This Day in Wrestling History

[Cyrus Riddle]

This Day In Wrestling History – March 26th‏
Trivia

2001 – WCW officially goes out of business, bought by Vince McMahon

Events

In 2001, the last ever WCW Nito aired. The event was dubbed ‘Night of Champions’ and was held in Panama City, Florida

– Booker T defeats Scott Steiner to win the WCW World Title and retain the WCW United States Title
– Shane Helms defeats Chavo Guerrero Jr to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Title
– The Natural Born Thrillers (Sean O’Haire & Chuck Palumbo) defeat Team Canada (Mike Awesome & Lance Storm) to retain the WCW Tag Team Titles
– The Filthy Animals (Rey Misterio Jr & Billy Kidman) defeat Elix Skipper & Kid Romeo to win the WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Titles
– Sting defeats Ric Flair in the last ever WCW match

In 2005, NJPW Nexess V was held in Tokyo, Japan

– Hirooki Goto defeats Hiroyuki Ito to win the Young Lions Cup
– Ron Waterman & Minoru Suzuki defeat Kensuke Sasaki & Takashi Iizuka
– Tsuyoshi Kosaka defeats Yuji Nagata by TKO
– Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeats Masahiro Chono
– Satoshi Kojima fought Shinsuke Nakamura to a time-limit draw to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title

Title Changes

1956 – Bull Curry defeats Don Evans to win the Texas Brass Knuckles Title

1957 – Fred Blassie defeats Mike Clancy to win the NWA Junior Heavyweight Title but the belt is immediately held up due to a controversial finish

1976 – The Great Kojika & Motoshi Okuma win the revived All Asia Tag Team Titles, now promoted by AJPW

1977 – The Medics (1 & 2) defeat Bob Sweetan & Tony Rocco to win the TSW United States Tag Team Titles

1978 – Baron von Raschke defeats Johnny Weaver to win the NWA Television Title

1987 – Akira Maeda & Nobuhiko Takada defeat Keiji Mutoh & Shiro Koshinaka to win the IWGP Tag Team Titles

1994 – Shane Douglas wins an 8-man Ultimate Jeopardy Match to become NWA-ECW Champion

2002 – on Smackdown, Raven defeats Maven to win the WWF Hardcore Title

Birthdays

Happy birthday to former World Tag Team Champions Mike Mondo (30) and Sylvain Grenier (36)

 

[Cyrus Riddle]

This Day In Wrestling History – March 27th‏
Events

In 1988, WWF Wrestlemania IV was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event featured a one-night, 14-man tournament for the vacant WWF Title

– The Ultimate Warrior defeats Hercules
– Brutus Beefcake defeats The Honky Tonk Man by DQ (HTM retains the WWF Intercontinental Title)
– Randy Savage defeats One Man Gang by DQ in the lone tournament semi-final (Ted DiBiase received a bye to the final after the Hogan-Andre quarter final finished as a double DQ)
– Demolition (Ax & Smash) defeat Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana) to win the WWF Tag Team Titles
– Randy Savage defeats Ted DiBiase in the tournament final to win the vacant WWF Title

Also in 1988, the first NWA Clash of the Champions event was held in Greensboro, North Carolina. The event was purposely held on this day in an attempt to draw fans away from the WWF and Wrestlemania. It drew an impressive 5.6 rating on TBS

– Mike Rotunda defeats Jimmy Garvin in a College Rules Match to retain the NWA Television Title
– The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) defeat The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) to retain the NWA United States Tag Team Titles
– Dusty Rhodes & The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ivan Koloff & The Powers Of Pain (The Warlord & The Barbarian) in a Barbed Wire Match
– Lex Luger & Barry Windham defeat Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard to win the NWA World Tag Team Titles
– Ric Flair fought Sting to a time limit draw to retain the NWA World Title

In 2010, the WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony was held in Phoenix, Arizona. The Class of 2010 were:

– Ted DiBiase
– Antonio Inoki
– Wendi Richter
– Maurice ‘Mad Dog’ Vachon
– Gorgeous George
– Stu Hart
– Bob Uecker

Title Changes

1939 – John Swenski defeats Bob Kenaston to win the World Junior Heavyweight Title

1967 – Fritz von Erich defeats Brute Bernard to win the WCCW American Heavyweight Title

1983 – Roddy Piper defeats Dick Slater to win the NWA Television Title

1988 – Bruiser Brody defeats Jumbo Tsuruta to win the NWA International Heavyweight Title

Birthdays

Happy birthday to 3-time WWE Tag Team Champion Charlie Haas (41), New Japan regular Hideo Saito (31), TNA ring girl SoCal Val (27) and Japanese superstar Kenta Kobashi (46)

 

[Fuji Vice]

Midnights vs. Fantastics from Clash I is sick and kills any match from 'Mania IV.

