Daily Pro Wrestling History (07/20): Jack Brisco wins NWA World title

1939 

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Orville Brown and Wladek Zbyszko wrestled to a draw
– Steve Brody and Mike Kilonis drew
– Bob Castle beat Abe Freeman 
– Don George defeated Bob Castle

1962 

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– Bill Miller & Bob Geigel beat Ilio DiPaolo & Joe Scarpello to win the AWA Canadian Open tag team titles
– Doug Gilbert beat Tiny Mills 
– Moose Evans beat Larry Hennig  

1963

Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Verne Gagne defeated The Crusher to win the AWA World Heavyweight Title
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– Jack Pesek & Roy McClarty beat Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills 
– Iron Mike DiBiase beat Billy Goelz 
– Larry Hennig beat Paul Christy

1967

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Ron Reed fought Earl Maynard to a draw
– Sonny Myers defeated Bob Geigel
– The Hangman defeated Steve Bolus
– The Mongolian Stomper defeated Bob Brown in three falls 

1971 

Bismarck, North Dakota:
– In a Non Title match: Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez 
– Billy Robinson beat Big K

1972 

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Rufus R. Jones & Omar Atlas & Les Thornton defeated Roy Bass & Billy Howard & Juan Sebastian
– Roger Kirby & Black Angus (w/ Percival A. Friend) defeated Chati Yokouchi & Yasu Fuji in three falls 
– Harley Race defeated Bob Ellis via countout in three falls

1973 

Houston, Texas:
– Jack Brisco defeated Harley Race to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title

1974 

Chicago, Illinois:
– Billy Robinson beat AWA Champion Verne Gagne in 2 out of 3 falls (no title change as it was ruled Gagne’s foot ruled to be on rope)  – AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat The Crusher & Wahoo McDaniel in 2 out of 3 falls
– Ivan Putski beat Baron Von Raschke via DQ
– Mitsu Arakawa beat Moose Cholak via DQ
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Larry Heiniemi & Buddy Wolff in 2 out of 3 falls

1977 

Honolulu, Hawaii:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy White Wolf in 2 out of 3 falls
– Bill Francis went to a double count out with North American Champion John Tolos 
– Ricky Hunter beat Tony Borne

1979 

Rockford, Illinois:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Greg Gagne by DQ
– in a Taped Fist Match, Mad Dog Vachon beat Ray Stevens
– Bobby Duncum & Super Destroyer Mark II beat Dick Reynolds & Billy Robinson 
– Jesse Ventura beat Paul Ellering

1981 

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Bugsy McGraw pinned Dream Machine
– Bill Dundee pinned Atsushi Onita
– Ron Bass pinned Jerry Lawler
– Steve Keirn pinned Masa Fuchi
– Steve Keirn pinned Ron Bass
– Bugsy McGraw pinned Bill Dundee
– Steve Keirn pinned Bugsy McGraw to win the vacant Southern Title
– The Nightmares beat Ricky & Robert Gibson
– Dutch Mantel beat Tojo Yamamoto in a bull whip on a ladder match
– Steve Keirn & Bill Dundee beat Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi in a hair vs. hair match

1985 

Chicago, Illinois:
– AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Michael Hayes
– Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Sgt. Slaughter & Greg Gagne by DQ
– Fabulous Freebirds; Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts beat The Crusher & Buck Zumhofe
– Billy Robinson beat Baron Von Raschke 
– Boris Zhukov beat Steve O

1987

Greenville, South Carolina:
– Sean Royal defeated Rocky King
– The Barbarian defeated Kendall Windham
– Ivan Koloff defeated Todd Champion
– Ron & Jimmy Garvin defeated Thunderfoot #1 & #2
– Jimmy Valiant & Lazertron defeated the MOD Squad
– UWF Western States Heritage Champion Barry Windham defeated Manny Fernandez
– NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane via disqualification 
– Paul Ellering defeated Paul Jones in a bunkhouse match
– Dusty Rhodes (w/ Magnum TA) defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard
– Nikita Koloff & the Road Warriors defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA US Champion Lex Luger, & Arn Anderson in a steel cage match

1987 

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Don Bass beat John Paul
– Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka beat Billy Joe Travis & Mark Starr
– Mid-America Champ Jeff Jarrett beat The Clone
– U.S. Tag Team Champions Steve Keirn & Scott Hall beat The Nasty Boys
– Rocky Johnson beat George Barnes via DQ
– The Moondogs DCO Big Bubba & Goliath
– Southern Champ Jerry Lawler beat Brickhouse Brown

1990 

East Moline, Illinois:
– The Trooper beat AWA Champion Larry Zbyszko by DQ
– AWA Tag Team Champions Destruction Crew Wayne Bloom & Mike Enos beat Buck Zumhofe & Tommy Jammer
– Baron Von Raschke beat Jonnie Stewart 
– Curtis Hughes beat Hangman Killer

Augusta, Georgia:
– Brad Armstrong pinned Barry Horowitz
– Doug Furnas pinned Dutch Mantell
– Tom Zenk pinned Buddy Landell
– Paul Orndorff pinned NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson in a non-title match
– Rick & Scott Steiner defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane in a non-title match
– Mark Callous pinned Brian Pillman
– NWA World Champion Sting & NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Barry Windham & Harley Race (sub. for Ric Flair, out with a staph infection in his knee) 

