Daily Pro Wrestling History (10/05): First Hell in a Cell match

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1962

St. Louis, Missouri:
– Buddy Austin beat Red Bastien by countout 
– Pat O’Connor wrestled Cowboy Bob Ellis to a draw
– John Paul Henning & Johnny Valentine beat Rip Hawk & Stan Stasiak

1963

St. Paul, Minnesota:
– AWA Tag Team Champions, Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff to retain title
– Bob Geigel beat Moose Evans by DQ

1968

Omaha, Nebraska:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne no contest The Avenger
– Danny Hodge beat Mike DiBiase
– Billy Red Cloud beat Chris Markoff
– Harley Race drew Reggie Parks

1971 

Chiba, Japan: 
– Jumbo Miyamoto & Aiko Kyo defeated Marie Vagnone & Jane Sherill to win the WWWA World Tag Team Titles 

Moline, Illinois:
– In a Death match, Billy Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza
– AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens to retain their titles
– Larry Hennig beat Don Muraco

1973

St. Louis, Missouri:
– NWA Champion Jack Brisco defeated Gene Kiniski in 2 out of 3 falls
– Johnny Valentine and Rufus R. Jones defeated Harley Race and Big Bill Miller 
– Ron Fuller defeated Yvon Koloff via DQ
– Bobo Brazil defeated Hans Schmidt
– Buddy Wolfe defeated Jim Johnson
– Dan Miller defeated Nick Kozak
– Tokyo Joe and Togo the Great defeated Eddie Graham and Ronnie Etchison

1974

Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Billy Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens
– Larry Hennig no contest Larry Heiniemi
– Horst Hoffman beat Chris Taylor by countout
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Yugo Babich & Stan Pulaski
– Geoff Portz drew Buddy Wolff

1976
 
Tampa, Florida:
– Lights Out Florida Title Match: Dusty Rhodes defeated Ray Stevens 
– Special Challenge: Jack Brisco defeated Bob Orton, Jr. 
– Jerry Brisco defeated Bob Roop by DQ
– The Assassin & Missouri Mauler defeated Ray Candy & Ken Lucas 
– Hollywood Blondes defeated Steve Keirn & Bob Backlund 
– Tommy Seigler defeated Leon Ogle

1979

St. Louis, Missouri:
– NWA Champion Harley Race defeated King Kong Brody in 2 out of 3 falls
– Missouri Champion Dick Murdoch defeated Bobo Brazil
– Gene Kiniski defeated Ox Baker
– Kevin Von Erich and Pat O’Connor defeated Tommy Sharp and Bulldog Bob Brown 
– George Wells defeated The Turk via DQ
– Frank Hill and Ron Starr defeated Ron McFarlane and Rock Hunter

Tokyo, Japan:
– AWA Title vs IWA Title match: IWA Champion Rusher Kimura beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel by DQ
– IWA World Tag Team Champions Animal Hamaguchi & Mighty Inoue beat Kintaro Ohki & Umanosuke Ueda in 2 of 3 falls
– NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Nelson Royal double count out with Ashura Hara

1982 

Osaka, Japan:
– Judy Martin defeated Yukari Omori for the All Japan Pacific Title 

1984

St. Louis, Missouri:
– King Kong Brody no contest Jerry Blackwell
– AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors beat Ted DiBiase & Buzz Tyler
– Tony Atlas beat Paul Ellering
– Hacksaw Higgins beat Buzz Tyler (sub Dick the Bruiser)
– Jim Brunzell & Bulldog Bob Brown beat the Grapplers
– Mr. Pogo defeated Tony Russo (sub Steve Olsonoski)
– Gypsy Joe and The Animal defeated Marty Jannetty and Tommy Rogers

1985

WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event: East Rutherford, New Jersey:
– WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Nikolai Volkoff in a flag match
– King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd defeated Tony Atlas & Andre The Giant via disqualification

1987

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Don Bass & Carl Fergie beat Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee
– AWA Champion Curt Hennig beat Jeff Jarrett
– AWA Tag Team Champions Soldat Ustinov & Doug Somers beat Nasty Boys
– Southern Boys beat Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond
– Bobby Jaggers beat Billy Travis