 

[Cyrus Riddle]

I usually dig the NWA shows more than the WWE ones.

 

[Smart Marx]

WWE drools. WCW rules. True story.

 

[JakeYourBooty]

NWA actually not WCW

NWA was way better then WCW

 

[Smart Marx]

NWA actually not WCW

NWA was way better then WCW

That was Jim Crockett Promotions that became WCW. It's still the same company.

I don't think it was even that long after this event that Turner bought it outright.

As for NWA being better than WCW... NWA was before my time so I don't know about that.

 

[JakeYourBooty]

I know...I am just being nitpicky magee

 

[Horrorfan_1986]

Midnights vs. Fantastics from Clash I is sick and kills any match from 'Mania IV.

Most of the matches from the first Clash does too though. Out of the 4 (??? - Survivor/Starrcade, Rumble/Bunkhouse, Mania 4/Clash 1 and Mania 5/Clash 6), the WM 4/Clash 1 was the most uneven pair of shows. Clash 1 was an awesome show and Mania 4 was subpar.

 

[Cyrus Riddle]

This Day In Wrestling History – March 28th‏
Trivia

2003 – Satoshi Kojima wins the AJPW Champion’s Carnival, defeating Arashi in the final

Events

In 1999, WWF Wrestlemania XV was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

– Hardcore Holly defeats Billy Gunn & Al Snow in a Triple Threat Match to win the WWF Hardcore Title
– Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett defeat Test & D’Lo Brown to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– Butterbean defeats Bart Gunn in a Brawl For All Match
– Road Dogg defeats Ken Shamrock, Goldush & Val Venis in a Four Corners Elimination Match to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– Sable defeats Tori to retain the WWF Womens Title
– Shane McMahon defeats X-Pac to retain the WWF European Title
– The Undertaker defeats The Big Boss Man in a Hell In A Cell Match. This was the match where Taker infamously hanged The Boss Man
– Steve Austin defeats The Rock in a No-DQ Match to win the WWF Title

In 2004, New Japan Pro Wrestling held an untitled PPV in Tokyo, Japan

– Jushin Liger defeats Masayuki Naruse to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Title
– Heat defeats Koji Kanemoto to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– Hiroshi Tanahashi defeats Kazunari Murakami to retain the U-30 Title
– Yoshihiro Takayama & Minoru Suzuki defeat Manabu Nakanishi & Genichiro Tenryu to retain the IWGP Tag Team Titles
– Yuji Nagata defeats Masahiro Chono
– Bob Sapp defeats Kensuke Sasaki to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title

In 2010, WWE Wrestlemania XXVI was held in Glendale, Arizona

– ShoMiz (The Big Show & The Miz) defeat John Morrison & R-Truth to retain the WWE Unified Tag Team Titles
– Jack Swagger wins the Money In The Bank Ladder Match
– Bret Hart defeats Vince McMahon in a No Holds Barred Match with Bruce Hart as special guest referee
– Chris Jericho defeats Edge to retain the World Heavyweight Title
– John Cena defeats Batista to win the WWE Title
– The Undertaker defeats Shawn Michaels to go 18-0 at Wrestlemania and force Michaels to retire

Title Changes

1983 – King Parsons defeats Tola Yatsu to win the WCCW Television Title

1984 – Tully Blanchard defeats Mark Youngblood to win the NWA Television Title

2000 – on Smackdown, Stephanie McMahon defeats Jacqueline to win the WWF Womens Title

Birthdays

Happy birthday to one-time USWA Television Champion Brickhouse Brown (55), former WWE wrestler Rory McAllister (37), one-time AAA Tag Team Champion Ultimo Gladiator (35), former British Heavyweight Champion Tony St Clair (66) and former WWF and NWA wrestler The Warlord (51)

Also, today would have been the birthday of former WWF/E Intercontinental Champions Eddie ‘Umaga’ Fatu and ‘Mr Perfect’ Curt Hennig

 

[Cyrus Riddle]

This Day In Wrestling History – March 28th‏
Trivia

2003 – Satoshi Kojima wins the AJPW Champion’s Carnival, defeating Arashi in the final

Events

In 1999, WWF Wrestlemania XV was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

– Hardcore Holly defeats Billy Gunn & Al Snow in a Triple Threat Match to win the WWF Hardcore Title
– Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett defeat Test & D’Lo Brown to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– Butterbean defeats Bart Gunn in a Brawl For All Match
– Road Dogg defeats Ken Shamrock, Goldush & Val Venis in a Four Corners Elimination Match to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– Sable defeats Tori to retain the WWF Womens Title
– Shane McMahon defeats X-Pac to retain the WWF European Title
– The Undertaker defeats The Big Boss Man in a Hell In A Cell Match. This was the match where Taker infamously hanged The Boss Man
– Steve Austin defeats The Rock in a No-DQ Match to win the WWF Title

