March 15 history

1905

New York City, New York:
- Tom Jenkins defeated Frank Gotch to win the American Heavyweight Title

1934

St. Louis, Missouri:
- Richard “Dick” Shikat beat Ed “Strangler” Lewis by countout
- Ray Steele and George Zaharias drew
- Dick Raines beat Lou Plummer

1937

Kansas City, Kansas:
- World Title Match: Everett Marshall beat Lee Wykoff by dq
- Pat McKay beat Ed Theis
- Bill Lee beat Babe Zaharias
- Tommy O’Toole beat Mule Caddock
- Bad Boy Boulder beat Eddie Newman

1951

Columbus, Ohio:
- Roy Shire defeated Jackie Nichols for the Midwest Wrestling Association World Junior Heavyweight Title

1956

Toronto, Ontario:
- Whipper Billy Watson defeated Lou Thesz by countout to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title
- Gorgeous George beat Bob Leipler
- Fred Atkins and Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Ilio DiPaolo and Nick Roberts
- Pat O'Connor beat Don Beitleman

1957

Atlanta, Georgia:
- Don and Red McIntyre defeated Don and Mark Lewin to win the Georgia NWA International Tag Team Title

1962

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
- Chris and John Tolos won the Toronto NWA International Tag Team Title by defeating Bill Soloweyko and Whipper Billy
  Watson

Long Beach, California:
- Mario LaPentero and Billy Varga defeated Nick Bockwinkel and King Koenig for the World Wrestling Association International Television
  Tag Team Titles

1967

Honolulu, Hawaii:
- Jim Hady defeated Ripper Collins for the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title

Minneapolis, Minnesota:
- Killer Kowalski beat The Crusher
- Ernie Ladd beat Mad Dog Vachon dq
- Earl Maynard beat Larry Hennig
- Harley Race beat Tim Woods
- Bob Boyer beat Eddie Sharkey
- Reggie Parks beat Jack Pesek

1968

Omaha, Nebraska:
- AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Mike DiBiase
- Bob Orton and Mad Dog Vachon defeated Doug Gilbert and Reggie Parks to win the AWA Midwest Tag Team Titles
- Mad Russian Stan Pulaski beat Jim Starr
- Dale Lewis beat Mark Starr

Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
- Waldo Von Erich defeated Ox Baker to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title

Honolulu, Hawaii:
- Ripper Collins and Curtis Iaukea defeated Jim Hady and The Missing Link (Pampero Firpo) to win the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles

Dothan, Alabama:
- Cobra Kid and Scorpion defeated Dennis Hall and Ken Lucas to win the NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Titles

1973

Kansas City, Kansas:
- Abe Jacobs & Steve Bolus defeated Mickey Doyle & Benny Ramirez
- Roger Kirby defeated Pat O’Connor
- Bob Brown defeated Black Angus
- Harley Race defeated Terry Funk
- Bob Geigel & Omar Atlas defeated Togo the Great & Tokyo Joe via DQ in three falls

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
- Superstar Graham & Ivan Koloff beat Billy Robinson & Wahoo McDaniel
- Ray Stevens beat Don Muraco countout
- Dusty Rhodes beat Ken Patera dq
- Dick Murdoch beat Vic Rossitani
- Reggie Parks beat Jim Brunzell
- Rene Goulet beat Ric Flair

1974

St. Louis, Missouri:
- NWA Champion Jack Brisco drew Bobo Brazil
- Harley Race and Terry Funk double DQ Pat O’Connor and Dick the Bruiser
- Lord Alfred Hayes defeated Reggie Parks
- Big Bill Miller defeated Ron Fuller
- Moose Cholak defeated Red Lyons
- Luis Martinez won a tag elimination bout sending Martinez, Ronnie Etchison and Bobby Whitlock against The Viking, Billy Howard and
  Percy Pringle

Atlanta, Georgia:
- Ron and Terry Garvin defeated Bob Armstrong and Robert Fuller to win the NWA Georgia Tag Team Titles

1975

Chicago, Illinois:
- AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel
- Billy Robinson beat Dr. Big Bill Miller
- Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Ray Stevens & Bobby Heenan

1982

WCCW Star Wars: Fort Worth, Texas:
- WCCW American Tag Team and Texas Heavyweight Champion Al Madril defeated Bill Irwin by dq
- Bugsy McGraw defeated The Spoiler
- Bill Irwin defeated Frank Dusek
- Fritz Von Erich defeated The Great Kabuki
- Kevin and WCCW American Heavyweight and Tag Team Champion Kerry Von Erich fought King Kong Bundy and Gary Hart to a double-
  disqualification in a Texas Death Steel Cage match

Augusta, Georgia:
- Ron Bass defeated Tommy Rich to win the NWA National Heavyweight Title

1987

- The Killer Bees defeated Demolition to win the Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament and earn an immediate WWF Tag Team Title
  match
- WWF Tag Team Champions The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) defeated The Killer Bees to retain the titles

Daytona Beach, Florida:
- Mike Rotunda won the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title by defeating Ed Gantner
- The MOD Squad (Basher and Spike) defeated The Southern Boys (Steve Armstrong and Tracy Smothers) to win the NWA Florida Tag Team
  Titles

