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1900 – 1-time NWA Iowa Champion Howard Cantonwine is born.
1906 – Terre Haute, Indiana – Alexander Swanson beats Charles Turner to walk away with the World Welterweight title. Records are unclear who the champion was at the start of the match.
1919 – Otumba, Mexico – 1-time NWA Middleweight Champion, 1-time Mexican Light Heavyweight Champion and uncle to Eddie Guerrero, Enrique Llanes is born.
1925 – Los Angeles – Joe Stecher retains the World Heavyweight Wrestling title against Go Go Gobar
1944 – Amherst, Nova Scotia – One half of the first black WWF Tag Champions, Rocky Johnson is born.
1945 – Pinehurst, North Carolina – 2-time world champion and the most successful promoter in the history of wrestling, Vincent Kennedy McMahon is born, doing a little powerwalk out of his mom's birth canal I'm sure.
1960 – CWC @ Bridgeport – The Kangaroos beat The Bastiens for the CWC version of the NWA U.S. Tag titles.
1968 – Tokyo – 1-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion and 1-time WWE Hardcore Champion Sho Funaki is born.
1969 – Arizona – Former NWA President and Chicago promoter Fred Kohler passes away age 66.
1970 – Downey, California – 1-time PRIDE Middleweight and Welterweight Champion and 1-time Strike Force (Girls in Cars) Light Heavyweight Champion Dan Henderson is born.
1975 – London – 1-time FWA British Champion Justin Richards is born.
1977 – Nagareyama, Japan – 5-time KO-D Tag Champion and 6-time DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion Big Rude is born.
1985 – WWF All Star Wrestling – Tito Santana retains the WWF IC title against Steve Lombardi and the US Express retain the WWF Tag titles against Mike Sharpe & Jerry Adams.
1985 – WWF @ Philadelphia – Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine beat The US Express for the WWF Tag titles.
1986 – UWA @ Mexico City – Fishman beats Villano III for the WWF Light Heavyweight title.
1986 – EMLL – El Dandy beats Monarca Cruz for the NWA Welterweight Champion, again quieting dissenters who have the nerve to doubt El Dandy.
1988 – Guadalajara, Mexico – 2-time CMLL Welterweight Champion and 2-time CMLL Trios Champion Mascara Dorada is born.
1990 – WCW Power Hour – Sting retains the NWA World title against Chris Sullivan and Doom retain the NWA Tag titles against The New Fantastics.
1990 – WCW @ East Rutherford – The Steiners beat The Midnight Express for the NWA U.S. Tag titles, Lex Luger retains the NWA U.S. Title against some tall redhead called Mark Callous who went on to zero success, Doom defend the NWA World Tag titles against The Rock n Roll Express and Sting retains the NWA World title against Ric Flair.
1995 – Moncton, New Brunswick – 2-time NWA International Tag Champion Killer Karl Krupp dies of a heart attack age 61.
1996 – 2-time NWA World Tag Champion Tim Rice dies age 82.
1996 – WCW Saturday Night – Lex Luger retains the WCW TV title against Dave Taylor and Ric Flair retains the WCW U.S. Title against Dean Malenko.
1998 – WWF Raw vs WCW Nitro – Nitro manages a victory of 0.48 points. Nitro sees Chris Jericho retain the WCW TV title against Curt Hennig and Goldberg & Kevin Nash beat Hollywood Hogan & The Giant in the main event when Golderg pins Curt Hennig (WCW rules, don't ask) and Warrior unveils the oWn, One Warrior Nation. On Raw, Kane and Mankind have a Hell in a Cell that goes to a no contest and Bart Gunn knocks out Bradshaw to win the Brawl For All.
2000 – WWF Smackdown – Perry Saturn retains the WWF European title against Al Snow.
2003 – WWE Summerslam – La Resistance retain the World Tag titles against The Dudley Boyz, Shane McMahon beats Eric Bischoff in a falls count anywhere match despite Jonathan Coachman's heel turn of the century, Eddie Guerrero retains the WWE U.S. Title against Chris Benoit, Rhyno & Tajiri in a 4-way, Kurt Angle retains the WWE title against Brock Lesnar and Triple H retains the World Heavyweight title in the Elimination Chamber against Goldberg, Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, Kevin Nash and Shawn Michaels.
2006 – TNA Impact – LAX beat AJ Styles & Chris Daniels for the NWA Tag titles in a Border Brawl.
2007 – WWE Smackdown – Deuce & Domino retain the WWE Tag titles against Shannon Moore & Eugene
2008 – 2-time NWA Americas Champion Jose Luis Hernandez dies age 61.
2012 – WWE Smackdown – Alberto del Rio manages to get a clean submission victory over Randy Orton to become World Heavyweight #1 contender.
