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This Day In Wrestling History – April 2nd
Events
In 1989, WWF Wrestlemania V was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey
– Demolition (Ax & Smash) defeat The Powers Of Pain (The Warlord & The Barbarian) & Mr Fuji in a Handicap Match to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– Jake Roberts defeats Andre The Giant by DQ with Big John Studd as special guest referee
– Rick Rude defeats The Ultimate Warrior to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
– Hulk Hogan defeats Randy Savage to win the WWF Title
Also in 1989, NWA Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin’ Cajun went head-to-head with Wrestlemania on free TV in an attempt to hurt the PPV rating. It was held in New Orleans, Louisiana
– The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda & Steve Williams) defeat The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) to win the NWA World Tag Team Titles. Referee Teddy Long fast-counted the pinfall on Hawk, so he was (kayfabe) fired
– Eddie Gilbert & Rick Steiner defeat Dan Spivey & Kevin Sullivan to retain the NWA United States Tag Team Titles
– Ricky Steamboat defeats Ric Flair in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match to retain the NWA World Title
– In a post-show dark match, Sting defeats Rip Morgan to retain the NWA Television Title
– In a post-show dark match, Lex Luger defeats Jack Victory to retain the NWA United States Title
In 1995, WWF Wrestlemania XI was held in Hartford, Connecticut
– Razor Ramon defeats Jeff Jarrett by DQ (Jarrett retains the WWF Intercontinental Title)
– The Undertaker defeats King Kong Bundy with Larry Young as special guest referee
– Owen Hart & Yokozuna defeat The Smoking Gunns (Billy & Bart) to win the WWF Tag Team Titles
– Bret Hart defeats Bob Backlund in an I Quit Match with Roddy Piper as special guest referee
– Diesel defeats Shawn Michaels to retain the WWF Title
– Lawrence Taylor defeats Bam Bam Bigelow with Pat Patterson as special guest referee
In 2000, the aptly named WWF Wrestlemania 2000 was held in Anaheim, California. This is the only Mania in history not to feature a standard one-on-one wrestling match
– Hardcore Holly won a Hardcore Battle Royal to win the WWF Hardcore Title. Crash Holly was champion going into the event
– Edge & Christian defeat The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray & D-Von) & The Hardy Boyz (Matt & Jeff) in a Triangle Ladder Match to win the WWF Tag Team Titles
– There was a 2-fall Triple Threat Match between Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho & Kurt Angle for the WWF Intercontinental and European Titles. Benoit took the first fall to win the WWF European Title, with Jericho taking the second to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
– Triple H defeats The Rock, Mick Foley & The Big Show in a Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match to retain the WWF Title
In 2005, the WWE Hall Of Fame Ceremony was held in Los Angeles, California. The class of 2005 are:
– Hulk Hogan
– Roddy Piper
– Bob Orton
– Jimmy Hart
– Paul Orndorff
– Nikolai Volkoff
– The Iron Sheik
In 2006, WWE Wrestlemania 22 was held in Rosemont, Illinois
– Kane & The Big Show defeat Carlito & Chris Masters to retain the World Tag Team Titles
– Rob Van Dam wins the Money In The Bank Ladder Match
– JBL defeats Chris Benoit to win the WWE United States Title
– Edge defeats Mick Foley in a Hardcore Match
– Mickie James defeats Trish Stratus to win the WWE Womens Title
– The Undertaker defeats Mark Henry in a Casket Match
– Shawn Michaels defeats Vince McMahon in a No Holds Barred Match
– Rey Mysterio defeats Kurt Angle & Randy Orton in a Triple Threat Match to win the World Heavyweight Title
– John Cena defeats Triple H to retain the WWE Title
In 2011, the WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony was held in Atlanta, Georgia. The class of 2011 are:
– Shawn Michaels
– Jim Duggan
– Bob Armstrong
– Sunny
– Drew Carey
– Abdullah The Butcher
– The Road Warriors (Hawk, Animal & Paul Ellering)
Also in 2011, ROH Honor Takes Centre Stage was held across 2 days in Atlanta, Georgia. This was day two
