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1851 – Groß Godems, Germany – 1-time European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Champion Karl Abs is born.
1907 – 2-time World Junior Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, 2-time MWA Junior Heavyweight Champion and 1-time National Wrestling Association Junior Heavyweight Champion Bob Kenaston is born.
1925 – Melbourne, Australia – Walter Miller retains the World Middleweight Wrestling title against James O'Connell.
1940 – EMLL Juevos Arena Modelo 7. Aniversario – Tarzan Lopez retains the NWA Middleweight title against John Nemenic.
1944 – Fairfax, California – 3-time NWA World Tag Champion in the San Francisco territory, 3-time NWA U.S. Champion in the S.F. territory and 11-time NWA Pacific Northwest Champion Lonnie “Moondog” Mayne is born.
1948 – Akkeshi, Japan – 1-time NWA World Tag Champion in the Central States territory Rocky Hata is born.
1957 – Chicago, Illinois – 6-time world tag champion and a 4-time hall of famer Road Warrior Hawk is born.
1971 – Mexico City – 1-time CMLL Light Heavyweight Champion, 2-time NWA Light Heavyweight Champion, 1-time NWA Historic Light Heavyweight Champion and 2-time CMLL Tag Champion Shocker is born.
1982 – Los Angeles – 1-time ROH Tag Champion Sal Rinauro is born.
1984 – Cacador, Brazil – 1-time UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos is born.
1989 – WCW Clash of the Champions VIII – Fabulous Freebirds retain the NWA Tag titles against The Steiners, Lex Luger retains the NWA United States title against Tommy Rich and after the main event of Ric Flair & Sting vs Dick Slater & Great Muta ends in a DQ when Slater hits Flair with his cast, Terry Funk comes out and suffocates Ric Flair with a plastic bag. Due to its graphic nature, TBS, the channel carrying the special, received tons of complaints due to the depiction of attempted murder.
1991 – NJPW Battle Autumn Day 3 – Akira Nogami retains the IWGP Jr Heavy title against Norio Honaga.
1991 – Dallas, Texas – WWE Hall of Famer and youngest brother of the Von Erich family, Chris Von Erich commits suicide, shooting himself in the head at age 21, due to his inability to cope with his brothers' deaths and his frustration of his small build holding him back as a wrestler.
1992 – WCW Saturday Night – Ricky Steamboat retains the WCW TV title against Vinnie Vegas (failed Kevin Nash WCW gimmick #3).
1992 – WCW Worldwide – Ron Simmons retains the WCW World title against Rick Thames and Rick Rude retains the WCW United States title against Van Hammer (failed gimmick #1 for Van Hammer yet, save for his run in the MIA as Major Stash, they kept it on him for his entire stint).
1993 – WWF Wrestling Challenge – The Steiners retain the WWF Tag titles against Blake Beverly & Tony Ulysees. Beau Beverly (Wayne Bloom) had left wrestling altogether so Blake was kept on as a pure jobber.
1998 – WCW Saturday Night – Juventud Guerrera retains the WCW Cruiserweight title against Kaz Hayashi.
1999 – WCW Fall Brawl – Lenny Lane retains the Cruiserweight title against Kaz Hayashi, Rick Steiner retains the TV title against Perry Saturn, Harlem Heat beat Barry & Kendall Windham for the WCW Tag titles, Sid Vicious beats Chris Benoit for the WCW United States title and Sting beats Hulk Hogan for the WCW World title, his ninth world title (seventh if you don't count the WCW International title).
2002 – WWE Smackdown – WWE Champion Brock Lesnar beats Hardcore Holly. Holly, although he himself denies it, was being uncooperative with Lesnar, who was also sick with flu, during a powerbomb attempt and got dropped right on his head as a result, breaking his neck. Holly is out of action for a year and gets the biggest push of his career when he comes back, getting a WWE title match at the 2004 Royal Rumble. Also, Billy & Chuck have the first gay wedding in WWE which is immediately backed out of with Billy & Chuck claiming it to be a publicity stunt. It turns out Eric Bischoff is disguised as the minister and 3 Minute Warning beat on Billy, Chuck and Stephanie McMahon, with Rico turning on the now-not-gay duo. This whole stunt infuriated GLAAD, who had been assured that a gay wedding had taken place.
