This Day In History - September 1st
September 1st
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1868 - Homer Lane defeats James H. McLaughlin for the American Collar-and-Elbow Title in Utica, New York.
1923 - Clarence Weber defeats Billy Meeske in Melbourne, Australia to win the Australian Heavyweight Title for the second time.
1941 - Wild Red Berry defeats Danny McShain for the World Light Heavyweight Title in Hollywood, California, ending McShain's third reign and beginning Berry's third.
1946 - George Becker defeats Babe Sharkey in Portland, Oregon to win the Pacific Northwest (later Los Angeles) World Heavyweight Title.
1953 - Ted Petty is born in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey.
1958 - Eddie and Jerry Graham defeat Don Curtis and Mark Lewin in Washington, DC to win the Northeast NWA United States Tag Team Title.
1961 - Bam Bam Bigelow is born in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
1965 - KC Thunder is born in Asheville, North Carolina.
1967 - Killer Kowalski defeats Bearcat Wright in Melbourne, Australia for the International Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Title. This began Kowalski's fifth reign and ended Wright's second.
1968 - Kyoko Okada and Miyuki Yanagi defeat Lucille Duprée and Mary Jane for the American Girls' Wrestling Association International Tag Team Title in Tokyo, Japan.
1971 - Deuce is born in Laie, Hawaii.
1972 - Doug Williams is born in Reading, Berkshire, England.
1972 - The AWA held an event at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The results:
- René Goulet and Don Muraco fought to a 10-minute time-limit draw.
- Ramón Torres defeated Angelo Poffo.
- Art Thomas defeated Hans Harmann.
- Bobo Johnson defeated Little Bruiser.
- Baron Von Raschke defeated Billy Red Cloud.
- André Rousimoff (André the Giant) defeated Larry Hennig and Butcher Vachon in a Handicap match.
- Dusty Rhodes defeated Wahoo McDaniel by disqualification.
- AWA World Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens defeated Billy Robinson and Wilbur Snyder in a Best-of-Three Falls match to retain the title.
- AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Ivan Koloff in a Best-of-Three Falls match to retain the title.
- Dick the Bruiser and The Crusher defeated The Blackjacks (Lanza and Mulligan) in a Steel Cage match.
1972 - Johnny Valentine defeats Johnny Powers to win the National Wrestling Federation North American Heavyweight Title in Cleveland, Ohio, ending Powers' third reign.
1977 - Don Leo Jonathan defeats Otto Wanz for the Catch Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title in Johannesburg, South Africa.
1977 - Dory Funk, Jr. defeats Ciclón Negro in Amarillo, Texas to win the Amarillo NWA International Heavyweight Title, ending Negro's third reign and beginning Funk's second.
1977 - Yumi Ikeshita defeats Jane O'Brien in Honolulu, Hawaii for the All Pacific Title.
1978 - Pak Choo and Roddy Piper defeat Ryuma Go and Black Gordman to win the NWA Americas Tag Team Title.
1978 - Paddy Ryan defeats Mr. Sakurada for the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title in Calgary, Alberta.
1979 - Jim Crockett Promotions held a 12-man tournament in Charlotte, North Carolina for the Mid-Atlantic NWA United States Heavyweight Title. The title had been vacated by Ric Flair after he won the NWA World Tag Team Title with Blackjack Mulligan on August 8. The results were:
First round:
- Bruiser Brody defeated Johnny Weaver.
- Jimmy Snuka defeated Tim Woods.
- Buddy Rogers defeated Bob Marcus.
- Wahoo McDaniel and Big John Studd fought to a double-countout, putting Buddy Rogers through to the semifinals.
- Ken Patera defeated Rufus R. Jones.
Quarterfinals:
- Jim Brunzell defeated Bruiser Brody.
- Ricky Steamboat defeated Ken Patera.
Semifinals:
- Jimmy Snuka defeated Jim Brunzell.
- Ricky Steamboat defeated Buddy Rogers.
Final:
- Jimmy Snuka defeated Ricky Steamboat to win vacant Mid-Atlantic NWA United States Heavyweight Title.
