This Day in Wrestling History - June 16

[Chris]

Pay-Per-Views
1996: WCW The Great American Bash (Buyrate: 0.48)
2004: TNA Weekly PPV #98
2013: WWE Payback (Buys: 186,000)

Television Shows
1980: WWF @ New York City
1990: WWF Superstars
1992: WCW Clash of th eChampions XIX
1993: WCW Clash of the Champions XXIII (Rating: 2.60)
1997: WCW MOnday Nitro #92 (Rating: 3.30)
1997: WWF RAW is WAR #214 (Rating: 2.20)
2000: ECW on TNN #43 (Rating: 0.80)
2002: WWE Sunday Night Heat (Rating: 0.70)
2003: WWE RAW #525 (Rating: 4.10)
2005: WWE SmackDown #305 (Rating: 3.40)
2006: TNA Xplosion
2006: WWE Friday Night SmackDown #358 (Rating: 2.00)
2008: WWE RAW #786 (Rating: 3.30)
2009: WWE ECW on Sci-Fi #158 (Rating: 1.10)
2010: TNA Xplosion
2011: TNA IMPACT WRESTLING #362 (Rating: 1.25)

Title Changes
1993: Money Inc. (Irwin R. Schyster & Ted DiBiase) win WWF Tag Team Championship
2003: La Resistance (Rene Dupree & Sylvain Grenier) win World Tag Team Championship
2013: Curtis Axel wins WWE Intercontinental Championship
2013: AJ Lee wins WWE Divas Championship
2013: Alberto Del Rio wins World Heavyweight Championship

Birthdays
1942: Paul Jones
1945: Buddy Roberts
1958: Ted Arcidi
1959: Ultimate Warrior​

Source: wrestlingdata.com

 

[Deezy]

Payback was a real surprise card, an Cena gave Ryback his best match.

 

[Keith]

I hear so many good things about that Bash 96 card, its one of the rare mid-90's WCW event's I've not seen.

Can't figure out why Money Inc. didn't work better as a team in theory you had all the elements for a classic heel team.

 

[Deezy]

I hear so many good things about that Bash 96 card, its one of the rare mid-90's WCW event's I've not seen.

Can't figure out why Money Inc. didn't work better as a team in theory you had all the elements for a classic heel team.

DiBiase had a fucked up necked.

 

[Keith]

^ I know which is why it made sense putting him in a tag team, but to me it was more about the gimmick not quite working. Maybe they were too similar?

 

[Deezy]

It was a rich guy and his tax attorney. IRS was just too cartoony to be taken serious. Liked Rotunda in Varsity Club.

 

[Keith]

Always had a soft spot for that gimmick though. Remember that graveyard segment?