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1888 – Hagen, Germany – 1-time World Light Heavyweight Champion and 1-time World Middleweight Champion Charlie Rentrop is born.
1913 – Iowa – 3-time NWA Central States Champion and 5-time NWA Pacific Coast Champion Lee Henning is born.
1961 – Mexico City – 3-time UWA Trios Champion and 1-time Mexican Trios Champion Shu El Guerrero is born.
1961 – CWF – The Von Brauners beat Eddie Graham & Ike Eakins for CWF's version of the NWA Tag Team titles.
1962 – Tokyo – 3-time IWGP Tag Team Champion Kazuo Yamazaki is born.
1963 – Yokosuka, Japan – 2-time GHC Tag Champion and 2-time All Asia Tag Champion Tamon Honda is born.
1966 – Mexico City – 1-time Mexican Trios Champion Nitro is born.
1969 – EMLL Super Viernes – El Solitario beats Rayo de Jalisco for the NWA Middleweight title.
1970 – GCW Live Atlanta Wrestling – Bobby Shane beats Nick Bockwinkel for the NWA Georgia TV title.
1978 – Baltimore, Maryland – 3-time CZW Champion, 2-time CZW Junior Heavyweight Champion and 4-time CZW Tag Champion Ruckus is born.
1978 – Yamagata, Japan – 1-time Open The Dream Gate Champion and 8-time Open the Triangle Gate Champion Ryo Saito is born.
1992 – NJPW G1 Climax Special Day 1 – El Samurai retains the IWGP Jr Heavyweight title against Pegasus Kid (Chris Benoit) and The Steiners retain the IWGP Tag titles against Bam Bam Bigelow & Scott Norton.
1992 – AJW Mid-Summer Typhoon - Manami Toyota retains the IWA Women's title in a hair match against Toshiyo Yamada.
1995 – NJPW G1 Climax Day 5 – Keiji Muto beats Shinya Hashimoto to win the G1 Climax tournament.
1996 – WCW Clash of the Champions XXXIII – Rey Mysterio retains the Cruiserweight title against Dean Malenko and Harlem Heat retain the WCW Tag titles in a 3-way against Luger & Sting and The Steiners via no contest.
1999 – NJPW G1 Climax Day 5 – Manabu Nakanishi beats Keiji Muto to win the G1 Climax.
2004 – NJPW G1 Climax Day 8 – Hiroyoshi Tenzan beats Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the G1 Climax.
2004 – WWE Summerslam – Kane beats Matt Hardy to gain the right to marry Lita, Edge retains the IC title in a 3-way against Batista and Chris Jericho, JBL retains the WWE title against Undertaker via DQ and gets chokeslammed through his limo for his trouble and Randy Orton his first ever world title, defeating Lord Voldemort for the World Heavyweight title.
2006 – ECW – Sabu becomes ECW #1 contender to Big Show's title beating Rob Van Dam in a highly-botched but still very entertaining match. Go check it out.
2008 – WWE Smackdown – Shelton Benjamin retains the US title against Jeff Hardy via self DQ and Vladimir Kozlov beats Festus in a fun big man match which you should also check out.
2009 – NJPW G1 Climax Day 7 – Mistico beats Tiger Mask #4 for the IWGP Jr Heavyweight title
2010 – NJPW G1 Climax XX Day 8 – Satoshi Kojima beats Hiroshi Tanahashi for the G1 Climax.
2010 – WWE Summerslam – Dolph Ziggler retains the IC title against Kofi Kingston via no contest when The Nexus interfere, Melina beats Alicia Fox for the Divas title in the greatest match of all time (according to Funkadactyl Cameron), Sheamus retains the WWE title against Randy Orton via self DQ, Kane retains the World Heavyweight title against Rey Mysterio prompting the return of The Undertaker to seek revenge on his brother but failing, and Team WWE (including the returning Daniel Bryan) beat Team Nexus when John Cena reveals his ability to feed off concrete when he takes a DDT out to the floor only to immediately pin Justin Gabriel and make Wade Barrett tap out to the STF. People were pissed but this was due to time constraints.
2011 – WWE Raw – Alberto del Rio beats Rey Mysterio to retain the WWE title and proceeds to injure him with the cross armbreaker, putting Rey out of action. This is done so Rey can get his forty-fourth knee surgery.
