This Day in Wrestling History - May 8

[Chris]

Television Shows
1985: WWF Prime Time Wrestling
1988: NWA The Main Event #6
1993: WCW Worldwide
1993: WWF Mania
1993: WWF Superstars
1994: WWF Wrestling Challenge
1995: WWF Monday Night RAW #109 (Rating: 3.10)
1999: WWF Shotgun Saturday Night #123
2000: WCW Monday Nitro (Rating: 2.80)
2000: WWF RAW is WAR #363 (Rating: 6.20)
2003: WWE SmackDown #195
2004: NWA-TNA Xplosion
2004: WWE Velocity (Rating: 0.50)
2005: WWE Sunday Night Heat (Rating: 0.70)
2006: WWE RAW #676 (Rating: 4.10)
2007: WWE ECW on Sci-Fi #48 (Rating: 1.47)
2008: TNA iMPACT! #202 (Rating: 0.91)
2009: WWE SmackDown #508 (Rating: 1.90)
2011: WWE Vintage Collection #153
2013: WWE Main Event #32
2013: WWE NXT #168

Title Changes
1974: The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy & Johnny Valiant) win WWWF World Tag Team Championship
1977: The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene & Ole Anderson) win NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic Version)
1984: Don Kernodle & Ivan Koloff win NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic Version)
2000: Chris Benoit wins WWF Intercontinental Championship
2007: Edge wins World Heavyweight Championship

Birthdays
1969: Akebono​

Source: wrestlingdata.com

 

[Deezy]

I never understood Jimmy Valients popularity. Never could get into this old guy in a scruffy grey beard kissing men on the lips.

Homophobe one would say, buttttttttttttttttt fuck you if you think that.

 

[The Cork]

OP forgot to censor his post.

Should read "2000 - ***** ****** wins WWF Intercontinental Championship".

Sorry for any offence caused by OP.

 

[Deezy]

OP forgot to censor his post.

Should read "2000 - ***** ****** wins WWF Intercontinental Championship".

Sorry for any offence caused by OP.

It's OK now, all you need is a warning graphic and a note about how you don't condone actions n shit.