Wrestling on Christmas 12/25/65 Minneapolis, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Verne Gagne & Mighty Igor Vodik dq Chris Markoff drew Reggie Parks Billy Red Cloud beat Gene Anderson Luke Brown beat Bob Morgan Larry Heiniemi beat Ivan Kalmikoff George Drake drew Eddie Sharkey att: 5,598 12/25/67 Minneapolis, MN Bill Watts won an 11 man battle royal Dr X beat Johnny Powers Bill Watts beat Chris Markoff Harley Race beat Rene Goulet Luke Brown beat Big K Rock Rogowski beat Blackjack Daniels Eddie Sharkey beat Mark Starr att: 3,168 12/25/71 Minneapolis, MN Dr X & Billy Robinson Robinson beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson Ivan Ivan RBear Koloff beat Sailor Art Thomas Bull Bullinski beat Ox Douglas Ox Baker Vivian Vachon beat Jean Antone Billy Red Cloud drew Buddy Wolff 12/25/77 Minneapolis, MN @ Auditorium Tuxedo Match The Crusher beat Lord Alfred Hayes AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Super Destroyer & Angelo Mosca Billy Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza Larry Hennig no contest Bobby Duncum Evan Johnson beat Doug Somers Jan Nelson beat Buck Zumhofe Iron Sheik beat Kenny Jay att: 5,989 12/25/79 Minneapolis, MN @ Auditorium The Crusher & Lord Alfred Hayes beat Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Heenan Greg Gagne ddq Adrian Adonis Mad Dog Vachon beat Super Destroyer Mark II COR Dino Bravo beat Super Destroyer Mark III Steve Olsonoski beat Buddy Wolff Jerry Blackwell beat Ricky Hunter 12/25/80 Minneapolis, MN Mad Dog Vachon beat John Studd Posedown The Crusher beat Jesse Ventura Bobby Heenan & Nick Bockwinkel beat Buck Zumhofe & Super Destroyer Mark II Dino Bravo beat Adrian Adonis Billy Robinson beat Steve Regal Tito Santana beat Chris Markoff 12/25/81 St. Paul, MN @ Civic Center AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Robinson Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum beat Hulk Hogan & Tito Santana dq Non Title Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan beat AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell Buck Zumhofe beat Bobby Heenan Rene Goulet beat Kenny Jay Curt Hennig drew Evan Johnson 12/25/82 St. Paul, MN @ Civic Center AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan dq Hulk Hogan ddq Jesse Ventura Rick Martel beat Bobby Heenan Ken Patera beat Steve Olsonoski Baron Von Raschke beat Sgt. Goulet Buck Zumhofe beat Tom Lentz 12/25/83 St. Paul, MN @ Civic Center Mad Dog Vachon beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq Greg Gagne & Baron Von Raschke & Ray Stevens & Jim Brunzell beat Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell & Mr. Saito & Sheik Adnan Jesse Ventura beat Steve Olsonoski Rick Martel beat Superstar Billy Graham dq Billy Robinson drew Brad Rheingans 20:00 Buck Zumhofe beat Bill White att: 18,000 12/25/84 St Paul, MN @ Civic Center AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Jim Garvin dq after Wally Karbo reversed the decision Fabulous Ones no contest AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors King Kong Brody & Masked Superstar beat Jerry Blackwell & Greg Gagne Curt Hennig beat Nick Bockwinkel Jim Brunzell drew Mr Saito 20:00 Baron Von Raschke beat Steve Regal Billy Robinson beat Steve Olsonoski att: 13,000 12/25/85 St. Paul, MN @ Civic Center AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Stan Hansen dq Road Warriors no contest AWA Tag Team Champions Jim Garvin & Steve Regal Nick Bockwinkel beat Larry Zbyszko Mongolian Stomper & Nord The Barbarian & Boris Zhukov beat Scott Hall & Curt Hennig & Jerry Blackwell Baron Von Raschke beat Scott Irwin dq Marty Jannetty beat Kelly Kiniski Cowboy Lang & Little Mr. T beat Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook Bill Irwin beat Kevin Kelly Sherri Martel beat Debbie Combs Att: 7000+ 12/25/86 St. Paul, MN @ Civic Center Special Referee: Billy Robinson AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Curt Hennig dq Non Title Cage Match Midnight Rockers beat AWA Tag Team Champions Buddy Rose & Doug Somers Mr. Saito & Super Ninja & Larry Zbyszko beat Scott Hall & Leon White & Greg Gagne Boris Zhukov beat Steve O Earthquake Ferris beat Brian Knobbs Buck Zumhofe drew Buddy Wolff Colonel DeBeers beat Jimmy Snuka dq att: 3,500 12/25/87 Minneapolis, MN Greg Gagne beat AWA Champion Curt Hennig dq Adrian Adonis beat Wahoo McDaniel dq AWA Tag Team Champions Original Midnight Express drew Midnight Rockers 30:00 Nord The Barbarian beat Soldat Ustinov to earn 5 minutes with Sheik Adnan Kevin Kelly beat Alan West (sub DJ Peterson) Nick Kiniski beat Mitch Snow att: 1,800 12/25/70 Charlotte, NC @ Park Center Eastern Champion Missouri Mauler vs Argentina Apollo George Becker & Johnny Weaver vs Art Nelson & Kurt Stroheim Bobby Kay & Abe Jacobs vs Bronco Lubich & George Two Ton Harris Dr X vs Bob Ramstead Sandy Parker vs Toni Rose Matti Suzuki vs Pedro Godoy Johnny Heidman vs El Gaucho 12/25/70 Greenville, SC @ Memorial Auditorium Paul Jones & Nelson Royal beat Atlantic Coast Tag Team Champions Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson Bobo Johnson & Billy Colt beat Little Bruiser & Bob Broom Luther Lindsey drew Gene Anderson Tommy Seigler beat Joe Soto Alberto Torres vs Tony Romano Jesse James vs Pancho Valdez George Grant vs Bulldog Lee Henning 12/25/71 Charlotte, NC @ Park Center Non Title Texas Death Match in a Cage Johnny Weaver & Argentina Apollo beat Atlantic Coast Tag Team Champions Brute Bernard & Missouri Mauler Paul Jones & Nelson Royal beat Kurt & Karl Von Steiger Bobo Johnson & Bob Griffin beat Tiger Thomas & Johnny Heidman Bob Griffin beat Joe Soto Bobby Kay beat Jim Dillon Susan Green beat Peggy Patterson 12/25/71 Greenville, SC @ Memorial Auditorium Gary Hart Locked in a Steel Cage Gene Anderson & Art Nelson beat Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson 2/3 Cowboy Lang & Vicki Williams beat Little Bruiser & Paula Kaye Jerry Brisco beat Rock Hunter Matti Suzuki beat Tommy Seigler Frank Hester beat Tony Romano Abe Jacobs beat Jesse James Krusher Karlson beat Bobby Paul 12/25/72 Charlotte, NC @ Coliseum Fence Match Jerry Brisco & Thunderbolt Patterson beat Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson Bobby Kay & Terry Kay beat Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson Frank Monte beat Jim Dillon Klondike Bill beat Bronko Lubich Cowboy Lang & Farmer Pete beat Little Bruiser & Billy The Kid The Kentuckian Big Boy Brown beat Evil Eye Gordon The Menace beat Johnny Heidman 12/25/72 Greenville, SC @ Memorial Auditorium Texas Death Match inside a Cage, Special Referee: Ronnie Garvin Johnny Weaver & Art Nelson vs Royal Kangaroos Lord Jonathan Boyd & Norman Frederick Charles III Ronnie Garvin & Nelson Royal vs Freddie Sweetan & Mike Dubois Joyce Grable & Randy Curtis vs Toni Rose & Dick Shannon Matti Suzuki vs Pancho Valdez George Two Ton Harris vs Tony Romano Billy Hines vs Terry Sawyer 12/25/73 Charlotte, NC @ Coliseum Johnny Weaver beat Johnny Valentine Bearcat Wright beat Mike York Nelson Royal & Art Nelson beat Bruce Swayze & Bill White Debbie Johnson & Bobo Johnson beat Paula Kaye & Little Bruiser Bob Bruggers beat Johnny Heidman LD Lewis beat Swede Hanson Battle Royal for $2,500 12/25/73 Greenville, SC @ Memorial Auditorium Non Title Match Mid Atlantic Champion Jerry Brisco vs Super Destroyer Lights Out Match Sandy Scott vs Beauregard Dorothy Downs & Billy The Kid vs Donna Christian & Little Love Amazing Zuma & Pedro Columbo vs Tony Romano & Frank Cochran 12/25/73 Raleigh, NC @ Dorton Arena Mid Atlantic Tag Team Champions Brute Bernard & Jay York vs Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson Indian Strap Match Bobby Bold Eagle vs Homer O’Dell Penny Banner vs Belle Starr Jim Dalton & Ricky Ferrara vs Nick