April 30 history

1964

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
- AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser
- The Crusher beat Wilbur Snyder
- Doug Gilbert & Rene Goulet beat Hans Schmidt & Tiny Mills 2 out of 3 falls
- Mitsu Arakawa beat Jack Pesek

1966

St. Paul, Minnesota:
- Cage Match: Crusher beat Chris Tolos 2 out of 3 falls (Special Referee: The Alaskan)
- Larry Hennig beat Verne Gagne dq
- Steve Druk beat The Alaskan
- Reggie Parks beat Bob Morgan
- Chris Markoff beat Johnny Kace
- Mark Starr beat Guy Taylor

1968

Moline, Illinois:
- Larry Hennig & Harley Race & Mad Dog Vachon beat Verne Gagne & Doug Gilbert & Bill Watts
- Dutch Savage beat Dr X COR
- Big K beat Rene Goulet
- Mad Dog Vachon drew Doug Gilbert (sub Mighty Igor Vodik)

1970

Kansas City, Kansas:
- The Stomper & Bob Geigel defeated Baron Von Raschke & Harley Race

1976

Denver, Colorado:
- AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Larry Hennig dq
- Verne Gagne & Greg Gagne beat Bobby Duncum & Bobby Heenan
- Mad Dog Vachon beat Jim Brunzell
- Blackjack Lanza drew Russ Francis

1977

Baltimore, Maryland:
- 16-man $5000 battle royal
- SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
- Nikolai Volkoff defeated Jan Nelson
- Ken Patera defeated Ted Adams
- Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bruno Sammartino to win the WWWF World Heavyweight Title
- Tony Garea fought Baron Von Raschke to a 30-minute draw
- WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy Whitewolf defeated Doug Gilbert
- Larry Zbyzsko defeated Moose Monroe
- WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna

1980

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:
- AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Greg Gagne
- Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura went to a no contest with AWA Tag Team Champions Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon
- Bobby Heenan beat Lord Alfred Hayes
- Jerry Blackwell beat Johnny War Eagle
- Gino Brito beat Mad Dog Lefebvre

1982

St. Louis, Missouri:
- NWA Champion Ric Flair defeated Gene Kiniski in 2 out of 3 falls
- Missouri Champion Dick the Bruiser defeated Harley Race by countout
- Ken Patera and Crusher Blackwell defeated Dewey Robertson and Rufus R. Jones
- Kelly Kiniski defeated Jerry Brown
- Sabrina and Princess Victoria defeated Joyce Grable and Wendi Richter.

1983

Greensboro, North Carolina:
- Greg Valentine defeated Roddy Piper for the NWA U.S. Heavyweight Title

1992

West Palm Beach, Florida:
- Diamond Dallas Page pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
- Johnny B. Badd pinned Tracy Smothers
- Dustin Rhodes pinned Mr. Hughes
- WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin via disqualification
- Barry Windham pinned Larry Zbyszko
- Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in a non-title match
- Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Steve Austin

1993

Raleigh, North Carolina:
- Kent Cole defeated Wrecking Crew Fury
- Maxx Payne defeated Keith Cole
- Arn Anderson & Erik Watts defeated Bobby Eaton & Chris Benoit
- Rick Rude defeated Brad Armstrong
- WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW TV Champion Paul Orndorff
- NWA World Champion Barry Windham defeated Ron Simmons
- WCW World Champion Big Van Vader defeated Ricky Steamboat

Shenandoah, Virginia:
- Robbie Eagle pinned Bill Maddox
- Brian Lee pinned Killer Kyle
- The Nightstalker pinned Kevin Sullivan
- SMW Heavyweight Champion Tracy Smothers pinned the Dirty White Boy
- Tim Horner, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Killer Kyle, Tom Prichard, & Jim Cornette

1994

Feds Creek, Kentucky:
- Steven Dunn defeated Anthony Michaels
- Timothy Well defeated Bobby Blaze
- Tracy Smothers defeated Kendo the Samurai via disqualification
- SMW Heavyweight Champion the Dirty White Boy defeated the Prince Kharis
- Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated SMW Tag Team Champions Brian Lee & Chris Candido via disqualification

1998

Augusta, Georgia:
- Chris Benoit defeated Booker T for the WCW Television Title

2000

WWE Backlash: Washington, DC:
- WWF World Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Road Dogg & X-Pac
- WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Scotty Too Hotty
- Big Bossman & Bull Buchanan defeated The Acolytes
- WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly defeated Tazz, Hardcore Holly, Perry Saturn, Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy in a six-way
  match
- The Big Show (dressed as Hulk Hogan and calling himself the "Showster") defeated Kurt Angle
- Test & Albert defeated The Dudleys (Bubba & D-Von)
- WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Esse Rios
- WWF Intercontinental Champion Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho via DQ
- The Rock defeated Triple H to win the WWF World Heavyweight Title (Shane McMahon special referee)

2006

WWE Backlash:
- Goldust defeated Rob Conway
- Carlito defeated Chris Masters
- Umaga (with Armando Alejandro Estrada) defeated Ric Flair
- Trish Stratus defeated Mickie James by disqualification in a match for the WWE Women's Championship
- Rob Van Dam defeated Shelton Benjamin to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
- Big Show vs. Kane ended in a no contest
- The McMahons (Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon) defeated Shawn Michaels and God in a No Holds Barred tag team match
- John Cena defeated Triple H and Edge (with Lita) in Triple threat match to retain the WWE Championship

2017

WWE Payback: San Jose, California:
- Enzo Amore & Big Cass beat Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson
- Chris Jericho beat Kevin Owens to win the U.S. title
- Austin Aries beat Neville via DQ to retain the Cruiserweight Title
- Matt & Jeff Hardy retained the tag titles beating Sheamus & Cesaro
- Alexa Bliss pinned Bayley to win the women’s title
- Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt fought in the House of Horrors
- Seth Rollins beat Samoa Joe
- Bray Wyatt pinned Randy Orton
- Braun Strowman pinned Roman Reigns

AAA Triplemania: Monterrey, Mexico:
- Ultimo Dragon pinned Pentagon Jr. in the mask tournament
- Sammy Guevara & Tay Conti won the AAA mixed tag titles over champions Arez & Chik Tormenta as well as Latigo & Lady
  Maravilla and Komander & Sexy Star
- L.A. Park beat Villano IV in the masked tournament
- Johnny Caballero (John Morrison/Hennigan) & Taurus won a three-way over Dragon Lee & Dralistico and Laredo Kid & Jack
  Cartwheel
- Rayo de Jalisco Jr. beat Blue Demon Jr in the masked tournament
- Pagano & Bandido & Taya Valkyrie beat Andrade El Idolo & Cibernetico & Deonna Purrazzo via DQ
- Canek pinned Psycho Clown in the mask tournament
- Young Bucks beat Fenix & El Hijo del Vikingo