1980 - Tommy Rich defeats Jimmy Valiant for the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title in Memphis, Tennessee. This began Rich's third reign and ended Valiant's fourth.
1982 - Paul Jones defeats Jack Brisco to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title in Charlotte, North Carolina, to end Brisco'e second reign.
1984 - The WWF held an event at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The results were:
- Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Steve Lombardi after a clothesline.
- David Schultz pinned A.J. Petrucci after a dropkick.
- WWF Women's Tag Team Champions Velvet McIntyre and Princess Victoria defeated Leilani Kai and Despina Mantagus to retain the title, when Victoria pinned Mantagus with a reverse crossbody and McIntyre pinned Kai with a sunset flip.
- Jesse Ventura pinned Ivan Putski after hitting him with a foreign object.
- Rocky Johnson and Greg Valentine fought to a time-limit draw.
- André the Giant defeated Roddy Piper by countout when Piper walked out after a big boot knocked him to the floor.
- Nikolai Volkoff pinned Rick McGraw after a gorilla press gutbuster.
- The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch by disqualification after Murdoch threw the referee out of the ring. Adonis and Murdoch retained the title.
1985 - The WWF held an event at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario. The results:
- Randy Savage defeated Dennis Goulet.
- Lanny Poffo defeated Iron Mike Sharpe.
- King Tonga defeated Moondog Spot.
- King Kong Bundy defeated Rick McGraw and George Wells in a Handicap match.
- The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) defeated The British Bulldogs (The Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith) by disqualification.
- Cousin Junior defeated Johnny Valiant.
- Don Muraco and Ricky Steamboat fought to a double-countout.
1985 - American Force (Paul Diamond and Shawn Michaels) are awarded the TASW Texas Tag Team TItle in San Antonio, Texas.
1985 - El Hijo del Santo defeats Aristóteles in Naucalpan, Mexico for the UWA World Lightweight Title, to begin his second reign.
1985 - El Dandy defeats Américo Rocca to win the Mexican National Welterweight Title in Guadalajara, Mexico, ending Rocca's third reign.
1986 - Championship Wrestling from Florida hosted the NWA's "Battle of the Belts III" at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. The results were:
- Jimmy Backlund defeated Bob Cook.
- Tyree Pride defeated The Cuban Assassin.
- NWA Florida United States Tag Team Champions The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn and Stan Lane) defeated The Sheepherders (Butch and Luke) to retain the title.
- The White Ninja (Keiji Muto) defeated NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Champion Tim Horner to win the title.
- AWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Bockwinkel defeated Kendo Nagasaki by disqualification to retain the title.
- Ed Gantner and Kareem Muhammad fought The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) to a double-disqualification.
- Kendall Windham defeated NWA Bahamas Heavyweight Champion Chris Champion by disqualification. Champion retained the title.
- NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair fought NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Champion Lex Luger to a 45-minute time-limit draw to retain the title.
- Barry Windham defeated NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion Ron Bass to win the title, beginning his fourth reign.
1986 - The World Class Wrestling Association held its fourth-annual "Labor Day Star Wars" event at the Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas. The show featured an 11-team tournament to crown the first WCWA World Tag Team Champions, following World Class' departure from the NWA, when the company's title was the NWA American Tag Team Title. The results were:
First round:
- Mark Lewin and Kevin Sullivan defeated The Batten Twins (Bart and Brad).
- Matt Borne and WCWA Texas Heavyweight Champion Buzz Sawyer defeated WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champions Kevin and Mike Von Erich by countout.
- Chris and Mark Youngblood defeated Jos LeDuc and Rick Rude by disqualification.
- The Dingo Warrior and Socko defeated Killer Tim Brooks and The Grappler.
Quarterfinals:
- Matt Borne and WCWA Texas Heavyweight Champion Buzz Sawyer defeated Mark Lewin and Kevin Sullivan.
- Chris and Mark Youngblood defeated Jerry and Ted Oates.
- The Dingo Warrior and Socko defeated Brian Adias and Scott Casey.
Semifinals:
- WCWA World Heavyweight Champion Chris Adams and WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champion Lance Von Erich defeated The Dingo Warrior and Socko.
