This Day in History - 9th May, 2013

May 9th
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1931 - Jim Deakin defeats Jack Haymon in Sydney, Australia to become the first Australian Middleweight Champion.

1940 - Herb Parks defeats Prince Ilaki for the Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Title in Eugene, Oregon.

1950 - Ben and Mike Sharpe defeat Ray Eckert and Hard Boiled Haggerty to win the San Francisco NWA World Tag Team Title.

1951 - Buddy Rogers defeats Bobby Managoff to win the Montreal Athletic Commission's World Heavyweight Title in Montreal, Quebec.

1957 - Mike Shaw is born in Skandia, Michigan. Shaw is better known for his many gimmicks in different promotions in North America. Those include Klondike Mike (Vancouver), Makhan Singh (Stampede and GWF), Norman the Lunatic (WCW), Aaron Grundy (CMLL), Friar Ferguson (WWF), and perhaps his most memorable, also in the WWF, Bastion Booger.

1957 - Ben and Mike Sharpe defeat Leo Nomellini and Enrique Torres for the San Francisco NWA World Tag Team Title in Stockton, California, ending Nomellini and Torres' second reign and beginning the Sharpes' 14th reign.

1957 - Bob Geigel defeats Don Curtis to win the Amarillo NWA North American Heavyweight Title in Amarillo, Texas.

1957 - Pat O'Connor and Whipper Billy Watson defeat Bill and Ed Miller for the NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Title in Toronto, Ontario.

1958 - El Medico defeats Pepper Gomez to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title in Houston, Texas, ending Gomez's eighth reign and beginning Medico's fifth.

1961 - Guy Mitchell and Bob Rasmussen defeat Gypsy Joe and Skull Murphy to win the Georgia NWA Southern Tag Team Title in Macon, Georgia. This match was actually a repeat of the title change between them four days earlier in Atlanta.

1961 - John DePaulo and Stan Mykietowich defeat Frenchy Champagne and Ole Olsen in Winnipeg, Manitoba to win the Madison Wrestling Club Tag Team Title.

1964 - The WWWF ran Philadelphia, PA headlined by Ernie Ladd fighting Killer Kowalski to a draw
and WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeating Bobo Brazil via disqualification.

1965 - The WWWF ran a TV taping in Washington, D.C. featuring Bill Watts pinning Tomas Marin with a bulldog at 5:06, Chief Big Heart defeating Tony Newberry via submission with a bow and arrow at 8:25; Newberry "tapped out" to signal the submission, Argentina Apollo pinning Bob Boyer with a flying bodyblock at 14:05 and Chief White Owl defeated Steve Stanlee via referee's decision when the match was stopped due to the curfew at 6:06.

1966 - Tony Borne and John Tolos defeat Paddy Barrett and Tom Geohagen for the Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Title in Vancouver, British Columbia, ending Barrett and Geohagen's second reign.

1966 - The WWWF ran The Moose Hall in Trenton, NJ with the following results:
-Arnold Skaaland defeated Angelo Savoldi.
-The Beast defeated Chief Big Heart.
-Vittorio Apollo defeated Gene Dubuque.
-Johnny Valentine & Antonio Pugliese defeated Curtis Iaukea & Smasher Sloan.
-WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna.

1967 - Jack Brisco and Gorgeous George, Jr. defeat The Assassins to win the Tri-State NWA United States Tag Team Title in Little Rock, Arkansas, ending the Assassins' second reign.

1967 - Jose Lothario and Wahoo McDaniel defeat Rocket and Sputnik Monroe for the Florida NWA World Tag Team Title, beginning their second reign.

1968 - The WWWF ran Washington, D.C., headlined by Gorilla Monsoon defeating Manuel Soto & Angelo Savoldi in a handicap match, Betty Boucher & WWWF Women's Champion Fabulous Moolah defeating Gloria Colon & Sue Dorsey in a Best 2 out of 3 Falls match and WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeating Bill Miller via submission with the backbreaker.

1968 - Ron Etchison and Sonny Myers defeat Bob Brown and Bob Geigel to win the Central States NWA North American Tag Team Title in Kansas City, Kansas. This began Etchison and Myers' second reign and ended Brown and Geigel's fourth.

1969 - Mario Milano defeats The Spoiler (Don Jardine) for the International Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Title in Sydney, Australia, to begin his fourth reign.

1970 - Bruno Sammartino teamed with Battman Tony Marino to defeat George Steele & Crusher Verdu in the main event of a WWWF event in Munhall, PA.

1970 - The WWWF ran Harrisburg, PA at The Zembo Mosque, with the following results:
-Mike Conrad pinned the Red Demon at 14:34.
-Joe Turco fought John L. Sullivan to a 20-minute draw.
-Karl Kovacs pinned Lee Wong at 12:35.
-Gorilla Monsoon pinned Eric the Red at 5:44.
-The Mongols defeated Dominic DeNucci & Victor Rivera via count-out at 14:55 when Rivera failed to return to the ring before the referee's 20-count.
-Mario Milano defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via knockout in a Texas Death Match at 10:14.

1971 - Future six-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami makes his pro debut for the Japan Wrestling Association.

1972 - Boris Malenko and Bob Roop defeat Bobby Shane and Bearcat Wright for the NWA Florida Tag Team Title in Tampa, Florida.

1972 - Georgia Championship Wrestling held an event at the Macon Coliseum in Macon, Georgia. The results were:
- Buddy Colt and Karl Von Stroheim defeated Cisco Grimaldo and Koa Tiki.
- Vicky Williams defeated NWA World Women's Champion The Fabulous Moolah by disqualification. Moolah retained the title.
- Roberto Soto defeated Billy Spears in a taped fist match.
- The Assassins (Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) defeated NWA Macon Tag Team Champions Bob Armstrong and Bill Dromo to win the title, ending Armstrong and Dromo's second reign.

1972 - The Royal Kangaroos (Jonathan Boyd and Norman Frederick Charles) win their fourth NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title, by ending the 11th reign of Tony Borne and Moondog Mayne.

1973 - Jerry Lawler and Jim White defeats Jackie Fargo and Jerry Jarrett for the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Title in Nashville, Tennessee. This began Lawler and White's second reign and ended Fargo and Jarrett's second reign.

1975 - PWF Heavyweight Champion Giant Baba and WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino face off in Tokyo, Japan with both titles on the line, with the match ending in a no-contest. It was the first WWWF title match ever held in Japan.

1975 - Georgia Championship Wrestling held an event at the Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The results:
- Ken Dillinger defeated Dennis Hall.
- Tommy Gilbert defeated Cowboy Parker.
- Bob Armstrong and Robert Fuller defeated NWA Georgia Tag Team Champions Assassin #2 and Toru Tanaka (with Rock Hunter) to win the title.
- Dory Funk, Jr., defeated Jerry Lawler.
- Chris Taylor defeated Abdullah the Butcher (with Rock Hunter).
- Mr. Wrestling II defeated Rock Hunter in a steel cage match.

1975 - J.C. Dykes defeats Dick Dunn for the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title in Dothan, Alabama, ending Dunn's fifth reign.

1975 - Big Bad John defeats Rip Tyler to win the NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Title in Meridian, Mississippi.

1975 - The Missouri Mauler and Steve Rackman defeat Ron Miller and Larry O'Day for the NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Title in Sydney, Australia, ending their third reign.

1980 - Hulk Hogan defeated Gorilla Monsoon in Glens Falls, NY at a WWF house show.

1981 - Carlos Colón defeats Killer Karl Krupp to win his sixth WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title and eighth WWC North American Heavyweight Title in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. This a rematch from their May 2 meeting in San Juan.

1981 - Devil Masami defeats Tomoko Kitamura (Lioness Asuka) for the vacant AJW Singles Title in Omiya, Japan.

1982 - Bob Backlund retains the WWF title, defeating Adrian Adonis in the main event of a Manchester, NH event at the JFK Coliseum. The undercard featured the following results:
-Charlie Fulton defeated Pete Doherty.
-Bob Orton Jr. defeated Fred Marzino.
-Tony Atlas defeated Greg Valentine via count-out.
-Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Rick McGraw & Steve Travis.

1983 - Dutch Mantel defeats Bill Dundee to win the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title in Memphis, Tennessee, ending Dundee's sixth reign and beginning Mantel's fourth.

1983 - NWA World champion Ric Flair defeated Buddy Rose via countout in Longview, WA.

1984 - Championship Wrestling from Florida held an event at the Convention Hall in Miami Beach, Florida before 4,545 fans. The results:
- Dennis Brown defeated Mike Fever in a $2,000 bonus match.
- Kevin Sullivan defeated Mike Davis.
- Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Joe Lightfoot in a no-disqualification match.
- Mike Graham and Mike Rotundo defeated Chavo and Hector Guerrero in a best-of-three falls match.
- Kevin Sullivan defeated Dennis Brown. This replaced the scheduled match between NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion Billy Jack (Haynes) and Molokai.
- Blackjack Mulligan and Barry Windham defeated NWA Florida United States Tag Team Champions - NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Champion Ron Bass and NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Champion Black Bart.
- Dusty Rhodes defeated The Purple Haze in 14 seconds in a loser leaves town match.

1985 - The WWF ran a pair of events in Pennsylvania featuring the following results:

Bethlehem, PA:
-Jose Luis Rivera fought Terry Gibbs to a draw.
-Barry O defeated Bob Bradley.
-Big John Studd defeated Tony Atlas.
-Salvatore Bellomo defeated AJ Petrucci.
-Bob Orton Jr. defeated Swede Hanson.
-Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo fought WWF Tag Team Champions Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik to a draw.

Clarion, PA at University Gym:
-Jimmy Jackson defeated Bigfoot.
-Rocky Johnson defeated Rene Goulet.
-Ken Patera defeated Red Walsh (subtituting for Ivan Putski).
-Don Muraco defeated Tony Garea.
-The Fabulous Moolah (substituting for Mad Maxine) defeated Wenona Little Heart.
-The Junkyard Dog defeated Brutus Beefcake via disqualification.

