This Day in Wrestling History - August 26

[Chris]

Pay-Per-Views
1991: WWF SummerSlam (Buyrate: 2.70/Buys: 1,080,000)
2007: WWE SummerSlam (Buys: 545,000)

Television Shows
1967: WWWF Pittsburgh TV
1990: WWF Wrestling Challenge
1995: WCW Pro
1995: WWF Superstars
1996: WCW Monday Nitro #50 (Rating: 4.20)
1998: WCW Thunder #29 (Rating: 3.20)
1999: WCW Thunder
1999: WWF SmackDown! #2 (Rating: 4.20)
2000: WCW Worldwide
2002: WWE RAW #483 (Rating: 3.90)
2004: WWE SmackDown #263
2008: ECW on Sci-Fi #116 (Rating: 1.32)
2010: TNA Thursday Night iMPACT! #321 (Rating: 1.07)
2010: WWE Superstars #72 (Rating: 0.59)
2011: WWE SmackDown #628 (Rating: 1.77)
2012: WWE Vintage Collection #221
2013: WWE RAW #1057 (Rating: 3.07/Viewers: 4,190,000)

Title Changes
1979: Harley Race wins NWA World Heavyweight Championship
1991: Bret Hart wins WWF Intercontinental Championship
1991: Virgil wins WWF Million Dollar Championship
1991: The Legion of Doom (Animal & Hawk) win WWF Tag Team Championships
1999: The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley) win ECW World Tag Team Championships
1999: Raven & Tommy Dreamer win ECW World Tag Team Championship
2000: Kid Kash wins ECW Television Championship
2000: The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido & Tony Mamaluke) win ECW World Tag Team Championships
2002: Rob Van Dam wins WWE Hardcore Championship
2002: WWE Hardcore Championship defunct

Birthdays
1965: Bobby Duncum Jr.
1981: Petey Williams​

Source: wrestlingdata.com