This Day in Wrestling History - July 11

[Chris]

Pay-Per-Views
1999: WCW Bash at the Beach (Buyrate: 0.39)
2004: WWE Vengeance (Buyrate: 0.55/Viewers: 240,000)
2010: TNA Victory Road

Television Shows
1987: NWA Pro
1987: NWA Worldwide
1987: WWF @ Boston
1992: WCW Saturday Night
1993: WWF Wrestling Challenge
1994: WWF Monday Night RAW #70
1995: ECW Hardcore TV
1999: WWF SuNDAY NiGHT HeAT #50
2002: WWE SmackDown #152 (Rating: 3.30)
2004: WWE Sunday Night Heat (International Version)
2004: WWE Sunday Night Heat (Rating: 0.80)
2005: WWE RAW #633 (Rating: 3.60)
2006: ECW on Sci-Fi #5 (Rating: 2.40)
2008: WWE SmackDown #466 (Rating: 2.30)
2010: WWE Vintage Collection
2011: WWE RAW #946 (Rating: 2.90)
2012: WWE NXT #125
2013: TNA IMPACT WRESTLING #470 (Rating: 0.99/Viewers: 1,190,000)

Title Changes
1987: Lex Luger wins NWA United States Heavyweight Championship
1999: Randy Savage wins WCW World Heavyweight Championship
2004: Edge wins WWE Intercontinental Championship
2006: Finlay wins WWE United States Championship
2010: The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) win TNA World Tag Team Championship
2010: Angelina Love wins TNA Women's Knockout Championship

Birthdays
1926: The Crusher
1954: Butch Reed
1963: Mike Enos
1980: Tyson Kidd

Debuts
1962: James J. Dillon
1997: Batista​

Source: wrestlingdata.com

 

[Keith]

Would put that BATB as one of the worse PPV's in history.

 

[The Cork]

Batista debut in '97?

Shiet, guy was in developmental for 5 years

 

[Chris]

Batista debut in '97?

Shiet, guy was in developmental for 5 years

I don't think he joined OVW until 2000ish though. Not sure what he was doing before then.

 

[Deezy]

Nobody read Batista's book?

 

[Kiffy Lube]

Nobody read Batista's book?

I only read where he said he had to cheat on his wife because she got cancer. Inspirin' stuff.