This Day in Wrestling History - May 16

[Chris]

Pay-Per-Views
1999: ECW Hardcore Heaven (Buyrate: 0.23)
1999: WWF No Mercy (UK) (Buyrate: 0.88/Buys: 352,000)
2004: WWE Judgment Day (Buyrate: 0.38/Buys: 235,000)
2010: TNA Sacrifice

Television Shows
1992: WCW Saturday Night
1992: WCW Worldwide
1993: WWF All American Wrestling
1993: WWF Wrestling Challenge
1994: WWF Monday Night RAW #63
1995: ECW Hardcore TV #107
1998: WCW Saturday Night
1998: WWF Shotgun Saturday Night #72
1999: ECW Hardcore TV
1999: WWF Los Super Astros
1999: WWF SuNDAY NiGHT HeAT #47
2002: WWE SmackDown #144 (Rating: 3.60)
2004: WWE Sunday Night Heat (Rating: 0.80)
2008: WWE SmackDown #458 (Rating: 2.40)
2010: WWE Vintage Collection #102
2011: WWE RAW #938 (Rating: 3.08)
2011: WWE Tough Enough #7 (Rating: 1.61)
2013: TNA IMPACT WRESTLING #462 (Rating: 0.84/Viewers: 1,054,000)

Title Changes
1963: Brute Bernard & Skull Murphy win WWWF United States Tag Team Championship
1987: The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane win NWA/WCW United States Tag Team Championship
2000: Gerald Brisco wins WWF Hardcore Championship
2004: Chavo Guerrero Jr. wins WWE Cruiserweight Championship
2010: Douglas Williams wins TNA X-Division Championship

Birthdays
1961: The Godfather

Deaths
1984: Andy Kaufman (?)
2002: Big Dick Dudley
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Source: wrestlingdata.com

 

[Keith]

One hell of a blade Job by Eddie in that Judgement Day main event, highlight of the match in a way.

No Mercy (UK) was the simply awful, they really used to take the piss out of us Brits :

RIP Kaufman. A great talent who loved wrestling for the pure art form which it was. Great film too!

 

[Deezy]

Really liked Man on the Moon when it came out, but when you learned about the guy through people who knew him, you realize what a hatchet job that movie was and didn't get what kind of person he was.

Also, Eddie was cut hardway. that chair ripped open the top of his head. Nobody cuts into the scalp, that's just crazy because it leaves big scars.

 

[The Cork]

lol UK PPV's.

 

[Keith]

Really liked Man on the Moon when it came out, but when you learned about the guy through people who knew him, you realize what a hatchet job that movie was and didn't get what kind of person he was.

Also, Eddie was cut hardway. that chair ripped open the top of his head. Nobody cuts into the scalp, that's just crazy because it leaves big scars.

How was MOTM a hatchet job? Not saying it wasn't I am just interested.

Yeah the blade job wasn't pulled off very well, but it couldn't help but stand out in that match.

 

[Deezy]

All people who knew Andy say that, movie made him look like a troll and people who worked with him will tell you what a nice, and respectful person hr was