This Day in Wrestling History - August 9

[Chris]

Pay-Per-Views
1997: WCW Road Wild (Buyrate: 0.65)

Television Shows
1986: WWF @ Boston
1992: WCW The Main Event
1993: WWF Monday Night RAW #29
1994: ECW Hardcore TV #68
1997: WCW Saturday Night
1997: WWF Shotgun Saturday Night #32
1998: WWF SuNDAY NiGHT HeAT #2 (Rating: 4.20)
1999: WCW Monday Nitro (Rating: 3.10)
1999: WWF RAW is WAR #324 (Rating: 6.40)
2000: WCW Thunder
2001: WWF SmackDown! #104 (Rating: 4.20)
2003: WWE Velocity
2004: WWE RAW #585 (Rating: 3.20)
2007: TNA iMPACT! #153 (Rating: 0.99)
2009: WWE Vintage Collection #62
2010: Ring of Honor Wrestling #69
2010: WWE RAW #898 (Rating: 3.30)
2011: TNA Xplosion #359
2012: TNA IMPACT WRESTLING #422 (Rating: 0.89/Viewers: 1,210,000)
2013: WWE SmackDown #730 (Rating: 1.90/Viewers: 2,490,000)

Title Changes
1980: Bob Backlund & Pedro Morales win WWF World Tag Team Championships
1986: Ric Flair wins NWA World Heavyweight Championship
1997: Hollywood Hogan wins WCW World Heavyweight Championship
1997: Sabu wins ECW World Heavyweight Championship
1999: Chris Benoit wins WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
1999: Kane & X-Pac win WWF Tag Team Championships
2002: Tommy Dreamer wins WWE Hardcore Championship
2002: Shawn Stasiak wins WWE Hardcore Championship
2002: Steven Richards wins WWE Hardcore Championship
2003: ROH #1 Contender Trophy vacated
2011: Cody Rhodes wins WWE Intercontinental Championship

Birthdays
1991: Alexa Bliss

Debuts
1977: Hulk Hogan
1998: Hamada​

Source: wrestlingdata.com

 

[The Cork]

:hogan2ebut of the GOAT 37 years ago

 

[Deezy]

3 more years and it will be considered a holiday.

 

[Cwalker]

That Kane & X-pac team was pretty fun

 

[Crippler]

That Kane & X-pac team was pretty fun