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1943

St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Orville Brown beat Lee Wyckoff 
– Sailor Fred Blassie beat Wild Red Berry by DQ
– Al Getz and Mike Ryan drew Carlos Rodriquez and Jack Nasworthy

1959

Kansas City, Kansas:
– NWA World Heavyweight Champion Pat O’Connor beat Dick Hutton in 2 out of 3 falls by DQ
– Hans Herman and Otto Von Krupp beat Dino Bravo and Bobby Bruns 2 out of 3 falls
– Farmer Don Marlin beat Lee Henning by DQ
– Lorraine Johnson and Laura Martinez 

1972

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– The Sheik beat Pampero Firpo by countout
– Tony Parisi beat Hells Angel
– Johnny Valentine beat Mighty Ursus 
– Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello/Don Kent) beat Ivan Kalmikoff/Tex McKenzie
– Love Brothers (Reginald Love/Hartford Love) beat Sweet Daddy Siki/Lou Klein 
– Lee Henning/Chris Colt drew Tony Marino/Bob Harmon 
– Mighty Igor/Ben Justice drew Mike Loren/Man Mountain Cannon 
– Bill Miller/Dan Miller drew Gino Brito/Tony Baillargeon 
– Jacques Rougeau beat Masked Marvel 1

1979 

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Koko Ware drew Danny Davis
– Ron Slinker pinned Hans Schroeder
– Tony Charles beat Tuffy Taylor
– Jimmy Golden beat Tommy Gilbert
– Bill Dundee & Tony Charles beat The Assassins via DQ
– Southern Champ Buzz Sawyer vs. The Mongolian Stomper (The Southern Title was held-up after this match)
– Jerry Lawler & Robert Fuller beat Austin Idol & Toru Tanaka in a Texas tornado match

1984 

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Scott Shannon drew Jesse Ortega
– Ox Baker beat Art Crews
– Randy Savage pinned Dutch Mantel in a $5,000 on a pole match
– Austin Idol beat Rick Rude via DQ in a strap on a pole match
– Southern Tag Champs Eddie Gilbert & Tommy Rich no contest Koko Ware & Norvell Austin
– Jimmy Valiant beat Assassin #1 in a hair vs. mask
– Jerry Lawler & JJ Dillon beat Jimmy Hart & Randy Savage in a no DQ match

1989 

Clash of the Champions VI: New Orleans, Lousiana:
– Mike Rotunda & Steve Williams defeated The Road Warriors to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship 
– NWA World Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Ric Flair in a 2 out of three falls match to retain the title
– The Samoan Swat Team defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane)
– The Junkyard Dog defeated Butch Reed
– The Great Muta defeated Steve Casey 

WrestleMania V: Atlantic City, New Jersey:
– Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage to win the WWF World Title
– Hercules defeated King Haku 
– Big Bossman & Akeem defeated Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty 
– Brutus Beefcake vs. Ted DiBiase ended in a double countout
– The Bushwackers defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau 
– Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig defeated The Blue Blazer 
– WWF World Tag Team Champions defeated The Powers Of Pain & Mr. Fuji in a handicap match 
– Dino Bravo defeated Ronnie Garvin 
– Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Tito Santana & Rick Martel 
– Jake Roberts defeated Andre The Giant via DQ 
– Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Honky Tonk Man & Greg Valentine 
– Rick Rude defeated The Ultimate Warrior to win the WWF Intercontinental Title 
– Hacksaw Duggan vs. Bad News Brown ended in a double DQ 
– The Red Rooster defeated Bobby Heenan 

1992:

Norfolk, Virginia:
– Johnny B. Badd pinned Tracy Smothers
– The Junkyard Dog defeated Cactus Jack
– WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
– Nikita Koloff pinned Diamond Dallas Page
– Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton via disqualification
– Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko
– WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
– WCW World Champion Sting pinned Big Van Vader

SMW Bluegrass Brawl: Pikeville, Kentucky:
– Robbie Eagle pinned Rip Rogers
– The Mongolian Stomper defeated Rob Morgan via submission with a sleeper
– Tim Horner defeated the Nightstalker via disqualification
– Brian Lee pinned Kevin Sullivan in a Singapore spike match
– Tracy Smothers defeated SMW Heavyweight Champion the Dirty White Boy at w/ Ron Wright in a wheelchair) in a chain match to win the title 
– Bobby Eaton, SMW Tag Team Champions Stan Lane & Tom Prichard defeated Arn Anderson, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson and Dutch Mantell, Jimmy Golden, & Robert Fuller in an elimination match