– Colt Cabana defeats Dave Taylor
– Daizee Haze & Tomoka Nakagawa defeat Ayumi Kurihara & Hiroyo Matsumoto to retain the Shimmer Tag Team Titles
– The Briscoe Brothers (Mark & Jay) defeat The All Night Express (Kenny King & Rhett Titus)
– El Generico defeats Roderick Strong
– Wrestling’s Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) defeat The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards)
Title Changes
1960 – Red & Lou Bastien defeat Jerry & Eddie Graham to win the NWA Northeast United States Tag Team Titles
1968 – The Fabulous Moolah defeats Yukiko Tomoe to win the NWA Womens Title. Current WWE title histories do not recognise this change
1993 – Tony Stetson & Larry Winters defeat The Super Destroyers (Al Petrucci & Doug Stahl) to win the ECW Tag Team Titles
1993 – Dr Wagner Jr defeats Pierroth Jr to win the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Title
1993 – Tracy Smothers defeats The Dirty White Boy to win the SMW Heavyweight Title
1999 – Negro Casas & El Hijo del Santo defeat Bestia Salvaje & Scorpio Jr to win the CMLL Tag Team Titles
2002 – on Smackdown, Billy Kidman defeats Tajiri to win the WWF Cruiserweight Title
2005 – BJ Whitmer & Jimmy Jacobs defeat Jay Lethal & Samoa Joe to win the vacant ROH Tag Team Titles
2005 – Averno & Mephisto defeat Atlantis & Blue Panther to win the CMLL Tag Team Titles
2007 – on Raw, The Hardys (Matt & Jeff) defeat John Cena & Shawn Michaels to win the World Tag Team Titles
Birthdays
Happy birthday to one-time AAA Cruiserweight and Tag Team Champion Jack Evans (30) and UK star Jody Fleisch (32)
Also, today would have been the birthday of 3-time AWA Tag Team Champion Hard-Boiled Haggerty (88)
In Memoriam
On this day in 2010, the wrestling world lost former WCW and WWF Tag Team Champion Chris Kanyon at the age of 40. Kanyon made his wrestling debut in 1992, and 3 years later would begin appearing in WCW, having already had a stint as a WWF jobber. In 1997, he had a brief-but-memorable run as Mortis, feuding with Glacier and Ernest Miller, but the angle was quietly dropped at the end of the year, with the persona being dropped early the following year after a confrontation with Raven. Kanyon began competing under his own name, first against, then alongside Raven. In 1999, Kanyon, Diamond Dallas Page and Bam Bam Bigelow formed The Jersey Triad, winning the WCW Tag Team Titles twice. In 2000, he had another brief-but-memorable run as ‘Positively Kanyon’, a play on DDP’s autobiography (titled ‘Positively Page’). Kanyon began imitating Page, dying his hair blonde and adopting Page’s Diamond Cutter finisher as his own, calling it the Kanyon Kutter. The end of this run saw the infamous Judy Bagwell on a Pole Match between Kanyon and Buff Bagwell. Kanyon took time off from WCW from late-2000 to early-2001, returning just in time to see the promotion go out of business. Kanyon was one of many wrestlers who became part of the Invasion angle, in fact, he became a fairly substantial part of the early stages of the storyline, having been awarded the WCW United States Title by Stephanie McMahon and Booker T. Following this title ‘win’, he began calling himself ‘The MVP of the Alliance’ and coined the phrase ‘Who betta than Kanyon?’. He later had a brief spell as WWF Tag Team Champion alongside Page, before slowly sliding down the card, appearing almost exclusively on the WWF’s B-shows. In October 2001, he suffered a serious knee injury which would keep him out of the rest of the Invasion storyline, eventually returning to the ring in April 2003 having suffered a further injury during his recovery. He retired from the ring in late 2004, only to return the following year. Kanyon’s last major wrestling appearance came at TNA Turning Point 2005, wrestling as Chris K in a loss to Raven. He received a great deal of publicity in 2006, having apparently come out as gay, though he has since given conflicting interviews as to whether it was real or just a publicity stunt. In the lead-up to his death, Kanyon had been suffering from bi-polar disorder and had threatened suicide on a number of occasions. He eventually overdosed on anti-depressants, having left a note of apology to his family.
