This Day in Wrestling History - July 24

[Chris]

Pay-Per-Views
2002: NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #6
2005: WWE The Great American Bash (Buyrate: 0.58/Buys: 225,000)

Television Shows
1988: NWA The Main Event
1988: WWF @ Toronto
1993: WCW Saturday Night
1993: WWF Superstars
1994: WWF Wrestling Challenge
1995: WWF Monday Night RAW #120 (Rating: 3.80)
2000: WCW Monday Nitro (Rating: 2.80)
2000: WWF RAW is WAR #374 (Rating: 6.20)
2003: WWE SmackDown #206
2004: TNA Xplosion
2004: WWE Velocity (Rating: 0.60)
2005: WWE Sunday Night Heat (International Version)
2005: WWE Sunday Night Heat (Rating: 0.80)
2006: WWE RAW #687 (Rating; 3.80)
2007: ECW on Sci-Fi #59 (Rating: 1.31)
2008: TNA iMPACT! #213 (Rating: 1.11)
2009: WWE SmackDown #519 (Rating: 1.80)
2011: WWE Vintage Collection #164
2013: WWE Main Event #43
2013: WWE NXT #179

Title Changes
1957: Lou Thesz wins NWA World Heavyweight Championship
1967: Burno Sammartino & Spiros Arion win WWWF United States Tag Team Championship
1987: Sensational Sherri wins WWF Women's Championship
1996: The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner) win WCW World Tag Team Championship
1999: Edge wins WWF Intercontinental Championship
2000: Lance Storm wins WCW Hardcore Championship
2001: Kanyon wins WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
2001: Kurt Angle wins WCW World Heavyweight Championship
2005: The Legion of Doom (Heidenreich & Road Warrior Animal) win WWE Tag Team Championship

Birthdays
1963: Karl Malone
1975: Torrie Wilson​

Source: wrestlingdata.com

 

[Deezy]

Mailman could've gotten a ring if he jumped from team to team like the kids today......but he didn't. Loyalty > dickriding

 

[Keith]

Miss Wilson older than one might think, makes me feel better about myself lol.

Based on some of WWE's GAB offerings would love to see just what they would do with the Halloween Havoc concept...

 

[Deezy]

Miss Wilson older than one might think, makes me feel better about myself lol.

Based on some of WWE's GAB offerings would love to see just what they would do with the Halloween Havoc concept...

If they encouraged their fans to dress up, it would be alright.

 

[Keith]

Was thinking they could include the spin the wheel gimmick, or maybe do some sort of re-working of the Cyber Sunday idea, but with Halloween themes.

 

[Cwalker]

Miss Wilson older than one might think, makes me feel better about myself lol.

Based on some of WWE's GAB offerings would love to see just what they would do with the Halloween Havoc concept...

39 ain't that old considering she hasn't been on tv in what, 10 years?

I remember that GAB PPV. RIP Muhammed Hassan.

 

[Chris]

I remember that GAB PPV. RIP Muhammed Hassan.

He went out with a bang though

 

[Deezy]

Muhammed Hassan sucked, good riddance.

Goof had the balls to give Eddie Guerrero shit for using a camel clutch.....stupid fuck didn't realize his dad invented the move.

 

[Chris]

Muhammed Hassan sucked, good riddance.

Goof had the balls to give Eddie Guerrero shit for using a camel clutch.....stupid fuck didn't realize his dad invented the move.

I enjoyed him well enough during his run, but I think people overrate him in hindsight just because he was a "could have been" that could have been good. I'm glad his huge push that was supposedly planned didn't happen, but I wish he could have been brought back for something later instead of absolutely nothing.

 

[Deezy]

Think Alex Greenfield who was a writer at the time, said there was talks of using him somewhere else, but CW said they didn't want him anywhere near them, and I think Spike or USA (I don't remember exactly when the move was made) one of them didn't want him on Raw. WWE cut their losses and this guy has been waiting tables, trying to act ever since.

 

[Cwalker]

Muhammed Hassan sucked, good riddance.

Goof had the balls to give Eddie Guerrero shit for using a camel clutch.....stupid fuck didn't realize his dad invented the move.

He wasn't the greatest but he had a good look and he drew heat. That's all you can ask considering he wasn't on TV all that long before he was written off. I wasn't a huge fan but I think there was untapped potential there.

Heard about the Eddie thing but I don't know enough to speak on it.

 

[Chris]

Yeah, I don't blame WWE for dropping him completely at all. A no-brainer at that point because he wasn't going to be one of their absolute top guys.

 

[Deezy]

They kept Daivari and he still got the heat that Hassan drew. Hassan didn't speak Farci or Arabic, he was a dark Italian who used nationalism, racism and prejudice as heat. Anyone in that role could do that. Character was the draw, not the performer.

 

[Keith]

39 ain't that old considering she hasn't been on tv in what, 10 years?

I remember that GAB PPV. RIP Muhammed Hassan.

Its not old at all mate, just she always looked so youthful, and it just shows you how time flies.

 

[Kiffy Lube]

He was just a heat-monger. Hassan was a terrible wrestler usin' a tasteless gimmick to get that war-torn foreigner heat. Now we got Rusev doin' the same schtick with Lana.