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October 27th
On this day in history in ....
1950 - Rito Romero wins his third NWA Texas Heavyweight Title, by ending the second reign of Verne Gagne in Houston, Texas.
1960 - Mike DiBiase defeats Pancho Lopez (Lorenzo Parente) to win the Amarillo version of the NWA North American Heavyweight Title in Amarillo, Texas.
1961 - Sputnik Monroe defeats Dory Dixon to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title in Houston, Texas.
1964 - Fred Blassie & Mr. Moto defeat The Destroyer & Hard Boiled Haggerty for the WWA Tag Team Title in Long Beach, California.
1965 - Danny McShain defeats Dick Dunn for the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title in Mobile, Alabama, ending Dunn's fourth reign.
1966 - Tony Borne & Mr. Fuji defeat Rene Goulet & Shag Thomas for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title.
1967 - The Hangman wins the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title from Sonny Myers in St. Joseph, Missouri, ending Myers' 13th reign.
1971 - Ed Francis defeat Moondog Mayne to win the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title in Honolulu, Hawaii.
1971 - Sweet Daddy Siki defeats Sam Steamboat for the Hawaii version of the NWA North American Heavyweight Title.
1973 - Dutch Savage & Jimmy Snuka defeat Bull Ramos & Ripper Collins to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title.
1973 - Robert Fuller & Bob Armstrong defeat Stan Vachon and Bobby Duncum for the NWA Georgia Tag Team Title.
1977 - Dr. X & Ciclon Negro defeat Porkchop Cash & Ray Candy for the Tri-State version of the NWA United States Tag Team Title.
1978 - Butcher Brannigan & Ox Baker defeat Larry O'Day & Mario Milano to win the NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Title in Sydney, Australia.
1978 - TNT defeats El Nazi for the Mexican National Heavyweight Title in Mexico City, Mexico.
1978 - Ole Anderson & Stan Hansen defeat Tommy Rich & Mr. Wrestling II for the NWA Georgia Tag Team Title in Atlanta, Georgia.
1980 - Larry Latham & Bill Irwin defeat Tommy & Eddie Gilbert to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Title in Memphis, Tennessee.
1984 - Chris Adams, Gino Hernandez and Jake Roberts defeat Kerry Von Erich, Mike Von Erich and Bobby Fulton for the Texas (WCCW) version of the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Title in Dallas, Texas.
1984 - Bruiser Costa & Spider Web defeat Ole Olson & Randy Rich for the Vancouver version of the NWA Canadian Tag Team Title in Cloverdale, British Columbia, Canada.
1986 - Big Bubba (Fred Ottman) defeats Tracy Smothers for the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title in Memphis, Tennessee, ending Smothers' second reign.
1987 - Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel) defeat The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) for the WWF World Tag Team Title in Syracuse, New York. Martel forced Neidhart to submit to a Boston Crab, ironically, the same move Stan Hansen had used to beat Rick Martel for the AWA World Title two years earlier.
1990 - WCW Halloween Havoc was held in Chicago, Illinois at the UIC Pavilion. Here are the results:
- In a dark match, Tim Horner defeated Barry Horowitz.
- In a dark match, Rip Rogers defeated Reno Riggins.
- Tommy Rich & Ricky Morton defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) when Rich pinned Lane after hitting him with a tennis racket while Tracey Smothers & Steve Armstrong distracted the referee and Jim Cornette. This would be the last Midnight Express match in WCW.
- Terry Taylor defeated Bill Irwin.
- Brad Armstrong defeated JW Storm.
- The Master Blasters defeated Tracey Smothers & Steve Armstrong.
- The Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin) defeated Chris & Mark Youngblood when Hayes pinned Chris with a DDT.
- United States Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated The Nasty Boys when Scott pinned Knobbs with a Frankensteiner.
- Junkyard Dog defeated Moondog Rex with a powerslam.
- NWA World Tag Team Champions Doom vs. Ric Flair & Arn Anderson ended in a double countout with all four men fighting on the floor.
- Stan Hansen defeated Lex Luger to win the United States Title. Danny Spivey came to ringside and tried to toss Hansen a bullrope, but Luger blocked it. Luger then went for a clothesline, Hansen ducked, and Hansen hit Luger with a lariat for the clean pin.
- NWA World Champion Sting defeated Sid Vicious. During the match, Sting and Vicious fought to the back, and when they returned to the ring, "Sting" went for a slam, and Sid fell on top for the pin. However, the real Sting ran from the locker room, a piece of rope around his waist, and pinned Sid with a Stinger Splash. During the brawl in the back, the Four Horsemen had tied up Sting and sent Barry Windham, dressed as Sting, to the ring for Sid to pin. However, Sting "got loose" in time to save the day.