1985 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Norfolk, VA with the following results:
-Pez Whatley defeated Black Bart.
-Mark Fleming defeated DJ.
-Ron Bass defeated Buzz Tyler.
-NWA United States Champion Magnum TA defeated Buddy Landell.
-Dick Slater & Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian.
-NWA World Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Don & Rocky Kernodle.

1986 - The WWF ran events in Kingston, Ontario, Rosemont, IL and Monroe, LA all the same evening. The Ontario event was headlined by Nikolai Volkoff vs. Cpl. Kirchner. The Monroe event was main evented by Junkyard Dog vs. Terry Funk. The Rosemont event featured Hulk Hogan retaining the WWF title over Adrian Adonis.

1986 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran The Richmond Coliseum in Virginia:
-Black Bart defeated Todd Champion.
-Jimmy Garvin defeated Denny Brown.
-Manny Fernandez & Ron Garvin fought Ivan & Nikita Koloff to a draw.
-NWA World TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Wahoo McDaniel.
-Robert Gibson defeated NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard via disqualification.
-NWA World Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA via disqualification.
-Jimmy Valiant defeated Shaska Whatley via disqualification.
-NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Ricky Morton.

1987 - Badd Company (Paul Diamond and Pat Tanaka) defeat Steve Keirn and Mark Starr for the CWA/AWA International Tag Team Title in Memphis, Tennessee.

1987 - J.R. Bundy and Rick Davis defeats Timothy Flowers and Jonathan Sayers to win the Universal Wrestling Alliance Tag Team Title in Cloverdale, British Columbia.

1987 - The WWF held an event at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which was televised on the PRISM Network. The results:
- Pedro Morales pinned Steve Lombardi after a backbreaker. This match aired on the June 17 Prime Time Wrestling.
- The Young Stallions (Jim Powers and Paul Roma) defeated The Shadows, when Powers got the pin after a crossbody. This match aired on the June 8 Prime Time Wrestling.
- Kamala (with Mr. Fuji and Kimchee) defeated George Steele by countout after Steele chased Kimchee backstage with Fuji's cane. This match aired on the June 17 Prime Time Wrestling.
- WWF Champion Hulk Hogan pinned King Harley Race with a roll-up. After the match, Race wanted to keep fighting, and they did so until Hercules ran in and choked Hogan with his chain. Hogan ended up clearing the ring. Later on in the event, Hogan announced that a tag team match had been signed for the next Spectrum event on June 20, against Hercules and Race in a tag team match, and that they would be surprised at who his partner will be. Hogan's partner at the June 20 show turned out to be Ken Patera.
- Billy Jack Haynes (subbing for Jake Roberts) pinned The Honky Tonk Man (with Jimmy Hart) after Honky Tonk Man collided with Hart, who was on the ring apron. This match aired on the June 8 Prime Time Wrestling.
- Nikolai Volkoff pinned Corporal Kirchner after a backbreaker. This match aired on the June 17 Prime Time Wrestling.
- Danny Davis (with Jimmy Hart) pinned Koko B. Ware after hitting him with a foreign object.
- The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers (Jacques and Raymond) defeated Dino Bravo and Greg Valentine (with Johnny V), when Jacques pinned Valentine with a small package.

1987 - The same night, WWF ran St. Louis, MO at the Kiel Auditorium before 2,300 fans with the following results:
-Ron Bass defeated Brad Rheingans.
-Outback Jack defeated Frenchy Martin.
-Demolition defeated the Islanders when Ax pinned Haku.
-In his WWF debut, Sam Houston pinned Sika.
-Jim Duggan defeated the Iron Sheik.
-WWF Tag Team Champions The Hart Foundation defeated The British Bulldogs.
-WWF Intercontinental Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Randy Savage in a steel cage match.

1987 - The Eddie Graham Memorial was held St. Petersburg, FL at The Bayfront Center with the following results:
-Jimmy Valiant defeated Colt Steele
-Bob & Brad Armstrong defeated the MOD Squad
-Mke Graham defeated Dory Funk Jr.
-Florida Heavyweight Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Kevin Sullivan
-Jimmy Garvin defeated Teijo Khan
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champions Steve Kiern & Stan Lane defeated the MOD Squad
-Barry Windham & Ed Gantner defeated Dory Funk Jr. & the Tahitian Prince
-The Road Warriors fought NWA World Tag Team Champions Rick Rude & Manny Fernandez (w/ Paul Jones) to a double disqualification at 5:07 when both Ellering and Jones interfered as Road Warrior Animal had Fernandez covered following a powerslam off the top.
Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification.

1987 - Jim Crockett Promotions drew 9,000 fans to the Charlotte Coliseum for an event headlined by Ronnie Garvin defeating Jim Cornette in a Steel Cage Match after The Midnight Express and The Rock N' Roll Express. The undercard featured:
-Ivan Koloff defeated Todd Champion
-Chris Champion & Sean Royal defeated Rocky King & the Italian Stallion.
-Baron Von Raschke defeated Thunderfoot.
-Lazertron pinned Nelson Royal.
-NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Ole Anderson.
-NWA U.S. Champion Nikita Koloff defeated Lex Luger via disqualification.
-The Rock N' Roll Express defeated Vladimir Pietrov & Dick Murdoch.

