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1864 – 1-time NWA Missouri Heavyweight Champion George Baptiste is born.
1921 – Lewistown, Montana – Clarence Eklund retains the World Light Heavyweight title against Fred Mortensen.
1923 – Warren, Ohio – 1-time holder of the Jack Pfefer version of the World Heavyweight title George Bollas is born.
1926 – Gifu, Japan – 10-time All Asia Tag Team Champion, 1-time JWA Japanese Junior Heavyweight Champion and 1-time NWA International Tag Team Champion Michiaki Yoshimura is born.
1929 – Winnipeg, Manitoba – 9-time Madison Heavyweight Champion and 6-time Madison Tag Champion George Eakin is born.
1949 – Mezcala de la Ascunsion, Mexico – 2-time NWA Light Heavyweight Champion, 1-time CMLL Middleweight Champion and 5-time NWA Middleweight Champion Ringo Mendoza is born.
1954 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Owner of the oldest promotion in the world, CMLL, Paco Alonso is born.
1956 – Ora, Japan – 1-time WCCW TV Champion and 5-time AJPW World Tag Champion Yoshiaki Yatsu is born.
1960 – Jamestown, Kentucky – 4-time USWA Tag Champion and 1-time AWA Southern Tag Champion Moondog Cujo is born.
1966 – Tokyo, Japan – 3-time world champion and 4-time world tag champion Yoshihiro Takayama is born.
1967 – Novisibirsk, Russia – 3-time Olympic gold medalist, 9-time world gold medalist and 12-time European gold medalist in Greco-Roman amateur wrestling, Aleksandr Karelin is born. Apart from his amazing medal collection, Karelin is known most for his Karelin Lift, which is used now by Antonio Cesaro.
1975 – EMLL Super Viernes 42 Aniversario – Dr Wagner retains the Mexican Light Heavyweight title against Angel Blanco via no contest.
1984 – Beverly Hills, California – Current Total Divas cast member Eva Marie is born.
1984 – Toronto, Ontario – WWE broadcast colleague Renee Young is born.
1986 – NJPW Challenge Spirit Day 14 – Shiro Koshinaka beats Nobuhiko Takada for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title.
1993 – WCW Fall Brawl – Steven Regal beats Ricky Steamboat for the WCW TV title and The Nasty Boys beat Arn Anderson & Paul Roma for the WCW Tag Team titles. Controversy ensues with the NWA Heavyweight title as TV tapings show that Rick Rude is scheduled to beat Ric Flair for the NWA title, which was being represented by the Big Gold Belt, all without NWA's permission. The NWA ceases WCW's NWA membership (a dumb move as WCW was the only big member at the time) and forbids them to use the NWA name when referring to the Big Gold Belt, which was physically owned by WCW. WCW creates a fictional subsidiary called WCW International and assigns it to the belt, now labelling it as the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship. Rude beats Flair as planned and is the first man to be recognised as WCW International Champion. In the main event, Sting, Dustin Rhodes, Davey Boy Smith & THE SHOCKMASTER beat Sid, Vader and Harlem Heat in War Games.
1998 – WWF Shotgun Saturday Night – TAKA Michinoku retains the WWF Light Heavyweight title against Christopher Daniels and D'Lo Brown retains the WWF European title against Scorpio.
1999 – ECW Anarchy Rulz – Taz's ECW contract is expiring and he is the ECW World Champion, poised to jump ship to the WWF. Instead of just dropping the belt to his scheduled opponent, Masato Tanaka, Mike Awesome is brought in the night of the PPV to make it an improptu elimination 3-way, with Taz being first eliminated. Mike Awesome manages to pin Tanaka too to become ECW Champion. Not bad for someone not even advertised. In other title defences, Raven & Tommy Dreamer retain the ECW Tag titles against Rhino & Steve Corino and Rob Van Dam retains the ECW TV title in a fantastic match against Balls Mahoney.
2000 – NWA @ Tampa – Mike Rapada (who?) beats Jerry Flynn in a tournament final to win the vacant NWA World Heavyweight title. The championship has seen better days at this point.
2003 – CMLL Super Viernes 70 Aniversario – Rey Bucanero & Ultimo Guerrero retain the CMLL Tag titles against Negro Casas & Perry Aguayo Jr.
2008 – CMLL Super Viernes 75 Aniversario – Atlantis, Negro Casas & Ultimo Guerrero retain the CMLL Trios title against Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley & Sonjay Dutt.
2008 – ROH Driven – Nigel McGuinness retains the ROH title against Roderick Strong and Kevin Steen & El Generico beat Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black for the ROH Tag titles.
2010 – WWE Night of Champions – Dolph Ziggler retains the IC title against Kofi Kingston, Daniel Bryan beats The Miz for the US title, Michelle McCool beats Melina to unify her Women's title and Melina's Divas title, Kane retains the World Heavyweight title against Undertaker in a No Holds Barred match, Cody Rhodes & Drew McIntyre win a tag team turmoil to become Tag champions dethroning The Hart Dynasty and Randy Orton wins a six-pack challenge to become 6-time WWE Champion (his seventh world title) dethroning Sheamus.
2011 – NJPW G1 Climax Special Day 11 – Prince Devitt beats KUSHIDA for the IWGP Jr
Heavyweight title and Hiroshi Tanahashi retains the IWGP title against Shinsuke Nakamura.
