This Day in Wrestling History - July 7

[Chris]

Pay-Per-Views
1990: WCW The Great American Bash (Buyrate: 1.70)
1996: WCW Bash at the Beach (Buyrate: 0.71)
2004: TNA Weekly PPV #101

Television Shows
1990: WWF Superstars
1997: WCW Monday Nitro #95 (Rating: 3.40)
1997: WWF RAW is WAR #217 (Rating: 2.50)
2000: ECW on TNN #46 (Rating: 0.90)
2002: WWE Sunday Night Heat (Rating: 1.30)
2003: WWE RAW #528 (Rating: 4.20)
2005: WWE SmackDown #308 (Rating: 3.20)
2006: WWE Friday Night SmackDown #361 (Rating: 2.70)
2008: WWE RAW #789 (Rating: 3.50)
2010: TNA Xplosion
2011: TNA IMPACT WRESTLING #365 (Rating: 1.11)

Title Changes
1977: Bobo Brazil wins NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic Version)
1990: Sting wins NWA World Heavyweight Championship
1996: Ric Flair wins WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
2002: Christopher Nowinski wins WWE Hardcore Championship
2002: Steven Richards wins WWE Hardcore Championship
2002: Bradshaw wins WWE Hardcore Championship
2002: Crash Holly wins WWE Hardcore Championship
2003: Booker T wins WWE Intercontinental Championship

Birthdays
1969: The Great Sasuke

Debuts
1984: Woman
2000: Joey Ryan
2011: Cameron​

Source: wrestlingdata.com

 

[Deezy]

Would've thought that Bash at The Beach did a better buyrate than that.

 

[Keith]

Such a shame about Nowinski the guy had a lot of promise, really had a soft spot for his nerdy partnership with Molly Holly.

 

[Deezy]

Nowinski is doing a lot more for the business by not being a performer.

 

[Keith]

Nowinski is doing a lot more for the business by not being a performer.

A fair point, I just always find it sad when a young guy who could have been something loses his lively hood, not least when it wasn't his fault.

 

[Deezy]

A fair point, I just always find it sad when a young guy who could have been something loses his lively hood, not least when it wasn't his fault.

He already had multiple concussions before he even tried out for wrestling. It sucks he had to get his bell rung so bad, but it did help him open up his Concussion institute and help bring concussion awareness to the forefront of ALL sports. Happenstance.