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Daily Pro Wrestling History (09/04): The debut of WCW Monday Nitro

1902 

Liverpool, England:
– George Hackenschmidt defeated Tom Cannon for the European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Title 

1911 

Chicago, Illinois:
– Frank Gotch defeated George Hackenschmidt in two straight falls to retain the World Heavyweight Title

1935 

Waterloo, Iowa:
– Ed (Strangler) Lewis beat Lou Plummer
– Earl Wampler beat Louis Thesz
– Dell Guthrie beat Stanley Mayslack

1941 

Eugene, Oregon:
– George Wagner (Gorgeous George) defeated Billy McEuin for the Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight Title

1944 

Tampa, Florida:
– Bill Ludwig defeated Billy Williams to win the Florida Junior Heavyweight Title 

1947 

Kansas City, Kansas: 
– In a tournament final with winner getting an MWA Title shot; Warren Bockwinkel beat Antone Leone

1951 

Dallas, Texas:
– Ray Gunkel defeated Duke Keomuka for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title

1963 

Columbus, Georgia:
– McCarthy defeated Marco Polo to win a 12-man tournament and become the first Georgia NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Champion

1964 

Indianapolis, Indiana:
– Dick the Bruiser and Wilbur Snyder defeated Angelo Poffo and Nicoli Volkoff to win the WWA World Tag Team Championship

1965 

Omaha, Nebraska:
– Verne Gagne & Tex McKenzie beat Haru Sasaki & Mad Dog Vachon to win Nebraska Tag Team titles

1968 

Hattiesburg, Mississippi:
– Bob Kelly defeated Bobby Fields to win the NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Title 

1969 

Kansas City, Kansas:
– The Viking defeated Jack Armstrong
– Stan the Mad Russian fought K.O. Cox to a double countout 
– Danny Little Bear & Big Luke defeated Tarzan Tyler & The Great Kojika via DQ in three falls

Hattiesburg, Mississippi:
– Bob Kelly defeated The Blue Yankee for the NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Title 

1970 

Atlanta, Georgia:
– Buddy Colt defeated Nick Bockwinkel for the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title

Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
– Bobby and Jerry Christy won the Stampede International Tag Team Title by defeating Bud and Ray Osborne

1972 

Greenville, South Carolina:
– Jerry Brisco defeated Rip Hawk for the NWA Eastern States Heavyweight Title 

New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada:
– Bob Brown and John Quinn defeated Steven Little Bear and Dutch Savage for the Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Titles

1975 

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Bob Geigel fought Ed Wiskowski to a double-DQ
– French Martin defeated Paul Perschmann
– Oki Shikina & Jesse Ventura & Sharon Brooks defeated Don Wayt & Scotty Campbell & Jean Antone
– Tank Patton & Mr. Seki defeated Akio Sato & Prince Tapu
– Jerry Oates defeated Baron Von Raschke via DQ
– Jack Brisco defeated Danny Little Bear in three falls

1976 

Richmond, Virginia:
– Dusty Rhodes defeated Ric Flair to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title (the title change was nullified because Rhodes had his feet on the ropes during the pin)

Portland, Oregon:
– Dutch Savage & Jimmy Snuka beat Buddy Rose & Jesse Ventura

1978 

Fort Worth, Texas:
– David and Kevin Von Erich defeated Bruiser Brody and Gino Hernandez to win the NWA Texas Tag Team Titles

1979 

Raleigh, North Carolina:
– Ric Flair & Blackjack Mulligan & Ricky Steamboat beat Paul Jones & Baron Von Raschke & Nick Bockwinkel

1980 

Saga, Japan:
– Giant Baba defeated Harley Race for the NWA World Heavyweight Title 

Portland, Orgeon:
– Roddy Piper defeated Buddy Rose to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

1987 

WWF King of the Ring: Providence, Rhode Island:
– Randy Savage defeated King Kong Bundy to win the King of the Ring tournament

Richmond, Virginia:
– Denny Brown defeated David Isley
– Sean Royal defeated Kendall Windham
– The Road Warriors defeated Ivan Koloff & Gladiator #1
– NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Roberts Gibson defeated Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard 
– NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned Jimmy Garvin
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Ron Garvin in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match

1988

Detroit, Michigan:
– Ron Simmons defeated Rip Morgan
– Rick Steiner defeated the Italian Stallion
– Brad Armstrong, Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers defeated NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo & the Sheepherders
– Steve Williams defeated Ivan Koloff
– NWA US Champion Barry Windham defeated Sting via disqualification
– Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch defeated Kevin Sullivan & Larry Zbyzsko
– NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane fought NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard to a no contest
– Lex Luger defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification

1989 

Mexico City, Mexico:
– Cuchillo defeated Yoshihiro Asai (Ultimo Dragon) for the UWA World Middleweight Title

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Texas Dirt (Dutch Mantel) defeated Black Bart to win the CWA Heavyweight Title 

1990 

Croydon, England:
– Danny Collins defeated Richie Brooks for the British Heavy-Middleweight Title 

1991 

Cataño, Puerto Rico:
– Alex Porteau defeated Ricky Santana to win the WWC World Junior Heavyweight Title 

1992 

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

Mexico City, Mexico:
– Bestia Salvaje defeated El Dandy for the CMLL World Middleweight Title 

1994 

Monterrey, Mexico:
– Pierroth Jr. defeated Vampiro to win the Federación Internacional de Lucha Libre Heavyweight Title

1995 

WCW Monday Nitro: Bloomington, Minnesota:
– The American Males (Marcus Bagwell and Scott Riggs) defeated WCW World Tag Team Champions Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater (with Col. Robert Parker) in a non-televised match
– Brian Pillman defeated Jushin Liger
– WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Sting defeated Ric Flair by disqualification to retain the title (during this match, Lex Luger made his surprise return to WCW)
– WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Big Bubba Rogers to retain the title

1996 

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– Vance Nevada defeated JT Atlas to win the Canadian Junior Heavyweight Title 

1998

West Allis, Wisconsin:
– Adam Pearce defeats Billy Joe Eaton to win the Mid American Wrestling Heayweight Title

1999 

Brownsville, Tennessee:
– Blade Boudreaux defeated Don Bass to win the NWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title 

2004 

Bayamón, Puerto Rico:
– Nuevo Gran Apolo defeated Ray Gonzalez for the IWA World Heavyweight Title 

2005

PWG Battle of Los Angeles: Los Angeles, California:
– Jack Evans, PWG Tag Team Champion El Generico, Frankie Kazarian and Super Dragon defeated Scott Lost, Ricky Reyes, Davey Richards and Joey Ryan
– Chris Bosh defeated A.J. Styles to win the Battle of Los Angeles

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