This Day in Wrestling History - April 19

[Chris]

Pay-Per-Views
1998: WCW Spring Stampede (Buyrate: 0.74)
2009: TNA Lockdown

Television Shows
1986: NWA Worldwide
1992: WWF Wrestling Challenge
1993: WWF Monday Night RAW #13
1994: ECW Hardcore TV #52
1997: WCW Main Event
1997: WWF Shotgun Saturday Night #16
1997: WCW Saturday Night
1999: WCW Monday Nitro (Rating: 4.10)
1999: WWF RAW is WAR #308 (Rating: 6.09)
2001: WWF Smackdown! #88 (Rating: 4.20)
2003: WWE Velocity
2004: WWE RAW #569 (Rating: 3.80)
2007: TNA iMPACT #147 (Rating: 1.08)
2009: WWE Vintage Collection #46
2010: TNA Monday Night iMPACT #303 (Rating: 0.96)
2010: WWE RAW #882 (Rating: 3.06)
2011: TNA Xplosion #343
2012: TNA IMPACT WRESTLING #406 (Rating: 0.96/Viewers: 1,310,000)
2013: WWE Smackdown #714 (Rating: 1.92/Viewers 2,590,000)

Title Changes
1980: Ric Flair wins NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic Version)
1998: Raven wins WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
1998: Randy Savage wins WCW World Heavyweight Championship
2002: Bubba Ray Dudley wins WWF Hardcore Championship
2002: Goldust wins WWF Hardcore Championship
2002: Raven wins WWF Hardcore Championship
2004: Chris Benoit & Edge win World Tag Team Championship
2009: Mick Foley wins TNA World Heavyweight Championship
2009: Angelina Love wins TNA Women's Knockout Championship
2009: Team 3D (Brother Devon & Brother Ray) win TNA World Tag Team Championship
2010: Rob Van Dam wins TNA World Heavyweight Championship
2011: Big Show & Kane win WWE Tag Team Championship

Birthdays
1934: Ox Baker
1979: Roxxie

Deaths
2002: Wahoo McDaniel​

Source: wrestlingdata.com

 

[Deezy]

Wahoo iis so underrated, he deserves more recognition for his career.

 

[Keith]

Is that buyrate right for Spring Stampede? Seems awfully low.

 

[Chris]

Is that buyrate right for Spring Stampede? Seems awfully low.

It's right and pretty average as far as WCW buyrates go. I think Starrcade '97 only had a 1.70 or so.