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Barry Windham Timeline

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The following is a timeline for Barry Windham's NWA, WWE, and WCW career. Listed is every PPV match (excluding battle royals in which he was not involved in the ending) and title change that he has been involved in. Bolded items represent title victories while italicized items represent title losses.

1985
1/21 – w/Mike Rotundo won the (WWE) World Tag Team Championship from Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch
3/1 WrestleMania – w/ Mike Rotundo lost the tag team championship to the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff
5/11 Saturday Night’s Main Event - Barry Windham, Mike Rotundo, & Ricky Steamboat beat The Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff & George Steele
6/17 – w/ Mike Rotundo regained the tag team championship from the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff
8/24 – w/ Mike Rotundo lost the tag team championship to Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine

1986
4/20 WrestleRock – w/ Mike Rotundo beat the Fabulous Ones
12/9 - w/ Ron Garvin won the U.S. Tag Team Titles from Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev

1987
3/14 - w/ Ron Garvin lost the U.S. Tag Team titles to Ivan Koloff & Dick Murdoch
4/11 Crockett Cup – lost to NWA World Champion Ric Flair
6/20 - beat Black Bart in a tournament final to win the Western States Heritage Championship
11/26 Starrcade – lost to UWF Champion Steve Williams

1988
1/24 Bunkhouse Stampede – lost the Western States Title to Larry Zbysko
3/27 Clash of the Champions – w/ Lex Luger won the NWA World Tag Team Titles from Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard
4/20 – w/ Lex Luger lost the tag team titles to Arn & Tully when Barry turned on Lex to join the Four Horsemen
5/13 - beat Nikita Koloff in the tournament final to win the vacant U.S. Title
6/8 COC – beat Brad Armstrong
7/10 Great American Bash – beat Dusty Rhodes
9/7 COC – lost to Sting by DQ
12/7 COC - Ric Flair & Barry Windham defeated The Midnight Express
12/26 Starrcade – beat Bam Bam Bigelow by count out

1989
2/20 Chi-Town Rumble – lost the U.S. Title to Lex Luger

1990
6/13 COC – beat Doug Furnas
7/7 Great American Bash - Junkyard Dog, Paul Orndorff & El Gigante beat Barry Windham, Sid Vicious & Arn Anderson
12/16 Starrcade – Street Fight for NWA Tag Team Titles: Champions Doom fought Arn Anderson & Barry Windham to a no contest

1991
1/30 COC - Arn Anderson & Barry Windham beat The Renegade Warriors
2/24 Wrestle War - War Games: Ric Flair, Sid Vicious, Barry Windham, & Larry Zbysko beat Sting, Brian Pillman, & The Steiners
5/19 SuperBrawl – beat Brian Pillman in a Taped Fist Match
6/14 COC - Loser Leaves Town Match: Barry Windham & Arn Anderson beat Brian Pillman and El Gigante. As a result, Brian Pillman must leave WCW.
7/14 Great American Bash – lost a Steel Cage Match to Lex Luger for the vacant WCW World Championship

1992
1/21 COC - Dustin Rhodes, Ron Simmons, & Barry Windham beat Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, & Larry Zbysko
2/29 Superbrawl - Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes beat Steve Austin & Larry Zbysko
4/27 - won the TV Title from Steve Austin
5/17 Wrestle War - War Games: Sting, Ricky Steamboat, Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham & Nikita Koloff beat Steve Austin, Rick Rude, Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, & Larry Zbysko
5/23 – lost the TV Title to Steve Austin
6/20 Beach Blast - Dustin Rhodes, Nikita Koloff & Barry Windham beat Steve Austin, Bobby Eaton , & Arn Anderson by DQ
7/12 Great American Bash - Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham beat Steve Austin & Rick Rude
7/12 Great American Bash - NWA Tag Team Tournament Finals: Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham lost to Steve Williams & Terry Gordy
9/2 COC - Butch Reed & The Barbarian beat Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes
9/21 - w/ Dustin Rhodes beat Steve Williams & Terry Gordy to win the NWA & WCW Tag Team Championship
10/25 Halloween Havoc - Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes fought Steve Austin & Steve Williams to a time limit draw
11/18 COC – w/ Dustin Rhodes lost the NWA & WCW Tag Team Titles to Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas
12/28 Starrcade – w/ Dustin Rhodes lost to tag team champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas

1993
2/21 Superbrawl – beat the Great Muta to win the NWA World Title
5/23 Slamboree – beat Arn Anderson
6/17 COC – beat Too Cold Scorpio
7/18 Beach Blast – lost the NWA World Title to Ric Flair

1994
5/22 Slamboree – lost to WCW World Champion Ric Flair

1996
11/17 Survivor Series - Rocky Maivia, Mark Mero, Barry Windham, & Jake Roberts beat Goldust Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Jerry Lawler, & Crush

1999
1/17 Souled Out - Ric & David Flair beat Curt Hennig & Barry Windham
2/21 Superbrawl - World Tag Team Tournament (Double Elimination) Match: Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko beat Curt Hennig & Barry Windham
2/21 Superbrawl - WCW Tag Tournament Final Match: Curt Hennig & Barry Windham beat Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko to win the titles
3/14 Uncensored – w/Curt Hennig lost the tag team titles to Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko in a Lumberjack Match
7/11 Bash at the Beach - Elimination Match: Rey Mysterio Jr., Konnan, Swoll, & Brad Armstrong beat Barry Windham, Kendall Windham, Curt Hennig, & Bobby Duncam Jr.
8/14 Road Wild - Dean Malenko, Shane Douglas, & Perry Saturn beat Curt hennig, Barry Windham, & Bobby Duncam Jr.
8/23 Nitro – w/ Kendall Windham won the WCW Tag Team Titles from Harlem Heat
9/12 Fall Brawl – w/ Kendall Windham lost the tag team titles to Harlem Heat

Sources Include: WWE.com, Pro Wrestling Illustrated Almanac, and Onlineworldofwrestling.com

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