1991

Johnson City, Tennessee:
– Michael Hayes & Badstreet (sub. for Jimmy Garvin) defeated Dutch Mantell & Black Bart
– Johnny B. Badd pinned Thomas Rich
– Tom Zenk pinned the Diamond Studd
– Dustin Rhodes pinned Richard Morton
– Arn Anderson pinned PN News
– The Yellow Dog defeated Barry Windham via count-out
– WCW TV Champion Steve Austin pinned Bobby Eaton
– El Gigante won a 20-man battle royal
– Rick Steiner & Ron Simmons (sub. for Scott Steiner) defeated Dick Murdoch & Dick Slater in a steel cage match

1992 

Memphis, Tennessee:
– The Hornet beat Mike Samples via DQ
– Billy Joe Travis & Bertha Travis (Dutch Mantel) beat Mike Miller & Lauren Davenport
– Jackie Fargo, Jr. & Don Fargo, Jr. (Pat Rose & Tommy Seabolt) beat Tony Falk & Tony Williams
– Brian Christopher pinned Tom Pritchard to win the USWA Southern Title
– Jerry Lawler & Jeff Jarrett beat Moondogs Spot & Cujo to win the USWA Tag Team Titles
– Eddie Gilbert defeated Ricky Morton to win the USWA Unified Heavyweight Title
– Brian Christopher defeated Tom Prichard for the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title

Worcester, Massachusetts:
– The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase & IRS) to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles

1994

Suwa, Japan:
– Tadao Yasuda & Manabu Nakanishi defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Tokimitsu Ishizawa
– Black Cat & American Love Machine defeated Yuji Nagata & Osamu Kido
– 2 Cold Scorpio & Black Tiger defeated Shinjiro Ohtani & El Samurai
– Jushin Liger & Kensuke Sasaki defeated Norio Honaga & Hiro Saito
– The Nasty Boys defeated Akira Nogami & Takayuki Iizuka
– Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Akitoshi Saito
– Yoshiaki Fujiwara defeated Tatsutoshi Goto
– Shinya Hashimoto defeated Michiyoshi Ohara
– Kuniaki Kobayashi, Shiro Koshinaka, & the Great Kabuki defeated Masahiro Chono, the Great Muta, & Hiroshi Hase

1998 

WWF Monday Night Raw: Binghamton, New York:
– D’Lo Brown defeated Triple H for the WWF European Title

WCW Monday Nitro: Salt Lake City, Utah:
– Bret Hart defeated Dallas Page for the vacant WCW US Title 

1999 

Louisville, Kentucky:
– The Suicide Blondes (Rip Rogers & Jason Lee) defeated Flash Flannagan & Trailer Park Trash to win the OVW Southern Tag Team Titles

2000 

Sapporo, Japan:
– Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeated Jushin Liger to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship

2008 

WWE Great American Bash: Uniondale, New York:
– Umaga defeated Mr. Kennedy
– Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder defeated John Morrison and The Miz, Jesse and Festus, and Finlay and Hornswoggle in a Fatal 4-Way match 
  to win the WWE Tag Team Championship
– Shelton Benjamin won the WWF US Title from Matt Hardy
– Mark Henry (with Tony Atlas) defeated Tommy Dreamer (with Colin Delaney) to retain the ECW Championship
– Chris Jericho defeated Shawn Michaels by referee stoppage
– Michelle McCool defeated Natalya to win the inaugural WWE Divas Championship
– CM Punk vs. Batista ended in a double disqualification
– John “Bradshaw” Layfield defeated John Cena in a New York City Parking Lot Brawl
– Triple H defeated Edge to retain the WWE Championship

2014 

WWE Battleground: Tampa, Florida:
– The Miz won the Intercontinental Title in a Battle Royal
– John Cena retained the WWE World Title over Roman Reigns, Kane and Randy Orton 
– Chris Jericho defeated Bray Wyatt

2017

NJPW G1 Climax: Tokyo, Japan:
– Zack Sabre Jr. & Desperado beat Kota Ibushi & Hirai Kawato
– Yuji Nagata & Togi Makabe & Tiger Mask beat Hirooki Goto & Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo
– Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & David Finlay
– Tetsuya Naito & Bushi beat Yoshi-Hashi & Jado
– Juice Robinson pinned Satoshi Kojima
– Tama Tonga pinned Michael Elgin
– Seiya Sanada pinned Evil
– Kazuchika Okada beat Toru Yano
– Kenny Omega pinned Minoru Suzuki

2018

NJPW G1 Climax: Tokyo, Japan:
– Zack Sabre Jr. & Taka Michinoku beat Toa Henare & Shota Umino
– Kota Ibushi & Yujiro Takahashi beat Toru Yano & Gedo
– Tetsuya Naito & Seiya Sanada beat Juice Robinson & David Finlay
– Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa beat Kenny Omega & Chase Owens
– Tomohiro Ishii & Sho beat Hirooki Goto & Yoh
– Jay White pinned Michael Elgin
– Minoru Suzuki beat Yoshi-Hashi
– Evil pinned Togi Makabe
– Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Bad Luck Fale via DQ
– Kazuchika Okada pinned Hangman Page