Events
In 1989, WWF Wrestlemania V was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey
– Demolition (Ax & Smash) defeat The Powers Of Pain (The Warlord & The Barbarian) & Mr Fuji in a Handicap Match to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– Jake Roberts defeats Andre The Giant by DQ with Big John Studd as special guest referee
– Rick Rude defeats The Ultimate Warrior to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
– Hulk Hogan defeats Randy Savage to win the WWF Title
Also in 1989, NWA Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin’ Cajun went head-to-head with Wrestlemania on free TV in an attempt to hurt the PPV rating. It was held in New Orleans, Louisiana
– The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda & Steve Williams) defeat The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) to win the NWA World Tag Team Titles. Referee Teddy Long fast-counted the pinfall on Hawk, so he was (kayfabe) fired
– Eddie Gilbert & Rick Steiner defeat Dan Spivey & Kevin Sullivan to retain the NWA United States Tag Team Titles
– Ricky Steamboat defeats Ric Flair in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match to retain the NWA World Title
– In a post-show dark match, Sting defeats Rip Morgan to retain the NWA Television Title
– In a post-show dark match, Lex Luger defeats Jack Victory to retain the NWA United States Title
In 1995, WWF Wrestlemania XI was held in Hartford, Connecticut
– Razor Ramon defeats Jeff Jarrett by DQ (Jarrett retains the WWF Intercontinental Title)
– The Undertaker defeats King Kong Bundy with Larry Young as special guest referee
– Owen Hart & Yokozuna defeat The Smoking Gunns (Billy & Bart) to win the WWF Tag Team Titles
– Bret Hart defeats Bob Backlund in an I Quit Match with Roddy Piper as special guest referee
– Diesel defeats Shawn Michaels to retain the WWF Title
– Lawrence Taylor defeats Bam Bam Bigelow with Pat Patterson as special guest referee
In 2000, the aptly named WWF Wrestlemania 2000 was held in Anaheim, California. This is the only Mania in history not to feature a standard one-on-one wrestling match
– Hardcore Holly won a Hardcore Battle Royal to win the WWF Hardcore Title. Crash Holly was champion going into the event
– Edge & Christian defeat The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray & D-Von) & The Hardy Boyz (Matt & Jeff) in a Triangle Ladder Match to win the WWF Tag Team Titles
– There was a 2-fall Triple Threat Match between Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho & Kurt Angle for the WWF Intercontinental and European Titles. Benoit took the first fall to win the WWF European Title, with Jericho taking the second to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
– Triple H defeats The Rock, Mick Foley & The Big Show in a Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match to retain the WWF Title
In 2005, the WWE Hall Of Fame Ceremony was held in Los Angeles, California. The class of 2005 are:
– Hulk Hogan
– Roddy Piper
– Bob Orton
– Jimmy Hart
– Paul Orndorff
– Nikolai Volkoff
– The Iron Sheik
In 2006, WWE Wrestlemania 22 was held in Rosemont, Illinois
– Kane & The Big Show defeat Carlito & Chris Masters to retain the World Tag Team Titles
– Rob Van Dam wins the Money In The Bank Ladder Match
– JBL defeats Chris Benoit to win the WWE United States Title
– Edge defeats Mick Foley in a Hardcore Match
– Mickie James defeats Trish Stratus to win the WWE Womens Title
– The Undertaker defeats Mark Henry in a Casket Match
– Shawn Michaels defeats Vince McMahon in a No Holds Barred Match
– Rey Mysterio defeats Kurt Angle & Randy Orton in a Triple Threat Match to win the World Heavyweight Title
– John Cena defeats Triple H to retain the WWE Title
In 2011, the WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony was held in Atlanta, Georgia. The class of 2011 are:
– Shawn Michaels
– Jim Duggan
– Bob Armstrong
– Sunny
– Drew Carey
– Abdullah The Butcher
– The Road Warriors (Hawk, Animal & Paul Ellering)
Also in 2011, ROH Honor Takes Centre Stage was held across 2 days in Atlanta, Georgia. This was day two
– Colt Cabana defeats Dave Taylor