- Matt Borne and WCWA Texas Heavyweight Champion Buzz Sawyer defeated Chris and Mark Youngblood.
Finals:
- Matt Borne and WCWA Texas Heavyweight Champion Buzz Sawyer defeated WCWA World Heavyweight Champion Chris Adams and WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champion Lance Von Erich to become the first WCWA World Tag Team Champions.
Non-tournament:
- WCWA World Heavyweight Champion Chris Adams defeated Rick Rude by disqualification to retain the title.
- Abdullah the Butcher defeated Bruiser Brody by disqualification.
1986 - Tarzan Goto and Akio Sato defeat Jeff Jarrett and Pat Tanaka for the CWA International Tag Team Title in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning their second reign. At the same show, Don Bass and Dirty Rhodes (Roger Smith) defeat Cousin Junior and Giant Hillbilly Elmer to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Title.
1986 - Denny Brown defeats Steve Regal to win the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title in Greenville, South Carolina, beginning his third reign.
1987 - Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Kazuo Yamazaki defeat Akira Maeda and Nobuhiko Takada for the IWGP Tag Team Title in Fukuoka, Japan.
1990 - Fit Finlay defeats Steve Wright in Vienna, Austria to win the CWA World Middleweight Title, to end Wright's second reign.
1990 - One of the most memorable angles in Memphis wrestling took place during a live Saturday morning wrestling broadcast on WMC-TV in Memphis, Tennessee, as Eddie Gilbert attempted to run down Jerry Lawler with his brother Doug's car in the parking lot outside the studio. The car hit Lawler, who rolled over the hood and fell to the ground, suffering a bruised hip. Fans watching the show on television actually called the police to the WMC studios to report what had happened.
1990 - New Japan Pro Wrestling ran their first ever show in Halpin, China, drawing 4,000 fans. Here are the results:
- Kensuke Sasaki defeated Michiyoshi Ohara.
- Kantaro Hoshino defeated Black Cat.
- Masahiro Chono defeated Takayuki Iizuka.
- Jushin Liger defeated Osamu Matsuda.
- Riki Choshu defeated Hiro Saito.
- Antonio Inoki defeated Tatsutoshi Goto.
1991 - The Grappler and Don Harris defeat Demolition Crush and Steve Doll for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title in Seaside, Oregon.
1993 - Los Cowboys (Silver King and El Texano) become the first two-time WWA World Tag Team Champions in Tlanepantla, Mexico, by defeating Corazón de León (Chris Jericho) and El Dandy.
1994 - Hiromichi Fuyuki, Gedo and Jado defeat Bob Backlund, Scott Putski and Warlord to win their second WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Title in Saku, Japan.
1995 - CMLL held its "Second Generation Tag Team Tournament" at Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico, an eight-team one-night tournament featuring second generation wrestlers, whether in name or by blood.
Quarterfinals:
- Apolo Dantés and Emilio Charles, Jr. defeated Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Plata
- Blue Demon, Jr. defeated Tinieblas, Jr. defeated Espectro, Jr. and Pierroth, Jr.
- Negro Casas and El Hijo del Solitario defeated Karloff Lagarde, Jr. and Scorpio, Jr.
- El Hijo del Santo and Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. defeated Gran Markus, Jr. and Dr. Wagner, Jr.
Semifinals:
- Apolo Dantés and Emilio Charles, Jr. defeated Blue Demon, Jr. defeated Tinieblas, Jr.
- El Hijo del Santo and Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. defeated Negro Casas and El Hijo del Solitario.
Final:
- Apolo Dantés and Emilio Charles, Jr. defeated El Hijo del Santo and Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. to win the Second Generation Tag Team Tournament.
1996 - Tomoko Miyaguchi defeats Yoshiko Tamura in Tokyo, Japan for the AJW Junior Title. At the same event, Chikayo Nagashima and Sugar Sato defeat Yumi Fukawa and Rie Tamada to win the AJW Tag Team Title.