1988 - The Championship (formerly Continental) Wrestling Association held an event at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee. The results were:
- Brickhouse Brown defeated The Nightmare.
- Mark Starr and Scott Steiner defeated Doug and Tommy Gilbert.
- AWA World Tag Team Champions Badd Company (Paul Diamond and Pat Tanaka) defeated Tom Brandi and Billy Travis.
- The Cuban Assassins defeated The Bruise Brothers (Don and Ron Harris).
- Mike Graham and Steve Keirn defeated CWA Heavyweight Champion Max Pain and Gary Young.
- Jerry Jarrett and Robert Fuller fought to a double-disqualification.
- Bill Dundee defeated Eddie Gilbert.
- Jerry Lawler defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Curt Hennig to win the title.

1988 - The WWF ran The Meadowlands in East Rutherford, NJ with the following results:
-Scott Casey defeated Iron Mike Sharpe.
-Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated B. Brian Blair & Jerry Allen after a double team move behind the referee's back.
-Rick Rude defeated Koko B. Ware.
-Jake Roberts pinned Greg Valentine with the DDT.
-Andre the Giant defeated Jim Duggan via countout.
-The Ultimate Warrior pinned Hercules with a gorilla press and splash.
-The Islanders defeated Hillbilly Jim & Don Muraco.
WWF IC Champion Honky Tonk Man defeated Brutus Beefcake via countout

1989 - Mike Graham and Dustin Rhodes defeat Southern Force (Black Bart and Bobby Jaggers) for the NWA Florida Tag Team Title in Tampa, Florida.

1989 - The NWA taped television at Center Stage in Atlanta, GA. The tapings featured the quarter finals of a tournament for the NWA World Tag Team championships, which were vacant after The Road Warriors were stripped of them the month before. In that quarter final, Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy defeated The Warriors. In an interesting match on the taping, Terry Funk defeated a young Eddie Guerrero, who he had brought into the tapings to try and help Guerrero get into the company. Guerrero was not signed by the company.

1990 - The NWA drew 4000 to the Syracuse, NY High School for the following results:
-NWA U.S. Tag Team Champion Brian Pillman pinned the Cuban Assassin. Pillman worked twice, filling in here for Abdullah the Butcher, who didn't appear..
-The Midnight Express defeated Johnny Ace & Jonnie Stewart.
-Mike Rotunda pinned Bam Bam Bigelow.
-NWA U.S. Tag Team Champions Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk defeated the Samoan Savage & Samu when Zenk pinned Samu.
-NWA World Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Doom via disqualification when Ron Simmons hit Rick with a foreign object.

1991 - WCW ran Portsmouth, Ohio at The High School, WCW, featuring the following results:
-Dustin Rhodes defeated Dr. X.
-The Junkyard Dog & Brad Armstrong defeated Rip Morgan & Jack Victory.
-Bobby Eaton defeated Terrance Taylor.
-WCW World Tag Team Champions RIck & Scott Steiner defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin.

1992 - The Sioux War Party (Dancing Wolf and White Cloud) defeat The Canadians in the finals of an eight-team tournament in Hamburg, Pennsylvania to win the vacant IWCCW Tag Team Title.

1992 - WWF champion Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair in the main event of a WWF event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

1992 - WWF also ran Tampa, FL at the SunDome, featuring the following results:
-The Nasty Boys defeated Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware.
-The Genius pinned Jim Brunzell.
-Jim Duggan defeated Repo Man via disqualification.
-The Legion of Doom defeated the Beverly Brothers when Road Warrior Animal pinned Blake.
-Rick Martel defeated Tito Santana.
-WWF Intercontinental Champion Bret Hart defeated Shawn Michaels.
-The Ultimate Warrior pinned Papa Shango.

1992 - WCW ran Kansas City, MO at The Municipal Auditorium, drawing 1,800 fans for the following results:
-Van Hammer pinned JT Southern.
-Big Josh pinned Richard Morton.
-Nikita Koloff (subbing for WCW World Champion Sting) defeated Big Van Vader via disqualification.
-The Great Muta pinned Mr. Hughes.
-Steve Austin & Cactus Jack defeated Ron Simmons & the Junkyard Dog
.-WCW U.S. Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell.
-Ricky Steamboat defeated WCW U.S. Champion Rick Rude via disqualification.
-WCW World Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton.

1992 - Ole Olson defeats Moondog Moretti to win the West Coast Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title in Cloverdale, British Columbia, beginning and ended each man's second reigns.

1993 - Smoky Mountain Wrestling held Volunteer Slam II at the Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee. The results were:
- Robert Gibson defeated The Tazmaniac.
- Killer Kyle defeated Robert Fuller by disqualification.
- SMW Television Champion Brian Lee defeated SMW Tag Team Champion Stan Lane.
- Kevin Sullivan defeated Jimmy Golden.
- SMW Tag Team Champion Tom Prichard defeated Ricky Morton.
- SMW Heavyweight Champion Tracy Smothers defeated The Dirty White Boy in a "coward waves the flag" match to retain the title.
- Robert Fuller, Jimmy Golden, SMW Television Champion Brian Lee and The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton) defeated SMW Tag Team Champions The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane and Tom Prichard), Killer Kyle, Kevin Sullivan and The Tazmaniac in a steel cage match, when Morton made Lane submit.