1993

Winston-Salem, North Carolina:
– 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Helmut Hesler 
– Maxx Payne defeated Johnny Gunn 
– Van Hammer defeated Vinnie Vegas 
– Cactus Jack & the Barbarian defeated the Wrecking Crew 
– Tom Zenk (sub. for WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes) defeated WCW TV Champion Paul Orndorff via disqualification 
– WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas in a No DQ match 
– WCW World Champion Big Van Vader pinned Sting 

1994

Barbourville, Kentucky:
– Tracy Smothers defeated the Hornet
– Lance Storm defeated Timothy Well
– SMW Heavyweight Champion the Dirty White Boy defeated Killer Kyle
– Bruiser Bedlam defeated Bob Armstrong
– SMW Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Brian Lee & Chris Candido via disqualification

1995

WrestleMania XI: Hartford, Connecticut:
– Owen Hart & Yokozuna defeated The Smoking Gunns to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles
– Bret Hart defeated Bob Backlund in an I Quit match 
– WWF World Champion Diesel defeated Shawn Michaels
– Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith defeated Jacob & Eli Blu 
– Razor Ramon defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Jeff Jarrett via DQ 
– The Undertaker defeated King Kong Bundy
– Lawrence Taylor defeated Bam Bam Bigelow

2000

WrestleMania 2000: Anaheim, California:
– Edge & Christian defeated The Hardys and The Dudleys in a ladder match to win the WWF World Tag Team Championship
– Chris Benoit won the Intercontinental Title and Chris Jericho won the European Title in a two fall match with Kurt Angle (Angle 
  entered the match holding both titles)
– Triple H defeated The Rock, Mick Foley and The Big Show in a Four Way Elimination Match to retain the WWF World Title
– Big Bossman & Bull Buchanan defeated The Godfather & D’Lo Brown 
– Hardcore Holly won a 15-minute Hardcore Battle Royal to win the WWF Hardcore Title 
– Chyna & Too Cool defeated Eddie Guerrero, Perry Saturn & Dean Malenko 
– Kane & Riskihi defeated X-Pac & Road Dogg 

2006

WrestleMania 22: Chicago, Illinois:
– WWE Champion John Cena defeated Triple H
– Rob Van Dam won the Money In The Bank Match
– JBL defeated Chris Benoit to win the United States Title
– WWE Tag Team Champions Kane & Big Show defeated Carlito & Chris Masters 
– Mickie James defeated Trish Stratus to win the Women’s Title
– The Undertaker defeated Mark Henry 
– Shawn Michaels defeated Vince McMahon in a No Holds Barred match 

2011

ROH Takes Center Stage 2: Atlanta, Georgia:
– Kings Of Wrestling defeated Adam Cole & Kyle O’Reilly
– Tommaso Ciampa defeated Homicide
– SHIMMER Tag Team Title Match: Daizee Haze & Tomoka Nakagawa defeated Hiroyo Matsumoto & Ayumi Kurihara to retain titles
– Christopher Daniels defeated Michael Elgin
– Jay & Mark Briscoe defeated All Night Express
– El Generico defeated Roderick Strong
– ROH World Tag Team Champions Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin beat American Wolves to retain titles

2015

New Japan Road To Invasion Attack: Tokyo, Japan:
– Alex Shelley, KUSHIDA & Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Jay White, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV
– Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Cody Hall, Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows (Bullet Club)
– Tama Tonga & Kenny Omega (Bullet Club) defeated Captain New Japan & Mascara Dorada
– Hirooki Goto, Tomoaki Honma, Katsuyori Shibata, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Togi Makabe defeated YOSHI-HASHI, Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Kazushi Sakuraba
– The Young Bucks & Bad Luck Fale (Bullet Club) defeated Beretta, Rocky Romero & Kazuchika Okada (CHAOS)
– AJ Styles & Yujiro Takahashi (Bullet Club) defeated Tetsuya Naito & Kota Ibushi

2017

WWE WrestleMania 33: Orlando, Florida:
– Neville pinned Austin Aries to retain the cruiserweight title
– Mojo Rawley won the Andre the Giant Battle Royal 
– Dean Ambrose pinned Baron Corbin to retain the IC title
– A.J. Styles pinned Shane McMahon
– Kevin Owens pinned Chris Jericho to win the U.S. title
– Bayley won a four-way to keep the Raw women’s title in an elimination match over Charlotte, Sasha Banks and Nia Jax
– Matt & Jeff Hardy won the Raw tag titles in a four-way ladder match over Enzo Amore & Big Cass, Sheamus & Cesaro and champions Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson
– John Cena & Nikki Bella beat The Miz & Maryse
– Seth Rollins pinned HHH in an unsanctioned match
– Randy Orton beat Bray Wyatt to win the WWE title
– Brock Lesnar pinned Bill Goldberg to win the Universal title
– Naomi won a six-way to win the Smackdown women’s title over champion Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Natalya, Becky Lynch and Mickie James
– Roman Reigns pinned The Undertaker

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