrope Match-“Cowboy” Ron Bass defeated Bobby Duncum 
– Barry Windham defeated Adrian Street 
– Big Daddy defeated The Professional by DQ
– Brad Armstrong drew Charlie Cook 
– Scott McGhee & Terry Allen defeated Dennis Brown & Tommy Wright 

1984

Memphis, Tennessee:
– The Animal beat Ric McCord
– Scott Shannon beat Masao Ito via DQ
– Koko Ware & Norvell Austin beat Johnny Wilhoit & Mark Batten
– Dutch Mantel beat Porkchop Cash
– Austin Idol no contest Jim Niedhart in a no DQ match
– Tommy Rich & Eddie Gilbert beat The Spoiler & Phil Hickerson
– Rick Rude defeated Jerry Lawler to win the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title 

1985

West Palm Beach, Florida:
– Wahoo McDaniel defeated Hercules Hernandez 
– Billy Jack Haynes & Bugsy McGraw defeated Rick Rude & Jesse Barr by DQ 
– Cowboy Lang & Hector Guerrero defeated Little Tokyo & Jack Hart 
– Rip Rogers defeated Bugsy McGraw 

1986 

Key West, Florida:
– Lex Luger won a Cage Battle Royal 
– Lights Out Match: Lex Luger defeated Kendo Nagasaki 
– Bunkhouse Match: Barry Windham defeated Ron Bass 
– Fabulous Ones defeated Ed Gantner & Kareem Muhammad 
– Kendall Windham defeated White Ninja 
– Steel Cage Match: Tyree Pride defeated Oliver Humperdink

1989 

Orlando, Florida:
– The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) defeated The Southern Force (Black Bart and Tony Anthony) to win the NWA Florida Tag 
  Team Titles

1993

Knoxville, Tennessee:
– Tracy Smothers defeated Tony Anthony to win the held up SMW Heavyweight Title

– Saemi Numata defeated Kumiko Maekawa for the AJW Junior Title

2003

Nashville,Tennessee:
– NWA Tag Team Champions Christopher Daniels & Elix Skipper defeated Matt Sydal & Delirious 
– D-Lo Brown pinned Julio Dinero 
– NWA X Division Champion Chris Sabin pinned Shark Boy
– Ron Killings & Konnan defeated Ron & Don Harris
– Kid Kash defeated Goldylocks & Trinity in a handicap match
– The Sandman defeated Devon Storm in a Hard Ten match
– Asylum Alliance Tag Team Tournament Finals: Chris Harris & James Storm defeated David Young & Traci Brooks 
– AJ Styles won the TNA/NWA World Title by defeating Raven and Jeff Jarrett

2005 

Brandon, Florida:
– Chris Sabin defeated Sonjay Dutt to win the Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup

2017

NJPW Dominion: Osaka, Japan:
– David Finlay & Tomoyuki Oka & Shota Umino beat Hirai Kawato & Tetsuhiro Yagi & Katsuya Kitamura 
– Togi Makabe & Yuji Nagata & Tiger Mask W & Tiger Mask beat Jushin Liger & Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan 
– Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii & Yoshi-Hashi beat Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi & Hangman Page
– Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii & Yoshi-Hashi
– Ricochet & Ryusuke Taguchi & Juice Robinson beat Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
– Seiya Sanada & Evil & Bushi retained the NEVER Openweight trios titles over Ricochet & Ryusuke Taguchi & Juice Robinson 
– Young Bucks beat Rocky Romero & Trent Baretta to win the IWGP Junior Teag team titles
– Tama Tonga & Tanga Roa beat Ray Rowe & Hanson to win the IWGP Tag Team titles
– Cody pinned Michael Elgin
– Kushida beat Hiromu Takahashi to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title
– Minoru Suzuki beat Hirooki Goto to retain the NEVER Openweight title in a lumberjack death match
– Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Tetsuya Naito to win the IWGP Intercontinental title
– Kazuchika Okada retained the IWGP Heavyweight title with a 60:00 draw with Kenny Omega

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