1993 - The Head Hunters defeat Yukihiro Kanemura and Miguel Pérez, Jr. in the finals of a four-team tournament in Saitama, Japan to win the vacant W*ING World Tag Team Title. They were the last champions, as W*ING closed in March 1994. At the same event, El Texano won the WWC/W*ING World Junior Heavyweight Title from Masayoshi Motegi, ending his second reign.

1993 - WCW ran Louisville, Kentucky at The Commonwealth Convention Center featuring the following results:
-Robbie V defeated Rip Rogers.
-Chris Benoit defeated Steve Regal.
-Maxx Payne pinned Joey Maggs.
-2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated the Wrecking Crew when Scorpio pinned Fury.
-Van Hammer defeated Vinnie Vegas.
-NWA World Champion Barry Windham defeated Erik Watts.
-Unified WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Brian Pillman defeated Ricky Steamboat in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Pillman won; fall #2: Steamboat won; fall #3: Pillman won; the tag team titles were at stake in the singles match.
Sting & WCW U.S .Champion Dustin Rhodes defeated Rick Rude & WCW World TV Champion Paul Orndorff when Sting pinned Orndorff.

1994 - Brian Christopher defeats Doug Gilbert in a hair vs. title match to win the USWA Heavyweight Title in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning Christopher's 13th reign and ending Gilbert's third.

1994 - The WWF's tour of Japan brought them to Osaka, Japan at Castle Hall, drawing 4,000 fans. In the main event, The Undertaker eliminated Bam Bam Bigelow to win the only Royal Rumble the company has ever held in Japan. The match went 46:05, featuring 18 competitors. Also in the bout were Rick Martel, Bob Backlund, Jinsei Shinzaki. Adam Bomb, 1-2-3 Kid, Masashi Aoyag, Tatanka, Billy Gunn, Nobukazu Hirai, Bart Gunn, Owen Hart, Randy Savage, Samu, Fatu, Bret Hart and Doink the Clown. Undercard results from the event saw:
-The 1-2-3 Kid pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Fatu at 10:12.
-WWF World Champion Bret Hart & Randy Savage defeated Owen Hart & Adam Bomb at 13:35 when Owen submitted to Bret's Sharpshooter.
-The Undertaker pinned Jinsei Shinzaki at 7:22.
-WWF Women's Champion Alundra Blayze pinned Bull Nakano with the German suplex at 15:10.
-Genichiro Tenryu fought Yokozuna to a double count-out at 14:20.

1994 - WCW ran Ft. Lauderdale, FL at the War Memorial Auditorium, drawing 1,300 fans for the following results:
-Erik Watts defeated Brian Anderson.
-Cactus Jack defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Brian Knobbs.
-WCW World TV Champion Lord Steven Regal defeated Johnny B. Badd.
-Ray Traylor defeated Paul Orndorff.
-Dustin Rhodes defeated Bunkhouse Buck.
-Sting & Ricky Steamboat defeated WCW U.S. Champion Steve Austin & Paul Orndorff.

1996 - Malia Hosaka defeats Debbie Combs for the NWA World Women's Title in Johnson City, Tennessee.

1996 - WWF ran Kuwait City, headlined by Bret Hart defeating Steve Austin.

1997 - Extreme Championship Wrestling ran Downingtown, PA with the following results:
-Chris Candido defeated Mikey Whipwreck.
-Taz defeated Cpl. Punishment.
-Raven defeated Chris Chetti.
-ECW TV Champion Shane Doulgas defeated Balls Mahoney.
-Tommy Dreamer & Spike Dudley defeated The FBI.
-The Sandman defeated Louie Spicolli.
-Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated the Pitbulls.
-ECW World Tag Team Champions The Eliminators defeated The Gangstas and D-Von & Big Dick Dudley in a Three Way Dance.

1997 - The WWF ran Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario, featuring:
-Flash Funk pinned Leif Cassidy.
-Bradshaw pinned Doug Furnas after Barry Windham interfered.
-Rockabilly defeated Jesse Jammes.
-Ahmed Johnson defeated Crush (substituting for Farooq) in under 2 minutes.
-Farooq defeated Phinneas Godwinn after 4 minutes.
-Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Goldust after Chyna interfered.
-Steve Austin & Ahmed Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & WWF European Champion Davey Boy Smith in a non-title match when Austin pinned Owen with the Stunner.
-WWF World Champion the Undertaker pinned Vader with the tombstone.

1998 - Tre defeats Millennium to win the NWA New England Cruiserweight Title in Somerville, Massachusetts.

1998 - Magic defeats Matthew T. Storm for the NWA New York Heavyweight Title in Staten Island, New York, to begin his second reign. At the same event, Lord Zieg defeats Eclipse, Chris Michaels and Mr. Motion in a four-way match to become the first NWA New York Television Champion.

