Daily Pro Wrestling History (12/09): Chris Jericho becomes undisputed WWF Champion

July 18, 2020 0 By JohnValbyNation

1967

Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Verne Gagne & Bill Watts no contest Harley Race & Hard Boiled Haggerty
– Dr X beat Rene Goulet
– Handicap Match: Luke Brown beat Blackjack Daniels & Big K
– Eddie Sharkey beat Kenny Jay
– Steve Druk drew Mark Starr

1974 

Tokyo, Japan:
– Jack Brisco beat Giant Baba to win the NWA World Heavyweight title
 
1976

Tokyo, Japan:
– Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta defeated Kintaro Oki & Kim Duk to win the JWA/NWA International tag team title

Denver, Colorado:
– The Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon by DQ 
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Francis 
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Moose Morowski & Pierre Poisson
– Pat O’Connor beat Blackjack Lanza
– Ray Stevens dcor Pedro Morales
– Peter Maivia beat Roger Kirby

1977

St. Paul, Minnesota:
– Verne Gagne & Greg Gagne beat Bobby Duncum & Bobby Heenan
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Jim Brunzell
– Super Destroyer & Lord Alfred Hayes beat Larry Hennig (sub Crusher) & George Gadaski
– Ray Stevens no contest Angelo Mosca
– Buddy Wolff beat Kenny Jay

1979

Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel no contest The Crusher 
– Greg Gagne & Steve Olsonoski no contest Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura
– Mad Dog Vachon beat Super Destroyer Mark III
– Super Destroyer Mark II beat Dino Bravo
– Buddy Wolff beat Ron Ritchie
– Buck Zumhofe beat Peter Sandor Szabo

1983

St. Louis, Missouri: 
– David Von Erich and Harley Race went to a double DQ; Von Erich retained the Missouri State title
– Dick the Bruiser & Rick Martel defeated Ken Patera and Crusher Blackwell by DQ
– Bob Orton defeated Rufus R. Jones
– Austin Idol defeated Buddy Landel by DQ
– Ron Ritchie defeated Paul Orndorff by DQ
– Scott Harris & Buzz Tyler defeated MEB and 666 by DQ
– Bobby Fulton defeated Doug Somers

1986 

Spartansburg, South Carolina:
– Ronnie Garvin & Barry Windham defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khrushchev to win the NWA United States Tag Team Championship

1988

Tokyo, Japan:
– Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Kerry Von Erich for the World Class Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Title

Mexico City, Mexico:
– Lizmark beat Fabuloso Blondie (Ken Timbs) to win the NWA Light Heavyweight title

1989

Tokyo, Japan:
– Stan Hansen & Genchiro Tenryu defeated Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu winning the vacant Unified tag title

1990 

Naucalpan, Mexico:
– El Canek defeated Vader to win the UWA title

1991

Tokyo, Japan:
– Atsushi Onita & Tarzan Goto defeated Gregory Veritchev & Koba Krutanize in the finals of a tournament to win the FMW-based WWA World Martial Arts Tag Team Title 

1995

Saitama, Japan:
– Tarzan Goto & Mr. Gannosuke defeated Cactus Jack & Tiger Jeet Singh in the finals of a tournament to win the NWA
World Tag Team Championship

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– The Sandman defeated ECW World Heavyweight Champion Mikey Whipwreck and Steve Austin in a Three Way Dance to win the title

Tokyo, Japan:
– Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi defeated Toshio Kawada & Akira Taue
 
1997

Louisville, Kentucky:
– Bull Pain defeated Paul Diamond in Louisville, Kentucky to become IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion

2000

Tokyo, Japan:
– Mike Rotundo & Steve Williams defeated Toshio Kawada & Masa Fuchi 

2001

San Diego, California:
– Chris Jericho defeated the Rock to capture the former WCW World Title 
– Chris Jericho defeated Steve Austin to become undisputed WWF World Champion
– The Undertaker defeated Rob Van Dam to win the WWF hardcore title

Tokyo, Japan:
– Takeo Omori & Yoshihiro Takayama defeated Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa to win the GHC tag team titles
– Naomichi Marafuji defeated Tatsuhiko Takaiwa to win the Junior Heavyweight title

2012

TNA Final Resolution: Orlando, Florida:
– Rob Van Dam defeated Kenny King to retain the TNA X Division Title
– Austin Aires defeated Bully Ray
– Tara defeated Mickie James to retain the Knockouts Title
– Christopher Daniels defeated AJ Styles
– Jeff Hardy defeated Bobby Roode to retain the TNA World Title