2003 – NOAH Navigation Over The Date Line Day 13 – Takeshi Morishima beats Ron Harris for the heavyweight title of Harley Race's World League Wrestling (Race was very chummy with NOAH chief Mitsuharu Misawa and this got WLW some international exposure), Naomichi Marufuji & KENTA retain the GHC Jr Heavy Tag titles against Yoshinobu Kanemura & Makoto Hashi, Takashi Sugiura beats Michael Modest for the GHC Jr Heavyweight title and Kenta Kobashi retains the GHC title against Yuji Nagata.
2003 – CMLL Super Viernes – Rocky Romero beats Volador Jr to become the first CMLL Super Lightweight Champion.
2004 – Torreon, Mexico – 1-time NWA Light Heavyweight Champion and 3-time Mexican Light Heavyweight Champion Dr Wagner dies of a heart attack age 68.
2004 – WWE Unforgiven – Trish Stratus retains the Women's title against Victoria which after-match shenanigans lead to a horrendously bad match between Tyson Tomko and Stevie Richards, Chris Jericho beats Christian for the vacant IC title (a record seventh), La Resistance retain the World Tag titles against Tajiri & Rhyno and Triple H beats a newly-turned face Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight title (his ninth world title).
2006 – ECW – Big Show retains the ECW World title in an Extreme Rules match against Sabu.
2010 – Mexico – 1-time CMLL Trios Champion, 1-time NWA Middleweight Champion and 1-time NWA Welterweight Champion La Fiera is fatally stabbed five times at the age of 49.
2011 – NJPW & DDT – Kota Ibushi vacates the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title and KO-D Tag title (along with partner Danshoku Dino) due to a dislocated shoulder.
1907 – 2-time World Junior Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, 2-time MWA Junior Heavyweight Champion and 1-time National Wrestling Association Junior Heavyweight Champion Bob Kenaston is born.
1925 – Melbourne, Australia – Walter Miller retains the World Middleweight Wrestling title against James O'Connell.
1940 – EMLL Juevos Arena Modelo 7. Aniversario – Tarzan Lopez retains the NWA Middleweight title against John Nemenic.
1944 – Fairfax, California – 3-time NWA World Tag Champion in the San Francisco territory, 3-time NWA U.S. Champion in the S.F. territory and 11-time NWA Pacific Northwest Champion Lonnie “Moondog” Mayne is born.
1948 – Akkeshi, Japan – 1-time NWA World Tag Champion in the Central States territory Rocky Hata is born.
1957 – Chicago, Illinois – 6-time world tag champion and a 4-time hall of famer Road Warrior Hawk is born.
1971 – Mexico City – 1-time CMLL Light Heavyweight Champion, 2-time NWA Light Heavyweight Champion, 1-time NWA Historic Light Heavyweight Champion and 2-time CMLL Tag Champion Shocker is born.
1982 – Los Angeles – 1-time ROH Tag Champion Sal Rinauro is born.
1984 – Cacador, Brazil – 1-time UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos is born.
1989 – WCW Clash of the Champions VIII – Fabulous Freebirds retain the NWA Tag titles against The Steiners, Lex Luger retains the NWA United States title against Tommy Rich and after the main event of Ric Flair & Sting vs Dick Slater & Great Muta ends in a DQ when Slater hits Flair with his cast, Terry Funk comes out and suffocates Ric Flair with a plastic bag. Due to its graphic nature, TBS, the channel carrying the special, received tons of complaints due to the depiction of attempted murder.
1991 – NJPW Battle Autumn Day 3 – Akira Nogami retains the IWGP Jr Heavy title against Norio Honaga.