In 2004, New Japan Pro Wrestling held an untitled PPV in Tokyo, Japan

– Jushin Liger defeats Masayuki Naruse to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Title
– Heat defeats Koji Kanemoto to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– Hiroshi Tanahashi defeats Kazunari Murakami to retain the U-30 Title
– Yoshihiro Takayama & Minoru Suzuki defeat Manabu Nakanishi & Genichiro Tenryu to retain the IWGP Tag Team Titles
– Yuji Nagata defeats Masahiro Chono
– Bob Sapp defeats Kensuke Sasaki to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title

In 2010, WWE Wrestlemania XXVI was held in Glendale, Arizona

– ShoMiz (The Big Show & The Miz) defeat John Morrison & R-Truth to retain the WWE Unified Tag Team Titles
– Jack Swagger wins the Money In The Bank Ladder Match
– Bret Hart defeats Vince McMahon in a No Holds Barred Match with Bruce Hart as special guest referee
– Chris Jericho defeats Edge to retain the World Heavyweight Title
– John Cena defeats Batista to win the WWE Title
– The Undertaker defeats Shawn Michaels to go 18-0 at Wrestlemania and force Michaels to retire

Title Changes

1983 – King Parsons defeats Tola Yatsu to win the WCCW Television Title

1984 – Tully Blanchard defeats Mark Youngblood to win the NWA Television Title

2000 – on Smackdown, Stephanie McMahon defeats Jacqueline to win the WWF Womens Title

Birthdays

Happy birthday to one-time USWA Television Champion Brickhouse Brown (55), former WWE wrestler Rory McAllister (37), one-time AAA Tag Team Champion Ultimo Gladiator (35), former British Heavyweight Champion Tony St Clair (66) and former WWF and NWA wrestler The Warlord (51)

Also, today would have been the birthday of former WWF/E Intercontinental Champions Eddie ‘Umaga’ Fatu and ‘Mr Perfect’ Curt Hennig

 

[Horrorfan_1986]

Man, New Japan was on such a weird MMA kick in those final years with Inoki.

 

[Cyrus Riddle]

Sorry for my lack of posts in here the past few days guys. Here is the March 31st Edition.

Trivia

1977 – Seiji Sakaguchi wins the NJPW World League, defeating Masked Superstar in the final

Events

In 1985, the first ever WWF WrestleMania was held in New York City

– Tito Santana defeats The Executioner in the first ever Wrestlemania match
– Junkyard Dogg defeats Greg Valentine by countout (Valentine retains the WWF Intercontinental Title)
– Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik defeat The US Express (Mike Rotundo & Barry Windham) to win the WWF Tag Team Titles
– Andre The Giant defeats Big John Studd in a Bodyslam Challenge
– Wendi Richter defeats Leilani Kai to win the WWF Womens Title
– Hulk Hogan & Mr T defeat Roddy Piper & Paul Orndorff with Muhammad Ali & Pat Patterson as special guest referees

In 1996, WWF WrestleMania XII was held in Anaheim, California

– on the Free For All show, The Bodydonnas (Skip & Zip) defeat The Godwinns (Henry & Phineas) in the final of a tournament to win the vacant WWF Tag Team Titles
– The Undertaker defeats Diesel
– Roddy Piper defeats Goldust in a Hollywood Backlot Brawl
– Shawn Michaels defeats Bret Hart in an Iron Man Match to win the WWF Title (the match went to overtime with no man scoring a pinfall in the hour allowed)

In 2007, the WWE Hall Of Fame Ceremony was held in Detroit, Michigan. The Class of 2007 are:

– Dusty Rhodes
– ‘Mr Perfect’ Curt Hennig
– Jerry Lawler
– Afa & Sika, The Wild Samoans
– Nick Bockwinkel
– Mr Fuji
– The Sheik
– Jim Ross

In 2012, ROH Showdown in the Sun was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This was the second day of the two-day event and had a lunchtime start to avoid clashing with WWE’s Hall of Fame ceremony

– The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) defeat The All Night Express (Rhett Titus & Kenny King) in a Street Fight
– The Briscoe Brothers (Mark & Jay) defeat Wrestling’s Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– Roderick Strong defeats Jay Lethal to win the ROH Television Title
– Davey Richards defeats Michael Elgin to retain the ROH World Title

Also in 2012, the WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony was held in Miami, Florida. Ric Flair became the first person to be inducted twice. The class of 2012 are:

