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1957 - Ray Stevens defeats Tor Kamata in Birmingham, Alabama for the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title.
1965 - Mad Dog Vachon defeats the Crusher for the AWA World Heavyweight Title in Denver, Colorado.
1977 - Ricky Steamboat defeats Ric Flair in Richmond, Virginia to win the NWA United States Heavyweight Title.
1978 - The NWA Mid-America Title changes hands twice in one night in Nashville, Tennessee, as Dutch Mantel defeated Mexican Angel for the title (starting his fourth title reign), only to drop it to Randy Savage later that night, starting Savage's second reign with the strap.
1978 - The Invaders defeat Kengo Kimura & Hiro Sasaki in Caguas, Puerto Rico to win the WWC World Tag Team Title.
1988 - Eric Embry defeats Jeff Jarrett in Dallas, Texas to win the World Class Championship Wrestling Light Heavyweight Title for the third time.
1991 - Ted DiBiase defeats Virgil in Utica, New York to win back the Million Dollar Belt, ending Virgil's three month reign with the belt. DiBiase would never lose the belt again, although years later he would voluntarily present it to The Ringmaster (Steve Austin).
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