1991

Dallas, Texas:
- Tom Prichard defeated Jeff Jarrett for the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title

Kansas City, Kansas:
- Brad Armstrong pinned Moondog Rex
- Dustin Rhodes pinned El Cubano
- Larry Zbyzsko pinned Mike George
- Tom Zenk fought Terrance Taylor to a draw
- Brian Pillman & Owen Hart defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
- Sting, the Junkyard Dog, & WCW Tag Team Champion Rick Steiner defeated Barry Windham, Stan Hansen, & Dan Spivey
- Ron Simmons pinned Butch Reed
- El Gigante defeated WCW World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification

1992

Winston-Salem, North Carolina:
- Terrence Taylor pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
- Van Hammer pinned Diamond Dallas Page
- Johnny B. Badd pinned Cactus Jack
- Ron Simmons & Big Josh defeated Mr. Hughes & Vinnie Vegas
- Ricky Steamboat, Dustin Rhodes, WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, Larry Zbyszko,
  Paul E. Dangerously, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in a handicap match
- WCW World Champion Sting pinned WCW US Champion Rick Rude

1993

Memphis, Tennessee:
- The Master of Terror beat TD Steele
- The Harlem Knights beat Tony Falk & Mr. Clyde
- USWA Middleweight Champ Danny Davis beat Wolfie D
- Miss Texas beat JC Ice on a "hubcap on a pole" match
- USWA Unified World Champ Jerry Lawler beat The Russian Brute
- Moondogs Spot & Splat beat Brian Christopher & The Big Black Dog to win the USWA Tag Team Titles
- The Harlem Knights & Brian Christopher beat Jerry Lawler, Danny Davis, & Jeff Jarrett


1994

Albany, Kentucky:
- Chris Jericho & Lance Storm defeated the Infernos
- Tracy Smothers defeated Chris Candido in a ladder match
- Tim Horner defeated Dick Murdoch & Jim Cornette in a handicap match
- SMW Heavyweight Champion the Dirty White Boy & the Dirty White Girl defeated Brian Lee & Tammy Fytch
- Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated SMW Tag Team Champions Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray via disqualification

1997

ECW Hostile City Showdown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
- Chris Candido defeated Louie Spicolli in a two-out-of-three falls match
- ECW World Television Champion Shane Douglas defeated Pitbull #1 in an I Quit match to retain the title
- The Sandman pinned Balls Mahoney
- The Dudley Boyz (Buh-Buh Ray and D-Von) defeated ECW World Tag Team Champions The Eliminators (Saturn and Kronus) to win the titles
- ECW World Heavyweight Champion Raven defeated Tommy Dreamer and Stevie Richards in a three-way dance to retain the title

1998

Memphis, Tennessee:
- The Master of Terror beat TD Steele
- The Harlem Knights beat Tony Falk & Mr. Clyde
- USWA Middleweight Champ Danny Davis beat Wolfie D
- Miss Texas beat JC Ice on a "hubcap on a pole" match
- USWA Unified World Champ Jerry Lawler beat The Russian Brute
- Moondogs Spot & Splat beat Brian Christopher & The Big Black Dog to win the USWA Tag Team Titles
- The Harlem Knights & Brian Christopher beat Jerry Lawler, Danny Davis, & Jeff Jarrett

WCW Uncensored: Mobile, Alabama:
- WCW World Television Champion Booker T pinned Eddie Guerrero (with Chavo Guerrero, Jr.) to retain the title
- Juventud Guerrera pinned Konnan
- WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Dean Malenko to retain the title
- Lex Luger pinned Scott Steiner
- WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Chris Benoit and Raven in a Triple Threat match to retain the
  title
- The Giant defeated Kevin Nash by disqualification
- WCW World Heavyweight Champion Sting pinned Scott Hall to retain the title
- Hulk Hogan fought Randy Savage to a no-contest in a Steel Cage match

1999

Cincinnati, Ohio:
- Rey Misterio, Jr. defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman to win the title

San Jose, California:
- Road Dogg defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Val Venis to win the title

2003

Cambridge, Massachusetts:
- The Amazing Red and A.J. Styles defeated Christopher Daniels and Donovan Morgan to win the ROH Tag Team Titles
- Samoa Joe beat Homicide, BJ Whitmer, and EZ Money to become the top contender to the ROH championship
- CM Punk beat Raven

Carolina, Puerto Rico:
- Sabu defeated Carly Colón for the WWC Universal Heavyweight Title

2009

TNA Destination X: Orlando, Florida:
- Suicide became new X-Division champion by defeating Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed
- Scott Steiner defeated Samoa Joe by dq
- AJ Styles defeated Booker T to win the TNA Legends Title
- TNA Champion Sting defeated Kurt Angle to retain the title

2019

ROH 17th Anniversary Show: Las Vegas, Nevada:
- Marty Scurll beat Kenny King
- Jeff Cobb pinned Shane Taylor to retain the TV title
- Mayu Iwatani retained the Women of Honor title over Kelly Klein
- Jay Lethal retained the ROH title with a 60:00 draw with Matt Taven
- Rush pinned Bandido
- PCO & Brody King beat Mark & Jay Briscoe to win the ROH tag team titles in a street fight