Daily Pro Wrestling History (03/30): Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania XXIV

1870

New York City, New York:
– James H. McLaughlin defeated Homer Lane to win the American Collar-and-Elbow Champion

1957

New York City, New York:
– Miguel Perez and Antonino Rocca defeated Wildman (Jackie) Fargo and Don Stevens (Fargo) to win the Capitol Wrestling NWA World Tag Team Titles

1971

Tampa, Florida:
– Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk defeated Jack and Jerry Brisco to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles

1972

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Terry Martin defeated Benny Ramirez
– The Viking defeated Bob Orton
– The Stomper & Steve Bolus defeated North American Tag Team Champions Chati Yokouchi & Yasu Fuji via DQ
– Harley Race & Black Angus defeated Danny Little Bear & Rufus R. Jones

1973

Sydney, Australia:
– Ron Miller and Larry O’Day defeated Don Carson and Dick Dunn for the NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Titles

1976

Mobile, Alabama:
– Rick Gibson defeated Duke Miller for the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title

1977

Sacramento, California:
– Bob Roop and Alexis Smirnoff defeated Pepper Gomez and Pat Patterson to win the San Francisco NWA World Tag Team Titles

1980

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Steve Regal pinned David Oswald
– Billy Robinson & Ken Lucas beat Sonny King & Ali Hassan
– Dennis Condrey & David Schultz beat Bill Dundee & Ricky Morton
– Ricky & Robert Gibson NC Larry Latham & Wayne Ferris
– Jimmy Valiant beat Southern Champ Paul Ellering via DQ

1981

Puebla, Mexico:
– Eric Embry defeated El Solitario to win the UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Title

Birmingham, Alabama:
– Ron Bass defeated Ken Lucas for the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title

Memphis, Tennessee:
– The Bounty Hunters & Jimmy Kent beat Sonny King, Big Red & Eddie Gilbert
– Tojo Yamamoto beat Ron Sexton
– Dutch Mantel beat Koko Ware
– Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi beat Bill Dundee & Dream Machine to win the Southern Tag Team Titles
– Jerry Lawler beat The Angel & Gypsy Joe in a handicap loser leaves town match
– Jerry Lawler beat Dory Funk, Jr. via DQ

1984

St. Louis, Missouri:
– Missouri State champion Harley Race defeated Wahoo McDaniel
– Bruce Reed and the Blackjacks defeated Crusher Blackwell & Ken Patera & Luke Graham
– Jimmy Garvin defeated Chris Adams
– Dick the Bruiser defeated Scott Farris
– One Man Gang defeated Hacksaw Duggan via DQ
– Dick Slater defeated Buzz Tyler
– The Fabulous Ones defeated TG Stone and Pat Kelly

Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
– Bad News Allen defeated The Dynamite Kid to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title

Mexico City, Mexico:
– Cien Caras won the Mexican National Heavyweight Title by defeating Rayo de Jalisco, Jr.

1985

Dothan, Alabama:
– Jimmy Golden won the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title by defeating Boomer Lynch

1991

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– Larry Zbyzsko pinned Tim Horner
– Terrance Taylor pinned Tom Zenk
– Ron Simmons pinned Butch Reed
– Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Tommy Rich & Ricky Morton
– Sting, WCW US Champion Lex Luger & WCW Tag Team Champion Rick Steiner defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson, Barry Windham & Sid Vicious
– WCW World Champion Ric Flair pinned WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Steiner

Bayamón, Puerto Rico:
– TNT (Savio Vega) defeated Action Jackson to win the WWC Television Title

Tokyo, Japan:
– The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) defeated The Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels)
– Earthquake pinned Koji Kitao
– Ted DiBiase and Haku defeated Takashi Ishikawa and The Great Kabuki
– Samson Fuyuki, Tatsumi Kitihara, Masao Orihara and Apollo Sugawara defeated Don Arakawa, Fumihiro Niikura, Kenichi Oya and Goro Tsurumi
– The Ultimate Warrior pinned Sgt. Slaughter
– Masa Funaki defeated Naoki Sano
– Kerry Von Erich defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Mr. Perfect by disqualification
– Ishinriki and Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated The Barbarian and Jimmy Snuka
– Randy Savage pinned George Takano
– The Legion of Doom (Animal and Hawk) defeated WWF Champion Hulk Hogan and Genichiro Tenryu

2003

WrestleMania XIX: Seattle, Washington:
– Brock Lesnar defeated Kurt Angle to win the WWE Championship
– WWE Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy pinned Rey Mysterio
– WWE Tag Champs Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas defeated Chris Benoit & Rhyno and Eddie & Chavo Guerrero
– WWE World Champ Triple H pinned Booker T
– Hulk Hogan pinned Vince McMahon in a Streetfight
– The Rock pinned Steve Austin

2007

ROH All Star Extravaganza III: Detroit, Michigan:
– FIP Tag Team Champions The Briscoes (Jay and Mark) defeated ROH World Tag Team Champions Naruki Doi and Shingo to win the titles
– Adam Pearce (with Shane Hagadorn) defeated Colt Cabana, Chris Hero (with Larry Sweeney and Tank Toland) and Matt Sydal in a Four Corners Survival match
– Yamato defeated Pelle Primeau
– Brent Albright (with Larry Sweeney) defeated Nigel McGuiness
– Homicide defeated Christopher Daniels
– FIP Heavyweight Champion Roderick Strong defeated Jack Evans
– CIMA, Dragon Kid, Ryo Saito and Susumu Yokosuka defeated Austin Aries, Claudio Castagnoli, Delirious and Rocky Romero in a Dragon Gate Rules match

2008

WrestleMania XXIV: Orlando, Florida:
– Undertaker defeated Edge to win the World Title
– Shawn Michaels defeated Ric Flair in Flair’s retirement match
– JBL defeated Fit Finlay in a Belfast Brawl
– CM Punk won a Money in the Bank Ladder Match
– Batista defeated Umaga
– Kane defeated ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero to win the title
– WWE Champion Randy Orton defeated John Cena and Triple H to retain the title
– Floyd Mayweather defeated Big Show