October 15 history

1941

Des Moines, Iowa:
- World Champion Sandor Szabo beat Earl Wampler in 2 straight falls to retain title

1951

Tampa, Florida:
- Mae Young defeated Cora Combs to become the first NWA Florida Women's Champion

1962

Fargo, North Dakota:
- AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Bill Miller
- Crusher beat Doug Gilbert
- Rocky Hamilton beat Jack Allen
- Moose Evans beat George Cannon

1964

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
- Edouard Carpentier beat The Beast by dq
- Johnny Valentine beat Professor Hiro
- The Scufflin’ Hillbillies (Rip Collins and Chuck Conley) beat Doc Gallagher and Sweet Daddy Siki
- The Sheik beat Ray Villmer
- Andy Robin beat Duke Noble
- Hans Schmidt defeated Tony Parisi

1967

Mexico City, Mexico:
- El Nazi defeated Mil Mascaras to win the Mexican Light-Heavyweight Title

1970

Tokyo, Japan:
- Akio Kyo defeated Marie Vagnone for the WWWA World Title

1971

Atlanta, Georgia:
- Ray Gunkel defeated Big John to win the Georgia TV Title

1976

Atlanta, Georgia:
- Andre The Giant won a Battle Royal
- I Quit Match: Dusty Rhodes beat Missouri Mauler
- Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson beat Raymond Rougeau & Roberto Soto
- Jos LeDuc beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq
- Mongolian Stomper beat Rick McGraw
- Ricky Steamboat beat Jim Lancaster

1979

Memphis, Tennessee:
- Steve Kyle beat Ron Bass
- Sonny King & Ricky Morton beat Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes via DQ
- Wayne Ferris & Larry Latham beat Koko Ware & Steve Regal
- Hector Guerrero beat Plowboy Frazier via DQ
- Bill Dundee beat Jerry Lawler (who was blindfolded)
- Jerry Lawler defeated Bill Dundee to win the Southern Heavyweight Title

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
- AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel drew Dewey Robertson
- US Champion Jimmy Snuka beat Ric Flair
- Johnny Weaver & Jay Youngblood beat The Scorpion & Brute Bernard
- The Destroyer beat Klondike Bill

1981

Jackson, Mississippi:
- The Junkyard Dog & Mike George defeated The Samoans (Afa & Sika) to win the Mid-South Wrestling Tag Team Title

1984

Memphis, Tennessee:
- AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors beat Rick Rude & King Kong Bundy
- Jerry Lawler & Jimmy Valiant & Randy Savage beat Dirty White Boys & Phil Hickerson (sub Jimmy Hart)
- International Champion Eddie Gilbert beat Lanny Poffo
- Phil Hickerson & Kurt Von Hess beat Tojo Yamamoto & Dutch Mantel
- Rufus R Jones & Mark Ragin beat Nightmares

1985

Salt Lake City, Utah:
- Stan Hansen won battle royal
- Greg Gagne drew Nick Bockwinkel
- Brad Rheingans beat Boris Zhukov
- Stan Hansen beat Kevin Kelly
- Steve Regal beat Jerry Oski
- Jim Garvin beat Buck Zumhofe

1986

Grand Rapids, Michigan:
- Keith Patterson defeated the Grim Reaper
- Nelson Royal fought Bill Dundee to a draw
- Tim Horner defeated Gary Royal
- NWA US Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff defeated Keith Patterson
- Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin defeated Baron Von Raschke
- Wahoo McDaniel (sub. for injured NWA Tag Team Champion Robert Gibson) & NWA Tag Team Champion Ricky Morton defeated Ole & Arn
  Anderson

1988

Dallas, Texas:
- Texas Death Match: Kerry Von Erich beat World Class and AWA Champion Jerry Lawler by dq
- Michael Hayes & Steve Cox beat Samoan Swat Team to win the World Class Tag Team Title
- Dog Collar Match: Terry Gordy double count out with Botswana Beast
- Kevin Von Erich beat Brian Adias by dq
- Jeff Jarrett beat Eric Embry to win the World Class Light Heavyweight Title
- Texas Champion Iceman King Parsons double count out with Kendall Windham
- Blackjack Mulligan & Bill Irwin beat Jimmy Jack Funk & Black Bart

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
- Larry Zbyzsko pinned the Italian Stallion
- Al Perez fought Ron Simmons to a 15-minute time-limit draw
- The Road Warriors defeated Rick Steiner & Mike Rotunda via count-out
- Kevin Sullivan pinned Eddie Gilbert (sub. for an injured Jimmy Garvin) (w/ Garvin & Precious)
- Russian Assassin #1 & #2 defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff
- NWA US Champion Barry Windham defeated Sting via count-out
- NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton
- JJ Dillon pinned Jim Cornette in a steel cage match

Bayamon, Puerto Rico:
- Hurricane Castillo, Jr. & Miguelito Perez defeated Bobby Jaggers & Dan Kroffat to win the WWC Caribbean Tag Team Title

1989

Greensboro, North Carolina:
- Tom Zenk pinned Bill Irwin
- Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated Rip Morgan & Jack Victory
- Tommy Rich defeated the Cuban Assassin
- NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Rick & Scott Steiner
- Sting fought NWA US Champion Lex Luger to a double disqualification
- Terry Funk defeated Brian Pillman
- NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA TV Chapion the Great Muta via disqualification

1994

Barbourville, Kentucky:
- Scott Studd beat D-Lo Brown
- Tracy Smothers drew Bryant Anderson
- Boo Bradley pinned Lance Storm
- Bruiser Bedlam beat The Dirty White Boy via DQ in a "country whipping" match
- SMW Tag Champs The Gangstas beat The Rock-n-Roll Express via pinfall in a "no DQ" match

Oakland, California:
- WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd pinned Jean Paul Levesque
- The Honkytonk Man pinned Brian Pillman
- Sting pinned Lord Steven Regal
- Dustin Rhodes & the Nasty Boys defeated Arn Anderson, Bunkhouse Buck, & Col. Parker (sub. for Terry Funk)
- Kevin Sullivan fought Dave Sullivan to a double count-out
- WCW US Champion Jim Duggan defeated Steve Austin
- WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
- WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Ric Flair

1998

Chicago, Illinois:
- X-Pac defeated D'Lo Brown to capture the WWF European Heavyweight Title

2017

ROH Global Wars: Chicago, Illinois:
- Silas Young & Beer City Bruiser beat Chuckie T (Chuck Taylor) & Baretta
- Marty Scurll beat Hiromu Takahashi
- Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian beat Kushida & Cheeseburger
- Young Bucks & Cody & Hangman Page beat Jay White & Jonathan Gresham & Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley
- Rhett Titus & Will Ferrara beat Brian Johnson & Justin Pusser
- Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Shane Taylor & Kenny King & Jay Lethal
- Colt Cabana beat Toru Yano
- Will Ospreay beat Flip Gordon
- Kenny Omega pinned Yoshi-Hashi to retain the IWGP U.S. title