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1960 - Gory Guerrero (father of Eddie, Hector, Mando and Chavo Classic) defeats Rey Mendoza for the EMLL-based NWA World Light Heavyweight Title in Mexico City, Mexico.
1964 - Fred Curry defeats Tito Carreon in Austin, Texas for the Texas Junior Heavyweight Title.
1977 - Gorilla Monsoon defeats Hartford Love for the WWC North American Heavyweight Title in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1983 - NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification in the main event of a Championship Wrestling from Florida event in Orlando.
1985 - At a WWF Television taping in Poughkeepsie, New York, Randy Savage squashes Jim Young with a flying elbowsmash, then announces who he has selected as his manager, ending weeks of speculation that Bobby Heenan, Mr. Fuji, Jimmy Hart, Johnny Valiant or Freddie Blassie would be selected. Savage's choice, making her WWF debut, was Miss Elizabeth, who had previously worked in ICW as an announcer (although that was not mentioned on WWF TV, and neither was the fact that Elizabeth was Savage's wife).
1985 - Stan Hansen defeats Giant Baba to win the Pacific Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Title in Fukuoka, Japan. This ended Baba's fourth and final run with the title.
1985 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Jasper, GA, headlined by The Midnight Express, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeating Brett Sawyer & the Italian Stallion.
1986 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Raleigh, NC at the Dorton Arena featuring the following results:
Manny Fernandez fought Jimmy Garvin to a draw
Don Kernodle defeated Black Bart via disqualification
Steve Regal defeated the Italian Stallion
The Warlord defeated Mark Fleming
Todd Champion defeated Thunderfoot
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchar & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson & Ole Anderson defeated Magnum TA & The Rock N' Roll Express
NWA World Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Wahoo McDaniel & Ron Garvin
1987 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Jacksonville, FL at the Coliseum, headlined by NWA World Tag Team Champions The Rock N' Roll Express defeating NWA U.S. Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express, Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane via disqualification.
1989 - The NWA ran Miami, FL at the Knight Center, featuring the following results:
Brian Pillman & Ranger Ross defeated the New Zealand Militia, Jacko Victory and Rip Morgan.
Norman the Lunatic defeated Steve Casey
Kevin Sullivan defeated Scott Steiner
Ranger Ross won a battle royal
The Great Muta defeated Eddie Gilbert via count-out in a Dragon Shi match
Terry Gordy & the Samoan Swat Team defeated Steve Williams, Tommy Rich, & Bobby Eaton
Sting defeated Terry Funk via disqualification
NWA World Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated The Dynamic Dudes, Shane Douglas & Johnny Ace
NWA U.S. Champion Lex Luger defeated Rick Steiner
1991 - WCW ran Corpus Christi, TX at the Civic Center featuring the following results:
Tom Zenk defeated Black Bart
Johnny B. Badd defeated Aranda
Dustin Rhodes defeated Richard Morton
WCW World Champion Lex Luger defeated Big Josh
Dick Murdoch & Dick Slater defeated Dusty Wolfe & Solomon Grundy
WCW World TV Champion Steve Austin defeated PN News via disqualification
Sting, Ron Simmons, Dustin Rhodes, & El Gigante defeated Nikita Koloff, Barry Windham, the One Man Gang, & the Diamond Studd (Scott Hall)
1993 - WCW ran Fayetteville, NC, headlined by WCW World Champion Ric Flair defeating Ricky Steamboat at around the 45-minute mark
1993- WCW also ran a smaller show at Newnan, GA at High School, designed to give younger members of the roster ring time, featuring:
Keith & Kent Cole defeated the Wrecking Crew
Lord Steven Regal defeated Mark Starr
Johnny B. Badd defeated Maxx Payne
Ron Simmons defeated WCW World TV Champion Paul Orndorff via disqualification
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Brad Armstrong (sub. for 2 Cold Scorpio) defeated Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce
1994 - WCW ran Jacksonville, FL with the following results:
Jean Paul Levesque (HHH) defeated Erik Watts
WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal defeated Larry Zbyzsko
The Guardian Angel (Ray Traylor) defeated Shanghai Pierce
Cactus Jack & Kevin Sullivan defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Col. Rob Parker
WCW U.S. Champion Steve Austin defeated Ricky Steamboat
WCW World Tag Team Champions Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma defeated Stars & Stripes, Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
Sting defeated Terry Funk
1995 - WCW ran Greenville, SC with the following results:
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Frankie Lancaster
Harlem Heat defeated Jim Duggan & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Johnny B. Badd defeated Mark Starr
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Dave Sullivan
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng
The Nasty Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair
1996 - WCW ran a TV Taping for WCW Saturday Night at the Disney/MGM Studios with the following results:
The Booty Man (Ed Leslie) defeated Johnny Attitude
WCW World Champion the Giant defeated Butch Long, Bill Payne, & KC Thompson in a handicap match
WCW World Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Dick Slater & Mike Enos
WCW U.S. Champion Ric Flair defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Ice Train defeated the Gambler
Alex Wright defeated Brad Armstrong
The Public Enemy defeated Butch Long & Bill Payne
Dean Malenko defeated Steve Armstrong
Meng defeated the Renegade
Chris Benoit (with Woman & Miss Elizabeth) defeated Randy Savage via disqualification
WCW World Champion the Giant defeated Brian Knobbs
1997 - WCW ran Gainesville, GA at the Georgia Mountains Center for a WCW Saturday Night taping with the following results:
Dave Taylor defeated Joe Gomez
Chris Jericho defeated Psychosis
Alex Wright defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Harlem Heat defeated High Voltage
Curt Hennig defeated Bobby Eaton
Chris Benoit & Steve McMichael defeated Villano IV & V
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Vincent
Syxx defeated Billy Kidman
Alex Wright defeated Scotty Riggs
Konnan defeated Psychosis
Dean Malenko defeated Lenny Lane
Dark matches after the taping:
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Curt Hennig
Rick & Scott Steiner fought Meng & the Barbarian to a no contest
1998 - WCW ran Alexandria, LA with the following results:
Ernest Miller defeated Brad Armstrong
Lizmark Jr. & Silver King defeated Damien & Ciclope
Fit Finlay defeated Chris Adams
Jim Duggan defeated Barry Darsow
Perry Saturn defeated Raven
Dean Malenko defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho in a non-title match
Lex Luger defeated WCW U.S. Champion Bret Hart via disqualification in a non-title match
Kevin Nash & Lex Luger defeated Scott Hall & WCW U.S. Champion Bret Hart
1999 - "Curtis Comes Home" a benefit card to raise money for Brian Hildebrand (referee Mark Curtis of SMW and WCW fame), who was battling stomach cancer, was held at the Ice Gardens in Rostraver, Pennsylvania. The card saw the participation of WCW, WWF and ECW wrestlers, and raised $30,000 for Hildebrand, who continued to fight the disease until passing away on September 8, 1999. Here are the results from the show:
- Julio Sanchez defeated Frank Parker.
