April 2 history

1943

St. Joseph, Missouri:
- Orville Brown beat Lee Wyckoff
- Sailor Fred Blassie beat Wild Red Berry by dq
- Al Getz and Mike Ryan drew Carlos Rodriquez and Jack Nasworthy

1959

Kansas City, Kansas:
- NWA World Heavyweight Champion Pat O’Connor beat Dick Hutton in 2 out of 3 falls by dq
- Hans Herman and Otto Von Krupp beat Dino Bravo and Bobby Bruns 2 out of 3 falls
- Farmer Don Marlin beat Lee Henning by dq
- Lorraine Johnson and Laura Martinez

1971

St. Louis, Missouri:
- NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. won 2/3 falls over Blackjack Lanza
- Von Raschke, Hans Schmidt and Big Bill Miller defeated Jack Brisco, Eddie Graham and Rufus R. Jones
- Harley Race, billed as Central States Champion, defeated Ronnie Etchison
- Dory Funk Sr. defeated Don Fargo
- Greg Valentine defeated Tinker Todd
- Rock Hunter and Roger Kirby defeated Bob Roop and Luis Martinez

1972

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
- The Sheik beat Pampero Firpo by countout
- Tony Parisi beat Hells Angel
- Johnny Valentine beat Mighty Ursus
- Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello/Don Kent) beat Ivan Kalmikoff/Tex McKenzie
- Love Brothers (Reginald Love/Hartford Love) beat Sweet Daddy Siki/Lou Klein
- Lee Henning/Chris Colt drew Tony Marino/Bob Harmon
- Mighty Igor/Ben Justice drew Mike Loren/Man Mountain Cannon
- Bill Miller/Dan Miller drew Gino Brito/Tony Baillargeon
- Jacques Rougeau beat Masked Marvel 1

1979

Memphis, Tennessee:
- Koko Ware drew Danny Davis
- Ron Slinker pinned Hans Schroeder
- Tony Charles beat Tuffy Taylor
- Jimmy Golden beat Tommy Gilbert
- Bill Dundee & Tony Charles beat The Assassins via DQ
- Southern Champ Buzz Sawyer vs. The Mongolian Stomper (The Southern Title was held-up after this match)
- Jerry Lawler & Robert Fuller beat Austin Idol & Toru Tanaka in a "Texas tornado" match

1984

Memphis, Tennessee:
- Scott Shannon drew Jesse Ortega
- Ox Baker beat Art Crews
- Randy Savage pinned Dutch Mantel in a "$5,000 on a pole" match
- Austin Idol beat Rick Rude via DQ in a "strap on a pole" match
- Southern Tag Champs Eddie Gilbert & Tommy Rich no contest Koko Ware & Norvell Austin
- Jimmy Valiant beat Assassin #1 in a hair vs. mask
- Jerry Lawler & JJ Dillon beat Jimmy Hart & Randy Savage in a "no DQ" match

1989

Clash of the Champions VI: New Orleans, Lousiana:
- Mike Rotunda & Steve Williams defeated The Road Warriors to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship
- NWA World Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Ric Flair in a 2 out of three falls match to retain the title
- The Samoan Swat Team defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane)
- The Junkyard Dog defeated Butch Reed
- The Great Muta defeated Steve Casey

Wrestlemania V: Atlantic City, New Jersey:
- Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage to win the WWF World Title
- Hercules defeated King Haku
- Big Bossman & Akeem defeated Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty
- Brutus Beefcake vs. Ted DiBiase ended in a double countout
- The Bushwackers defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
- Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig defeated The Blue Blazer
- WWF World Tag Team Champions defeated The Powers Of Pain & Mr. Fuji in a handicap match
- Dino Bravo defeated Ronnie Garvin
- Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Tito Santana & Rick Martel
- Jake Roberts defeated Andre The Giant via DQ
- Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Honky Tonk Man & Greg Valentine
- Rick Rude defeated The Ultimate Warrior to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
- Hacksaw Duggan vs. Bad News Brown ended in a double DQ
- The Red Rooster defeated Bobby Heenan

