{"id":5446,"date":"2020-07-10T13:06:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T13:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=5446"},"modified":"2020-07-10T13:06:25","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T13:06:25","slug":"daily-pro-wrestling-history-05-11-kenta-kobashis-retirement-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=5446","title":{"rendered":"Daily Pro Wrestling History (05\/11): Kenta Kobashi&#039;s retirement match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1944\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Columbus, Ohio:<\/p>\n<p>Click Here: <a href='https:\/\/www.rwcstore.com\/maori-all-blacks.html' title='Maori All Blacks Store'>Maori All Blacks Store<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Frankie Talaber defeated The Great Mephisto for the Midwest Wrestling Association World Junior Heavyweight Title\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1945<\/p>\n<p>Houston, Texas:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Jules Strongbow defeated Hans Schnable to win the Texas Heavyweight Title\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1949\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Columbus, Ohio:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Martino Angelo defeated Billy Fox in Columbus, Ohio for the MWA World Junior Heavyweight Title<\/p>\n<p>1950<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City, Kansas:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 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