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Milwaukee, Wisconsin: - Dr. X beat Dick the Bruiser - The Crusher beat Mitsu Arakawa - Bill Watts beat Dutch Savage

Milwaukee, Wisconsin: - AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Billy Red Lyons - In a No DQ match, AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon - Red Bastien beat Dr. X - Bill Watts beat Angelo Poffo

Miami, Florida: - In a match where the winner would meet NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr, Zodiac beat Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods - Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Hiro Matsuda & Ron Fuller - Buddy Colt beat Louie Tillet by DQ (sub Johnny Walker)

Caguas, Puerto Rico: - Jose Rivera & Ciclon defeated Pierre & Michael Martel for the WWC North American Tag Team Titles

Honolulu, Hawaii: - In a No DQ 60:00 Time Limit match: AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel defeated Tor Kamata

Milwaukee, Wisconsin: - Nick Bockwinkel beat Dino Bravo by DQ - The Crusher no contest Jerry Blackwell - Jesse Ventura beat Greg Gagne - John Studd beat Steve Olsonoski - Tito Santana drew Adrian Adonis

St. Louis, Missouri: - Harley Race defeated Jerry Blackwell for the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title

Denver, Colorado: - In a Boot Camp match, Sgt Slaughter & Greg Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel & Larry Zbyszko - Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes & Ray Stevens beat Blackjack Lanza & Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher - Brad Rheingans beat Boris Zhukov - Bill Irwin beat Steve O

Atlanta, Georgia: - Steve Regal defeated NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown to win the title - Don Kernodle defeated the Barbarian - Baron Von Raschke, Ivan Koloff, & Krusher Kruschev defeated Manny Fernandez, Todd Champion, & Sam Houston - Jimmy Valiant defeated Shaska Whatley - Wahoo McDaniel defeated Jimmy Garvin - Best of 7 Series: Magnum TA defeated Nikita Koloff (Magnum: 2, Nikita: 3) - National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Ron Garvin (w/ Dick Murdoch) in a brass knuckles match - Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ole & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson in a bunkhouse match - The Road Warriors & Baby Doll defeated Jim Cornette, NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey - NWA World Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Ric Flair in a steel cage match

Sioux City, Iowa: - Larry Zbyszko defeated Ed Tossel - NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Kendall Windham - Ron Garvin fought Dick Murdoch to a draw - Al Perez defeated Jimmy Garvin - The Road Warriors defeated Ivan Koloff & the Russian Assassin - Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers defeated Jim Cornette, NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane in a handicap match - Lex Luger defeated NWA US Champion Barry Windham - Sting, Steve Williams, & Nikita Koloff defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard

St. Louis, Missouri: - WCW TV Champion Steve Austin fought Bobby Eaton to a draw - PN News, Yellow Dog, & the Junkyard Dog defeated the Diamond Studd, Johnny B. Badd & Black Bart - Dustin Rhodes & Big Josh defeated Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko via disqualification - WCW World Champion Lex Luger defeated Barry Windham - Richard Morton pinned Robert Gibson - WCW US Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Tracey Smothers & Steve Armstrong - Sting defeated Nikita Koloff via count-out in a Texas Death Match - Ron Simmons & EL Gigante defeated Dick Murdoch & Dick Slater in a steel cage match

Baltimore, Maryland: - Nikita Koloff fought WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) to a double disqualification - Ron Simmons defeated Big Van Vader to win the WCW World Heavyweight Title - Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Brian Pillman & Marcus Alexander Bagwell - Barry Windham pinned Tracy Smothers - Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated Greg Valentine & Dick Slater - WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Rick & Scott Steiner in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match

Memphis, Tennessee: - Luna Vachon defeated Miss Texas (Jacqueline) for the USWA Heavyweight Title

ECW Heatwave: Dayton, Ohio: - Justin Credible defeated Jerry Lynn. - Chris Candido defeated Lance Storm. - Masato Tanaka defeated Mike Awesome. - ECW World Tag Team Champions Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Hayabusa & Jinsei Shinzaki when Sabu pinned Shinzaki. - FTW Champion Taz defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via submission in a Falls Count Anywhere match. - Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman, & Spike Dudley defeated Buh Buh Ray, D-Von, & Big Dick Dudley.

- D-Lo Brown defeated Jeff Jarrett for the WWF Intercontinental Title

ROH Death Before Dishonor VI: New York City, New York: - Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Jigsaw & Ruckus (w/ Julius Smokes) - Chris Hero pinned Delirious with the Roaring Elbow - Eddie Edwards defeated Roderick Strong after Chris Hero interfered - Brent Albright defeated NWA World Champion Adam Pearce (w/ Larry Sweeney, Sara Del Ray, Bobby Dempsey, & Shane Hagadorn) via submission to win the title - Austin Aries defeated ROH Tag Team Champion Jimmy Jacobs and Necro Butcher - Naomichi Marufuji defeated Go Shiozaki - Kevin Steen & El Generico defeated Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley - ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness defeated Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli, and ROH Tag Team Champion Tyler Black in an elimination match

NJPW G1 Climax: Fukuoka, Japan: - Tomoyuki Oka & Shota Umino beat Katsuya Kitamura & Ren Narita - Kota Ibushi & Tiger Mask beat Yuji Nagata & Hirai Kawato - Hirooki Goto & Tomohiro Ishii & Yoshi-Hashi beat Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens - Zack Sabre Jr & Taichi & Desperado beat Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi - Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jushin Liger beat Togi Makabe & David Finlay - Seiya Sanada pinned Juice Robinson - Toru Yano beat Michael Elgin via DQ - Minoru Suzuki pinned Satoshi Kojima - Kazuchika Okada pinned Tama Tonga - Kenny Omega pinned Evil

NJPW G1 Climax: Fukuoka, Japan: - Toru Yano & Gedo beat Toa Henare & Ren Narita - Tama Tonga & Toa Henare beat Hirooki Goto & Yoh - Juice Robinson & David Finlay beat Zack Sabre Jr. & Taka Michinoku - Tomohiro Ishii & Soh beat Kenny Omega & Chase Owens - Tetsuya Naito & Sanada beat Kota Ibushi & Yujiro Takahashi - Michael Elgin beat Bad Luck Fale via DQ - Hangman Page pinned Togi Makabe - Jay White pinned Yoshi-Hashi - Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Evil - Kazuchika Okada pinned Minoru Suzuki

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