This Day in Wrestling History - August 27

[Chris]

Pay-Per-Views
1990: WWF SummerSlam (Buyrate: 3.80/Buys: 1,520,000)
1995: WWF SummerSlam (Buyrate: 0.90/Buys: 360,000)
2000: WWF SummerSlam (Buys: 630,000)
2003: NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #59

Television Shows
1966: WWWF Pittsburgh TV
1988: WWF @ Philadelphia
1994: WCW Saturday Night
1994: WWF Superstars
1995: WWF Action Zone
1995: WWF Wrestling Challenge
199: ECW on TNN #1 (Rating: 0.90)
2000: ECW Hardcore TV
2001: WWF RAW is WAR #431 (Rating: 4.80)
2004: TNA iMPACT! #13 (Rating: 0.12)
2005: WWE Velocity (Rating: 0.60)
2007: WWE RAW #744 (Rating: 3.15)
2009: TNA iMPACT! #270 (Rating: 1.13)
2009: WWE Superstars #20 (Rating: 0.90)
2010: WWE SmackDown #576 (Rating: 1.70)
2012: WWE RAW #1005 (Rating: 3.10/Viewers: 4,481,000)

Title Changes
1990: The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) win WWF Tag Team Championships
1990: The Texas Tornado wins WWF Intercontinental Championship
1994: Shane Douglas wins NWA World Heavyweight Championship
1994: NWA World Heavyweight Championship vacated
1994: Cactus Jack & Mikey Whipwreck win ECW World Tag Team Championships
1995: Bertha Faye wins WWF Women's Championship
2000: Chyna wins WWF Intercontinental Championship
2000: Steve Blackman wins WWF Hardcore Championship
2001: The Hurricane wins WWF European Championship
2005: Nigel McGuinness wins ROH Pure Championship
2009: TNA Knockouts Championship vacated

Tournament Finals
1994: Shane Douglas wins NWA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament
2003: Chris Sabin wins NWA-TNA Super X Cup

Birthdays
1948: Sgt. Slaughter
1972: The Great Khali
1976: Jazz

Deaths
2010: Luna Vachon​

Source: wrestlingdata.com

 

[Deezy]

Kerry Von Erich winning that IC title was a bust.

 

[Twitchy]

I wonder how long Khali is really going to be around...CHOP, PUSH, CHOP, CHOP, PUSh

 

[Keith]

Despite the main event and women's title Slam 95 was actually really good.