1997 - WCW held its 103rd episode of "Monday Nitro" live from the Civic Center in Pensacola, Florida. The show aired unopposed for a second straight week, due to USA covering U.S. Open tennis, and got a 4.74 rating on hours of 4.51, 4.82 and 4.90. The results were:
- Chris Benoit and WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Steve McMichael defeated Eddie Guerrero and Jeff Jarrett (with Debra), when McMichael pinned Guerrero after Dean Malenko interfered.
- Mortis (with James Vandenburg and Wrath) pinned Silver King after the Dead on Arrival.
- Yuji Nagata pinned Dean Malenko after Jeff Jarrett came out and dropped Malenko throat-first on the ropes.
- Ultimo Dragon pinned La Parka (with Sonny Onoo) after dropkicking a chair into Parka's face.
- Buff Bagwell (with Vincent) pinned Glacier after the Blockbuster.
- Lizmark, Jr. pinned Villano IV with a springboard moonsault.
- WCW World Television Champion Alex Wright pinned Hugh Morrus after a spinning heel kick to retain the title.
- Stevie Richards pinned Damien after Raven attacked Damien on his way to the ring.
- Ray Traylor pinned Prince Iaukea after the Traylor Trash.
- Randy Savage and WCW World Tag Team Champion Scott Hall (with Elizabeth) defeated Diamond Dallas Page and Lex Luger, when Hall pinned Page after Luger forearmed Page after Hall ducked.
1998 - Pirata Morgan loses his hair to Vampiro in Houston, Texas.
2000 - The American Dragon (Bryan Danielson) defeats Pokerface to win the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title in Dyersburg, Tennessee, ending Pokerface's second reign.
2000 - Archangel Vincent and Reverend Axl Future defeat Barfly Mike and Corporal Robinson for the Mid American Wrestling Tag Team Title in West Allis, Wisconsin.
2000 - Kevin Duncan defeats Samir in North Richland Hills, Texas to win the NWA Texas Junior Heavyweight Title.
2001 - Tannie Mouse and Yuki Miyazaki defeat Chiaki Nishi and Acute Sae in Tokyo, Japan for the NEO Kitazawa Tag Team Title, beginning their second reign. At the same event, Lioness Asuka defeats Misae Genki to win the NEO/NWA Pacific Women's Title.
2001 - Scott Wrenn defeats Prince Justice (Abyss) to win the NWA Wildside Heavyweight Title in Cornelia, Georgia.
2001 - Daron Smythe defeats Dash Bennett in Parkersburg, West Virginia to become the first NWA West Virginia/Ohio Television Champion.
2001 - Agente Bruno and Zaruxx defeat Huracán Castillo, Jr. and Miguel Pérez, Jr. to win the IWA World Tag Team Title in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, ending Castillo and Perez's second reign. Also at that event, Big Ross McCollough wins the IWA World Hardcore Title from Glamour Boy Shane, ending his third reign, before losing it to Zaruxx, beginning his third reign.
2001 - Two titles change hands at the Frontier Wrestling Alliance's "Back 2 School" in London, England. The New Breed (Ashe and Curve) defeated La Familia (Alex and Jorgé Castano) to become the first FWA British Tag Team Champions, and Paul Travell defeats champion Ahmed Chaer and Scottie Rock in a three-way match to win the FWA All-England Title.
2002 - Jason Dukes and The Skull Crusher defeat The Furies for the MAW Tag Team Title in Big Bend, Wisconsin.
2003 - WWE held its 536th edition of "RAW" live from the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana. The show got a 4.3 rating on USA. The results:
- Jonathan Coachman defeated Jerry Lawler.
- WWE Intercontinental Champion Christian defeated Chris Jericho to retain the title.
- Molly Holly and Gail Kim defeated Ivory and Trish Stratus.
- World Tag Team Champions La Résistance (René Duprée and Sylvain Grenier) defeated The Hurricane and Rosey.
- Stacy Keibler and Test defeated Steven Richards and Victoria in a No Disqualification match.
- Goldberg, Maven and Shawn Michaels defeated Evolution (Ric Flair, Randy Orton and Triple H).