Greenville, South Carolina:
– Ricky Santana defeated Colt Steele
– Kevin Sullivan defeated Teijo Khan
– Bugsy McGraw defeated the Warlord
– Kendall Windham & Lazortron defeated Gladiator #1 & Thunderfoot #1
– Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane in a non-title Best 2 out of 3 falls match
– NWA World Champion Ron Garvin defeated NWA Tag Team Champion Tully Blanchard
– NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated UWF Western States Heritage Champion Barry Windham

1990

Greensboro, North Carolina:
– The Juicer pinned Pat Rose
– The Master Blasters defeated Mike Rotunda & Tim Horner
– Terry Taylor pinned Dutch Mantell
– Ricky Morton & Allen Iron Eagle (sub. for Robert Gibson) defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane
– The Junkyard Dog pinned Harley Race
– NWA Tag Team Champions Doom fought Ric Flair & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson to a double disqualification
– NWA World Champion Sting pinned the Black Scorpion (Bill Irwin)

1991

Lakeland, Florida:
– Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong defeated Thomas Rich & Terrance Taylor
– PN News pinned Axl Rotten
– Big Josh pinned Oz
– Van Hammer defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification
– Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Tony Mella
– Bobby Eaton pinned Richard Morton
– WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyzsko defeated Dustin Rhodes & Mike Graham
– Barry Windham pinned Mr. Hughes
– WCW World Champion Lex Luger pinned Ron Simmons 
– WCW US Champion Sting & Rick Steiner defeated Cactus Jack & Abdullah the Butcher

1993

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Kennesaw, Georgia:
– Tom Zenk defeated Terry Taylor
– Big Bad John fought Jim Steele to a double disqualification
– Ice Train defeated Michael Hayes via disqualification
– Maxx Payne defeated Brad Armstrong
– WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal defeated Johnny B. Badd
– Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce defeated Thunder & Lightning

1995

Harriman, Tennessee:
– Tom Pritchard pinned Chris Michaels
– SMW Champ Brad Armstrong pinned The Punisher
– SMW Tag Champs The Heavenly Bodies (Pritchard & Del Rey) beat Robert Gibson & The Dirty White Boy
– Buddy Landel double countout Tommy Rich

1996 

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida:
– Cowboy Bob Orton Jr. defeated Tito Santana to win the AWF World Heavyweight Title 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– The Sandman & Tommy Dreamer defeated Stevie Richards & Brian Lee in an Ultimate Jeopardy match (Sandman won Raven’s ECW Title per stipulations of the match)
– ECW World Tag Team Champions The Gangstas defeated The Eliminators
– Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Terry Gordy

1997 

WWE Badd Blood: St. Louis, Missouri:
– Rocky Maivia, D-Lo Brown, & Kama defeated the Legion of Doom in a handicap match 
– Max Mini & Nova defeated Tarantula & Mosaic 
– Henry & Phinneas Godwinn (w/ Uncle Cletus) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Headbangers to win the titles 
– WWF IC Championship Tournament Finals: Owen Hart pinned Farooq to win the vacant WWF Intercontinental Title
– Crush, Chainz, Skull, & 8-Ball defeated Savio Vega, Miguel Perez, Jose Estrada, & Jesus Castillo 
– WWF World Champion Bret Hart & Davey Boy Smith defeated the Patriot & Vader in a flag match
– Shawn Michaels defeated the Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell (debut of Kane)

2008

WWE No Mercy: Portland, Oregon:
– Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated John Morrison & Mike Mizanin
– ECW World Champion Matt Hardy pinned Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) 
– WWE Women’s Champion Beth Phoenix (w/ WWE IC Champion Santino Marella) pinned Candice Michelle 
– Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Kane via disqualification 
– The Big Show defeated the Undertaker 
– Batista defeated JBL to become #1 contender to WWE Title
– Triple H defeated Jeff Hardy to retain the WWE Title
– WWE World Champion Chris Jericho defeated Shawn Michaels in a Ladder Match to retain the title