April 11 history

1932

Kansas City, Kansas:
- MWA World Heavyweight Champion John Pesek and Everette Marshall drew 1 -1
- Wladek Zbyszko beat Sol Slagel

1934

St. Louis, Missouri:
- World Heavyweight Champion Jim Londos beat Dick Shikat
- Ray Steele beat Pete Schuh
- Orville Brown beat George Zaharias
- Charley Strack beat Milo Steinborn

1945

San Jose, California:
- Earl McCready defeated Dean Detton for the San Francisco Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title

1955

Tulsa, Oklahoma:
- Ed Francis defeated Baron Michele Leone to win the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title

1956

Regina, Saskatchewan:
- George Gordienko defeated Lou Newman to win the Calgary NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title

1957

Amarillo, Texas:
- Don Curtis and Dizzy Davis defeated Great Bolo and Kurt Von Poppenheim for the Amarillo NWA North American Tag Team Title

1963

Washington, D.C.:
- Buddy Rogers is officially presented the WWWF World Heavyweight Title belt

1967

Baton Rouge, Louisiana:
- Frank and Jack Dalton defeated Danny Little Bear and Bobby Fields to win the Gulf Coast NWA United States Tag Team Titles

Savannah, Georgia:
- Enrique and Ramon Torres defeated Gene and Lars Anderson for the Georgia NWA Southern Tag Team Title

1969

Los Angeles, California:
- Alfonso Dantés and Mil Máscaras defeated The Black Angels for the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles

Mexico City, Mexico:
- Raul Mata defeated Dr. Wagner to win the vacant Mexican National Light Heavyweight Title

1970

Jacksonville, Florida:
- Dale Lewis defeated Bob Orton for the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title

1973

Knoxville, Tennessee:
- Don and Ron Wright defeated The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Don Kent) to win the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team
  Titles

1974

Kansas City, Missouri:
- Tokyo Joe defeated Frank Valois
- The Interns (w/ Dr. Ken Ramey) defeated Bull Bullinski & Mike George
- Don Fargo defeated The Viking
- Chris Taylor & Pat O’Connor defeated Bob Brown & Karl Steiger
- Terry Funk defeated Bob Orton
- Andre the Giant & Reggie Parks defeated Lord Alfred Hayes & Roger Kirby
- Omar Atlas & Bobby Whitlock defeated Billy Howard & Percy Pringle
- Chris Taylor and Bob Brown were co-winners of a 22-man Battle Royal

1976

Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Dr. Wagner defeated Alfonso Dantés for the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Title

1977

Memphis, Tennessee:
- Jerry Lawler defeated Rocky Johnson to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Heavyweight Title

Hiroshima, Japan:
- Shinobu Aso and Yumi Ikeshita defeated The Beauty Pair (Jackie Sato and Maki Ueda) to win the WWWA World Tag Team Titles

1979

Omaha, Nebraska:
- No dq Match: AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dcor Mad Dog Vachon
- Paul Ellering (sub Greg Gagne) & Billy Robinson beat Cecil DuBois & Bobby Duncum
- Doug Gilbert beat Pat Patterson dq
- Steve Olsonoski beat Iron Sheik
- Kay Noble beat Jean Antone

Mexico City, Mexico:
- Perro Aguayo defeated Gran Hamada for the UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Title

1980

St. Louis, Missouri:
- Missouri Champion Kevin Von Erich defeated King Kong Brody via DQ
- WWF Champion Bob Backlund and Ken Patera 30-minute draw
- George Wells was the winner of a tag elimination match
- Rocky Johnson defeated Lord Alfred Hayes
- Jerry Oates draw Takachiho
- Ron McFarlane and Pak-Song defeated Eddie Gilbert and Tom Andrews

1981

Rockford, Illinois:
- AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Jesse Ventura
- The Crusher & Baron Von Raschke beat Jerry Blackwell & John Studd
- Brad Rheingans beat Tony Leone (sub Steve Regal)
- Ben DeLeon beat Curt Hennig (sub Nacho Barrera)

- Jay Youngblood won the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

1982

Oakland, California:
- (Handicap Match, Special Referee: Lord James Blears) Hulk Hogan & Andre The Giant beat Bobby Heenan & Ken Patera & Nick
  Bockwinkel & Bobby Duncum
- Jerry Blackwell beat Jim Brunzell
- Tito Santana beat Sheik Adnan dq
- Brad Rheingans drew Greg Gagne
- Baron Von Raschke beat Sgt. Goulet
- Jerry Monti beat Guy Lambert


Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Sangre Chicana defeated Atsushi Onita for the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Title

Orlando, Florida:
- Bruce Reed and Sweet Brown Sugar defeated Dory Funk, Jr. and David Von Erich to win the Florida NWA North American Tag
  Team Titles

Dallas, Texas:
- King Kong Bundy and Bugsy McGraw defeated Kerry Von Erich and Al Madril for the World Class American Tag Team Titles

1983

Birmingham, Alabama:
- Bob Armstrong defeated Ken Lucas for the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title

Memphis, Tennessee:
- No Referee in the Ring: Jerry Lawler beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq
- Southern Tag Team Champions The Moondogs beat Fabulous Ones dq
- Southern Champion Bill Dundee dcor Dutch Mantel
- Handicap Match, Hair vs Hair: Stagger Lee & Terry Taylor beat Plowboy Frazier & Jimmy Hart & Bobby Eaton (Frazier lost
  his hair)
- Masks at Stake, Texas Tornado Match: The Galaxians beat Rock & Roll Express
- Duke Myers beat Bobby Fulton
- Bruise Brothers beat Steve O & Carl Fergie

1985

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
- Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Nick Bockwinkel & Mr. Saito
- Jerry Blackwell beat King Tonga dq
- Jim Garvin beat Baron Von Raschke dq
- Masked Superstar beat Moose Morowski
- Buck Zumhofe beat Steve Regal
- Butch Reed beat Ricky Lee Jones

1987

Kansas City, Kansas
- AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Bulldog Bob Brown
- Pork Chop Cash & Ken Timbs beat Rick McCord & Bart Batten to win Central States tag title
- Lumberjack match: Warlord beat Earthquake Ferris
- Rip Rogers beat Joe Lightfoot
- Stoney Burke beat Karl Kovac
- Debbie Combs beat Penny Mitchell

Hampton, Virginia:
- Mike Graham defeated Bill Maddox
- Dustin Rhodes defeated El Cubano
- Big Josh defeated Rip Rogers
- Sting defeated Jack Victory
- El Gigante defeated WCW World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
- WCW US Champion Lex Luger defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson
- WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin

1992

Chattanooga, Tennessee:
- The Junkyard Dog pinned Richard Morton
- WCW US Tag Team Champion Greg Valentine & Mike Graham (sub. for WCW US Tag Team Champion Terry Taylor) defeated Marcus
  Alexander Bagwell & Tom Zenk
- Ron Simmons pinned Cactus Jack
- Nikita Koloff pinned Diamond Dallas Page
- Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko in a bunkhouse match
- Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton via disqualification
- WCW World Champion Sting pinned Big Van Vader
- WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification

1995

Dallas, Texas:
- The Rock 'n' Roll Express defeated Dick Murdoch and Randy Rhodes to win the vacant NWA World Tag Team Title in a
  tournament final

1999

WCW Spring Stampede: Tacoma, Washington:
- Juventud Guerrera pinned Blitzkreig
- Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Hak (w/ Chastity) in a hardcore match a
- Scotty Riggs pinned Mikey Whipwreck
- Konnan pinned Disco Inferno
- WCW Cruiserweight & Tag Team Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned WCW Tag Team Champion Billy Kidman
- Scott Steiner pinned Booker T to win the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Title in the finals of a tournament
- Goldberg pinned Kevin Nash
- Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko (with Arn Anderson) defeated Raven and Saturn
- Diamond Dallas Page defeated WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan and Sting in a Fatal Four-Way match, to
  win the title

2003

OVW Spring Breakout: Louisville, Kentucky:
- Chris Cage and Mark Jindrak defeated Orlando Jordan and Mark Magnus
- Nova pinned Christopher Nowinski
- OVW Southern Tag Team Champions A.P.A. (Bradshaw and Ron Simmons) defeated Lance Cade and René Duprée to retain the title
- WWE World Tag Team Champion Kane pinned Matt Morgan
- Chris Benoit, Nick Dinsmore and Johnny Jeter defeated Rob Conway, The Damaja and OVW Heavyweight Champion Doug Basham in
  a 30-minute Iron Man match, 2 falls to 1

2013

- Chavo Guerrero & Hernandez defeated Austin Aires and Bobby Roode in a 2 out of 3 falls match for the TNA World Tag Team
  Titles
- Taryn Terrell defeated Gail Kim
- TNA World Title/Full Metal Mayhem Match: Bully Ray defeated Jeff Hardy

2021

Wrestlemania 37 Day 2: Tampa, Florida:
- Randy Orton pinned The Fiend
- Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax retained the women’s tag titles over Tamina & Natalya
- Kevin Owens pinned Sami Zayn
- Sheamus pinned Riddle to win the U.S. title
- Apollo Crews pinned Big E in a Nigerian Drum match to win the IC title
- Rhea Ripley pinned Asuka to win the Raw women’s title
- Roman Reigns retained the Universal title over Daniel Bryan and Edge