DeCarlo & Scott Casey Terry Sawyer vs Don Kernodle Joe Furr vs El Gaucho 12/25/74 Charlotte, NC @ Park Center Paul Jones beat Mid Atlantic Champion Johnny Valentine dq when Valentine slugged the referee Swede Hanson & Abe Jacobs beat Rip Hawk & Chuck O’Connor Ric Flair beat Charlie Cook Don Kernodle beat Pedro Godoy Mr Hayashi drew Bill Crouch 12/25/74 Greenville, SC @ Memorial Auditorium The Avenger beat Super Destroyer Loser Leaves Town Sonny King beat Missouri Mauler Sandy Scott & Evelyn Stevens vs Art Nelson & Dorothy Downs Tommy Seigler vs Brute Bernard Klondike Bill vs George Two Ton Harris Frank Morrell vs Mike Stallings 12/25/75 Charlotte, NC @ Park Center NWA Tag Team Champions Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson drew Mr Wrestling Tim Woods & Johnny Weaver Haiti Kid & Vicky Williams beat Little Tokyo & Leilani Kai Tiger Conway Jr beat Spoiler I Steve Keirn beat Jerry Blackwell Joe Soto beat Greg Peterson 12/25/75 Greenville, SC @ Memorial Auditorium US Champion Paul Jones beat Blackjack Mulligan Danny Miller & Swede Hanson beat Steve Strong & Missouri Mauler Angelo Mosca beat Ken Patera Tony Atlas beat Billy Howard Charlie Fulton beat Don Serrano Sheila Shepherd beat Donna Christian 12/25/75 Norfolk, VA @ Scope Exhibition Hall Russian Chain Match Wahoo McDaniel vs Boris Malenko No Time Limit, No Countouts, No dq Match Rufus R Jones vs Spoiler II Cowboy Lang vs Sonny Boy Hayes Roberto Soto & El Rayo vs Mike Dubois & Bill White Larry Zbyszko vs George Two Ton Harris Joe Turner vs Johnny Heidman 12/25/76 Greenville, SC @ Memorial Auditorium 7 PM Starting Time Special Referee: Wahoo McDaniel NWA Tag Team Champions Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson beat Ric Flair & Greg Valentine Women’s Champion Fabulous Moolah beat Susie Green Frankie Laine & Tiger Conway Jr beat Jacques Goulet & Bill White Kim Duk beat Klondike Bill Johnny Eagles beat Doug Somers New Attendance Record of 6500 set 12/25/76 Hampton, VA @ Hampton Roads Coliseum 7:30 PM Starting Time Rufus R Jones beat Masked Superstar dq Mr Wrestling Tim Woods beat Boris Malenko Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable beat Vivian St John & Leilani Kai Red Bastien & Keith Franks beat Lanny Poffo & Randy Poffo Blue Scorpion beat Joey Rossi Terry Sawyer drew Dr. Fujinami 12/25/76 Charlotte, NC @ Coliseum 8:15 PM Starting Time US Champion Blackjack Mulligan beat Paul Jones dq Ole Anderson beat Mid Atlantic Champion Ric Flair dq Wahoo McDaniel beat Greg Valentine Dino Bravo & Ken Patera beat Brute Bernard & Jerry Blackwell Princess Little Dove beat Diamond Lil Tony Russo drew Danny Miller Herb Gallant beat Jack Evans 12/25/77 Charlotte, NC @ Coliseum Wahoo McDaniel beat Mid Atlantic Champion Greg Valentine dq Mighty Igor & Ken Patera beat Masked Superstar & Blackjack Mulligan Tiger Conway Jr & Tiger Conway Sr beat Hartford Love & Russian Stomper Swede Hanson beat Tony Russo Mr Sato drew Rick McGraw 20:00 Abe Jacobs beat Charlie Fulton 12/25/77 Greenville, SC @ Memorial Auditorium US Champion Ricky Steamboat beat Mid Atlantic TV Champion Baron Von Raschke but the win came after the 15 minute mark so Raschke retained his TV Title Ric Flair won an 11 man $5,000 Russian Roulette Battle Royal Also involved were Mr Wrestling Tim Woods, Danny Miller, Bobo Brazil, Frank Monte, Dino Bravo, Mr X I, Mr X II, Johnny Weaver, Bill White, and Roberto Soto. 12/25/78 Charlotte, NC @ Coliseum Cage Match US Champion Ric Flair beat Blackjack Mulligan NWA TV Champion Paul Jones beat Ricky Steamboat Johnny Weaver beat Mid Atlantic Champion Ken Patera dq Jay Youngblood & Skip Young beat Brute Bernard & Jacques Goulet Mr X I beat Gary Young Don Kernodle beat David Patterson Frank Monte beat Joe Furr Klondike Bill beat Charlie Fulton Att: 11,303 12/25/62 Tampa Don Curtis & Joe Scarpa beat Russian Crusher & Masked Zorro dq Kurt Von Bruner & Karl