This Day in Wrestling History - April 30

[Chris]

Pay-Per-Views
2000: WWF Backlash (Buyrate 1.65/Buys: 670,000)
2006: WWE Backlash (Buys: 235,000)

TelevisionShows
1988: NWA World Championship Wrestling
1988: WWF Saturday Night's Main Event #16
1990: WWF Prime Time Wrestling
1994: WWF Superstars
1995: WCW Worldwide
2000: ECW Hardcore TV
2001: WWF RAW is WAR #414 (Rating: 4.98)
2005: WWE Velocity (Rating: 0.50)
2007: WWE RAW #727 (Rating: 3.60)
2009: TNA iMPACT! #253 (Rating: 1.15)
2009: WWE Superstars #3 (Rating: 0.85)
2010: WWE SmackDown #559 (Rating: 1.70)
2012: WWE RAW #988 (Viewers: 4,880,000)

Title Changes
1977: Billy Graham wins WWWF Heavyweight Championship
1998: Chris Benoit wins WCW World Television Championship
2000: The Rock wins WWF Championship
2003: The Amazing Red wins NWA-TNA X-Division Championship
2006: Rob Van Dam wins WWE Intercontinental Championship
2012: Kofi Kingston & R-Truth win WWE Tag Team Championship

Birthdays
1984: Shawn Daivari

Debuts
1989: Rey Mysterio
1998: Sin Cara​

Source: wrestlingdata.com

 

[Keith]

@Backlash 2006 can't believe a PPV headlined by God couldn't attract a better buyrate:JBL:

Backlash 2000 was maybe the PPV of that year and that is saying something.

 

[Twitchy]

Oh snap! Benoit won in 98'

 

[Deezy]

@Backlash 2006 can't believe a PPV headlined by God couldn't attract a better buyrate:JBL:

Backlash 2000 was maybe the PPV of that year and that is saying something.

Proved that The Rock is more popular than God.