– Daizee Haze & Tomoka Nakagawa defeat Ayumi Kurihara & Hiroyo Matsumoto to retain the Shimmer Tag Team Titles
– The Briscoe Brothers (Mark & Jay) defeat The All Night Express (Kenny King & Rhett Titus)
– El Generico defeats Roderick Strong
– Wrestling’s Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) defeat The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards)
Title Changes
1960 – Red & Lou Bastien defeat Jerry & Eddie Graham to win the NWA Northeast United States Tag Team Titles
1968 – The Fabulous Moolah defeats Yukiko Tomoe to win the NWA Womens Title. Current WWE title histories do not recognise this change
1993 – Tony Stetson & Larry Winters defeat The Super Destroyers (Al Petrucci & Doug Stahl) to win the ECW Tag Team Titles
1993 – Dr Wagner Jr defeats Pierroth Jr to win the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Title
1993 – Tracy Smothers defeats The Dirty White Boy to win the SMW Heavyweight Title
1999 – Negro Casas & El Hijo del Santo defeat Bestia Salvaje & Scorpio Jr to win the CMLL Tag Team Titles
2002 – on Smackdown, Billy Kidman defeats Tajiri to win the WWF Cruiserweight Title
2005 – BJ Whitmer & Jimmy Jacobs defeat Jay Lethal & Samoa Joe to win the vacant ROH Tag Team Titles
2005 – Averno & Mephisto defeat Atlantis & Blue Panther to win the CMLL Tag Team Titles
2007 – on Raw, The Hardys (Matt & Jeff) defeat John Cena & Shawn Michaels to win the World Tag Team Titles
Birthdays
Happy birthday to one-time AAA Cruiserweight and Tag Team Champion Jack Evans (30) and UK star Jody Fleisch (32)
Also, today would have been the birthday of 3-time AWA Tag Team Champion Hard-Boiled Haggerty (88)
In Memoriam
On this day in 2010, the wrestling world lost former WCW and WWF Tag Team Champion Chris Kanyon at the age of 40. Kanyon made his wrestling debut in 1992, and 3 years later would begin appearing in WCW, having already had a stint as a WWF jobber. In 1997, he had a brief-but-memorable run as Mortis, feuding with Glacier and Ernest Miller, but the angle was quietly dropped at the end of the year, with the persona being dropped early the following year after a confrontation with Raven. Kanyon began competing under his own name, first against, then alongside Raven. In 1999, Kanyon, Diamond Dallas Page and Bam Bam Bigelow formed The Jersey Triad, winning the WCW Tag Team Titles twice. In 2000, he had another brief-but-memorable run as ‘Positively Kanyon’, a play on DDP’s autobiography (titled ‘Positively Page’). Kanyon began imitating Page, dying his hair blonde and adopting Page’s Diamond Cutter finisher as his own, calling it the Kanyon Kutter. The end of this run saw the infamous Judy Bagwell on a Pole Match between Kanyon and Buff Bagwell. Kanyon took time off from WCW from late-2000 to early-2001, returning just in time to see the promotion go out of business. Kanyon was one of many wrestlers who became part of the Invasion angle, in fact, he became a fairly substantial part of the early stages of the storyline, having been awarded the WCW United States Title by Stephanie McMahon and Booker T. Following this title ‘win’, he began calling himself ‘The MVP of the Alliance’ and coined the phrase ‘Who betta than Kanyon?’. He later had a brief spell as WWF Tag Team Champion alongside Page, before slowly sliding down the card, appearing almost exclusively on the WWF’s B-shows. In October 2001, he suffered a serious knee injury which would keep him out of the rest of the Invasion storyline, eventually returning to the ring in April 2003 having suffered a further injury during his recovery. He retired from the ring in late 2004, only to return the following year. Kanyon’s last major wrestling appearance came at TNA Turning Point 2005, wrestling as Chris K in a loss to Raven. He received a great deal of publicity in 2006, having apparently come out as gay, though he has since given conflicting interviews as to whether it was real or just a publicity stunt. In the lead-up to his death, Kanyon had been suffering from bi-polar disorder and had threatened suicide on a number of occasions. He eventually overdosed on anti-depressants, having left a note of apology to his family.
