This Day in Wrestling History - May 1

[Chris]

Pay-Per-Views
2005: WWE Backlash (Buyrate: 0.81/Buys: 210,000)
2011: WWE Extreme Rules (Buys: 216,000)

Television Shows
1971: WWWF @ Philadelphia
1988: NWA The Main Event #5
1993: WCW Saturday Night
1993: WWF Superstars
1994: WCW The Main Event
1994: WWF Wrestling Challenge
1995: WWF Monday Night RAW #108 (Rating: 3.60)
1999: WCW Worldwide
1999: WWF Shotgun Saturday Night #122
2000: WCW Monday Nitro (Rating: 2.40)
2000: WWF RAW is WAR #362 (Rating: 7.40)
2003: WWE SmackDown #194
2004: NWA-TNA Xplosion
2004: WWE Velocity (Rating: 0.60)
2005: WWE Sunday Night Heat (Rating: 0.70)
2006: WWE RAW #675 (Rating: 4.00)
2007: WWE ECW on Sci-Fi #47 (Rating: 1.60)
2008: TNA iMPACT! #201 (Rating: 1.01)
2009: WWE SmackDown #507 (Rating: 1.09)
2011: WWE Vintage Collection #152
2013: WWE Main Event #31
2013: WWE NXT #167
2013: TNA Xplosion

Title Changes
1981: Harley Race wins NWA World Heavyweight Championship
1981: The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene & Ole Anderson) win NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic Version)
1983: Greg Valentine wins NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic Version)
1994: Rick Rue wins WCW International Championship
1998: Booker T wins WCW World Television Championship
2002: Goldust wins WWF Hardcore Championship
2002: Steven Richards wins WWF Hardcore Championship
2002: Tommy Dreamer wins WWF Hardcore Championship
2005: The Hurricane & Rosey win World Tag Team Championship
2011: Christian wins World Heavyweight Championship
2011: Kofi Kingston wins WWE United States Championship
2011: John Cena wins WWE Championship

Birthdays
1957: Dave Taylor

Deaths
2003: Miss Elizabeth​

Source: wrestlingdata.com