1998 - WWF ran St. Louis, MO at The Kiel Center, drawing 16,840 fans with the following results:
-Skull & 8-Ball defeated Savio Vega & Jesus Castillo after a DDT at 8:50.
-Terry Funk pinned Marc Mero at 8:16 with a roll up.
-Bradshaw pinned Barry Windham at 5:43 with the lariat.
-WWF Intercontinental Champion the Rock & Owen Hart defeated Farooq & Steve Blackman at 10:10 after Hart hit a spin kick on Blackman.
-The Undertaker defeated Kane via disqualification when Paul Bearer interfered.
-Jeff Jarrett defeated Chainz at 4:05 with the figure four leglock.
-Vader pinned Quebecer Pierre with the Vader Bomb at 5:00.
-WWF Tag Team Champions The New Age Outlaws defeated the Legion of Doom at 7:05 after Road Dogg hit Road Warrior Hawk in the ribs with one of the tag belts.
-WWF World Champion Steve Austin pinned WWF European Champion Triple H at 19:43 with the Stunner.

1998 - MTV attempted to use WCW personalities during an outdoor TV taping titled "Ultimate Video Bash" but the weather, driving rain, proved to be too dangerous for the wrestlers to compete. The lone bout of the broadcast featured Public Enemy defeating High Voltage.

1998 - WCW ran Wichita, KS with the following results:
-Bobby Eaton defeated Steve Armstrong.
-Yuji Nagata defeated Ernest Miller.
-Konnan defeated Chris Adams.
-Silver King & Juventud Guerrera defeated Psychosis & La Parka.
-WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Dean Malenko.
-WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Perry Saturn.
-The Giant defeated Scott Norton.
-Sting defeated WCW World Tag Team Champion Scott Hall.

1999 - WCW held its seventh-annual Slamboree pay-per-view event at the Trans World Dome in St. Louis, Missouri. 20,516 fans attended the show, which got a 0.45 buyrate. The results were:
- In a dark match, Dale Torborg pinned Johnny Swinger.
- Raven and Saturn defeated Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko (with Arn Anderson) and WCW World Tag Team Champions Billy Kidman & Rey Mysterio in a three-way match, when Raven pinned Kidman after an Evenflow DDT off the top rope following interference from Chris Kanyon, to win the title.
- Konnan pinned Stevie Ray (with Horace Hogan and Vincent) with a roll-up after Rey Misterio, Jr. interfered.
- Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Brian Knobbs in a hardcore match, after a suplex through a souvenir stand.
- Rick Steiner pinned WCW World Television Champion Booker T after a diving bulldog to win the title, beginning Steiner's second reign and ending Booker's sixth.
- Gorgeous George (with Madusa, Miss Madness and Randy Savage) pinned Charles Robinson (with Asya and Ric Flair) after a flying elbowdrop.
- WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Scott Steiner defeated Buff Bagwell by submission with the Steiner Recliner to retain the title. After the match, Rick Steiner came out and helped Scott attack Bagwell.
- Roddy Piper defeated Ric Flair (with Arn Anderson and Asya) by disqualification. Flair had originally won by pinning Piper, but Eric Bischoff came out and disqualified Flair for hitting Piper with a foreign object.
- Sting fought Goldberg to a no-contest after Bret Hart came out and attacked the referee. After the match, The Steiner Brothers came out and attacked Sting and Goldberg.
- Kevin Nash pinned WCW World Heavyweight Champion Diamond Dallas Page after a Jackknife powerbomb to win the title.

2000 - The WWF taped May 11 and May 14's respective editions of SmackDown! and Sunday Night Heat at the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut. SmackDown! got a 5.0 rating on UPN. The results were:
- In a dark match, The Dupps (Bo and Jack) defeated The Mean Street Posse (Pete Gas and Rodney).
Heat:
- Val Venis defeated Matt Hardy.
- Hardcore Holly defeated D'Lo Brown.
- Steve Blackman and Al Snow defeated Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn.
- Jeff Hardy defeated Essa Rios (with Lita).
- Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Edge and Christian by disqualification. Edge and Christian retained the title.
SmackDown!:
- T&A (Test and Albert) (with Gerald Brisco, Shane McMahon and Trish Stratus) defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von).
- WWF Intercontinental Champion Chris Benoit defeated The Godfather to retain the title.
- WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Chyna to retain the title.
- Kurt Angle and WWF Tag Team Champions Edge and Christian defeated Chris Jericho and The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt).
- WWF Hardcore Champion The British Bulldog fought Hardcore Holly to a no-contest when Crash Holly interfered, and defeated the Bulldog to win the title. This began Crash's seventh reign as champion and ended Bulldog's second.
- The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) defeated The Big Show in a handicap tables match.
- WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (with Chyna) defeated Perry Saturn (with WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko) to retain the title.
- D-Generation X (Road Dogg, WWF Champion Triple H (with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) and X-Pac (with Tori)) defeated Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay, Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty) in an elimination match.