1921 – Lewistown, Montana – Clarence Eklund retains the World Light Heavyweight title against Fred Mortensen.
1923 – Warren, Ohio – 1-time holder of the Jack Pfefer version of the World Heavyweight title George Bollas is born.
1926 – Gifu, Japan – 10-time All Asia Tag Team Champion, 1-time JWA Japanese Junior Heavyweight Champion and 1-time NWA International Tag Team Champion Michiaki Yoshimura is born.
1929 – Winnipeg, Manitoba – 9-time Madison Heavyweight Champion and 6-time Madison Tag Champion George Eakin is born.
1949 – Mezcala de la Ascunsion, Mexico – 2-time NWA Light Heavyweight Champion, 1-time CMLL Middleweight Champion and 5-time NWA Middleweight Champion Ringo Mendoza is born.
1954 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Owner of the oldest promotion in the world, CMLL, Paco Alonso is born.
1956 – Ora, Japan – 1-time WCCW TV Champion and 5-time AJPW World Tag Champion Yoshiaki Yatsu is born.
1960 – Jamestown, Kentucky – 4-time USWA Tag Champion and 1-time AWA Southern Tag Champion Moondog Cujo is born.
1966 – Tokyo, Japan – 3-time world champion and 4-time world tag champion Yoshihiro Takayama is born.
1967 – Novisibirsk, Russia – 3-time Olympic gold medalist, 9-time world gold medalist and 12-time European gold medalist in Greco-Roman amateur wrestling, Aleksandr Karelin is born. Apart from his amazing medal collection, Karelin is known most for his Karelin Lift, which is used now by Antonio Cesaro.
1975 – EMLL Super Viernes 42 Aniversario – Dr Wagner retains the Mexican Light Heavyweight title against Angel Blanco via no contest.
1984 – Beverly Hills, California – Current Total Divas cast member Eva Marie is born.
1984 – Toronto, Ontario – WWE broadcast colleague Renee Young is born.
1986 – NJPW Challenge Spirit Day 14 – Shiro Koshinaka beats Nobuhiko Takada for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title.
1993 – WCW Fall Brawl – Steven Regal beats Ricky Steamboat for the WCW TV title and The Nasty Boys beat Arn Anderson & Paul Roma for the WCW Tag Team titles. Controversy ensues with the NWA Heavyweight title as TV tapings show that Rick Rude is scheduled to beat Ric Flair for the NWA title, which was being represented by the Big Gold Belt, all without NWA's permission. The NWA ceases WCW's NWA membership (a dumb move as WCW was the only big member at the time) and forbids them to use the NWA name when referring to the Big Gold Belt, which was physically owned by WCW. WCW creates a fictional subsidiary called WCW International and assigns it to the belt, now labelling it as the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship. Rude beats Flair as planned and is the first man to be recognised as WCW International Champion. In the main event, Sting, Dustin Rhodes, Davey Boy Smith & THE SHOCKMASTER beat Sid, Vader and Harlem Heat in War Games.
1998 – WWF Shotgun Saturday Night – TAKA Michinoku retains the WWF Light Heavyweight title against Christopher Daniels and D'Lo Brown retains the WWF European title against Scorpio.
1999 – ECW Anarchy Rulz – Taz's ECW contract is expiring and he is the ECW World Champion, poised to jump ship to the WWF. Instead of just dropping the belt to his scheduled opponent, Masato Tanaka, Mike Awesome is brought in the night of the PPV to make it an improptu elimination 3-way, with Taz being first eliminated. Mike Awesome manages to pin Tanaka too to become ECW Champion. Not bad for someone not even advertised. In other title defences, Raven & Tommy Dreamer retain the ECW Tag titles against Rhino & Steve Corino and Rob Van Dam retains the ECW TV title in a fantastic match against Balls Mahoney.
2000 – NWA @ Tampa – Mike Rapada (who?) beats Jerry Flynn in a tournament final to win the vacant NWA World Heavyweight title. The championship has seen better days at this point.
2003 – CMLL Super Viernes 70 Aniversario – Rey Bucanero & Ultimo Guerrero retain the CMLL Tag titles against Negro Casas & Perry Aguayo Jr.
2008 – CMLL Super Viernes 75 Aniversario – Atlantis, Negro Casas & Ultimo Guerrero retain the CMLL Trios title against Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley & Sonjay Dutt.
2008 – ROH Driven – Nigel McGuinness retains the ROH title against Roderick Strong and Kevin Steen & El Generico beat Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black for the ROH Tag titles.
2010 – WWE Night of Champions – Dolph Ziggler retains the IC title against Kofi Kingston, Daniel Bryan beats The Miz for the US title, Michelle McCool beats Melina to unify her Women's title and Melina's Divas title, Kane retains the World Heavyweight title against Undertaker in a No Holds Barred match, Cody Rhodes & Drew McIntyre win a tag team turmoil to become Tag champions dethroning The Hart Dynasty and Randy Orton wins a six-pack challenge to become 6-time WWE Champion (his seventh world title) dethroning Sheamus.
2011 – NJPW G1 Climax Special Day 11 – Prince Devitt beats KUSHIDA for the IWGP Jr
Heavyweight title and Hiroshi Tanahashi retains the IWGP title against Shinsuke Nakamura.