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This Day In Wrestling History – April 3rd
Events
In 2005, WWE Wrestlemania 21 was held in Los Angeles, California
– Edge wins the first ever Money In The Bank Ladder Match
– Trish Stratus defeats Christy Hemme to retain the WWE Womens Title
– Kurt Angle defeats Shawn Michaels in what was to be the Match Of The Year
– Akebono defeats The Big Show in a Sumo Match
– John Cena defeats JBL to win the WWE Title
– Batista defeats Triple H to win the World Heavyweight Title
In 2010, ROH The Big Bang was held in Charlotte, North Carolina
– Necro Butcher defeats Erick Stevens in a Butcher’s Rules Match
– The Kings Of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli) defeat The Briscoe Brothers (Mark & Jay) to win the ROH Tag Team Titles
– Tyler Black defeats Roderick Strong & Austin Aries in a Triple Threat Elimination Match to retain the ROH World Title
– Blue Demon Jr & Magno defeat Super Parka & Misterioso
In 2011, Wrestlemania XXVII was held in Atlanta, Georgia. This was the first Mania to see both main champions retain their titles
– In a dark match, Sheamus fought Daniel Bryan to a no-contest in a Lumberjack Match to retain the WWE United States Title
– Edge defeats Alberto Del Rio to retain the World Heavyweight Title
– Michael Cole defeats Jerry Lawler by DQ with Steve Austin as special guest referee
– The Undertaker defeats Triple H in a No Holds Barred Match
– Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi, Trish Stratus & John Morrison defeat Dolph Ziggler & LayCool (Layla & Michelle McCool)
– The Miz defeats John Cena to retain the WWE Title. Originally, the match was a draw by double counout, but guest host The Rock ordered that the match be restarted under No-DQ Rules. The Rock took out Cena and Miz scored the pinfall to win
Title Changes
1908 – Frank Gotch defeats Georg Hackenschmidt to win the World Heavyweight Title
1965 – Red McKim defeats Treacherous Phillips to win the vacant TSW Missouri Junior Heavyweight Title
1983 – Dick Slater defeats Roddy Piper to win the NWA Television Title
1983 – Tiger Mask is forced to vacate the NWA Junior Heavyweight Title after suffering an injury
1993 – Don Muraco defeats The Sandman to win the NWA-ECW Title. Also, The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido, Johnny Hotbody & Chris Michaels) defeat Tony Stetson & Larry Winters to win the ECW Tag Team Titles. They are allowed to defend the titles under the Freebird Rule
1995 – on Raw, Alundra Blayze defeats Bull Nakano to win the WWF Womens Title
1995 – Razor Ramon defeats Bill Dundee to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title
2000 – on Raw, Eddie Guerrero defeats Chris Jericho to win the WWF European Title. Also, Crash Holly defeats Hardcore Holly to win the WWF Hardcore Title
2001 – on Smackdown, Triple H defeats Chris Jericho to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
2006 – on Raw, The Spirit Squad (represented by Mikey & Kenny) defeat The Big Show & Kane to win the World Tag Team Titles. The group chose to defend the belts under the Freebird Rule
2009 – Jerry Lynn defeats Nigel McGuinness to win the ROH World Title
Birthdays
Happy birthday to one-time AJPW All Asia Champion Tiger Jeet Singh (64) and 3-time WCW United States Champion Lance Storm (43)
Events
In 2005, WWE Wrestlemania 21 was held in Los Angeles, California
– Edge wins the first ever Money In The Bank Ladder Match
– Trish Stratus defeats Christy Hemme to retain the WWE Womens Title
– Kurt Angle defeats Shawn Michaels in what was to be the Match Of The Year
– Akebono defeats The Big Show in a Sumo Match
– John Cena defeats JBL to win the WWE Title
– Batista defeats Triple H to win the World Heavyweight Title