1992:

Norfolk, Virginia:
- Johnny B. Badd pinned Tracy Smothers
- The Junkyard Dog defeated Cactus Jack
- WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
- Nikita Koloff pinned Diamond Dallas Page
- Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton via disqualification
- Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko
- WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
- WCW World Champion Sting pinned Big Van Vader

SMW Bluegrass Brawl: Pikeville, Kentucky:
- Robbie Eagle pinned Rip Rogers
- The Mongolian Stomper defeated Rob Morgan via submission with a sleeper
- Tim Horner defeated the Nightstalker via disqualification
- Brian Lee pinned Kevin Sullivan in a Singapore spike match
- Tracy Smothers defeated SMW Heavyweight Champion the Dirty White Boy at w/ Ron Wright in a wheelchair) in a chain match
  to win the title
- Bobby Eaton, SMW Tag Team Champions Stan Lane & Tom Prichard defeated Arn Anderson, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson and
  Dutch Mantell, Jimmy Golden, & Robert Fuller in an elimination match

1993

Winston-Salem, North Carolina:
- 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Helmut Hesler
- Maxx Payne defeated Johnny Gunn
- Van Hammer defeated Vinnie Vegas
- Cactus Jack & the Barbarian defeated the Wrecking Crew
- Tom Zenk (sub. for WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes) defeated WCW TV Champion Paul Orndorff via disqualification
- WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas in a No DQ match
- WCW World Champion Big Van Vader pinned Sting

1994

Barbourville, Kentucky:
- Tracy Smothers defeated the Hornet
- Lance Storm defeated Timothy Well
- SMW Heavyweight Champion the Dirty White Boy defeated Killer Kyle
- Bruiser Bedlam defeated Bob Armstrong
- SMW Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Brian Lee & Chris Candido via disqualification

1995

Wrestlemania XI: Hartford, Connecticut:
- Owen Hart & Yokozuna defeated The Smoking Gunns to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles
- Bret Hart defeated Bob Backlund in an I Quit match
- WWF World Champion Diesel defeated Shawn Michaels
- Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith defeated Jacob & Eli Blu
- Razor Ramon defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Jeff Jarrett via DQ
- The Undertaker defeated King Kong Bundy
- Lawrence Taylor defeated Bam Bam Bigelow

2000

Wrestlemania 2000: Anaheim, California:
- Edge & Christian defeated The Hardys and The Dudleys in a ladder match to win the WWF World Tag Team Championship
- Chris Benoit won the Intercontinental Title and Chris Jericho won the European Title in a two fall match with Kurt Angle
  (Angle entered the match holding both titles)
- Triple H defeated The Rock, Mick Foley and The Big Show in a Four Way Elimination Match to retain the WWF World Title
- Big Bossman & Bull Buchanan defeated The Godfather & D'Lo Brown
- Hardcore Holly won a 15-minute Hardcore Battle Royal to win the WWF Hardcore Title
- Chyna & Too Cool defeated Eddie Guerrero, Perry Saturn & Dean Malenko
- Kane & Riskihi defeated X-Pac & Road Dogg

2006

Wrestlemania 22: Chicago, Illinois:
- WWE Champion John Cena defeated Triple H
- Rob Van Dam won the Money In The Bank Match
- JBL defeated Chris Benoit to win the United States Title
- WWE Tag Team Champions Kane & Big Show defeated Carlito & Chris Masters
- Mickie James defeated Trish Stratus to win the Women's Title
- The Undertaker defeated Mark Henry
- Shawn Michaels defeated Vince McMahon in a No Holds Barred match

2011

ROH Takes Center Stage 2: Atlanta, Georgia:
- Kings Of Wrestling defeated Adam Cole & Kyle O'Reilly
- Tommaso Ciampa defeated Homicide
- SHIMMER Tag Team Title Match: Daizee Haze & Tomoka Nakagawa defeated Hiroyo Matsumoto & Ayumi Kurihara to retain titles
- Christopher Daniels defeated Michael Elgin
- Jay & Mark Briscoe defeated All Night Express
- El Generico defeated Roderick Strong
- ROH World Tag Team Champions Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin beat American Wolves to retain titles

