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1938 – Belgium – 1-time European Light Heavyweight Champion Franz van Buyten is born.
1944 – Godbout, Quebec – 2-time AWA Southern Champion, 3-time NWA Florida Champion and 1-time WWC North American Champion Jose LeDuc is born.
1947 – Colima, Mexico – 1-time Mexican Light Heavyweight Champion Babe Face is born.
1947 – Hamada, Japan – 2-time All Asia Tag Champion and 1-time Stampede International Tag Champion Animal Hamaguchi is born.
1954 – Tulancingo de Bravo, Mexico – 1-time NWA Welterweight Champion and 1-time Mexican Welterweight Champion Aguila Solitaria is born.
1963 – Moline, Illinois – WWE referee Chad Patton is born.
1975 – Minamikyushu, Japan – 1-time NWA Welterweight Champion and 1-time GHC Jr Heavy Tag Champion SUWA is born.
1977 – Cameron, North Carolina – 6-time world champion and 7-time world tag champion Jeff Hardy is born.
1978 – Atlantic City, New Jersey – 4-time OVW Tag Champion Tank Toland aka James Dick is born.
1979 – Montpelier, Virginia – 9-time world women's champion and current TNA Knockout Champion Mickie James is born.
1983 – AJPW Sumo Hall Show – Jumbo Tsuruta beats Bruiser Brody for the NWA International title.
1985 – AJPW Sumo Hall Show – Tiger Mask #2 beats Kuniyaki Kobayashi for the NWA International Junior Heavyweight title and Ted DiBiase & Stan Hansen retain the PWF Tag titles against Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu.
1987 – AJPW Budokan Show – Stan Hansen retains the PWF title against Yoshiaki Yatsu via DQ.
1990 – WCW Power Hour – The Midnight Express retain the NWA U.S. Tag titles against Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner via self DQ.
1993 – AJPW Summer Action Series II – The Eagle & The Patriot retain the All Asia Tag titles against Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Jun Akiyama and Steve Williams beats Kenta Kobashi to become AJPW Triple Crown #1 contender.
1996 – WCW Saturday Night – Lord Steven Regal beats Lex Luger for the WCW TV title.
1997 – NJPW Final Power Hall in Yokohama – Shinjiro Otani retains the J-Crown Octuple Unified title against Koji Kanemoto and Kensuke Sasaki beats Shinya Hashimoto for the IWGP title.
1998 – WCW Nitro – Nitro goes unopposed as Raw is pre-empted. Juventud Guerrera retains the Cruiserweight title against Evan Karagias, Chris Jericho retains the TV title against Disco Inferno and Goldberg retains the WCW title against f***ing Al Greene.
2000 – WWF Smackdown – Al Snow beats Perry Saturn for the European title which leads to an awesome title reign where Al Snow comes out each week representing a different European country. To represent Greece, he came out with a photo of John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John. Awesome gimmick.
2002 – ENSEMA – El Dandy beats Perro Aguayo Jr for the Mexican Light Heavyweight title.
2002 – CZW Tournament of Death 1 – Wifebeater beats Nick Mondo in the tournament final.
2003 – Pancrase 10th Anniversary Show – Josh Barnett beats Yuki Kondo via rear naked choke submission for the Pancrase Openweight title.
2007 – WWE Smackdown – Matt Hardy & MVP beat Deuce & Domino for the WWE Tag titles.
2007 – 3-time NWA Welterweight Champion, 1-time Mexican Middleweight Champion and 4-time Mexican Welterweight Champion Karloff Lagarde dies following a stroke.
2008 – AJPW Puroresu Love in Ryogoku Vol. 5 – Ryuji Hijikata retains the AJPW Jr Heavy title against KAI, Keiji Muto retains the IWGP title against Hirooki Goto and Suwama retains the AJPW Triple Crown title against Taiyo Kea via 60-minute time limit draw.
2009 – WWE Raw – Hornswoggle beats Chavo Guerrero in a Texas bullrope match, Kofi Kingston retains the U.S. Title in a 4-way against The Miz, Carlito & Jack Swagger and Mickie James retains the Divas title against Beth Phoenix.