In 2010, ROH The Big Bang was held in Charlotte, North Carolina
– Necro Butcher defeats Erick Stevens in a Butcher’s Rules Match
– The Kings Of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli) defeat The Briscoe Brothers (Mark & Jay) to win the ROH Tag Team Titles
– Tyler Black defeats Roderick Strong & Austin Aries in a Triple Threat Elimination Match to retain the ROH World Title
– Blue Demon Jr & Magno defeat Super Parka & Misterioso
In 2011, Wrestlemania XXVII was held in Atlanta, Georgia. This was the first Mania to see both main champions retain their titles
– In a dark match, Sheamus fought Daniel Bryan to a no-contest in a Lumberjack Match to retain the WWE United States Title
– Edge defeats Alberto Del Rio to retain the World Heavyweight Title
– Michael Cole defeats Jerry Lawler by DQ with Steve Austin as special guest referee
– The Undertaker defeats Triple H in a No Holds Barred Match
– Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi, Trish Stratus & John Morrison defeat Dolph Ziggler & LayCool (Layla & Michelle McCool)
– The Miz defeats John Cena to retain the WWE Title. Originally, the match was a draw by double counout, but guest host The Rock ordered that the match be restarted under No-DQ Rules. The Rock took out Cena and Miz scored the pinfall to win
Title Changes
1908 – Frank Gotch defeats Georg Hackenschmidt to win the World Heavyweight Title
1965 – Red McKim defeats Treacherous Phillips to win the vacant TSW Missouri Junior Heavyweight Title
1983 – Dick Slater defeats Roddy Piper to win the NWA Television Title
1983 – Tiger Mask is forced to vacate the NWA Junior Heavyweight Title after suffering an injury
1993 – Don Muraco defeats The Sandman to win the NWA-ECW Title. Also, The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido, Johnny Hotbody & Chris Michaels) defeat Tony Stetson & Larry Winters to win the ECW Tag Team Titles. They are allowed to defend the titles under the Freebird Rule
1995 – on Raw, Alundra Blayze defeats Bull Nakano to win the WWF Womens Title
1995 – Razor Ramon defeats Bill Dundee to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title
2000 – on Raw, Eddie Guerrero defeats Chris Jericho to win the WWF European Title. Also, Crash Holly defeats Hardcore Holly to win the WWF Hardcore Title
2001 – on Smackdown, Triple H defeats Chris Jericho to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
2006 – on Raw, The Spirit Squad (represented by Mikey & Kenny) defeat The Big Show & Kane to win the World Tag Team Titles. The group chose to defend the belts under the Freebird Rule
2009 – Jerry Lynn defeats Nigel McGuinness to win the ROH World Title
Birthdays
Happy birthday to one-time AJPW All Asia Champion Tiger Jeet Singh (64) and 3-time WCW United States Champion Lance Storm (43)
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This Day In Wrestling History – April 10th
Trivia
2002 – This year’s AJPW Champion’s Carnival saw the return of the dual-block round robin format, which has remained almost ever since. Keiji Mutoh defeated Mike Barton in the final
Events
In 2005, All Japan Pro Wrestling held an untitled PPV in Tokyo, Japan
– Bull Buchanan defeats Jamal
– Satoshi Kojima defeats Shuji Kondo
– Giant Bernard defeats Kensuke Sasaki
– Keiji Mutoh fought Toshiaki Kawada to a time-limit draw
Title Changes
1999 – Jushin Liger & The Great Sasuke defeat Dr Wagner Jr & Kendo Kashin to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
2000 – on Nitro, Eric Bischoff & Vince Russo announce the vacating of all WCW Titles. The WCW Television Title is retired
2001 – on Smackdown, Jeff Hardy defeats Triple H to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
2006 – Samoa Joe defeats Christopher Daniels to win the TNA X-Division Title