1991 - WCW Halloween Havoc was held in Chattanooga, Tennessee at the UTC Arena. Here are the results:
- El Gigante, Sting, Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Abdullah the Butcher, The Diamond Stud, Cactus Jack & Big Van Vader in a Chamber Of Horrors cage match. The match ended when Sting was put in an electric chair and Cactus Jack went to hit the switch, but Sting pulled Abdullah The Butcher into the chair, resulting in him getting zapped.
- Big Josh & PN News defeated The Halloween Creatures (Joey Maggs & Johnny Rich under masks) when News pinned one of the Creatures with a splash.
- Bobby Eaton defeated Terrance Taylor with an Alabama Jam.
- Johnny B. Badd defeated Jimmy Garvin with a knockout punch after Teddy Long distracted the referee while Garvin had Badd pinned with a DDT.
- WCW Television Champion Steve Austin vs. Dustin Rhodes ended in a 15-minute draw. Rhodes hit a top rope bulldog, but time ran out before he could make the pin.
- Bill Kazmeier defeated Oz (Kevin Nash) via submission in three minutes with a backbreaker.
- Van Hammer defeated Doug Somers in less than two minutes with a slingshot suplex.
- Brian Pillman defeated Richard Morton to win a tournament to become the first WCW Light Heavyweight Champion with a flying bodypress.
- The Halloween Phantom defeated Tom Zenk in less than two minutes with a neckbreaker. Later in the show, Paul E. Dangerously, who was fired as an announcer, revealed that he still had a manager's license in WCW, and unmasked the Phantom as his first charge.... Rick Rude.
- WCW World Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko defeated U.S. Tag Team Champions Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip when Anderson pinned Chip with a spinebuster.
- WCW World Champion Lex Luger defeated Ron Simmons in a two out of three falls match. Simmons pinned Luger to win the first fall with a spinebuster. Simmons was disqualified in the second fall for throwing Luger over the top rope. Luger pinned Simmons to win the third fall, and the match, with a piledriver after Simmons missed a charge in the corner and hit the ringpost.
1992 - Shawn Michaels defeats Davey Boy Smith for the WWF Intercontinental Title in Terra Haute, Indiana. This would mark the first major singles title victory for the 'Heartbreak Kid'.
1992 - Shawn Michaels defeats Davey Boy Smith in Terre Haute, Indiana for the WWF Intercontinental Title.
1996 - WCW Halloween Havoc was held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Here are the results:
In matches held on "The Main Event":
- Jim Powers defeated Pat Tanaka.
- Psicosis & Juventud Guerrera defeated Damien & Halloween.
In matches held on the Pay-per-view:
- Dean Malenko defeated Rey Mysterio, Jr. to win the WCW Cruiserweight Title by reversing a top rope rana into a powerbomb.
- Diamond Dallas Page defeated Eddie Guerrero with a Diamond Cutter to keep the "Lord Of The Ring" ring.
- The Giant defeated Jeff Jarrett via disqualification when Ric Flair ran in and hit The Giant with a low blow.
- Syxx defeated Chris Jericho with a leg lariat. The story of the match was that referee Nick Patrick (who was about to turn heel) gave Jericho a fast count.
- Lex Luger defeated Arn Anderson via submission with a torture rack after hitting him with a chair.
- Steve McMichael & Chris Benoit defeated The Faces Of Fear when Benoit pinned Meng after McMichael hit him with a steel briefcase.
- Kevin Nash & Scott Hall defeated Harlem Heat to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship when Nash hit Stevie Ray in the head with Col. Rob Parker's cane.
- WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage after Ted DiBiase and The Giant beat up Savage on the floor. After the match, Roddy Piper came out (his WCW debut) and confronted Hogan. The two had what many feel was a great promo exchange over who was truly responsible for wrestling's popularity, with Piper telling Hogan "Do you think they (the fans) would have cheered for you, if they didn't hate me?".
2000 - Akua & Kaimana are awarded the newly revived NWA Hawaii Tag Team Title in Kalihi, Hawaii.
2001 - Apolo defeats Glamour Boy Shane for the IWA Heavyweight Title in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
2002 - The Great Muta defeats Genichiro Tenryu for the AJPW Triple Crown Title in Tokyo, Japan, beginning Muta's second reign.
2003 - WWE Raw from Fayetteville, North Carolina saw Rob Van Dam win his fourth Intercontinental Title and Chris Jericho win his sixth Intercontinental Title, all in one night. Tim Whitehead's original report on the show is on Page 2!
2004 - Fergal Devitt defeats Dru Onyx to win the NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Title in Cardiff, Wales, England.
Thanks to Ryan Martinez for his help with the above.
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