2010 – WWE NXT – Kaval wins Season 2 of NXT. What follows is a comedy of errors which you'll find a description of here: www.wrestlecrap.com/inductions/nxt-season-2-finale/
1944 – Godbout, Quebec – 2-time AWA Southern Champion, 3-time NWA Florida Champion and 1-time WWC North American Champion Jose LeDuc is born.
1947 – Colima, Mexico – 1-time Mexican Light Heavyweight Champion Babe Face is born.
1947 – Hamada, Japan – 2-time All Asia Tag Champion and 1-time Stampede International Tag Champion Animal Hamaguchi is born.
1954 – Tulancingo de Bravo, Mexico – 1-time NWA Welterweight Champion and 1-time Mexican Welterweight Champion Aguila Solitaria is born.
1963 – Moline, Illinois – WWE referee Chad Patton is born.
1975 – Minamikyushu, Japan – 1-time NWA Welterweight Champion and 1-time GHC Jr Heavy Tag Champion SUWA is born.
1977 – Cameron, North Carolina – 6-time world champion and 7-time world tag champion Jeff Hardy is born.
1978 – Atlantic City, New Jersey – 4-time OVW Tag Champion Tank Toland aka James Dick is born.
1979 – Montpelier, Virginia – 9-time world women's champion and current TNA Knockout Champion Mickie James is born.
1983 – AJPW Sumo Hall Show – Jumbo Tsuruta beats Bruiser Brody for the NWA International title.
1985 – AJPW Sumo Hall Show – Tiger Mask #2 beats Kuniyaki Kobayashi for the NWA International Junior Heavyweight title and Ted DiBiase & Stan Hansen retain the PWF Tag titles against Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu.
1987 – AJPW Budokan Show – Stan Hansen retains the PWF title against Yoshiaki Yatsu via DQ.
1990 – WCW Power Hour – The Midnight Express retain the NWA U.S. Tag titles against Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner via self DQ.
1993 – AJPW Summer Action Series II – The Eagle & The Patriot retain the All Asia Tag titles against Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Jun Akiyama and Steve Williams beats Kenta Kobashi to become AJPW Triple Crown #1 contender.
1996 – WCW Saturday Night – Lord Steven Regal beats Lex Luger for the WCW TV title.
1997 – NJPW Final Power Hall in Yokohama – Shinjiro Otani retains the J-Crown Octuple Unified title against Koji Kanemoto and Kensuke Sasaki beats Shinya Hashimoto for the IWGP title.
1998 – WCW Nitro – Nitro goes unopposed as Raw is pre-empted. Juventud Guerrera retains the Cruiserweight title against Evan Karagias, Chris Jericho retains the TV title against Disco Inferno and Goldberg retains the WCW title against f***ing Al Greene.
2000 – WWF Smackdown – Al Snow beats Perry Saturn for the European title which leads to an awesome title reign where Al Snow comes out each week representing a different European country. To represent Greece, he came out with a photo of John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John. Awesome gimmick.
2002 – ENSEMA – El Dandy beats Perro Aguayo Jr for the Mexican Light Heavyweight title.
2002 – CZW Tournament of Death 1 – Wifebeater beats Nick Mondo in the tournament final.
2003 – Pancrase 10th Anniversary Show – Josh Barnett beats Yuki Kondo via rear naked choke submission for the Pancrase Openweight title.
2007 – WWE Smackdown – Matt Hardy & MVP beat Deuce & Domino for the WWE Tag titles.
2007 – 3-time NWA Welterweight Champion, 1-time Mexican Middleweight Champion and 4-time Mexican Welterweight Champion Karloff Lagarde dies following a stroke.
2008 – AJPW Puroresu Love in Ryogoku Vol. 5 – Ryuji Hijikata retains the AJPW Jr Heavy title against KAI, Keiji Muto retains the IWGP title against Hirooki Goto and Suwama retains the AJPW Triple Crown title against Taiyo Kea via 60-minute time limit draw.
2009 – WWE Raw – Hornswoggle beats Chavo Guerrero in a Texas bullrope match, Kofi Kingston retains the U.S. Title in a 4-way against The Miz, Carlito & Jack Swagger and Mickie James retains the Divas title against Beth Phoenix.
2010 – WWE NXT – Kaval wins Season 2 of NXT. What follows is a comedy of errors which you'll find a description of here: www.wrestlecrap.com/inductions/nxt-season-2-finale/