2000 - WCW taped the May 10 edition of Thunder at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, Illinois, which got a 2.5 rating on TBS. The results:
- WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Candido (with Tammy) defeated Crowbar (with Daffney) to retain the title.
- WCW Hardcore Champion Terry Funk defeated Harlem Heat 2000 (Big T and Stevie Ray (with J. Biggs and Kash)) in a handicap hardcore match to retain the title.
- Shawn Stasiak defeated Lash LeRoux.
- Rhonda Singh defeated Elizabeth by disqualification.
- WCW Hardcore Champion Terry Funk defeated Chuck Palumbo in a hardcore match to retain the title.
- Juventud Guerrera, Billy Kidman, Konnan and Rey Mysterio, Jr. defeated Horace in a handicap falls count anywhere Texas Death I Quit match. As a result of the loss, Horace was fired.
- David Flair (with Daffney) defeated Arn Anderson.
- KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) fought Tank Abbott and Rick Steiner to a no-contest.
- Mike Awesome defeated Sting in an ambulance match.

2003 - WWE Smackdown ran Aberdeen, Scotland. Pie Pete filed the following live report:
The Smackdown Brand, or most of them anyway, were in London, England as part of the Smackdown Tour De Force and before the show my sister and I got the chance to meet the champ, Brock Lesnar, and Torrie Wilson for autographs etc. First we congratulated Torrie on her wedding date being set. She seemed surprised more than anything else but thanked us both. My sister thought Brock was a nice guy because he asked her how she was and I asked him what his favorite match was and he said against the Undertaker, Hell In The Cell. I half expected him to say WrestleMania. For the show though we were seven rows from the front and had a great view of everything.

When the show did begin there was no pyro, unusual considering there has been the last two times, and the show began with a Cruiserweight title match. Matt Hardy (with Shannon Moore) vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Jamie Noble (with Nidia). Matt and Noble teamed up at the beginning after Matt had tried to get Rey to team with him. Matt played to the crowd a lot but the other two didn't do much. Noble had a few temper tantrums though, which we all laughed at. The match ended after Shannon interfered to stop the 619 and Matt told the whole crowd he was going for the Twist Of Fate, which he landed perfectly. Shannon and Matt celebrated, posing on the ropes until Rey knocked them both on the middle rope and delivered a double 619. Noble then gave Rey the tiger bomb and celebrated with Nidia to huge boos until Rey chased him away. Noble was booed throughout the match and Rey cheered, but Matt got a mixed reaction throughout.

Next up Rhyno took on A-Train and before the match Rhyno took the microphone and told A-Train to "shave your back, bitch" which was accompanied by wild cheers and a "shave your back" chant that kept coming back throughout the match. A-Train tried to lure Rhyno out of the ring and through a chair in, but Rhyno just sat down on it and got even more pops. The match was slow, A-Train tried a lot of sleeper holds but it ended with a gore and chants of "ECW" for Rhyno to pick up the win. He posed on the turnbuckles after the match.

Sean O'Haire took on Brain Kendrick next and try as he may, Brian barely took O'Haire off his feet the whole match except with a beautiful jumping sidekick to the face, which O'Haire sold excellently, and a jumping tornado DDT. O'Haire won the match after his reverse Death Valley Driver. Surprisingly, O'Haire got a lot of pops throughout the match, especially from where we were sitting, but Kendrick was the heavy favorite and was helped out of the ring by Mike Sparks.

Torrie Wilson vs. Nidia was next with Sable as the guest ring announcer. She did her "all the guys came to see me" line but wasn't that popular. Torrie vs. Nidia was very bad, the most entertaining bit was seeing Sable's face when she overheard someone reply "I bet she does" when the crowd started chanting "Sable sucks". Torrie won it with a well-taken DDT and Sable attacked her after the match but was saved by Nidia who took a spinning neckbreaker for her troubles. Torrie posed and left.

Next up was the WWE title match between Brock Lesnar, who was cheered wildly in the beginning, and Big Show, although Lesnar didn't seem in to the match at all. Big Show hit a series of massive moves but the match ended in the now predictable F5 style. Brock didn't get the same reaction after the match that he did before, and he only held up the title and left. Very disappointing.

After a 15-minute interval we were treated to Team Angle vs. Los Guerreros, who wore the gold medals to the ring, for the tag titles, which was awesome. Eddie and Chavo kept pointing at one another and whenever they did the cheers changed. Team Angle were very hesitant to start the match but once it got underway they isolated Chavo and Eddie, desperate to make a tag, hooked the tag rope on to the top rope and pulled it to the middle of the ring which everyone cheered. Once Eddie finally did get the tag he took Team Angle out and from then on the match was Guerrero dominated. Shelton Benjamin was isolated and kicked in the back of the leg multiple times, which he just seemed to dance around the ring after with the Guerrero's laughing at him and Haas wanting to know what he was doing. Shelton had Charlie rub the back of his leg better, and as the crowd booed Charlie tried to defend himself. The match ended after Chavo accidentally kicked the ref in the face during a tornado DDT and Eddie hit the Frog Splash on Haas, but Benjamin made the save and super kicked Eddie in the face while Haas held him in place. After the match Team Angle spotted the gold medals on the turnbuckle and took them off, celebrating with them in the ring but Eddie and Chavo knocked Team Angle down and ran off with the medals AND the titles.