2009 – The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) defeat Kevin Steen & El Generico in a Tables Are Legal Match to win the ROH Tag Team Titles
Birthdays
Happy birthday to former TNA regular Jesse Neal (33), Dragon Gate regular Taku Iwasa (35), former WWE developmental talent Jemma Palmer (27) and 2-time Mexican Trios Champion Super Muneco (51)
Also, today would have been the birthday of legendary manager Paul Bearer (59) and WCW Hall of Famer Angelo Poffo (88)
Trivia
2002 – This year’s AJPW Champion’s Carnival saw the return of the dual-block round robin format, which has remained almost ever since. Keiji Mutoh defeated Mike Barton in the final
Events
In 2005, All Japan Pro Wrestling held an untitled PPV in Tokyo, Japan
– Bull Buchanan defeats Jamal
– Satoshi Kojima defeats Shuji Kondo
– Giant Bernard defeats Kensuke Sasaki
– Keiji Mutoh fought Toshiaki Kawada to a time-limit draw
Title Changes
1999 – Jushin Liger & The Great Sasuke defeat Dr Wagner Jr & Kendo Kashin to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
2000 – on Nitro, Eric Bischoff & Vince Russo announce the vacating of all WCW Titles. The WCW Television Title is retired
2001 – on Smackdown, Jeff Hardy defeats Triple H to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
2006 – Samoa Joe defeats Christopher Daniels to win the TNA X-Division Title
2009 – The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) defeat Kevin Steen & El Generico in a Tables Are Legal Match to win the ROH Tag Team Titles
Birthdays
Happy birthday to former TNA regular Jesse Neal (33), Dragon Gate regular Taku Iwasa (35), former WWE developmental talent Jemma Palmer (27) and 2-time Mexican Trios Champion Super Muneco (51)
Also, today would have been the birthday of legendary manager Paul Bearer (59) and WCW Hall of Famer Angelo Poffo (88)
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This Day In Wrestling History – April 11th
Trivia
1987 – The Super Powers (Nikita Koloff & Dusty Rhodes) win the Jim Crockett Sr Memorial Tag Team Tournament, defeating Lex Luger & Tully Blanchard in the final
2001 – The AJPW Champion’s Carnival reverted to the single-block round robin format for this year. This would be the final time this format would be used, as all subsequent tournaments have used a dual-block format. Genichiro Tenryu won the event in his first appearance since 1982, defeating Taiyo Kea in the final
2010 – Minoru Suzuki wins the AJPW Champion’s Carnival, defeating Masakatsu Funaki in the final
2011 – On tonight’s Raw, Edge announces his retirement from professional wrestling due to injury
Title Changes
1982 – King Kong Bundy & Bugsy McGraw defeat Kerry von Erich & Al Madril to win the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
1995 – The Rock n Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeat Dick Murdoch & Randy Rhodes to win the vacant NWA Tag Team Titles
2000 – on Smackdown, the WWF Hardcore Title passes from Crash Holly to Perry Saturn to Tazz and back to Crash
2011 – Brie Bella defeats Eve Torres to win the WWE Divas Title
Birthdays
Happy birthday to 3-time ECW Tag Team Champion Balls Mahoney (41), famed manager Bill Alfonso (56), WWE Hall of Famer Harley Race (70) and 3-time WWF Intercontinental Champion Goldust (47)
In Memoriam
