This Day in Wrestling History - April 2

[Chris]

Pay-Per-Views
1989: WWF WrestleMania V (Buyrate: 5.90/Buys: 2,360,000)
1995: WWF WrestleMania XI (Buyrate: 1.40/Buys: 560,00)
2000: WWF WrestleMania 2000 (Buyrate: 2.35/Buys: 824,000)
2003: NWA-TNA Weekly PPV
2006: WWE WrestleMania 22 (Buyrate: 2.33/Buys: 925,000)

Television Shows
1989: WCW Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun (Rating: 4.30)
1990: WWF Prime Time Wrestling
1994: WWF Superstars
1995: WCW The Main Event
2000: ECW Hardcore TV
2001: WWF RAW is WAR (Rating: 5.70)
2007: WWE RAW (Rating: 4.30)
2009: TNA iMPACT (Rating: 1.30)
2010: WWE Smackdown (Rating: 1.68)
2012: WWE RAW (Rating: 3.40/Viewers: 5,015,000)

Title Changes
1989: Hulk Hogan wins WWF World Heavyweight Championship
1989: Rick Rude wins WWF Intercontinental Championship
1989: The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda & Steve Williams) win NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic Version)
1993: Larry Winters & Tony Stetson win ECW Tag Team Championship
1995: Owen Hart & Yokozuna win WWF Tag Team Championship
2000: Chris Benoit wins WWF Intercontinental Championship
2000: Edge & Christian win WWF Tag Team Championship
2000: Tazz (x2), Funaki, Joey Abs, Pete Gas, Crash Holly, Chris Jericho, Viscera, Rodney, Thrasher, Hardcore Holly win WWF Hardcore Championship
2002: Billy Kidman wins WWF Cruiserweight Championship
2005: BJ Whitmer & Jimmy Jacobs win ROH Tag Team Championship
2006: Rey Mysterio wins World Heavyweight Championship
2006: John Bradshaw Layfield wins WWE United States Championship
2006: Mickie James wins WWE Women's Championship
2007: The Hardys (Jeff Hardy & Matt Hardy) win World Tag Team Championship

Birthdays
1996: WrestlingSmark's Greatest Mod, Chris

Deaths
2010: Chris Kanyon

Debuts
1899: Frank Gotch​

Source: wrestlingdata.com

 

[Deezy]

MAnia 2000 buyrates seem kind of low judging on how hot the product was back then.

Guess a happy birthday is in order for OP

 

[Keith]

Some hot title changes there.

Mania V is one of my best personally and the Savage/Hogan feud was WWF storytelling at its best.