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October 30th
On this day in history in ....
1969 - Antonio Inoki & Michiaki defeat Buddy Austin & Mr. Atomic
to win back the JWA All Asian Tag Team Championship in Gifu, Japan. The belts
had been held up following an earlier match between the two teams on October
10th. This would be Inoki's last title in the JWA, as he would was fired from in
December of 1971 while still holding the tag titles. Reportedly, Inoki was
planning a coup against JWA management. Inoki would go on to form New Japan Pro
Wrestling three months later.
1978 - Ric Flair & Big John Studd defeat Paul Jones & Ricky
Steamboat in Greenville, South Carolina to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team
Title.
1986 - Ashura Hara & Super Strong Machine (Junji Hirata) defeat
Takashi Ishikawa & Mighty Inoue to win the All Japan All Asian Tag Team
Title in Aomori, Japan.
1987 - The Original Midnight Express, Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose,
managed by Paul E. Dangerously, defeat Bill Dundee & Jerry Lawler for the
AWA World Tag Team Title in Whitewater, Wisconsin, ending Lawler & Dundee's
second reign after only four days. All totaled, Lawler & Dundee's two
reigns, both taking place in October of 1987, added up to twelve days.
2001 - Two titles changed hands at the WWF Smackdown taping in
Cincinnati, Ohio. Christian defeated Bradshaw to win the WWF European Title, and
Booker T & Test defeated Chris Jericho & The Rock to win the WWF World
Tag Team Title.
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