1906 – Terre Haute, Indiana – Alexander Swanson beats Charles Turner to walk away with the World Welterweight title. Records are unclear who the champion was at the start of the match.
1919 – Otumba, Mexico – 1-time NWA Middleweight Champion, 1-time Mexican Light Heavyweight Champion and uncle to Eddie Guerrero, Enrique Llanes is born.
1925 – Los Angeles – Joe Stecher retains the World Heavyweight Wrestling title against Go Go Gobar
1944 – Amherst, Nova Scotia – One half of the first black WWF Tag Champions, Rocky Johnson is born.
1945 – Pinehurst, North Carolina – 2-time world champion and the most successful promoter in the history of wrestling, Vincent Kennedy McMahon is born, doing a little powerwalk out of his mom's birth canal I'm sure.
1960 – CWC @ Bridgeport – The Kangaroos beat The Bastiens for the CWC version of the NWA U.S. Tag titles.
1968 – Tokyo – 1-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion and 1-time WWE Hardcore Champion Sho Funaki is born.
1969 – Arizona – Former NWA President and Chicago promoter Fred Kohler passes away age 66.
1970 – Downey, California – 1-time PRIDE Middleweight and Welterweight Champion and 1-time Strike Force (Girls in Cars) Light Heavyweight Champion Dan Henderson is born.
1975 – London – 1-time FWA British Champion Justin Richards is born.
1977 – Nagareyama, Japan – 5-time KO-D Tag Champion and 6-time DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion Big Rude is born.
1985 – WWF All Star Wrestling – Tito Santana retains the WWF IC title against Steve Lombardi and the US Express retain the WWF Tag titles against Mike Sharpe & Jerry Adams.
1985 – WWF @ Philadelphia – Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine beat The US Express for the WWF Tag titles.
1986 – UWA @ Mexico City – Fishman beats Villano III for the WWF Light Heavyweight title.
1986 – EMLL – El Dandy beats Monarca Cruz for the NWA Welterweight Champion, again quieting dissenters who have the nerve to doubt El Dandy.
1988 – Guadalajara, Mexico – 2-time CMLL Welterweight Champion and 2-time CMLL Trios Champion Mascara Dorada is born.
1990 – WCW Power Hour – Sting retains the NWA World title against Chris Sullivan and Doom retain the NWA Tag titles against The New Fantastics.
1990 – WCW @ East Rutherford – The Steiners beat The Midnight Express for the NWA U.S. Tag titles, Lex Luger retains the NWA U.S. Title against some tall redhead called Mark Callous who went on to zero success, Doom defend the NWA World Tag titles against The Rock n Roll Express and Sting retains the NWA World title against Ric Flair.
1995 – Moncton, New Brunswick – 2-time NWA International Tag Champion Killer Karl Krupp dies of a heart attack age 61.
1996 – 2-time NWA World Tag Champion Tim Rice dies age 82.
1996 – WCW Saturday Night – Lex Luger retains the WCW TV title against Dave Taylor and Ric Flair retains the WCW U.S. Title against Dean Malenko.
1998 – WWF Raw vs WCW Nitro – Nitro manages a victory of 0.48 points. Nitro sees Chris Jericho retain the WCW TV title against Curt Hennig and Goldberg & Kevin Nash beat Hollywood Hogan & The Giant in the main event when Golderg pins Curt Hennig (WCW rules, don't ask) and Warrior unveils the oWn, One Warrior Nation. On Raw, Kane and Mankind have a Hell in a Cell that goes to a no contest and Bart Gunn knocks out Bradshaw to win the Brawl For All.
2000 – WWF Smackdown – Perry Saturn retains the WWF European title against Al Snow.
2003 – WWE Summerslam – La Resistance retain the World Tag titles against The Dudley Boyz, Shane McMahon beats Eric Bischoff in a falls count anywhere match despite Jonathan Coachman's heel turn of the century, Eddie Guerrero retains the WWE U.S. Title against Chris Benoit, Rhyno & Tajiri in a 4-way, Kurt Angle retains the WWE title against Brock Lesnar and Triple H retains the World Heavyweight title in the Elimination Chamber against Goldberg, Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, Kevin Nash and Shawn Michaels.
2006 – TNA Impact – LAX beat AJ Styles & Chris Daniels for the NWA Tag titles in a Border Brawl.
2007 – WWE Smackdown – Deuce & Domino retain the WWE Tag titles against Shannon Moore & Eugene
2008 – 2-time NWA Americas Champion Jose Luis Hernandez dies age 61.
2012 – WWE Smackdown – Alberto del Rio manages to get a clean submission victory over Randy Orton to become World Heavyweight #1 contender.