This Day in Wrestling History - April 1

[Chris]

Pay-Per-Views
1990: WWF WrestleMania VI (Buyrate: 3.80/Buys: 1,520,000)
2001: WWF WrestleMania X-Seven (Buyrate: 2.15/Buys: 1,040,000)
2007: WWE WrestleMania 23 (Buyrate: 2.97/Buys: 1,200,000)
2011: ROH Honor Takes Center Stage - Night 1
2012: WWE WrestleMania XXVIII (Buys: 1,219,000)

Television Shows
1989: NWA World Championship Wrestling
1990: WWF Wrestling Challenge
1995: WCW Saturday Night
1996: WCW Monday Nitro (Rating: 2.80)
1996: WWF Monday Night RAW (Rating: 2.90)
1999: WCW Thunder
2000: WCW Saturday Night
2000: WCW Worldwide
2002: WWF RAW (Rating: 4.80)
2004: WWE Smackdown (Rating: 3.20)
2005: TNA iMPACT
2006: TNA iMPACT (Rating: 0.60)
2008: WWE ECW on Sci-Fi (Rating: 1.30)
2010: WWE Superstars (Rating: 0.67)
2011: WWE Smackdown (Rating: 1.96)
2012: WWE Vintage Collection
2013: WWE RAW (Rating: 3.10/Viewers: 4,305,000)

Title Changes
1979: Ric Flair wins NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic Version)
1990: Demolition (Ax, Crush, & Smash) win WWF Tag Team Championship
1990: The Ultimate Warrior wins WWF World Heavyweight Championship
1996: Goldust wins WWF Intercontinental Championship
2001: Eddie Guerrero wins WWF European Championship
2001: Steve Austin wins WWF Championship
2001: Kane wins WWF Hardcore Championship
2001: Chyna wins WWF Women's Championship
2001: Edge & Christian win WWF Tag Team Championship
2002: Bubba Ray Dudley wins WWF Hardcore Championship
2007: The Undertaker wins World Heavyweight Championship
2011: Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) win ROH World Tag Team Championship
2012: Sheamus wins World Heavyweight Championship
2012: Big Show wins WWE Intercontinental Championship

Birthdays
1976: Tomko
1980: Randy Orton
1989: Jesse Sorensen

Deaths
1973: Jim Crockett

Debuts
1996: Prince Iaukea

Hair Matches
2007: Vince McMahon lost the hair against Bobby Lashley & Donald Trump​

Source: wrestlingdata.com

 

[Deezy]

Prince Iaukea.....he really could've been something. Guy was being compared to Rock around 97 and just shows you that WCW would've fucked up Rock too. Wasted potential for a helluva hand in the ring and a good looking guy who was never given any mic time. So it was hard to gauge what kind of promo skills he had....lol Artist Formerly Know As...

 

[Keith]

RIP Jim Crockett a legend purely on the name.

 

[Deezy]

Crockett Sr, wasn't a big wrestling promoter, did better with concerts and circuses, was Jr who stopped nickel and diming the wrestlers and got on TBS.