Daily pro wrestling history (04/16): Chris Benoit wins Super J Cup; Roddy Piper wins NWA US Title
1943
St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Orville Brown beat Abe (King Kong) Kashey
– Jimmy Coffield drew Ronnie Etchison
– Sailor Fred Blassie drew Al Getz
– Wild Bill Dusen beat Bad Boy Brown (dq)
1959
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Lou Thesz beat Dick Hutton
– Bob Ellis and Roy McClarity beat The Australian Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan)
– Farmer Don Marlin beat Lee Henning (DQ)
– Otto Von Krupp beat Tommy O’Toole
– Jim LaRock beat “Wild” Red Berry
1960
– Jerry & Eddie Graham defeated Red & Lou Bastien to win the NWA Northeast United States Tag Team Titles
1964
Moline, Illinois:
– AWA World Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher defeated Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder
1970
Kansas City, Kansas:
– K.O. Cox defeated Tor Kamata
– Rufus R. Jones defeated Killer Cox
– Baron Von Raschke defeated Gino Caruso
– Harley Race & Roger Kirby fought Danny Little Bear & Tommy Martin to a double-CO in three falls
– World Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk, Jr. fought The Stomper to a draw in three falls (60:00)
1977
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– Verne Gagne & the Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum (Bob Backlund was special referee, No title change, illegal man being pinned)
– Bill Francis & Russ Francis & Greg Gagne beat Jimmy Valiant & Lord Alfred Hayes & Roger Kirby
– Bobby Heenan beat Ray Stevens dq
– Billy Robinson beat Moose Morowski
– Frank Hill beat George Gadaski
1978
Macon, Georgia:
– Dusty Rhodes beat Stan Hansen
– Mr Wrestling II beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq
– Ole Anderson & Lars Anderson beat Rocky Johnson & Adrian Adonis (sub Wahoo McDaniel)
– Abdullah The Butcher beat Tommy Rich
– Jacques Goulet beat Pierre Lefebvre
– Paul Ellering beat Ken Dillinger
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Dusty Rhodes beat Superstar Billy Graham
– Thunderbolt Patterson & Rocky Johnson beat Ole Anderson & Ernie Ladd
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Mr. Wrestling II
– Georgia Champion Stan Hansen beat Ric Flair
– Abdullah The Butcher beat Tommy Rich
– Raymond Rougeau & Pez Whatley beat Wolfgang Schmidt & Helmut Schmidt
– Adrian Adonis beat John Ruggers
1981
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel via reverse decision
– Baron Von Raschke & The Crusher no contest Jerry Blackwell & John Studd
– Jim Brunzell beat Adrian Adonis
– Greg Gagne beat Steve Regal
– Brad Rheingans drew Tito Santana
– Jesse Ventura beat Buck Zumhofe
1983
Chicago, Illinois:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Jerry Lawler
– Hulk Hogan & Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Ken Patera & Jesse Ventura & Bobby Heenan
– Mad Dog Vachon beat Jerry Blackwell dq
– Wahoo McDaniel beat Sheik Adnan
– Joyce Grable & Wendi Richter beat Judy Martin & Velvet McIntyre
– Rick Martel beat John Tolos
– Brad Rheingans beat Rocky Stone
1983
Charlotte, North Carolina:
– Roddy Piper defeated Greg Valentine to win the NWA United States Championship
1994
Tokyo, Japan:
– Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit) defeated Great Sasuke to win the Super J Cup
2000
WCW Spring Stampede: Chicago, Illinois:
– Chris Candido defeated The Artist, Juventud Guerrera, Shannon Moore, Lash Leroux and Crowbar to win the vacant WCW Cruiserweight Title
– Shane Douglas & Buff Bagwell defeated Ric Flair & Lex Luger to win the vacant WCW Tag Title
– Scott Steiner defeated Sting to win the vacant U.S. Title
– Jeff Jarrett defeated Diamond Dallas Page to win the vacant WCW World Title