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Daily Pro Wrestling History (05/15): AJ Styles wins NWA title at Hard Justice 2005

1955 

– George Dussette and Luther Lindsay defeated Bulldog Curtis and Tommy Martinez to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

1957 

– Ed Francis defeated Luigi Macera for the Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight Title

1958

Minneapolis, Minnesota:

– Verne Gagne and Leo Nomellini defeated Doc and Mike Gallagher for the Minneapolis NWA World Tag Team Titles

1963

Mobile, Alabama:

– Rocket Monroe (Bill Fletcher) defeated Joe Scarpa (Jay Strongbow) and Pancho Villa in a three-way match to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title 

1965

Omaha, Nebraska:

– Mighty Igor Vodic defeated Mad Dog Vachon for the AWA World (Omaha version only) Heavyweight Title 

1970 

Sydney, Australia:

– Mark Lewin and Antonio Pugliese defeated Swede Hanson and Rip Hawk to win the International Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Titles

Los Angeles, California:

– Donna Christantello and Kathy O’Day defeated The Fabulous Moolah and Toni Rose to win the NWA World Women’s Tag Team Titles

1971 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin:

– Red Bastien and Hercules Cortez defeated Butcher and Mad Dog Vachon to win the AWA World Tag Team Titles 

– The Crusher beat Larry Hennig 

– Bull Bullinski beat Nick Bockwinkel via DQ

1972

Orlando, Florida:

– Boris Malenko defeated Bearcat Wright for the NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Title 

1973

Mobile, Alabama:

– The California Hippies (Mike Boyette and Mickey Doyle) won the Gulf Coast NWA United States Tag Team Titles

1975

Greensboro, North Carolina:

– Paul Jones and Wahoo McDaniel defeated Gene and Ole Anderson to win the NWA World Tag Team Titles

1976

Chicago, Illinois:

– Dick the Bruiser beat Ox Baker in a Chain Match

– In a Loser Leaves Town Match, Larry Hennig & Jos Leduc beat Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant 

– Greg Gagne beat Mad Dog Vachon via DQ

Detroit, Michigan:

– The Sheik defeated Bobo Brazil for the Detroit NWA United States Heavyweight Title 

San Francisco, California:

– Tony Garea and Pat Patterson defeated Invader I and Don Muraco to win the San Francisco NWA World Tag Team Titles 

1978

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:

– Gene Kiniski defeated John Quinn for the Vancouver NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:

– Billy Red Lyons fought Chris Tolos to a 20-minute draw

– Dewey Robertson defeated the Wildman via disqualification

– Kim Chang pinned Claude Dionne

– Billy Red Lyons & Rufus R. Jones defeated Super Destroyer (Sgt. Slaughter) & Lord Alfred Hayes 

– British Champion Billy Robinson defeated Angelo Mosca via disqualification

– WWWF Champion Bob Backlund beat Billy Graham by count out

– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel went to a double disqualification with Jim Brunzell

Memphis, Tennessee:

– Kojak beat The Red Shadow

– Lord Littlebrook beat Little John

– Ron Slinker beat Mike Hendricks

– Tommy Gilbert beat Bill Ryalis

– Steve Kyle beat Norvell Austin

– Porkchop Cash & Rocky Johnson beat Frankie Laine & Mike Boyer

– Jos LeDuc, John Louie, & Sonny King beat Jerry Lawler, Jimmy Valiant, & Bill Dundee in a “hospital elimination” match

1981

St. Louis, Missouri:

– Missouri Champion Ted DiBiase defeated Ric Flair in 2 out of 3 falls

– Von Raschke and Dick Murdoch defeated David and Kerry Von Erich 

– Dusty Rhodes defeated Bobby Jaggers

– Dick the Bruiser defeated Big John Studd

– Rufus R. Jones defeated J.J. Dillon via DQ

– Buzz Tyler and Sandy Partlow defeated Bulldog Bob Brown and Shirley Black

– Bruce Reed draw Steve Lawler 

1982 

San Juan, Puerto Rico:

– The Moondogs (Rex and Spot) defeated Eddie and Tommy Gilbert to win the WWC North American Tag Team Titles

1984

Kummamoto, Japan:

– Pat Tanaka defeated Naoki Sano

– Norio Honaga fought Black Cat to a draw

– Kengo Kimura & Fumihiro Niikura defeated Osamu Kido & Shunji Kosugi

– John Quinn defeated Fujiwara

– The Masked Sueprstar, Ken Patera, & WWF Tag Team Champion Dick Murdoch defeated Animal Hamaguchi, Yoshikai Yatsu, & Kuniaki Kobayashi

– Mr. Saito defeated Otto Wanz

– Andre The Giant & WWF Tag Team Champion Adrian Adonis defeated Seigi Sakaguchi & Tatsumi Fujinami

– WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Riki Choshu via count-out

– Antonio Inoki defeated Big John Studd

1986 

Kansas City, Kansas:

– The Midnight Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels) defeated The Batten Twins (Bart and Brad) to win the NWA Central States Tag Team Titles

1992

Fayetteville, North Carolina:

– Big Josh defeated Richard Morton

– Firebreaker Chip & Todd Champion defeated Thomas Rich & Tracy Smothers

– Nikita Koloff defeated Steve Austin

– Ron Simmons defeated Diamond Dallas Page

– WCW U.S. Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin

– WCW World Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko (substituting for Bobby Eaton)

– WCW U.S. Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat

1993

SMW The Last Tango in Tennessee: Johnson City, Tennessee:

– Killer Kyle pinned Bobby Blaze

– Tim Horner & Brian Lee beat Dutch Mantell & Jimmy Golden when Horner pinned Golden.

– Brian Lee pinned Kevin Sullivan in a “Singapore spike” match.

– The Dirty White Boy (with Don Wright) beat Tracy Smothers (with Tim Horner) in a coward waves the flag match (the title was held-up)

– The Rock-n-Roll Express beat The Heavenly Bodies (Pritchard & Lane) to win the SMW Tag Title in a loser of the fall leaves SMW match

Cloverdale, British Columbia, Canada:

– Michelle Starr defeated Mighty Quinn for the WCCW Heavyweight Title

– Al Tomko won the WCCW Mid-Heavyweight Title from Firefighter Adrian

– The Beautiful Bodies (Rocky Dellaserra and Ole Olson) defeated Firefighter Adrian and Timothy Flowers to win the WCCW International Tag Team Titles

1994 

Lebanon, Kentucky:

– Well Dunn beat Brian Logan & Anthony Michaels

– Tracy Smothers pinned Killer Kyle

– The Dirty White Boy pinned Kendo the Samurai

– The Rock-n-Roll Express beat SMW Tag Champs Brian Lee & Chris Candido via DQ

– Tracy Smothers won a battle royal

1995 

Niigata, Japan:

– Reggie Bennett defeated Manami Toyota for the IWA Women’s World Title 

2000 

Biloxi, Mississippi:

– Ric Flair defeated WCW World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett to win the title 

2001 

Louisville, Kentucky:

– The Minnesota Stretching Crew (Shelton Benjamin and Brock Lesnar) defeated The Disciples of Synn (Damian and Payne) to win the OVW Southern Tag Team Titles.

2002

Jeffersonville, Indiana:

– Nova defeated The Prototype (John Cena) for the OVW Heavyweight Title 

2004 

Lexington, Massachusetts:

– CM Punk and Colt Cabana defeated Jay and Mark Briscoe to win the ROH Tag Team championship

Caguas, Puerto Rico:

– Hurácan Castillo, Jr. defeated José Rivera, Jr. for the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title 

2005

TNA Hard Justice: Orlando, Florida:

– Shark Boy defeated David Young

– Team Canada (Eric Young and Petey Williams) (with Coach D’Amore) defeated Apolo and Sonny Siaki

– Michael Shane and Trinity defeated Chris Sabin and Traci

– Raven defeated Sean Waltman in a Clockwork Orange House of Fun match

– Monty Brown and The Outlaw defeated Diamond Dallas Page and Ron Killings

– The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens) defeated America’s Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) to retain the NWA World Tag Team Championship

– Christopher Daniels defeated Shocker to retain the TNA X Division Championship

– Abyss won a Twenty- Man Gauntlet for the Gold to become number contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship

– AJ Styles defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the NWA/TNA World Title

2006

Lubbock, Texas:

– Shelton Benjamin won the Intercontinental Title in a match involving John Cena, Rob Van Dam, Triple H, Shelton Benjamin & Chris Masters

2011 

NJPW East Coast Invasion: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

– Kenny Omega defeated Jushin Liger to win the JAPW Light Heavyweight championship

– IWGP Heavyweight champion Hiroshi Tanahashi retained the title over Davey Richards

TNA Sacrifice:

– Mexican America (Anarquia and Hernandez) (with Sarita and Rosita) defeated Ink Inc. (Jesse Neal and Shannon Moore)

– Brian Kendrick defeated Robbie E (with Cookie)

– Mickie James defeated Madison Rayne to retain the TNA Women’s Knockout Championship

– Kazarian defeated Max Buck to retain the TNA X Division Championship

– Crimson defeated Abyss

– Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) defeated Immortal (Chris Harris and Matt Hardy) to retain the TNA World Tag Team Championship

– Tommy Dreamer defeated A.J. Styles in a No Disqualification match

– Kurt Angle and Chyna defeated Jeff Jarrett and Karen Jarrett

– Sting defeated Rob Van Dam to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship

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