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1924 – Woburn, Massachusetts – 2-time NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion and 2-time NWA World Tag Champion in the Memphis and Texas territories respectively, Mike Clancy is born.
1944 – Bethesda, Maryland – 4-time world champion Gus Sonnenberg dies of leukemia.
1956 – EMLL – Tarzan Lopez wins the vacant Mexican Light Heavyweight title. It's unknown who Lopez beat.
1965 – Minneapolis, Minnesota – 2-time NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Champion and former WWF and WCW jobber JW Storm is born.
1969 – Koshigaya, Japan – 6-time FMW Women's Champion and 3-time WWA Independent Women's Champion Megumi Kudo is born.
1969 – EMLL @ Guadalajara – Karloff Lagarde beats Huracan Ramirez for the Mexican Welterweight title.
1970 – Vancouver, British Columbia – 1-time CZW Tag Champions Shane & Shannon Ballard are born.
1971 – Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico – 1-time CMLL Women's Champion and 1-time REINA/CMLL International Champion La Amapola (which translates to The Poppy) is born.
1974 – Obihiro, Japan – 1-time CZW Jr Heavyweight Champion, 1-time CZW Ultraviolent Champion and 1-time CZW Tag Champion Jun Kasai is born.
1979 – Maple Leaf Wrestling @ Toronto – Dewey Robertson beats Greg Valentine for the vacant Toronto version of the NWA Canadian title.
1979 – EMLL @ Guadalajara – Satoru Sayama beats Ringo Mendoza for the NWA Middleweight title.
1980 – AJPW @ Otsu – Harley Race beats Giant Baba for the NWA World Heavyweight title.
1980 – WWF @ Allentown – Afa & Sika beat Tony Garea & Rene Goulet for the WWF Tag Team titles.
1986 – JCP @ Columbia – Dusty Rhodes beats Arn Anderson for the NWA Television title.
1986 – Manaus, Brazil – Current UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo is born.
1988 – Claremore, Oklahoma – 1-time NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion, 3-time National Wrestling Association Light Heavyweight Champion, 1996 Wrestling Observer Hall of Famer and Midwest Championship Wrestling promoter Leroy McGuirk dies age 77. Despite the fact he completely lost his eyesight in the 50s, McGuirk was able to become one of the most enduring promoters of the NWA era.
1988 – AJPW Summer Action Series II Day 15 – Shin'ichi Nakano & Shunji Takano beat Samson Fuyuki & Toshiaki Kawada for the All Asia Tag titles.
1990 – WCW Main Event – Lex Luger retains the NWA United States title against Barry Windham via countout.
1993 – ECW @ Roanoke – Shane Douglas beats Tito Santana for the ECW title via forfeit. ECW would join the NWA 9 days later and the title would become the NWA-ECW title.
1993 – AJPW Summer Action Series II – Masanobu Fuchi beats Richard Slinger to retain the AJPW Jr Heavyweight title and Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas beat The Eagle & The Patriot for the All Asia Tag titles.
1994 – AAA @ Rio Bravo – La Parka beats Lizmark for the Mexican Light Heavyweight title.
1995 – WWF Superstars – Owen Hart & Yokozuna retain the WWF Tag titles against AC Connor ( a young D'Lo Brown) & Tony Williams and Shawn Michaels retains the WWF IC title against Tatanka (BUFFALO).
1996 – WWF Raw vs WCW Nitro – Nitro beats Raw by 1.3 points. Raw sees Undertaker beat Sal Sincere in the main event. Nitro is leading up to their Fall Brawl PPV so is mainly a storyline show featuring WCW rallying up against the nWo. Rey Mysterio retains the WCW Cruiserweight title against Billy Kidman.
1996 – AAA @ Nuevo Laredo – Latin Lover beats Pimpinela Escarlata for the Mexican Light Heavyweight title.
1999 – WWF Smackdown – The British Bulldog beats The Big Bossman for the Hardcore title, Triple H retains the WWF title against Kane and Undertaker & Big Show beat The Rock n Sock Connection for the WWF Tag titles.
2000 – IWA Midsouth Sweet Science Sixteen – Chris Hero beats Harry Palmer to win the tournament final.
2000 – ECW @ Mississauga – Rhino beats Kid Kash to become a 2-time ECW TV Champion.
2002 – WWE Raw – Lance Storm & Christian retain the World Tag titles against Bradshaw & Kane and Rob Van Dam beats Big Show, Chris Jericho & Jeff Hardy in a 4-way to become World Heavyweight #1 contender.
2004 – WWE Smackdown – Kenzo Suzuki & Rene Dupree beat Paul London & Billy Kidman for the WWE Tag Team titles.
2005 – WWE Smackdown – Eddie Guerrero beats Rey Mysterio in a steel cage match to blow off their feud, Chris Benoit retains the US title against Orlando Jordan in 22 seconds and Batista retains the World Heavyweight title against JBL in a Bullrope match.
2006 – NOAH Shiny Navigation Day 10 – Naomichi Marufuji beats Jun Akiyama for the GHC title.
2007 – TNA No Surrender – Pacman Jones & Ron Killings beat Kurt Angle & Sting for the TNA Tag titles, Jay Lethal beats Kurt Angle for the X Division title, AJ Styles & Tomko become Tag Team #1 contenders after winning a gauntlet match and Kurt Angle retains the TNA World title against Abyss.
2012 – TNA No Surrender – Miss Tessmacher retains the TNA Knockout title against Tara, Zema Ion retains the X Division title against Sonjay Dutt, Bad Influence retain the TNA Tag titles against Kurt Angle & AJ Styles and Jeff Hardy beats Bully Ray to win the Bound for Glory Series.