1991 – Dallas, Texas – WWE Hall of Famer and youngest brother of the Von Erich family, Chris Von Erich commits suicide, shooting himself in the head at age 21, due to his inability to cope with his brothers' deaths and his frustration of his small build holding him back as a wrestler.
1992 – WCW Saturday Night – Ricky Steamboat retains the WCW TV title against Vinnie Vegas (failed Kevin Nash WCW gimmick #3).
1992 – WCW Worldwide – Ron Simmons retains the WCW World title against Rick Thames and Rick Rude retains the WCW United States title against Van Hammer (failed gimmick #1 for Van Hammer yet, save for his run in the MIA as Major Stash, they kept it on him for his entire stint).
1993 – WWF Wrestling Challenge – The Steiners retain the WWF Tag titles against Blake Beverly & Tony Ulysees. Beau Beverly (Wayne Bloom) had left wrestling altogether so Blake was kept on as a pure jobber.
1998 – WCW Saturday Night – Juventud Guerrera retains the WCW Cruiserweight title against Kaz Hayashi.
1999 – WCW Fall Brawl – Lenny Lane retains the Cruiserweight title against Kaz Hayashi, Rick Steiner retains the TV title against Perry Saturn, Harlem Heat beat Barry & Kendall Windham for the WCW Tag titles, Sid Vicious beats Chris Benoit for the WCW United States title and Sting beats Hulk Hogan for the WCW World title, his ninth world title (seventh if you don't count the WCW International title).
2002 – WWE Smackdown – WWE Champion Brock Lesnar beats Hardcore Holly. Holly, although he himself denies it, was being uncooperative with Lesnar, who was also sick with flu, during a powerbomb attempt and got dropped right on his head as a result, breaking his neck. Holly is out of action for a year and gets the biggest push of his career when he comes back, getting a WWE title match at the 2004 Royal Rumble. Also, Billy & Chuck have the first gay wedding in WWE which is immediately backed out of with Billy & Chuck claiming it to be a publicity stunt. It turns out Eric Bischoff is disguised as the minister and 3 Minute Warning beat on Billy, Chuck and Stephanie McMahon, with Rico turning on the now-not-gay duo. This whole stunt infuriated GLAAD, who had been assured that a gay wedding had taken place.
2003 – NOAH Navigation Over The Date Line Day 13 – Takeshi Morishima beats Ron Harris for the heavyweight title of Harley Race's World League Wrestling (Race was very chummy with NOAH chief Mitsuharu Misawa and this got WLW some international exposure), Naomichi Marufuji & KENTA retain the GHC Jr Heavy Tag titles against Yoshinobu Kanemura & Makoto Hashi, Takashi Sugiura beats Michael Modest for the GHC Jr Heavyweight title and Kenta Kobashi retains the GHC title against Yuji Nagata.
2003 – CMLL Super Viernes – Rocky Romero beats Volador Jr to become the first CMLL Super Lightweight Champion.
2004 – Torreon, Mexico – 1-time NWA Light Heavyweight Champion and 3-time Mexican Light Heavyweight Champion Dr Wagner dies of a heart attack age 68.
2004 – WWE Unforgiven – Trish Stratus retains the Women's title against Victoria which after-match shenanigans lead to a horrendously bad match between Tyson Tomko and Stevie Richards, Chris Jericho beats Christian for the vacant IC title (a record seventh), La Resistance retain the World Tag titles against Tajiri & Rhyno and Triple H beats a newly-turned face Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight title (his ninth world title).
2006 – ECW – Big Show retains the ECW World title in an Extreme Rules match against Sabu.
2010 – Mexico – 1-time CMLL Trios Champion, 1-time NWA Middleweight Champion and 1-time NWA Welterweight Champion La Fiera is fatally stabbed five times at the age of 49.
2011 – NJPW & DDT – Kota Ibushi vacates the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title and KO-D Tag title (along with partner Danshoku Dino) due to a dislocated shoulder.