Beniot vs. Cena was next. Cena came to the ring and rapped about how much he hated England then addressed some of the signs in the crowd, including "Cena Who". He promised he'd show us Cena Who. Beniot came out to an incredible reaction, by far the biggest of the night, and they put on an awesome match. Half way through Beniot even did the diving head butt, which got a standing reaction, and countered the DVD in to the Crossface but Cena rolled him up and hooked both legs, sitting on his chest for the pin. Beniot looked pissed after the match but the majority of the crowd gave him a standing ovation. During the match though there were some pro-Cena chants!

The main event was a disappointing one, Rikishi and Tajiri took on Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli (accompanied by Nunzio of course) and whenever Tajiri wasn't in the ring it was a very slow match. Crowd went wild for Tajiri though as he kicked Palumbo's ass, literally! Rikishi won the match with the Rump Shaker from the second rope and, after the match, Team Angle, Noble, Nidia and Nunzio all hit the ring and started to beat down Rikishi and Tajiri until Beniot, Los Guerrero's and Torrie Wilson made the save. They then danced in the ring along with the late arriving Rey Mysterio, who came in too late to get any in ring action but in time for the dance-a-thon. The crowd went wild for this as it ended the show.

Over all an awesome show with a few disappointing matches, but then Team Angle vs. Los Guerrero's and Beniot vs. Cena made up for that in terms of quality. No Crash, which I was VERY disappointed at, though as I had hoped that he'd take on someone like Funaki, who also wasn't there. Stephanie wasn't there this time around either and, unsurprisingly, neither was "Mr. America" Hulk Hogan or "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.

Biggest pops

1.. Chris Beniot
2.. Torrie Wilson
3.. Eddie/Chavo Guerrero
4.. Brock Lesnar
5.. Rhyno

Biggest Heat

1.. Big Show
2.. Team Angle
3.. FBI
4.. A-Train
5.. Cena

After the show though, as they were all getting on the buses to leave, Brian Kendrick spent ages walking around signing loads of autographs and posing for pictures. My sister managed to get his autograph. Torrie waved for the fans and then, later on reappeared to flash her bra. Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas came over and signed autographs but Charlie didn't stay long as he was told to get on the bus. Shannon got straight on but Matt came over and signed autographs and even answered questions, which pleased my sister since she's a huge Matt Hardy fan. So we left having collected five autographs (Lesnar & Torrie before the show, Kendrick, Benjamin and Matt Hardy after) and having seen a great show!

2003 - WWE Raw ran Wilkes Barre, PA. David Joseph filed the following live report:
Good show, poor attendance for the Raw brand show here in Wilkes-Barre, PA. In my opinion this hurts the chances of getting a live show or Smackdown taping here again.
The lights remained on for the first four matches of the night.

1) Hurricane & Maven def. Chief Morley & Lance Storm. Hurricane gets the pin after hitting Morley with a choke slam.

2) Chris Nowinski def Tommy Dreamer.

3) Triple Threat Women's Championship: Jazz def Trish Stratus & Victoria. Jazz got the pin over Trish. One of the things I found to be pretty painful in this match was the Victoria locking Trish in to a Camel clutch, while Jazz put Trish into a Boston crab. OUCH! After the match Steven Richard's tried to jump Trish, but was met with a Stratusfaction.

4) Kane def Christian. Sadly this match was the mid card. Christian was very entertaining in the match, & seemed to set the pace for the rest of the night.

Intermission. After the break, the lights went out for the final four matches of the night.
5) 6 Man Tag Team Table Match" Dudley Boyz (Bubba, D-Von & Spike) def. 3 Minute Warning & Rico. 3D to end the match on Rosie err Jamal. Either way to me, 3MW have lost their edge. After the match, Bubba grabbed a piece of the table & was offering it up to the fans. Lucky recipients were two little kids in the first row. Who not got the table end, but were brought into the ring for picture with the Dudley's They left to probably the biggest response of the night, in fact they ran back to the ring for more ring post posing.

6) La Resistance def Test & Scott Steiner. La Resistance got the win when Test was knocked into Stacy who was on the apron. Stacy naturally fell into the arms of Steiner, which distracted Test.

7) Booker T def Rodney Mack. Booker was lost on the mic because he thought he was Pittsburgh.

8) World Title Main Event: Triple H def Kevin Nash. To me this was the biggest disappointment of the night. The match was extremely quick & Trips didn't even finish it off with the Pedigree. After the match Nash Jackknifed Triple H, & left. Triple H laid in the ring a while & when he got up. The more entertaining part of the match went down. Triple H got in the face of Hebner, shoved him into the ropes, only for Hebner to bounce off of the them & shove Triple H down to the mat. Triple H then demanded that the fink get into the ring, he tried to shove him around. Same end result, Fink shoved into the ropes, bounces off & shoves Trips down to the mat. Triple H then mouthed off to the crowd a bit.

Overall: Good show.

Biggest Pops Most Heat

1)Dudley's 1)Teddy Long
2)Triple H 2)La Resistance
3)Steiner 3)Christian
4)Trish 4)Chris Nowinski
5)Booker T 5)Morley/Storm

Lastly: For a guy on the verge of winning the championship, Nash wasn't as over as he should of been. Trips, broke out of character on the way back to the dressing room, & hugged some fans.