1944 – Bethesda, Maryland – 4-time world champion Gus Sonnenberg dies of leukemia.
1956 – EMLL – Tarzan Lopez wins the vacant Mexican Light Heavyweight title. It's unknown who Lopez beat.
1965 – Minneapolis, Minnesota – 2-time NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Champion and former WWF and WCW jobber JW Storm is born.
1969 – Koshigaya, Japan – 6-time FMW Women's Champion and 3-time WWA Independent Women's Champion Megumi Kudo is born.
1969 – EMLL @ Guadalajara – Karloff Lagarde beats Huracan Ramirez for the Mexican Welterweight title.
1970 – Vancouver, British Columbia – 1-time CZW Tag Champions Shane & Shannon Ballard are born.
1971 – Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico – 1-time CMLL Women's Champion and 1-time REINA/CMLL International Champion La Amapola (which translates to The Poppy) is born.
1974 – Obihiro, Japan – 1-time CZW Jr Heavyweight Champion, 1-time CZW Ultraviolent Champion and 1-time CZW Tag Champion Jun Kasai is born.
1979 – Maple Leaf Wrestling @ Toronto – Dewey Robertson beats Greg Valentine for the vacant Toronto version of the NWA Canadian title.
1979 – EMLL @ Guadalajara – Satoru Sayama beats Ringo Mendoza for the NWA Middleweight title.
1980 – AJPW @ Otsu – Harley Race beats Giant Baba for the NWA World Heavyweight title.
1980 – WWF @ Allentown – Afa & Sika beat Tony Garea & Rene Goulet for the WWF Tag Team titles.
1986 – JCP @ Columbia – Dusty Rhodes beats Arn Anderson for the NWA Television title.
1986 – Manaus, Brazil – Current UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo is born.
1988 – Claremore, Oklahoma – 1-time NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion, 3-time National Wrestling Association Light Heavyweight Champion, 1996 Wrestling Observer Hall of Famer and Midwest Championship Wrestling promoter Leroy McGuirk dies age 77. Despite the fact he completely lost his eyesight in the 50s, McGuirk was able to become one of the most enduring promoters of the NWA era.
1988 – AJPW Summer Action Series II Day 15 – Shin'ichi Nakano & Shunji Takano beat Samson Fuyuki & Toshiaki Kawada for the All Asia Tag titles.
1990 – WCW Main Event – Lex Luger retains the NWA United States title against Barry Windham via countout.
1993 – ECW @ Roanoke – Shane Douglas beats Tito Santana for the ECW title via forfeit. ECW would join the NWA 9 days later and the title would become the NWA-ECW title.
1993 – AJPW Summer Action Series II – Masanobu Fuchi beats Richard Slinger to retain the AJPW Jr Heavyweight title and Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas beat The Eagle & The Patriot for the All Asia Tag titles.
1994 – AAA @ Rio Bravo – La Parka beats Lizmark for the Mexican Light Heavyweight title.
1995 – WWF Superstars – Owen Hart & Yokozuna retain the WWF Tag titles against AC Connor ( a young D'Lo Brown) & Tony Williams and Shawn Michaels retains the WWF IC title against Tatanka (BUFFALO).
1996 – WWF Raw vs WCW Nitro – Nitro beats Raw by 1.3 points. Raw sees Undertaker beat Sal Sincere in the main event. Nitro is leading up to their Fall Brawl PPV so is mainly a storyline show featuring WCW rallying up against the nWo. Rey Mysterio retains the WCW Cruiserweight title against Billy Kidman.
1996 – AAA @ Nuevo Laredo – Latin Lover beats Pimpinela Escarlata for the Mexican Light Heavyweight title.
1999 – WWF Smackdown – The British Bulldog beats The Big Bossman for the Hardcore title, Triple H retains the WWF title against Kane and Undertaker & Big Show beat The Rock n Sock Connection for the WWF Tag titles.
2000 – IWA Midsouth Sweet Science Sixteen – Chris Hero beats Harry Palmer to win the tournament final.
2000 – ECW @ Mississauga – Rhino beats Kid Kash to become a 2-time ECW TV Champion.
2002 – WWE Raw – Lance Storm & Christian retain the World Tag titles against Bradshaw & Kane and Rob Van Dam beats Big Show, Chris Jericho & Jeff Hardy in a 4-way to become World Heavyweight #1 contender.
2004 – WWE Smackdown – Kenzo Suzuki & Rene Dupree beat Paul London & Billy Kidman for the WWE Tag Team titles.
2005 – WWE Smackdown – Eddie Guerrero beats Rey Mysterio in a steel cage match to blow off their feud, Chris Benoit retains the US title against Orlando Jordan in 22 seconds and Batista retains the World Heavyweight title against JBL in a Bullrope match.
2006 – NOAH Shiny Navigation Day 10 – Naomichi Marufuji beats Jun Akiyama for the GHC title.
2007 – TNA No Surrender – Pacman Jones & Ron Killings beat Kurt Angle & Sting for the TNA Tag titles, Jay Lethal beats Kurt Angle for the X Division title, AJ Styles & Tomko become Tag Team #1 contenders after winning a gauntlet match and Kurt Angle retains the TNA World title against Abyss.
2012 – TNA No Surrender – Miss Tessmacher retains the TNA Knockout title against Tara, Zema Ion retains the X Division title against Sonjay Dutt, Bad Influence retain the TNA Tag titles against Kurt Angle & AJ Styles and Jeff Hardy beats Bully Ray to win the Bound for Glory Series.