- Dominic DeNucci (who trained Hildebrand, Shane Douglas and Mick Foley) defeated Lord Zoltan.
- Dick Flanagan defeated Preston Steele.
- Eddie Guerrero defeated Billy Kidman and Shark Boy in a three way match.
- The Public Enemy defeated Bo James & Roger Anderson.
- D'Lo Brown vs. AL Snow ended up with referee Mick Foley getting involved, and actually pinning Brown.
- Cody Michaels, with Jim Cornette, defeated Hugh Morrus.
- Chris Jericho defeated Terry Taylor.
- Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko & Shane Douglas (the original ECW Triple Threat) defeated Tim Horner, Tracey Smothers & Chris Candido, with Tammy Lynn Sytch.
1999 - Extreme Championship Wrestling ran Dover, DE featuring:
Chris Chetti & Nova defeated Simon Diamond & Tony Devito
Danny Doring & Roadkill defeated Vito Lograsso & CW Anderson
Super Crazy pinned Little Guido
Lance Storm pinned Jerry Lynn
ECW World Tag Team Champions Spike Dudley & Balls Mahoney defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley
Francine defeated Steve Corino
Sabu defeated Justin Credible
ECW World Champion Taz defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri
1999 - Cheetah Master defeats Mr. Ooh La La in Newport, Delaware for the ECWA Mid-Atlantic Title.
1999 - WCW ran Flint, Michigan with the following results:
Vampiro defeated Lash Laroux
Jerry Flynn defeated Dave Taylor
The Barbarian defeated Vampiro
Disco Inferno defeated Vincent
Perry Saturn defeated WCW World Tag Team Champion Kanyon
Curt Hennig defeated Jim Duggan
Sting & Booker T defeated WCW World Tag Team Champions Diamond Dallas Page & Bam Bam Bigelow in a non-title match
1999 - Kodo Fuyuki, Koji Nakagawa & Gedo defeat Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka & Tetsuhiro Kuroda in the finals of a tournament to become the first WEW (FMW) Six Man Tag Team Champions in Tokyo, Japan.
2000 - WCW ran Indianapolis, IN at the Conseco Fieldhouse featuring the following results:
Shane Helms, Shannon Moore, Tank Abbott defeated Yang, Kaz Hayashi, & Jamie-san
Sean O'Haire & Mark Jindrak defeated Chuck Palumbo & Shawn Stasiak, Gen. Rection & Cpl. Cajun, and Rey Mysterio Jr. & Juventud Guerrera; stipulations stated the winners would earn an immediate WCW Tag Team Title shot
WCW World Tag Team Champions Kronik defeated Sean O'Haire & Mark Jindrak
Crowbar defeated David Flair
Big Vito defeated Norman Smiley
Mike Awesome defeated Rick Steiner in a tables match
Shane Douglas defeated Lex Luger
Sting defeated the Great Muta & the Demon in a handicap match
Kevin Nash defeated Scott Steiner
WCW World Champion Booker T defeated Jeff Jarrett
2002 - NWA: TNA issued the following press release, announcing they have filed a lawsuit stemming from the Jay Hassman situation:
J. Sports & Entertainment LLC Files Lawsuit Against Marketing & PPV Consultant; Consultant Did Not Disclose Relationship With World Wrestling Entertainment
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- J. Sports & Entertainment LLC (JSE), announced today that they have filed suit against Jay Hassman, BTP Consulting, Len Sabal, Hassman's associate, and K-4 LLC for fraud and breach of contract with regard to their marketing and consulting services for NWA-TNA: Total Nonstop Action, the new weekly pay-per-view wrestling series.
JSE terminated their professional services agreement with Hassman and BTP Consulting on July 15, 2002. The suit, filed in Circuit Court for Davidson County, Tennessee, alleges Hassman conspired to defraud JSE by concealing pertinent information necessary to JSE's business operations.
Specifically, the complaint alleges that Hassman failed to disclose his affiliation with Team Services, a company which markets the competing World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) pay-per-view programming. The suit further contends that Hassman conspired to defraud JSE by providing false information about the extent of marketing of the NWA-TNA pay-per-view programs, the availability of the NWA-TNA pay-per-view programs, and about the actual number of pay-per-view buys for NWA-TNA.
J. Sports & Entertainment LLC recently launched the NWA-TNA: Total Nonstop Action pay-per-view wrestling series that broadcasts live every Wednesday night. The series represents the first weekly original programming available exclusively on PPV. For more information on NWA-TNA: Total Nonstop Action, log onto http://www.nwatna.com.