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Daily Pro Wrestling History (09/03): DiBiase & Hansen win AJPW tag titles

1944 

Waterloo, Iowa:
– Earl Wampler defeated Ken Fenelon to win the Iowa Heavyweight Championship

1948 

Santa Monica, California:
– Dave Levin defeated George Becker to win the California Heavyweight Title 

1950

Honolulu, Hawaii:
– Sandor Szabo defeated Terry McGinnis for the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title 

1953 

Chicago, Illinois:
– Verne Gagne is awarded the first Chicago NWA United States Heavyweight Title 

1966 

Melbourne, Australia.:
– The Destroyer (Guy Mitchell) defeated Bearcat Wright to win the International Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Title

1969 

Miami, Florida:
– Ciclón Negro and Sam Steamboat defeated The Missouri Mauler and Hiro Matsuda for the NWA Florida Tag Team Titls
– Beautiful Brutus (Bugsy McGraw) defeated Boris Malenko to win the NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Title

1970 

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Harley Race defeated Steve Bolus
– Baron Von Raschke defeated The Viking
– Danny Little Bear defeated Roger Kirby by winning the first fall of a scheduled three falls match

1973 

Waterloo, Iowa:
– In a cage match: The Crusher & Wahoo McDaniel beat Superstar Billy Graham & Ivan Koloff
– Billy Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel
– Ken Patera beat Larry Heiniemi
– Geoff Portz drew Buddy Wolff 
– Reggie Parks beat Ric Flair

1974

Hiroshima, Japan:
– Mariko Akagi and Jumbo Miyamoto won the WWWA World Tag Team Titles by defeating Panama Franco and Jackie West

1976 

Lubbock, Texas:
– Dory Funk Jr. defeated Dennis Stamp for the Amarillo NWA Brass Knuckles Title 

Atlanta, Georgia:
– The Black Bombers (Porkchop Cash and Tom Jones) defeated The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy and Johnny) to win the NWA Georgia Tag Team Titles

– The Hangman defeated Chavo Guerrero for the NWA Americas Heavyweight Title

1979 

Auckland, New Zealand:
– Mr. Fuji defeated Peter Maivia to win the New Zealand NWA British Empire Heavyweight Title

Greenville, South Carolina:
– in a Texas Death Match; Ric Flair beat Paul Jones
– Wahoo McDaniel beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel by DQ
– Pedro Morales & Tony Garea beat Brute Bernard & Jacques Goulet
– Dewey Robertson beat Steve Muslin 
– Rick McGraw beat Charlie Fulton

1980 

Miami, Florida:
– Barry Windham defeated The Super Destroyer for the NWA Florida Television Title

Nashville, Tennessee:
– Don Fargo and Robert Gibson defeated The Blond Bombers (Larry Latham and Wayne Ferris) for the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Titles

Columbus, Georgia:
– Stanley Lane defeated Kevin Sullivan for the NWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Title 

1982

Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
– Bad New Allen defeated Bret Hart to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title

Houston, Texas:
– Tony Atlas defeated The Mongolian Stomper for the Southwest Championship Wrestling Southwest Brass Knuckles Title

1984 

Hiroshima, Japan:
– Genichiro Tenryu and Jumbo Tsuruta defeated Crusher Blackwell and Bruiser Brody to win the vacant NWA International Tag Team Titles

WCCW Labor Day Star Wars: Fort Worth, Texas:
– Kerry and Kevin Von Erich defeated WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Champions, The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes and Buddy Roberts) in a Handicap Elimination Loser Leaves Town match to win the titles
– WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion Chris Adams defeated WCCW Television Champion Jake Roberts to win the title
– WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion Gino Hernandez defeated WCCW American Heavyweight Champion Mike Von Erich to win the title

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jimmy Valiant defeated King Kong Bundy to win a one night tournament and a new Cadillac

1986

Raleigh, North Carolina:
– Krusher Kruschev pinned the Warlord
– Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Dutch Mantell & Bobby Jaggers
– Buddy Landell pinned Hector Guerrero
– Jimmy Valiant pinned Jimmy Garvin
– Tully Blanchard pinned NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin
– NWA US Champion Nikita Koloff fought NWA National Heavyweight Champion Wahoo McDaniel to a double count-out
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Magnum TA
– Dusty Rhodes defeated Big Bubba in a steel cage match

1987

Nagoya, Japan:
– Ashura Hara and Genichiro Tenryu defeated Stan Hansen and Austin Idol to win AJPW’s PWF World Tag Team Titles

1988 

Portland, Oregon:
– The Beach Boys (Buddy Rose and Avalanche (PN News)) defeated The Southern Rockers (Steve Doll and Scott Peterson) for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

Baltimore, Maryland:
– Ricky Morton, Ron Simmons, & Brad Armstrong defeated the Sheepherders & Larry Zbyzsko
– Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers defeated Ivan Koloff & Russian Assassin #1
– Nikita Koloff pinned Rip Morgan
– NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda defeated Steve Williams via disqualification
– Dick Murdoch defeated Kevin Sullivan via disqualification
– Dusty Rhodes & Sting defeated NWA US Champion Barry Windham & Al Perez
– NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane fought NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard to a double disqualification
– Lex Luger defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification

1989 

Atlanta, Georgia:
– The Great Muta defeated Sting (stipulations stated the winner would earn the vacant NWA TV Title)
– Ron Simmons defeated Tom Branch
– Brad Armstrong defeated the Cuban Assassin
– Brian Pillman defeated Norman
– Sid Vicious & Dan Spivey fought Rick & Scott Steiner to a no contest
– NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane
– NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Tommy Rich
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Terry Funk in a Texas Death Match
– The Road Warriors defeated the Samoan Swat Team in a steel cage match

1990 

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jeff Gaylord and Jeff Jarrett defeated Chuck Casey (replacing Don Harris) and Brian Lee for the vacant USWA Tag Team Titles

1992

San Angelo, Texas:
– Van Hammer defeated Greg Valentine
– Erik Watts defeated Mark Canterbury
– Arn Anderson defeated Tom Zenk
– Dustin Rhodes & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Bobby Eaton & Scotty Flamingo
– The Barbarian defeated Barry Windham
– Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Vinnie Vegas & Diamond Dallas Page
– Nikita Koloff defeated the Super Invader
– WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Steve Austin
– Sting defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification
– WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude

1993 

Tokyo, Japan:
– Ted DiBiase and Stan Hansen defeated Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue to win the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Titles

Dallas, Texas:
– Steven Dane and Chaz Taylor defeated The Sicilian Stallions (Guido Falcone and Vito Mussolini) to win the GWF Tag Team Titles 
– King Parsons defeated Chris Adams by disqualification for the vacant GWF North American Heavyweight Title

1996 

Louisville, Kentucky:
– Bill and Jamie Dundee defeated The Moondogs (Rover and Spot) for the USWA Tag Team Titles

2001 

WWF Monday Night Raw: Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– WCW Champion The Rock pinned Christian to retain the title
– WWF Intercontinental Champion Edge pinned Lance Storm to retain the title 
– Jeff Hardy and Chris Jericho defeated Rhyno and Rob Van Dam