2004 - TNA held its 113th weekly pay-per-view event at the TNA Asylum in Nashville, Tennessee. The results:
Xplosion:
- D-Ray 3000 and Shark Boy defeated C.W. Anderson and Chaz Taylor.
- Monty Brown defeated Eddie Venom and Nate Webb in a Handicap match.
Pay-per-view:
- NWA World Tag Team Champions The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens) defeated America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) and Triple X (Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper) in a three-way match to retain the title.
- Kazarian and Michael Shane (with Traci) defeated The Amazing Red and Chris Sabin.
- TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams (with Coach D'Amore) defeated Sonjay Dutt to retain the title.
- The 3 Live Kru (B.G. James and Konnan) and The Midnight Rider (Dusty Rhodes) defeated Team Canada (Johnny Devine, Bobby Roode and Eric Young).
- Sonny Siaki and Erik Watts (with Desire) defeated Alex Shelley and Abyss (with Goldylocks).
- Ron Killings and A.J. Styles defeated Kid Kash and Dallas in a Street Fight.
2005 - The final Thursday night edition of WWE Smackdown airs, ending a six-year run in the 8-10pm slot on UPN. The episode, headlined by Randy Orton vs. Rey Mysterio, earns a 3.0 rating.
2006 - Brent Dail defeats Hammett and champion José Rivera, Jr. in a three-way match in Caguas, Puerto Rico to win the WWC Junior Heavyweight Title.
2006 - ChickFight held "ChickFight VI" at Kezar Pavilion in San Francisco, California. The results:
- MsChif defeated Hailey Hatred in a ChickFight VI Tournament quarterfinal match.
- KAORU defeated Tiana Ringer by referee stoppage in a ChickFight VI Tournament quarterfinal match.
- Allison Danger defeated Frankie in a ChickFight VI Tournament quarterfinal match.
- Cheerleader Melissa and Daizee Haze fought to a 35-minute time-limit draw in a ChickFight VI Tournament quarterfinal match. As a result of the draw, both women advanced to the semifinals.
- Vennis DeMarco (with Chris Colione) defeated Scotty Aboot.
- Mr. Primetime defeated Chris Hero and J.J. Perez in a three-way match.
- KAORU defeated MsChif in a ChickFight VI Tournament semifinal match.
- Daizee Haze defeated Cheerleader Melissa and Allison Danger in a three-way ChickFight VI Tournament semifinal match.
- KAORU defeated Daizee Haze to win the ChickFight VI Tournament.
2006 - PWG held the first of three events of its second-annual "Battle of Los Angeles" weekend at the American Legion in Reseda, California. The show featured the first half of the first round of the 24-man Battle of Los Angeles Tournament. The results were:
First round:
- Chris Sabin defeated Colt Cabana.
- El Generico defeated Delirious.
- CIMA defeated M-Dogg 20.
- Kevin Steen defeated Matt Sydal.
- Dragon Kid defeated Quicksilver.
- PWG World Tag Team Champion Roderick Strong defeated Rocky Romero.
Non-tournament:
- B-Boy, Excalibur, Homicide and Human Tornado (with Candice LeRae) defeated The Dynasty (Chris Bosh, Scott Lost and PWG World Champion Joey Ryan (with Jade Chung)) and Petey Williams.
2006 - Mike Bennett defeats Spike Dudley in a Street Fight in Fall River, Massachussetts for the NRG Heavyweight Title.
2006 - The Ruthless Bastards (Heresy and Mark Kodiak) defeated The Remarkables (Bubblegum and Dr. Dirk Feelgood) in a tournament final at "Shockwave III" in Poeldijk, Netherlands to become the first Dutch Championship Wrestling Tag Team Champions.
2007 - WWE taped the 65th edition of "ECW" and the 420th episode "Friday Night SmackDown!" at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. "ECW" got a 1.6 rating on August 4 on SciFi "SmackDown!" got a 2.3 rating on August 7 on The CW. This was a Saturday night taping, due to the Labor Day holiday. The results were:
- In a dark match, The Daltons (Jesse and Festus) defeated Los Locos (Ramón and Raúl).
