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1935

Honolulu, Hawaii:
– Wildcat Pete defeated Tetsuo Higami to become the first NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Champion

1970

Kansas City, Kansas:
– The Viking defeated Tor Kamata
– Betty Niccoli defeated Fran Gravette
– Harley Race defeated Gino Caruso
– Rufus R. Jones defeated Baron Von Raschke via DQ
– The Stomper & Bob Geigel defeated K.O. Cox & Killer Cox in 2 out of 3 falls

1976 

St. Louis, Missouri:
– NWA Champion Terry Funk defeated Dick the Bruiser in 2 out of 3 falls
– Bob Backlund won the Missouri State Championship by beating Harley Race
– Pat O’Connor and Chris Taylor defeated Blackjack Lanza and Von Raschke 
– Wilbur Snyder defeated Kim Duk
– Ray Candy defeated Bulldog Bob Brown
– Haiti Kid and Little Coco defeated Billy the Kid and Little John

1978

Greensboro, North Carolina:
– Paul Jones & Ricky Steamboat won the NWA World Tag Team Championship, by defeating Cyclon Negro & Baron Von Raschke, Gene & Ole Anderson, and Masked Superstar & Ken Patera in a tournament to win the belts

1979

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jerry Bryant beat Mike York via DQ
– Tommy Gilbert pinned Hans Schroeder
– Tony Charles beat Larry Cheatam
– Jimmy Golden beat Ron Slinker in a “loser leaves town” match
– The Assassins beat Bill Dundee & Robert Fuller to win the Southern Tag Team Titles
– Southern Champ The Mongolian Stomper beat Toru Tanaka
– Jerry Lawler beat Austin Idol in a “hair vs. loser leaves town steel cage” match

Greenville, South Carolina:
– Paul Jones & Baron Von Raschke wrestled to a time limit draw with NWA Tag Team Champions Jimmy Snuka & Paul Orndorff 
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Pedro Morales
– Leo Burke beat Charlie Fulton
– Mr X I beat Herb Gallant
– Gene Anderson beat Abe Jacobs

1984

Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
– Abdullah the Butcher & Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell beat Tony Parisi & Dino Bravo & Rick Martel
– Mad Dog Vachon & Raymond Rougeau beat Bob Boucher & Gilles The Fish Poisson
– Handicap Match: Gino Brito Sr. beat Frenchy Martin & Mad Dog Lefebvre
– Nick Bockwinkel beat Domenic DeNucci
– Richard Charland beat Leo Burke by DQ
– Bob & Rocky De La Serra beat The Masked Marvel & Armand Rougeau
– Rick Valentine beat Louis Laurence
– Mike Shaw beat Antonio Ricco

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1985

San Juan, Puerto Rico:
– Ox Baker defeated Carlos Colon to win the WWC World Heavyweight Title

1988 

Greensboro, North Carolina: 
– Sting & Lex Luger, managed by Magnum T.A., won the third, and final, Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup tag team tournament by defeating Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson

1990

Austin, Texas:
– Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig defeated Tito Santana in a tournament final to win the WWF Intercontinental Title (Hennig’s title win aired on May 19)

1992 

– The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane & Tom Pritchard) defeated The Fantastics (Bobby & Jackie Fulton) in a tournament final to become the first Smoky Mountain Wrestling Tag Team Champions

Bluefield, West Virginia:
– Johnny B. Badd pinned Tracy Smothers
– Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Diamond Dallas Page
– WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Ron Simmons & Big Josh
– WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton fought Rick & Scott Steiner to a double count-out
– WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification at around the 30-minute mark
– Nikita Koloff (sub. for WCW World Champion Sting) pinned Big Van Vader after Harley Race’s interference backfired
– Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko in a bunkhouse match

1993

Fairlea, West Virginia:
– Tim Horner defeated Jimmy Golden
– Brian Lee defeated Killer Kyle
– SMW Heavyweight Champion Tracy Smothers defeated the Dirty White Boy. Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Tom Pritchard & Jim 
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– Ricky Morton won a battle royal

Lakeland, Florida:
– Keith & Kent Cole defeated the Wrecking Crew
– Maxx Payne defeated Dick Slater
– Arn Anderson defeated Erik Watts
– Rick Rude defeated Brad Armstrong
– WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes defeated Paul Orndorff
– NWA World Champion Barry Windham defeated Ricky Steamboat
– Sting defeated WCW World Champion Big Van Vader via disqualification

1994

Johnson City, Tennessee:
– Mike Furnas pinned the Hornet
– Timothy Well & Steven Dunn defeated Anthony Michaels & Bobby Blaze
– Tracy Smothers defeated Kendo the Samurai (Tim Horner) via disqualification
– The Dirty White Girl pinned Peggy Lee Leather
– SMW Heavyweight Champion the Dirty White Boy pinned Prince Kharis
– SMW Tag Team Champion Ricky Morton pinned Chris Candido
– Brian Lee & Chris Candido defeated SMW Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson to win the titles

2003

Hiroshima, Japan:
– Tiger Mask IV defeated Koji Kanemoto to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title

2006

TNA Lockdown: Orlando, Florida:
– Lethal Lockdown Match: Sting & AJ Styles & Rhino & Ron Killings defeated America’s Most Wanted & Jeff Jarrett & Scott Steiner
– Team Japan (Black Tiger IV, Minoru Tanaka, and Hirooki Goto) defeated Team USA (Sonjay Dutt, Jay Lethal, and Alex Shelley)
– Senshi defeated Christopher Daniels
– Bob Armstrong (with B.G. James and Kip James) defeated Konnan (with Homicide and Hernandez) in an Arm Wrestling challenge
– Chris Sabin defeated Elix Skipper (with Simon Diamond), Petey Williams (with Coach D’Amore), Chase Stevens, Shark Boy, and Puma in an Xscape match
– TNA X-Division champion Samoa Joe defeated Sabu
– Team 3D (Brother Ray, Brother Devon and Brother Runt) defeated Team Canada (Bobby Roode, Eric Young, and A-1) (with Coach D’Amore)
– NWA champion Christian Cage defeated Abyss (with James Mitchell)

2011 

Jacksonville, Florida:
– The Sheik (Joey Machete) defeated Colt Cabana to win the NWA title