1948
Wichita, Kansas:
– World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat Lew Newman in 2 out of 3 falls
– Don McIntyre beat Harry Cohen in a Hindu mud match
– Barney Bernard and Ralph Garibaldi went to a 30 minute draw
1949
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Tarzan Kowalski defeated Jim Wright in 2 out of 3 falls
– Joe Pazandak defeated Herman Von Doyle in 2 out of 3 falls
1961
Chicago, Illinois:
– “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers defeated Pat O’Connor to win the NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) World Heavyweight Championship
1967
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher in 2 out of 3 falls
– Rene Goulet (sub Lou Thesz) beat Chris Markoff by countout
– Big K (sub Ernie Ladd) beat Moose Cholak by dq
– Dale Lewis drew Mitsu Arakawa
1970
Chicago, Illinois
– Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher & Ernie Ladd beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon & Blackjack Lanza
– Baron Von Raschke beat Red Bastien
– Mitsu Arakawa beat Paul Christy
– Pepper Gomez beat Bob Windham
1973
Chicago, Illinois:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher
– Ernie Ladd no contest with Wahoo McDaniel
– Sailor Art Thomas drew Jimmy Valiant
– Baron Von Raschke beat Bull Bullinski
1978
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– Verne Gagne beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq
– Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Evan Johnson & Steve Olsonoski
– Jim Brunzell beat Bob Orton Jr
– Super Destroyer Mark II beat Rufus R Jones
1979
Chicago, Illinois:
– Andre The Giant beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq
– Dick The Bruiser beat King Kong Brody by countout
– Wilbur Snyder drew Bobby Duncum
– Greg Gagne & Billy Robinson beat Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens
– Bobo Brazil beat Paul Christy by dq
– Steve Regal drew Jesse Ventura
Portland, Oregon:
– Stan Stasiak defeated Roddy Piper for the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title
1985
Orlando, Florida:
– Hercules Hernandez defeated Hector Guerrero for the Florida State Heavyweight Title
1987
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– AWA Champion Curt Hennig beat Greg Gagne dq
– AWA Tag Team Champions Boris Zhukov & Soldat Ustinov beat Wahoo McDaniel & DJ Peterson
– In a Taped Fist match; Scott Ledoux beat Larry Zbyszko by count out
– Tommy Rich beat Mr Magnificent Kevin Kelly
– Original Midnight Express beat Nick Kiniski & JT Southern by dq
2003
– Gail Kim won a Battle Royal for the WWE Women’s Title
2008
– CM Punk defeated Edge to win the WWE World championship
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