Von Brauner beat Steve Kovacs & Reggie Parks Pat O’Hara drew Harry Smith Lou Bastien beat Pedro Godoy 12/25/65 Lakeland, FL Don Curtis & Ronnie Etchison & Klondike Bill beat Missouri Mauler Rocky Hamilton & Karl Von Stroheim & Kurt Von Stroheim Roger Kirby beat Pat O’Hara Mustapha Bey beat Jerry London 12/25/67 West Palm Beach, FL @ Auditorium Wahoo McDaniel vs Duke Keomuka Southern Tag Team Champions Aldo Bogni & Bronko Lubich vs Jose Lothario & Joe Scarpa Klondike Bill vs Tarzan Tyler Sherri Lee & Penny Brooks vs Bonnie Watson & Mae Young 12/25/70 St Petersburg, FL @ Bayfront Center Florida Champion Tarzan Tyler vs Jack Brisco Florida Tag Team Title Tournament First Round Pairings Jose Lothario & Danny Miller vs Skull Von Stroheim & Eduardo Perez Great Malenko & Great Mephisto vs Louie Tillet & Rene Goulet The Infernos vs Bob Roop & Ron Fuller Non Tourney Matches Vivian Vachon & Ronnie Garvin vs Bonnie Watson & Al Valesco Joe Flaherty vs Oki Shikina 12/25/72 West Palm Beach, FL @ Auditorium Florida Champion Jack Brisco beat Ron Fuller Mike Graham & Great Malenko beat Bobby Shane & Stephen Bob Orton Sr beat Dick Slater Bob Orton Jr beat Joe Nova Corsica Jean drew Ed Wiskowski 12/25/72 Orlando, FL @ Sports Stadium Big Bad John beat Southern Champion Buddy Colt dq Mr Wrestling Tim Woods drew Chris Markoff Kevin Sullivan & Robert Fuller beat Dick Slater & Jim McKinney Frank Hester beat John Smith Don Ritchie beat Bob Griffin 12/25/73 Tampa, FL @ Fort Homer Hesterly Armory Haystack Calhoun won a 16 man, $9,600.00 Battle Royal Steel Cage Match Paul Jones beat Florida Champion Buddy Colt dq Florida Tag Team Champions Jos Leduc & Paul Leduc beat Red Shadow & Doc Beach when Jos pinned Doc Beach in 11:45 No Time Limit TV Champion Mike Graham beat Dick Slater Rip Hawk beat Tex McKenzie dq in 1:10 Heather Feather & Frank Hester beat Cathy McCoy & George McCreary Great Malenko beat Big Mac Ali Vaziri beat Mark Stone 5:00 12/25/74 Miami Beach, FL @ Auditorium Joe Leduc beat Southern Champion Mongolian Stomper dq North American Champion Bob Armstrong beat Bob Roop Dick Slater beat Tony Parisi Dominic DeNucci beat The Patriot Tony Charles beat Beautiful Bruce George Gouliovas drew Beauregard Frank Hester & Mike Pappas beat Sonny Rogers & The Spider Jay Clay beat Gypsy Joe Rosario att: 3,011 12/25/75 Miami Beach, FL @ Convention Hall Lights Out Match Dusty Rhodes beat King Curtis Southern Champion Billy Robinson beat Bob Roop NWA Junior Champion Hiro Matsuda beat Kim Duk Bob Orton Jr & Karl Von Steiger beat Eddie Graham & Mike Graham Rocky Johnson beat Roger Kirby Abe Jacobs & Dino Bravo beat The Outlaw & Mitsu Hata The Destroyer beat Roosevelt Jones 12/25/76 St Petersburg, FL @ Bayfront Center Superstar Billy Graham beat Jos Leduc (sub for an injured Dusty Rhodes) dq Jos Leduc beat Ox Baker Weightlifting Contest Jos Leduc beat Superstar Billy Graham Mike Graham & Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco beat Bob Orton Jr & Hollywood Blondes Buddy Roberts & Jerry Brown Hiro Matsuda beat Bob Orton Sr Roberto Soto & Matt Rivera beat Angelo Poffo & Hans Schroeder Rick McGraw beat Mike Hammer att: capacity crowd 12/25/79 Tampa, FL @ Fort Homer Hesterly Armory Texas Bullrope Match Dusty Rhodes beat Bugsy McGraw Eddie Graham beat Leroy Brown Florida Tag Team Champions Manny Fernandez & Mike Graham beat Stan Lane & Bryan St. John Bubba Douglas beat Sir Oliver Humperdink Super Destroyer beat Steve Keirn Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco beat Mike Miller & Ron Slinker Don Diamond beat Gordon Nelson 12/25/82 St. Petersburg, FL Loser Leaves town Kevin Sullivan beat Dusty Rhodes Texas Bullrope match Barry Windham & Ron Bass beat Jake Roberts & Jim Garvin Ernie Ladd beat Angelo Mosca Rufus R Jones beat JJ Dillon Research by myself and the late great Jim Zordini
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