2015

New Japan Road To Invasion Attack: Tokyo, Japan:
- Alex Shelley, KUSHIDA & Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Jay White, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV
- Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Cody Hall, Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows (Bullet Club)
- Tama Tonga & Kenny Omega (Bullet Club) defeated Captain New Japan & Mascara Dorada
- Hirooki Goto, Tomoaki Honma, Katsuyori Shibata, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Togi Makabe defeated YOSHI-HASHI, Shinsuke Nakamura,
  Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Kazushi Sakuraba
- The Young Bucks & Bad Luck Fale (Bullet Club) defeated Beretta, Rocky Romero & Kazuchika Okada (CHAOS)
- AJ Styles & Yujiro Takahashi (Bullet Club) defeated Tetsuya Naito & Kota Ibushi

2017

WWE Wrestlemania: Orlando, Florida:
- Neville pinned Austin Aries to retain the cruiserweight title
- Mojo Rawley won the Andre the Giant Battle Royal
- Dean Ambrose pinned Baron Corbin to retain the IC title
- A.J. Styles pinned Shane McMahon
- Kevin Owens pinned Chris Jericho to win the U.S. title
- Bayley won a four-way to keep the Raw women’s title in an elimination match over Charlotte, Sasha Banks and Nia Jax
- Matt & Jeff Hardy won the Raw tag titles in a four-way ladder match over Enzo Amore & Big Cass, Sheamus & Cesaro and
  champions Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson
- John Cena & Nikki Bella beat The Miz & Maryse
- Seth Rollins pinned HHH in an unsanctioned match
- Randy Orton beat Bray Wyatt to win the WWE title
- Brock Lesnar pinned Bill Goldberg to win the Universal title
- Naomi won a six-way to win the Smackdown women’s title over champion Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Natalya, Becky Lynch and
  Mickie James
- Roman Reigns pinned The Undertaker

2022

WWE Wrestlemania Day 1: Dallas, Texas:
- Jimmy & Jey Uso retained the Smackdown tag titles over Shinsuke Nakamura & Rick Boogs
- Drew McIntyre pinned Happy Corbin
- Logan Paul & The Miz beat Rey & Dominik Mysterio
- Bianca Belair won the Raw women’s title from Becky Lynch
- Cody Rhodes pinned Seth Rollins
- Charlotte Flair retained the Smackdown women’s title over Ronda Rousey
- Steve Austin pinned Kevin Owens

NXT Stand & Deliver: Dallas, Texas:
- Raquel Gonzalez & Dakota Kai beat Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne to win the women’s tag titles
- Cameron Grimes won the North American title in a ladder match over champion Carmelo Hayes, Grayson Waller, Santos Escobar
  and Solo Sikoa
- Tony D’Angelo beat Tommaso Ciampa
- MSK (Nash Carter & Wes Lee) won the NXT tag titles over champions Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel and Brutus & Julius
  Creed
- Mandy Rose retained the women’s title in a four-way over Cora Jade, Kay Lee Ray and Io Shirai
- Gunther pinned L.A. Knight
- Dolph Ziggler pinned Bron Breaker to retain the NXT title

2023

WWE Wrestlemania XXIV Night 2: Los Angeles, California:
- Brock Lesnar pinned Omos
- Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler won a four-way over Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan, Chelsea Green & Sonya Deville and
  Natalya & Shotzi
- Gunther retained the IC title in a three-way over Drew McIntyre and Sheamus
- Bianca Belair beat Asuka to retain the Raw women’s title
- Shane McMahon & Snoop Dogg beat Miz
- Edge pinned Finn Balor in a Hell in a Cell match
- Roman Reigns pinned Cody Rhodes to retain the Universal title