Two years ago today, the wrestling world lost Chikara Young Lions Cup II winner and ROH regular ‘Sweet n Sour’ Larry Sweeney aged just 29 (though some sources claim he was 30). He dabbled in wrestling in the early 2000′s, but didn’t take it seriously in 2004, when he began training at Chikara’s Wrestle Factory. He debuted for the promotion that summer, establishing the Sweet ‘n’ Sour International stable. Sweeney quickly made a reputation for himself as a solid in-ring competitor and an excellent talker. He soon began competing all across the United States, eventually leading to a moderately successful stint in Ring of Honor, spending most of his time in the promotion as a manager. He left ROH in April 2009, citing monetary issues, though would return at that year’s Final Battle for one night only. Following Final Battle, Sweeney took a hiatus from professional wrestling. In July 2010, Sweeney returned to Chikara, competing as the masked ‘Vökoder’ until he was unmasked in October. Sweeney claimed that he would return to Chikara full-time in 2011, but would not live to make a return, committing suicide by hanging at a wrestling school in Louisiana. Chikara held a memorial service at their King of Trios event and also named their Grand Champion Tournament ’12 Large: Summit’ in his honour. In addition, Sweeney’s brother Oliver would present the championship belt to the winner, Eddie Kingston
Trivia
1987 – The Super Powers (Nikita Koloff & Dusty Rhodes) win the Jim Crockett Sr Memorial Tag Team Tournament, defeating Lex Luger & Tully Blanchard in the final
2001 – The AJPW Champion’s Carnival reverted to the single-block round robin format for this year. This would be the final time this format would be used, as all subsequent tournaments have used a dual-block format. Genichiro Tenryu won the event in his first appearance since 1982, defeating Taiyo Kea in the final
2010 – Minoru Suzuki wins the AJPW Champion’s Carnival, defeating Masakatsu Funaki in the final
2011 – On tonight’s Raw, Edge announces his retirement from professional wrestling due to injury
Title Changes
1982 – King Kong Bundy & Bugsy McGraw defeat Kerry von Erich & Al Madril to win the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
1995 – The Rock n Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeat Dick Murdoch & Randy Rhodes to win the vacant NWA Tag Team Titles
2000 – on Smackdown, the WWF Hardcore Title passes from Crash Holly to Perry Saturn to Tazz and back to Crash
2011 – Brie Bella defeats Eve Torres to win the WWE Divas Title
Birthdays
Happy birthday to 3-time ECW Tag Team Champion Balls Mahoney (41), famed manager Bill Alfonso (56), WWE Hall of Famer Harley Race (70) and 3-time WWF Intercontinental Champion Goldust (47)
In Memoriam
Two years ago today, the wrestling world lost Chikara Young Lions Cup II winner and ROH regular ‘Sweet n Sour’ Larry Sweeney aged just 29 (though some sources claim he was 30). He dabbled in wrestling in the early 2000′s, but didn’t take it seriously in 2004, when he began training at Chikara’s Wrestle Factory. He debuted for the promotion that summer, establishing the Sweet ‘n’ Sour International stable. Sweeney quickly made a reputation for himself as a solid in-ring competitor and an excellent talker. He soon began competing all across the United States, eventually leading to a moderately successful stint in Ring of Honor, spending most of his time in the promotion as a manager. He left ROH in April 2009, citing monetary issues, though would return at that year’s Final Battle for one night only. Following Final Battle, Sweeney took a hiatus from professional wrestling. In July 2010, Sweeney returned to Chikara, competing as the masked ‘Vökoder’ until he was unmasked in October. Sweeney claimed that he would return to Chikara full-time in 2011, but would not live to make a return, committing suicide by hanging at a wrestling school in Louisiana. Chikara held a memorial service at their King of Trios event and also named their Grand Champion Tournament ’12 Large: Summit’ in his honour. In addition, Sweeney’s brother Oliver would present the championship belt to the winner, Eddie Kingston