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Daily Pro Wrestling History (11/02): Mankind & Al Snow win WWF tag titles

1945

St. Joseph, Missouri:
– World Champion Orville Brown beat Cowboy Roy Graham 2 falls to 1 to retain the title

1961

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Thor Hagen & Ray Gordon defeated Buddy Austin & Tarzan Tyler in three falls
– Buddy Rogers defeated Guy LaRose in three falls

1965

Sioux City, Iowa:
– Verne Gagne beat Stan Pulaski by DQ
– Haru Sasaki & Mad Dog Vachon beat Danny Hodge & Reggie Parks
– Jack Pesek drew Billy Red Cloud
– Wilbur Snyder beat Bob Morgan

1972

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Black Angus won a 7-man Battle Royal
– Texas Death Match: Danny Little Bear defeated The Destroyer
– Harley Race & Roger Kirby (w/ Percival A. Friend) defeated The Stomper & Rufus R. Jones in three falls

1973 

Atlanta, Georgia:
– Bill Watts defeated Mr. Wrestling #2 to win the Georgia Heavyweight Title 

1979 

St. Louis, Missouri:
– Kevin Von Erich defeated Dick Murdoch for the Missouri State Title
– Gene Kiniski defeated Bob Brown
– Dick the Bruiser & Kerry Von Erich defeated Gama Singh & King Kong Brody
– George Wells beat Tommy Sharp
– The Turk defeated Bruce (Butch) Reed
– Tom Andrews & Frank Hill defeated Rock Hunter & Carlos Rodriquez in 2 out of 3 falls

Atlanta, Georgia:
– Stan Hansen defeated Tony Atlas to win the Georgia TV Title

1980

St. Paul, Minnesota:
– Jerry Blackwell won a 15 man battle royal for $50,000.00
– Jerry Blackwell beat Andre the Giant by DQ
– Dino Bravo drew Nick Bockwinkel
– Mad Dog Vachon beat Bobby Heenan by countout
– Tito Santana beat Jesse Ventura
– Buck Zumhofe beat Steve Regal

1986

Omaha, Nebraska:
– Mitch Snow defeated Mark Fleming
– Bill Dundee & the MOD Squad defeated Rocky King, George South, & the Italian Stallion
– Teijo Khan defeated Denny Brown
– Sam Houston defeated the Warlord in a Texas Death Match
– Thunderfoot #1 & #2 defeated Todd Champion & DJ Peterson
– NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes

1989

Norfolk, Virginia:
– Tom Zenk defeated Mike Rotunda
– Johnny Ace defeated Bill Irwin
– Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated Rip Morgan & Jack Victory
– NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Brian Pillman
– Sting defeated NWA TV Champion the Great Muta via disqualification
– The Road Warriors defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin via disqualification
– Sid Vicious & Dan Spivey defeated Rick & Scott Steiner
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Terry Funk

1990

Tokyo, Japan:
– Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki beat Keiji Muto & Masahiro Chono to win the IWGP tag titles
– Jushin Liger beat Pegasus Kid (Chris Benoit) to win the IWGP jr. title

Winston-Salem, North Carolina:
– Terry Taylor (sub. for NWA US Tag Team Champion Scott Steiner) & NWA US Tag Team Champion Rick Steiner fought the Nasty Boys to a no contest
– The Juicer (Art Barr) defeated Dutch Mantell
– Terry Taylor defeated the Iron Sheik
– The Junkyard Dog defeated Moondog Rex via disqualification
– El Gigante defeated Moondog Rex
– NWA Tag Team Champions Doom fought Ric Flair & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson to a double count-out
– NWA World Champion Sting defeated Sid Vicious

1991

Cleveland, Ohio:
– Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong defeated Ron Cumberledge & Scott Summers
– Arachnaman fought Richard Morton to a time-limit draw 
– Bobby Eaton pinned Johnny B. Badd
– Big Josh & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & the Diamond Studd
– Van Hammer pinned WCW Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson
– WCW US Tag Team Champions Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip defeated Richard Morton & Terrance Taylor
– WCW US Champion Sting defeated Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification
– WCW World Champion Lex Luger pinned WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman 

1992 

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jerry Lawler defeated Todd Champion to win the USWA Unified Heavyweight Title

1993

Kennesaw, Georgia:
– Mike Winner defeated Don Sanders
– Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker defeated Craig Pittman
– Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce defeated Terry Taylor & Robbie Walker
– Brad Armstrong defeated Tommy Rich via disqualification
– Keith Cole defeated Michael Hayes

Essen, Germany:
– Johnny B. Badd defeated Maxx Payne
– Marcus Alexander Bagwell & 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Steve Austin & Brian Pillman
– WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat
– Ric Flair defeated WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal in a non-title match
– Sting & Davey Boy Smith defeated WCW World Champion Vader & WCW International World Champion Rick Rude

1995

Betsy Layne, Kentucky:
– Robert Gibson pinned Bobby Blaze
– The Dirty White Boys & Tracy Smothers beat The Headbangers
– Brad Armstrong beat SMW Champ Terry Gordy via DQ
– Buddy Landel beat Tommy Rich via DQ
– Buddy Landel no contest Jim Cornette
– Brad Armstrong won a battle royal

1999 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
– Mankind & Al Snow defeated Hardcore & Crash Holly for the WWF World Tag Team Titles

2001

Mexico City, Mexico:
– El Hijo del Santo & Negro Casas beat Ultimo Guerrero &  Rey Bucanero to win the CMLL tag titles

2007 

Mexico City, Mexico:
– Atlantis & Ultimo Guerrero beat Negro Casas & Mistico to win the CMLL tag titles

Tokyo, Japan:
– Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko beat Koji Kanemoto & Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the G-1 tag team tournament

2012 

Tokyo, Japan:
– Alex Shelley & Kushida beat Prince Devitt (Finn Balor) & Ryusuke Taguchi to win the New Japan Super juniors tag team tournament

2014 

Osaka, Japan:
– Cima & Gamma beat T-Hawk & Eita to win the Open the Twin Gate tag titles

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