ECW:
- The Boogeyman defeated Matt Striker (with Big Daddy V) by disqualification, when Big Daddy V clotheslined on Boogeyman as he chased Striker around the ring.
- The Miz (with Brooke, Kelly Kelly and Layla) pinned Balls Mahoney after the Reality Check.
- Elijah Burke and Kevin Thorn defeated Tommy Dreamer and Stevie Richards, when Burke pinned Richards after the Elijah Express.
- CM Punk pinned ECW Champion John Morrison after the GTS to win the title.
SmackDown!:
- WWE Tag Team Champion Matt Hardy (with WWE Tag Team and United States Champion MVP) pinned Deuce (with Cherry and Domino) after the Twist of Fate after MVP tripped Deuce.
- Chuck Palumbo (with Michelle McCool) pinned Kenny Dykstra (with Victoria) after the Full Throttle.
- Batista and Kane defeated Finlay and World Heavyweight Champion The Great Khali (with Runjin Singh), when Kane pinned Finlay after a chokeslam.
- WWE Cruiserweight Champion Hornswoggle defeated Jamie Noble by countout to retain the title, after he didn't make it out to the ring in time.
- Rey Mysterio defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr. in an I Quit match after hitting Chavo, hung over the top turnbuckle, in the knee repeatedly with a chair until Chavo gave up.
2007 - The IWA hosted the final match of the 16-man "Reclaming the Glory" tournament for the NWA World Heavyweight Title, held after the NWA ended its partnership with TNA, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, with Adam Pearce defeating Brent Albright to win the vacant title. Pearce took the place of Bryan Danielson, who was unable to compete due to a broken orbital bone and injured retina suffered in a match with ROH World Champion Takeshi Morishima on August 25.
Albright's road to the finals included wins over Osamu Nishimura on June 2 at an NWA Bluegrass event in Salyersville, Kentucky, Fred Sampson on June 30 at an NWA Universal event in Wagoner, Oklahoma and Claudio Castagnoli on August 12 at the NWA Legends Fanfest in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Danielson had defeated Nelson Creed on June 16 in Vancouver, British Columbia at an ECCW event, Fergal Devitt on July 21 in Tonawanda, New York at an NWA Empire event, and Adam Pearce on August 18 in North Vancouver, British Columbia at an ECCW event.
Before losing to Danielson in the semifinals, Pearce defeated Aaron Aguilera at an NWA Pro East event in Clifton, New Jersey and Chad Parham at an EWF event in Covina, California on July 13.
2007 - PWG held the second of three events of its third-annual "Battle of Los Angeles" weekend at the American Legion in Reseda, California. The show featured the second-half of the first round of the 24-man Battle of Los Angeles Tournament.The results were:
Non-tournament:
- T.J. Perkins and Ronin defeated Karl Anderson and Bino Gambino.
First round:
- CIMA defeated Human Tornado.
- SHINGO defeated Scott Lost.
- Necro Butcher defeated PWG World Tag Team Champion Kevin Steen.
- Nigel McGuinness defeated Davey Richards.
- PWG World Tag Team Champion El Generico defeated Tony Kozina.
- Dragon Kid defeated Susumu Yokosuka.
2007 - IWA Deep South Heavyweight Champion Mike Quackenbush defeats IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Taylor in a double-title match at IWA Deep South's "2Xtreme Warfare" in Pelham, Alabama to leave with both titles. Taylor, also the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion, had just won title the Light Heavyweight title from Brandon Thomaselli the night before in Midlothian, Illinois.
2007 - Two titles change hands at Athletik Club Wrestling's "Saturday Night #23" in Weinheim, Germany. Kosta Kaperdos defeats Toby Nathland for the ACW German Title and Viktor Krüger defeats Van Miller to win the vacant ACW World Title.
2007 - Valentine defeats Stark Adder and champion Erik Isaksen in a three-way match at "Syyskuun Selkäsauna" in Tikkurila, Finland for the Fight Club Finland Finnish Heavyweight Title.
2007 - Tony Torres defeats Frank Scoleri for the vacant Independent Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Title at "Great Falls Festival Day 1" in Paterson, New Jersey. This began Torres' second reign.
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