This Day in Wrestling History - April 20

[Chris]

Pay-Per-Views
1997: WWF In Your House 14: Revenge of the 'Taker (Buyrate: 0.50/Buys: 200,000)

Television Shows
1985: JCP Worldwide
1985: WWF All Star Wrestling
1985: WWF Championship Wrestling
1993: ECW Hardcore TV #3
1996: WWF Superstars
1997: WCW Worldwide
1998: WCW Monday Nitro #136 (Rating: 5.10)
1998: WWF RAW is WAR #256 (Rating: 4.12)
2000: WWF Smackdown #36 (Rating: 5.20)
2002: WWF Jakked/Metal
2003: NWA-TNA Xplosion
2003: WWE Sunday Night Heat
2006: TNA iMPACT #95 (Rating: 0.94)
2007: WWE Smackdown #402 (Rating: 2.40)
2009: WWE RAW #830 (Rating: 3.74)
2010: WWE NXT #9 (Rating: 0.88)
2012: WWE Smackdown #662 (Viewers: 2,730,000)
2013: WWE Saturday Morning Slam #13 (Rating: 0.70/Viewers: 1,006,000)

Title Changes
1988: Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard win NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic Version)
1998: Hollywood Hogan wins WCW World Heavyweight Championship
1998: Bill Goldberg wins WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
2002: Raven wins WWF Hardcore Championship
2002: Bubba Ray Dudley wins WWF Hardcore Championship
2002: Goldust wins WWF Hardcore Championship
2004: Charlie Haas & Rico win WWE Tag Team Championship
2009: Deuce 'n Domino win WWE Tag Team Championship

Birthdays
1977: Rellik
1984: Garett Bischoff
1985: Curt Hawkins

Deaths
1999: Rick Rude
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Source: wrestlingdata.com

 

[Deezy]

Taker/Mankind was pretty good until that flash paper wouldn't burn.,..poor Paul Bearer really took one for the team that night. Also Mick was an idiot for taking that table bump head first.

 

[Hot Rod]

R.I.P Rick Rude