1913 – Iowa – 3-time NWA Central States Champion and 5-time NWA Pacific Coast Champion Lee Henning is born.
1961 – Mexico City – 3-time UWA Trios Champion and 1-time Mexican Trios Champion Shu El Guerrero is born.
1961 – CWF – The Von Brauners beat Eddie Graham & Ike Eakins for CWF's version of the NWA Tag Team titles.
1962 – Tokyo – 3-time IWGP Tag Team Champion Kazuo Yamazaki is born.
1963 – Yokosuka, Japan – 2-time GHC Tag Champion and 2-time All Asia Tag Champion Tamon Honda is born.
1966 – Mexico City – 1-time Mexican Trios Champion Nitro is born.
1969 – EMLL Super Viernes – El Solitario beats Rayo de Jalisco for the NWA Middleweight title.
1970 – GCW Live Atlanta Wrestling – Bobby Shane beats Nick Bockwinkel for the NWA Georgia TV title.
1978 – Baltimore, Maryland – 3-time CZW Champion, 2-time CZW Junior Heavyweight Champion and 4-time CZW Tag Champion Ruckus is born.
1978 – Yamagata, Japan – 1-time Open The Dream Gate Champion and 8-time Open the Triangle Gate Champion Ryo Saito is born.
1992 – NJPW G1 Climax Special Day 1 – El Samurai retains the IWGP Jr Heavyweight title against Pegasus Kid (Chris Benoit) and The Steiners retain the IWGP Tag titles against Bam Bam Bigelow & Scott Norton.
1992 – AJW Mid-Summer Typhoon - Manami Toyota retains the IWA Women's title in a hair match against Toshiyo Yamada.
1995 – NJPW G1 Climax Day 5 – Keiji Muto beats Shinya Hashimoto to win the G1 Climax tournament.
1996 – WCW Clash of the Champions XXXIII – Rey Mysterio retains the Cruiserweight title against Dean Malenko and Harlem Heat retain the WCW Tag titles in a 3-way against Luger & Sting and The Steiners via no contest.
1999 – NJPW G1 Climax Day 5 – Manabu Nakanishi beats Keiji Muto to win the G1 Climax.
2004 – NJPW G1 Climax Day 8 – Hiroyoshi Tenzan beats Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the G1 Climax.
2004 – WWE Summerslam – Kane beats Matt Hardy to gain the right to marry Lita, Edge retains the IC title in a 3-way against Batista and Chris Jericho, JBL retains the WWE title against Undertaker via DQ and gets chokeslammed through his limo for his trouble and Randy Orton his first ever world title, defeating Lord Voldemort for the World Heavyweight title.
2006 – ECW – Sabu becomes ECW #1 contender to Big Show's title beating Rob Van Dam in a highly-botched but still very entertaining match. Go check it out.
2008 – WWE Smackdown – Shelton Benjamin retains the US title against Jeff Hardy via self DQ and Vladimir Kozlov beats Festus in a fun big man match which you should also check out.
2009 – NJPW G1 Climax Day 7 – Mistico beats Tiger Mask #4 for the IWGP Jr Heavyweight title
2010 – NJPW G1 Climax XX Day 8 – Satoshi Kojima beats Hiroshi Tanahashi for the G1 Climax.
2010 – WWE Summerslam – Dolph Ziggler retains the IC title against Kofi Kingston via no contest when The Nexus interfere, Melina beats Alicia Fox for the Divas title in the greatest match of all time (according to Funkadactyl Cameron), Sheamus retains the WWE title against Randy Orton via self DQ, Kane retains the World Heavyweight title against Rey Mysterio prompting the return of The Undertaker to seek revenge on his brother but failing, and Team WWE (including the returning Daniel Bryan) beat Team Nexus when John Cena reveals his ability to feed off concrete when he takes a DDT out to the floor only to immediately pin Justin Gabriel and make Wade Barrett tap out to the STF. People were pissed but this was due to time constraints.
2011 – WWE Raw – Alberto del Rio beats Rey Mysterio to retain the WWE title and proceeds to injure him with the cross armbreaker, putting Rey out of action. This is done so Rey can get his forty-fourth knee surgery.
