Daily Pro Wrestling History (01/29): Cena defeats Styles for WWE title at Royal Rumble 2017

Daily Pro Wrestling History (01/29): Cena defeats Styles for WWE title at Royal Rumble 2017

1929

St. Louis, Missouri:

– World Heavyweight Champion Gus Sonnenberg beat Frank Jorgenson 

– Joe “Toots” Mondt beat Dick Daviscourt 

– Nick Lutze beat Pat McGill 

– Roy Steele beat Tom Draak 

1963

Jacksonville, Florida:

– One Night Tournament for the World Tag Team Titles: Karl & Kurt Von Brauner defeated Yukon Eric & Don Curtis to win the titles

– Reg Parks defeated Russian Crusher

– Lou Bastein defeated Pedro Godoy

– Dale Lewis defeated Marco Polo

1966

Omaha, Nebraska:

– Cage Match: AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Mr Wrestling Tim Woods

– Reggie Parks & Mighty Igor Vodik beat Nebraska Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Haru Sasaki by DQ

– Mad Russian Stan Pulaski beat Billy Red Cloud

– Ivan Kalmikoff drew Danny Plechas

1975

Miami Beach, Florida:

– Florida Title: Cowboy Bill Watts defeated The Mongolian Stomper (Lou Thesz special ref)

– North American Title: Bob Armstrong defeated Terry Funk

– Tony Parisi & Dominic DeNucci defeated Dick Slater & Bob Roop

1976

Kansas City, Kansas:

– Akio Sato defeated Rick McGraw

– Bob Geigel defeated Tank Patton

– Ray Candy & Johnny Loyal defeated Ripper Collins & Percival A. Friend

– Bob Brown & Ed Wiskoski fought Mike George & Pat O’Connor to a double DQ

– Ron Bass & Dutch Mantell defeated Jerry Oates & Ted Oates

1979 

Memphis, Tennessee:

– Danny Davis beat Koko Ware

– Chris Colt & Don Fargo beat Tommy Gilbert & Jackie Welch

– Bill Dundee beat Dennis Condrey

– Ricky & Robert Gibson beat David Schultz & Wayne Ferris

– Jerry Lawler & Jackie Fargo beat Mil Mascaras & Austin Idol

1981 

Biloxi, Mississippi:

– Junkyard Dog & Killer Karl Kox defeated Ernie Ladd & Leroy Brown to win the Mid-South Wrestling Tag Team Titles

1983

San Juan, Puerto Rico:

– Pierre Martel defeated Mad Dog Lafaib to win the WWC North American Heavyweight Title

1986

Orlando, Florida:

– Cocoa Samoa & Hector Guerrero defeated Cuban Assassin & Prince Iaukea

– Kendall Windham beat Bob Roop

– Joe Savoldi & Mike Graham drew Kevin Sullivan & Purple Haze

– Jesse Barr defeated Abdullah The Butcher by DQ

– Wahoo McDaniel defeated “Nature Boy” Ric Flair

1990 

Memphis, Tennessee:

– Matt Borne beat Don Bass

– King Cobra beat The Soultaker via DQ

– Bill Dundee & Dutch Mantel beat Robert Fuller & Brian Lee via DQ

– Chris Champion beat Tony Anthony

– Dustin Rhodes beat Gary Young in a bullrope match

– Jeff Jarrett beat Billy Joe Travis in a guitar on pole match

1993

Winston-Salem, North Carolina:

– Chris Benoit defeated Erik Watts

– The Wrecking Crew defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Joey Maggs 

– 2 Cold Scorpio pinned the Barbarian 

– Barry Windham defeated WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes in a non-title match 

– Sting defeated Paul Orndorff

– WCW World Champion Big Van Vader pinned Ron Simmons

Dallas, Texas:

– The Bad Breed (Axl & Ian Rotten) defeated John Hawk (JBL) & Bobby Duncum Jr. to win the Global Wrestling Tag Team Titles

1994

Morganton, North Carolina:

– Bobby Blaze defeated Killer Kyle

– Tracy Smothers defeated Chris Candido

– Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Jim Cornette, SMW Tag Team Champions Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray in a handicap match when Cornette was pinned

– SMW Heavyweight Champion Brian Lee defeated the Dirty White Boy

– The Dirty White Boy won a Smoky Mountain Rumble

1996 

Canton, Ohio:

– Konnan defeated the One Man Gang ton win the WCW U.S. Heavyweight title

1998

Raleigh, North Carolina:

– Steve Corino defeated Joey Matthews to win the SCW Light Heavyweight title in a ladder match

1999

Memphis, Tennessee:

– Baldo (Albert/A-Train/Matt Bloom) defeated Jerry Lawler in a tournament final to become the first Memphis Power Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Champion

2011

Wrestle Reunion: Los Angeles, California:

– PWG Title: Claudio Castagnoli (Cesaro) defeated El Generico (Sami Zayn) to retain the title

– Low Ki defeated Davey Richards

– Roddy Piper won a legends battle royal

2012

WWE Royal Rumble: St. Louis, Missouri

– WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix, Natalya Neidhart, Nikki & Brie Bella defeated Eve, Kelly Kelly, Alicia Fox, & Tamina 

– John Cena fought Kane to a double count-out 

– Brodus Clay (w/ Cameron & Naomi) pinned Drew McIntyre 

– World Title Steel Cage Match: Daniel Bryan defeated Mark Henry and Big Show to retain the title

– WWE Title Match: CM Punk beat Dolph Ziggler to retain the title

– Sheamus won the Royal Rumble

2017

WWE Royal Rumble: San Antonio, Texas:

– Naomi, Nikki Bella, and Becky Lynch defeated Alexa Bliss, Mickie James, and Natalya

– Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson defeated Cesaro and Sheamus to win the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship

– Nia Jax defeated Sasha Banks

– Charlotte Flair defeated Bayley to retain the WWE Raw Women’s Championship

– Kevin Owens defeated Roman Reigns in a No Disqualification match to retain the WWE Universal Championship (Chris Jericho was suspended above the ring in a shark cage)

– Neville defeated Rich Swann to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship

– John Cena defeated AJ Styles to capture the WWE Championship

– Randy Orton won the Royal Rumble

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