1962
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Pat O’Connor wrestled AWA Champion Mr. M to a 1 hour time limit draw
– AWA Tag Team Champions Bob Geigel & Stan Kowalski beat Joe Scarpello & Tiny Mills
– Nikita Kalmikoff beat Roy Collins
– Duke Hoffman beat Jack Daniels
1964
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Bill Miller & Bob Geigel defeated Pat O’Connor & Sonny Myers in three falls
– The Stomper defeated Fritz Von Erich via DQ
1965
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat The Crusher
– Mighty Igor Vodik beat Larry Hennig by DQ
– Billy Red Cloud beat Bill Green
– Ivan Kalmikoff beat Jack Allen
– Bob Boyer drew Sid Freeman
1967
Chicago, Illinois:
– AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Verne Gagne by DQ
– Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher no contest Devils Duo, Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff
– Wilbur Snyder beat El Mongol
– Jack Lanza drew Moose Cholak
– Mitsu Arakawa beat Reggie Parks
1973
Tampa, Florida:
– Florida Title: Buddy Colt defeated Jack Brisco to win the title
– Lights Out Match: Mark Lewin defeated Hans Schmidt
– Florida Tag Titles: Mike Graham & Kevin Sullivan defeated Bobby Shane & Gorgeous George, Jr. to win the titles
– Johnny Walker defeated Black Jack Slade
– Great Malenko defeated John Wolfman Smith
1974
Miami Beach Florida:
– Canadian Death Match: Dusty Rhodes defeated Jos LeDuc
– Paul Jones defeated The Texan by DQ
– Florida Title: Buddy Colt no contest Ron Fuller
– Cowboy Bill Watts defeated The Jackal
– Kevin Sullivan & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Skull Von Stroheim & Tony Romano
– The Psycho defeated Tom Jones
1975
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Oki Shikina & Chuck O’Connor defeated Tony Russo & Omar Atlas
– Mike George defeated Bobby Jaggers
– Central States Women’s Champion Jean Antone defeated Betty Niccoli via DQ in two straight falls
– The Interns (w/ Dr. Ken Ramey) fought Lord Alfred Hayes & Bob Brown to a double-DQ
– Jerry Oates & Ted Oates defeated Terry Martin & Tommy Martin in three falls
1977
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– Andre the Giant ddq AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
– Ray Stevens beat Bobby Duncum
– Chris Taylor beat Super Destroyer by DQ
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Roger Kirby & Blackjack Lanza (sub Bobby Heenan)
– Pedro Morales beat Blackjack Lanza
– Angelo Mosca beat Bill Francis
1978
Madison Square Garden: New York City:
– SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
– Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via referee’s decision
– Dusty Rhodes pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
– Ken Patera defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
– Mil Mascaras pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
– WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Ted Adams
– Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham to win the WWWF World Heavyweight Title
– Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little John & Billy the Kid in a Best 2 out of 3 falls
– Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon & Stan Stasiak in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout
1981
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Jerry Blackwell & John Studd
– AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura beat Tito Santana & Ray Stevens
– Brad Rheingans beat Steve Regal
– Buck Zumhofe beat Bill Howard
– Curt Hennig beat Kenny Jay
1986
AWA/NWA Star Wars: Baltimore, Maryland:
– Cage match: Road Warriors beat Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff
– NWA Champion Ric Flair beat Dusty Rhodes by DQ
– Sgt. Slaughter beat AWA Champion Stan Hansen by DQ
– Midnight Express beat Rock & Roll Express
– Magnum TA beat Baron Von Raschke
– Nick Bockwinkel no contest Larry Zbyszko
– Tully Blanchard beat Jimmy Valiant
– Scott Hall beat Boris Zhukov
1989
WCW Chi-Town Rumble: Chicago, Illinois:
– Mike Rotundo defeated Rick Steiner to win the NWA Television Title
– Lex Luger defeated Barry Windham to win the United States Title
– NWA World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors defeated Steve Williams & Kevin Sullivan
– Ricky Steamboat defeated Ric Flair to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title
1992
Niagara Falls, New York:
– WWF Intercontinental Champion Rowdy Roddy Piper defeated WWF World Champion Ric Flair in a non-title, steel cage match
Dallas, Texas:
– Ricky Morton pinned Mike Graham
– Van Hammer defeated Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification
– Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Steve Armstrong & Tracy Smothers
– Tom Zenk pinned Terrence Taylor with a roll up
– Sting & Ricky Steamboat defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & WCW TV Champion Steve Austin
– Ron Simmons, Dustin Rhodes, & Barry Windham defeated Larry Zbyszko & WCW Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson in a steel cage match
1993
Bland, Virginia:
– Brian Lee defeated Killer Kyle
– Bobby Eaton defeated Greg Maddox
– Tim Horner defeated The Nightstalker
– Tracy Smothers defeated SMW Heavyweight Champion the Dirty White Boy
– Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated SMW Tag Team Champions Stan Lane & Tom Prichard
2005
WWE No Way Out: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
– Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Doug and Danny Basham to win the titles
– Chavo Guerrero Jr. won the Cruiserweight Title in a gauntlet match
– John Cena defeated Kurt Angle
2011
WWE Elimination Chamber: Oakland, California:
– Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel defeated WWE Tag Team champions Vladimir Kozlov & Santino Marella to win the titles
– WWE Champion the Miz retained the title over Jerry Lawler
– John Cena won the Raw Elimination Chamber over CM Punk, Randy Orton, R-Truth, John Morrison and Sheamus
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