Daily pro wrestling history (03/18): Ivan & Nikita Koloff win the NWA World Tag Team Titles

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1933 

Brisbane, Australia:
– Joe Dawson defeated Billy Meeske to win the Australian Heavyweight Title 

1943 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Whipper Billy Watson defeated Jack Claybourne to win the Toronto NWA British Empire Heavyweight Title

1952

San Francisco, California:
– Ben and Mike Sharpe defeated Hombre Montana and Leo Nomellini for the San Francisco NWA World Tag Team Titles

1954

Dayton, Ohio:
– Roy Shire defeated Marvin Mercer to win the Midwest Wrestling Association World Junior Heavyweight Title

1956 

Honolulu, Hawaii:
– Billy Varga defeated Al Loloati for the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title 

1957

Charlotte, North Carolina:
– George and Sandy Scott defeated Jim Austeri and Ali Bey to win
the Mid-Atlantic NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

1959

Mobile, Alabama:
– Papa Pasquale defeated Billy Wicks for the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title 

1960 

– Ed Francis defeated Shag Thomas to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

1961

St. Paul, Minnesota:
– Leo Nomellini & Verne Gagne beat Gene Kiniski & Len Montana 2 out of 3 falls (Montana suffered a broken leg and has to vacate his half of the AWA Tag Team Title, Gene Kiniski chose Hard Boil Haggarty as his new partner)
– AWA US Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Hard Boiled Haggerty
– Stan Kowalski beat Jim Hady
– Joe Scarpello beat Vic Christy

1963

Fort Worth, Texas:
– Louie Tillet defeated Bull Curry for the NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Title 

1964

Salem, Oregon:
– Nick Bockwinkel and Nick Kozak defeated The Destroyer and Art Michalik to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

Lubbock, Texas:
– Larry Hennig and The Viking defeated Ken Lucas and Fritz Von Erich for the Amarillo NWA North American Tag Team Titles

Mobile, Alabama:
– Lee Fields and Mario Galento defeated The Mysterious Medics to win the Gulf Coast NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

1968 

Auckland, New Zealand:
– John DaSilva defeated George Gordienko for the New Zealand NWA British Empire Heavyweight Title 

1971

Tampa, Florida: 
– The Texan defeated Bob Roop to win the vacant NWA Florida Television Title (after the match, The Texan unmasked,
revealing himself to be Terry Funk)

1974 

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Lou Thesz defeated Tommy Gilbert to win the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title 
– The Infernos (Ron Gibson and Stan Pulaski) defeated Don Fargo and Rufus R. Jones for
the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

1976

New Orleans, Louisiana:
– The Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts) defeated Gorgeous George, Jr. and Greg Valentine to win
the Tri-State NWA United States Tag Team Titles

1978

Atlanta, Georgia:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Mr. Wrestling II
– Thunderbolt Patterson & Tony Atlas beat Ernie Ladd & Stan Hansen
– Georgia TV Champion Ole Anderson beat Mr. Wrestling I
– Tommy Rich beat Jacques Goulet
– Adrian Adonis beat Helmut Schmidt
– Raymond Rougeau beat Bounty Hunter

1981

Port Huron, Michigan:
– Ricky Cortez defeated Dick Garza for the Michigan Championship Wrestling Michigan Heavyweight Title 

1982

Oakland, California:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Pat Patterson
– Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum & Bobby Heenan beat Hulk Hogan & Tito Santana & Buck Zumhofe
– Non Title: Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan beat AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell
– Brad Rheingans beat Sgt. Goulet

1983

Boston, Massachusetts:
– WWF Heavyweight Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco 

1984 

Charlotte, North Carolina:
– Ivan Koloff defeated Angelo Mosca, Jr. to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title

1985 

Fayetteville, North Carolina:
– Ivan and Nikita Koloff defeated Manny Fernandez and Dusty Rhodes for the NWA World Tag Team Titles

1986

Mooresville, North Carolina:
– Black Bart defeated Sam Houston to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title

1988 

Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
– Chris Benoit defeated Gama Singh to win the Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title 

1990

Rochester, Minnesota:
– Larry Zbyszko & Tully Blanchard beat DJ Peterson & Paul Diamond
– Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom & Tully Blanchard beat The Trooper (the Patriot) & Paul Diamond & DJ Peterson
– Kokina Maximus (Yokozuna) beat Sgt Slaughter dq

1994

Netzahualcóyotl, Mexico:
– Canek defeats Yamato for the UWA World Heavyweight Title

1995 
Dallas, Texas:
– Greg Valentine won the NWA North American Heavyweight Title defeating John Hawk 

ECW Extreme Warfare, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– 2 Cold Scorpio pinned ECW World Television Champion and Tag Team Champion Dean Malenko to win the Television title
– Axl Rotten pinned Ian Rotten in a Strap match
– The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) defeated The Pitbulls
– Sabu defeated Mikey Whipwreck 
– Terry Funk and The Sandman defeated Cactus Jack and ECW World Heavyweight Champion Shane Douglas

1997 

Vancouver, Washington:
– Colonel DeBeers defeated Matt Borne to win the Championship Wrestling USA Television Title 

2000 

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Derrick King and Moondog Spot defeated Wolfie D, who held the title by himself, for the Power Pro Wrestling Tag Team Titles

2001 

WCW Greed: Jacksonville, Florida: 
– Kid Romeo and Elix Skipper defeated Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio, Jr., to become the first WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions 
– Shane Helms defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero, Jr. to win the title
– WCW World Heavyweight Champion Scott Steiner (with Midajah) defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a Falls Count Anywhere match
– WCW World Tag Team Champions The Natural Born Thrillers (Sean O’Haire and Chuck Palumbo) defeated Totally Buff (Buff Bagwell and Lex Luger) to retain the title
– Booker T pinned WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Rick Steiner to win the title
– Dusty and Dustin Rhodes defeated Ric Flair and Jeff Jarrett

Deer Park, New York: 
– Big Dick Dudley defeated Tommy Cairo and Axl Rotten in a three-way match to win the United States Extreme Wrestling Heavyweight Title