April 24 history

1947

Kansas City, Kansas:
- MWA Title: Orville Brown beat Vic Christy 2 falls to 1
- Ralph Garibaldi beat Dan O’Connor
- Warren Bockwinkel beat Ed White

1967

- John & Chris Tolos defeated Don Leo Jonathan & Rocky Johnson to win the NWA Canadian Tag Team Titles

1969

Kansas City, Kansas:
- Dick Murdoch defeated the Viking in a 2 out of 3 falls match

1978

Madison Square Garden:
- WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Graham in a steel cage match
- WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Johnny Rodz

Memphis, Tennessee:
- Jim Rey beat Frank Dalton
- Kojak drew Jerry Bryant
- Plowboy Frazier beat The Masked Marvel
- Steve Kyle & Tommy Gilbert beat Ron Slinker & Norvell Austin via DQ
- Jerry Lawler beat John Louie in a "hair vs. hair" match
- Bill Dundee & Jimmy Valiant beat Jos LeDuc & Sonny King in a "Texas death" match (Eddie Marlin was the special referee)

1979

Raleigh, North Carolina:
- Ricky Steamboat beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq
- Ernie Ladd beat Jimmy Snuka
- Gene Anderson & Moose Morowski beat Leo Burke & Jay Youngblood
- Herb Gallant beat Len Denton
- Don Kernodle beat David Patterson

1981

St. Louis, Missouri:
- NWA Champion Harley Race draw Ric Flair
- Bobby Jaggers and Dick Murdoch defeated Bulldog Bob Brown and Dick the Bruiser
- Big John Studd defeated Pat O’Connor
- Kerry and David Von Erich defeated Mike and Pat Kelly by countout
- Terry Taylor and Buzz Tyler draw
- Bruce Reed defeated Mike Blood

1982

Chicago, Illinois:
- AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Hulk Hogan dq
- AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell drew Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan
- Bobby Duncum beat Baron Von Raschke
- Ken Patera beat Spike Huber
- Buck Zumhofe beat Bobby Heenan
- Brad Rheingans beat Dr X
- Tito Santana drew Rene Goulet

1983

AWA Super Sunday: St. Paul, Minnesota:
- AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel defeated Hulk Hogan by DQ
- Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon beat Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan
- Ken Patera & Jesse Ventura & Blackjack Lanza beat Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell & Rick Martel
- Jerry Lawler beat John Tolos
- Wahoo McDaniel beat Ed Boulder
- Brad Rheingans beat Tom Stone
- Joyce Grable & Wendi Richter beat Judy Martin & Velvet McIntrye

1985

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
- AWA World Champion Rick Martel defeated Mr. Saito
- Steel cage match: Greg Gagne, Jim Brunzell and Jerry Blackwell defeated The Road Warriors and Paul Ellering

1989

Super Powers Clash: Tokyo, Japan:
- Big Van Vader defeated Shinya Hashimoto to win the IWGP Title tournament (Lou Thesz special referee)
- Shota Chochyashvili defeated Antonio Inoki to win the New Japan Martial Arts Title
- Naoki Sano defeated Hiro Saito to win the Young Lions League
- IWGP Tag Team Champions Super Strong Machine & George Takano defeated Hiro Hase & Shiro Koshinaka
- Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Kuniaki Kobayashi.
- Salman Hashimikov defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
- Wahka Eveleov defeated Masa Saito

Memphis, Tennessee:
- Detroit Demolition beat Ken Raper
- Frankie Lancaster drew Action Jackson
- Tony Anthony beat Chris Adams via DQ
- Jeff Jarrett beat Dutch Mantel via DQ
- Tracy Smother & John Paul beat Robert Fuller & Brian Lee via DQ
- Lord Humongous beat The Master of Pain via DQ
- Jerry Lawler beat PY Chi Hi
- Jerry Lawler beat The Samurai
- Jerry Lawler beat Mr. Devastation
- Jerry Lawler beat The Master of Pain to win the Unified World Title

1991

WWF UK Rampage: London, England
- Jim Neidhart defeated The Warlord
- Greg Valentine defeated Haku
- Ted DiBiase defeated Kerry Von Erich via countout
- The Rockers defeated The Orient Express
- Jimmy Snuka defeated The Barbarian
- Davey Boy Smith defeated The Bezerker
- Earthquake defeated Jake Roberts via countout
- WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Sgt. Slaughter

Battle Creek, Michigan:
- Brian Pillman pinned Master Blaster (Kevin Nash)
- Brad Armstrong pinned Rip Rogers
- Dustin Rhodes pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
- Big Josh pinned El Cubano
- WCW US Champion Lex Luger fought Nikita Koloff to a double count-out
- WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Dutch Mantell & Larry Zbyzsko
- Ron Simmons pinned Butch Reed
- Sting & El Gigante defeated WCW World Champion Ric Flair & WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson

1992

Hazzard, Kentucky:
- WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Ron Simmons & Big Josh
- Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Diamond Dallas Page
- Johnny B. Badd pinned Tracy Smothers
- Nikita Koloff (sub. for WCW World Champion Sting) pinned Big Van Vader
- WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton fought Rick & Scott Steiner to a double count-out
- WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
- Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko in a bunkhouse match

1993

Chilhowie, Virginia:
- Tim Horner defeated Jimmy Golden
- Robert Gibson defeated Stan Lane via disqualification
- Ricky Morton defeated Tom Pritchard
- SMW Heavyweight Champion Tracy Smothers defeated the Dirty White Boy
- Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated the Dirty White Boy & Jimmy Golden, Brian Lee & Tim Horner, and Stan Lane & Tom
  Prichard

Hopkinsville, Kentucky:
- Johnny B. Badd defeated Tex Slazenger
- The Barbarian defeated Robbie V (Rob Van Dam)
- Steve Regal defeated Shanghai Pierce
- Van Hammer defeated Vinnie Vegas
- Chris Benoit & Bobby Eaton defeated Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn
- WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & 2 Cold Scorpio

1994

Atlanta, Georgia:
- Ric Flair defeated Ricky Steamboat to win back the WCW World Title (title was held up)

2001

- Steve Corino defeated Mike Rapada to win the NWA title

2004

Chicago, Illinois:
- Colt Cabana & CM Punk defeated Jay & Mark Briscoe to win the Ring Of Honor Tag Team Titles

2005

TNA Lockdown: Orlando, Florida:
- 3 Live Kru (Konnan and Ron Killings) defeated David Young and Lex Lovett and The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase
  Stevens) (with Chris Candido)
- Apolo and Sonny Siaki defeated Chris Candido and Lance Hoyt in a Six Sides of Steel Cage match
- Dustin Rhodes defeated Bobby Roode (with A-1 and Coach D'Amore)
- Shocker defeated Chris Sabin, Michael Shane (with Trinity) and Sonjay Dutt1 ina Four Man Xscape match
- Jeff Hardy defeated Raven in a Six Sides of Steel Tables match
- America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) defeated Team Canada (Eric Young and Petey Williams) (with A-1) in a
  Six Sides of Steel Strap match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship
- Christopher Daniels defeated Elix Skipper	to retain the TNA X Division Championship
- Team Nash (B.G. James, Diamond Dallas Page and Sean Waltman) defeated Team Jarrett (Jeff Jarrett, Monty Brown and The
  Outlaw) in a Lethal Lockdown match
- A.J. Styles defeated Abyss to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship match