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January 1st in Professional Wrestling History

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January 1, 1931
Columbus, Ohio

Joe Banaski def. Nick Bozinis to become the first MWA World Light Heavyweight champion.

January 1, 1936
Detroit, Michigan

The Great Mephisto def. Walter Roxey to win the MWA World Light Heavyweight title.

January 1, 1943
Columbus, Ohio

Billy Thorn def. Martino Angelo to win the MWA World Junior Heavyweight title.

January 1, 1949
Waco, Texas

Dizzy Davis def. Antonino Rocca to win the Texas Heavyweight title.

January 1, 1954
Mexico City, Mexico

El Santo def. Sugi Sito to win the NWA World Middleweight title.

January 1, 1959
Kansas City, Kansas

Dick Hutton def. Bob Ellis in three falls to retain the NWA World Heavyweight title.

Mobile, Alabama
Billy Wicks def. Lee Fields to win the Gulf Coast Heavyweight championship.

1961
Fort Worth, Texas

Rocket & Sputnik Monroe def. Duke Keomuka & Mad Dog Vachon to win the Texas Tag Team title.

January 1, 1963
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Ivan & Karol Kalmikoff def. Mr. High & Mr. Low to win the AWA World Tag Team title.

January 1, 1975
Nashville, Tennessee

Rocket Monroe & Randy Tyler def. Jackie Fargo & George Gulas to win the Mid-America Tag Team championship.

Tallahassee, Florida
Harley Race def. Johnny Weaver to become Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling United States Heavyweight champion.

January 1, 1978
Greensboro, North Carolina

Blackjack Mulligan def. Ricky Steamboat to win the NWA United States Heavyweight title.

January 1, 1979
Atlanta, Georgia

Jack & Jerry Brisco def. Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk to win the Georgia Tag Team championship.

January 1, 1980
Memphis, Tennessee

Ricky & Robert Gibson def. The Assassins to win the Southern Tag Team title.

January 1, 1981
St. Louis, Missouri (Kiel Auditorium)

Ric Flair def. Bruce Reed to retain the NWA World Heavyweight title.
Kerry Von Erich def. Missouri Heavyweight champion Harley Race via DQ.

January 1, 1982
St. Louis, Missouri
Sam Muchnick Retirement

Dewey Robertson def. Baron Von Raschke.
Bob Brown wrestled Jerry Brown to a draw.
Pat O'Connor def. Bob Sweetan.
Crusher Blackwell def. ox Baker & Bruce Reed in a handicap match.
David Von Erich & Rufus R. Jones wrestled Harley Race & Greg Valentine to a draw.
Dick the Bruiser def. Ken Patera to win the Missouri Heavyweight title.
Ric Flair def. Dusty Rhodes in three falls to retain the NWA World Heavyweight title.

Tokyo, Japan
Tiger Mask def. The Dynamite Kid to win the vacant WWF World Junior Heavyweight title.

January 1, 1983
San Antonio, Texas

Tully Blanchard def. Bob Sweetan to win the vacant Southwest Heavyweight championship.

San Francisco, California (Cow Palace)
Hulk Hogan def. Ken Patera.
Nick Bockwinkel def. Pat Patterson to retain the AWA World Heavyweight title.

January 1, 1984
Memphis, Tennessee (Mid-South Coliseum)

Southern Tag Team champions Stan Lane & Steve Keirn fought The Moondogs to a double DQ.
Jerry Lawler def. AWA World Heavyweight champion Nick Bockwinkel via DQ.

Tokyo, Japan (Korakuen Hall)
Antonio Inoki fought Dusty Rhodes to a double countout.
Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu def. Akira Maeda & Tatsumi Fujinami.
Abdullah the Butcher fought Seiji Sakaguchi to a double countout.
The Cobra def. Black Tiger.

January 1, 1985
Tampa, Florida

Jay & Mark Youngblood def. Krusher Khruschev & Jim Neidhart to win Florida's United States Tag Team title.

January 1, 1986
St. Louis, Missouri

Magnum T.A. def. Tully Blanchard via DQ to retain the NWA United States Heavyweight title.
Dusty Rhodes & The Road Warriors def. Ivan Koloff, Ole Anderson, & Arn Anderson.
NWA World Heavyweight champion Ric Flair fought Harley Race to a double DQ.

January 1, 1987
Atlanta, Georgia (The Omni)

Bubba Rogers won a bunkhouse stampede.
Dusty Rhodes & Nikita Koloff def. Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard in a bull rope/chain match.
The Road Warriors & Paul Ellering def. Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey, & Bubba Rogers.

January 1, 1988
Atlanta, Georgia (The Omni)

Lex Luger & Ole Anderson def. Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard.
Ric Flair pinned Michael Hayes to retain the NWA World Heavyweight title.
Dusty Rhodes won a Bunkhouse Stampede.

January 1, 1990
Memphis, Tennessee (Mid-South Coliseum)

Bill Dundee wrestled Billy Joe Travis to a double countout.
Jeff Jarrett & Matt Borne def. USWA Tag Team champions Robert Fuller & Brian Lee via DQ.
King Cobra def. Jerry Lawler via DQ to retain the USWA World Heavyweight title.

Tokyo, Japan
Bull Nakano def. Mitsuko Nihshiwaki to win the vacant AJW title.

January 1, 1991
Greensboro, North Carolina (Coliseum)

Butch Reed & Ron Simmons def. Arn Anderson & Barry Windham to retain the NWA World Tag Team title.
Sting pinned Ric Flair to retain the NWA WOrld Heavyweight title.

January 1, 1992
Atlanta, Georgia (The Omni)

Sting & Ron Simmons def. Rick Rude & Cactus Jack.
Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes def. Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton to retain the WCW World Tag Team title.
Rick & Scott Steiner def. Big Van Vader & Mr. Hughes.

January 1, 1993
Nezhualcoyotl, Mexico

El Signo def. Villano III to win the WWF World Light Heavyweight title.

January 1, 1996
Atlanta, Georgia (The Omni)

Hulk Hogan def. Ric Flair via DQ.
Lex Luger & Sting def. The Faces of Fear.
Steven Regal pinned Chris Benoit.
Randy Savage pinned Arn Anderson.

January 1, 2003
Mexico City, Mexico (Arena Mexico)

Universo dos Mil def. Violencia to retain the CMLL Heavyweight title.
Alan Stone & Villano IV def. Genetico & Mascara Ano 2000 to win the CMLL Tornedo Gran Alternativa.

January 1, 2005
Mexico City, Mexico

Mistico def. Averno to win the NWA World Middleweight title.

January 1, 2007
Miami, Florida

Kevin Federline (Britney Spears' former husband) pinned John Cena in a no DQ match.

January 1, 2012
Mexico City, Mexico

El Terrible def. Rush to win the vacant CMLL Heavyweight title.

January 1, 2014
Mexico City, Mexico (Arena Mexico)

Super Halcon won the 12 man, La Copa Junior torneo cibernetico.
Mephisto def. Atlantis in three falls to retain the Mexican National Light Heavyweight title.

January 1, 2016
Mexico City, Mexico (Arena Mexico)

Negro Casas def. Super Parka in a hair vs. hair match.

January 1, 2017
Mexico City, Mexico (Arena Mexico)

Maximo Sexy def. Mascara Ano 2000 in three falls of a hair vs. hair match.

January 1, 2018
Mexico City, Mexico (Arena Mexico)

Negro Casas def. Sam Adonis in three falls of a hair vs. hair match.

Tokyo, Japan (Korakuen Hall)
Yusaku Obata def. Masato Tanaka to win the Zero 1 World Heavyweight title.
Yutaka Yoshie & Shogun Okamoto def. Kohei Sato & Hideki Suzuki to win the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team title.
Sugi & Masamune def. Ikuto Hidaka & Takuya Sugawara to win the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team title.

January 1, 2020
Mexico City, Mexico (Arena Mexico)

Dulce Gardenia def. Kawato-San in three falls of a hair vs. hair match.
Principe Diamante def. Espiritu Negro in three falls of a mask vs. mask match.

January 1, 2021
Tokyo, Japan (Korakuen Hall)

Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi def. Shuji Ishikawa & Suwama to win All Japan's World Tag Team title.
Masato Tanaka pinned Zeus.

January 1, 2022
Atlanta, Georgia (State Farm Arena)

Jimmy & Jey Uso def. Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods to retain the Smackdown Tag Team title. (17:05)
Randy Orton & Matt Riddle def. Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford to retain the Raw Tag Team title. (11:15)
Becky Lynch pinned Liv Morgan to retain the Raw Women's title. (17:00)
Brock Lesnar def. Big E. Langston, Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, and Bobby Lashley in a five way match to win the WWE World Heavyweight title.

Mexico City, Mexico (Arena Mexico)
Disturbio lost a mask/hair, escape the cage match.

Tokyo, Japan (Budokan Hall)
Katsuhiko Nakajima pinned Go Shiozaki to retain the GHC World Heavyweight title.
Kenoh def. Kaito Kiyomiya to retain the GHC National Heavyweight title.
Keiji Muto & Naomichi Marufuji def. Masaaki Mochizuki & Masato Tanaka to retain the GHC Tag Team title.
Hayata pinned Yoshinari Ogawa to retain the GHC World Jr. Heavyewight title.

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