– Edge
– Mil Mascaras
– Mike Tyson
– Ron Simmons
– Yokozuna
– The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Barry Windham, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard & JJ Dillon)

Title Changes

1978 – Tim Brooks & Leroy Brown defeat Jose Lothario & Al Madril to win the Texas Tag Team Titles

1989 – Sting defeats Mike Rotunda to win the NWA Television Title

1994 – The Quebecers defeat Men on a Mission to win the WWF Tag Team Titles

2000 – The Artist defeats Billy Kidman to win the WCW Cruiserweight Title

2003 – on Raw, Kane & Rob Van Dam defeat Chief Morley & Lance Storm & The Dudley Boyz in a 3-Way Elimination Match to win the World Tag Team Titles

2004 – Kazarian defeats Amazing Red to win the vacant TNA X-Division Title

Birthdays

Happy birthday to female indy star Allison Danger (36) and one-time NWA World Champion Naoya Ogawa (45)

 

[Horrorfan_1986]

Huge title win for Sting. Sting's 1988 was his frustrating battle to win a title. Time after time, he was screwed out of winning a belt. As it turns out, all he needed to do was stop going after titles controlled by the Horsemen.

 

[Cyrus Riddle]

This Day In Wrestling History – April 1st‏
Trivia

1982 – Andre The Giant wins the NJPW MSG League, defeating Killer Khan in the final. Antonio Inoki was supposed to face Andre in the final, but was injured and could not compete

Events

In 1990, WWF Wrestlemania VI was held in Toronto, Canada. It was the first Mania to be held outside of the US. In attendance were a young Christian, Edge and Lance Storm

– Demolition (Ax & Smash) defeat The Colossal Connection (Andre The Giant & Haku) to win the WWF Tag Team Titles
– Brutus Beefcake defeats Mr Perfect
– Dusty Rhodes & Sapphire defeat Randy Savage & Sensational Sherri
– Ted DiBiase defeats Jake Roberts by countout to retain the Million Dollar Championship
– The Ultimate Warrior defeats Hulk Hogan in a Champion vs Champion Match to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title and win the WWF Title

In 2001, WWF Wrestlemania X-Seven was held in Houston, Texas. This event is often cited as the conclusion of the Attitude Era

– Chris Jericho defeats William Regal to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– Kane defeats Raven & The Big Show in a Triple Threat Match to win the WWF Hardcore Title
– Eddie Guerrero defeats Test to win the WWF European Title
– Kurt Angle defeats Chris Benoit
– Chyna defeats Ivory to win the WWF Womens Title
– Shane McMahon defeats Vince McMahon in a Street Fight with Mick Foley as special guest referee
– Edge & Christian defeat The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray & D-Von) & The Hardy Boyz (Matt & Jeff) in a TLC Match to win the WWF Tag Team Titles
– The Iron Sheik wins a 19-man Gimmick Battle Royal
– The Undertaker defeats Triple H
– Steve Austin defeats The Rock in a No-DQ Match to win the WWF Title

In 2006, the WWE Hall Of Fame Ceremony was held in Rosemont, Illinois. The class of 2006 are:

– Bret Hart
– Eddie Guerrero
– Gene Okerlund
– The Blackjacks, Lanza & Mulligan
– Sensational Sherri
– Verne Gagne
– Tony Atlas
– William ‘The Refrigerator’ Perry

In 2007, WWE Wrestlemania 23 was held in Detroit, Michigan. It broke several records, becoming the highest grossing one-day event in WWE and indeed the whole of North American wrestling history (around $5.4 million in ticket sales) and also broke the record for the biggest Mania buyrate, with around 1.2 million buys.

– Mr Kennedy wins the Money In The Bank Ladder Match
– Chris Benoit defeats MVP to retain the WWE United States Title
– The Undertaker defeats Batista to win the World Heavyweight Title
– Bobby Lashley (for Donald Trump) defeats Umaga (for Vince McMahon) in the Battle Of The Billionaires, forcing Vince McMahon to have his head shaved
– Melina defeats Ashley Massaro in a Lumberjill Match to retain the WWE Womens Title
– John Cena defeats Shawn Michaels to retain the WWE Title

In 2011, ROH Honor Takes Centre Stage was held across 2 days in Atlanta, Georgia. This was the first day

– Homicide defeats Colt Cabana, Caleb Konley & Tommaso Ciampa in a Four Corner Survival Match
– Davey Richards defeats Roderick Strong
– Wrestling’s Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) defeat The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli) to win the ROH Tag Team Titles
– Eddie Edwards defeats Christopher Daniels to retain the ROH World Title

In 2012, WWE WrestleMania XXVIII was held in Miami, Florida. WWE has claimed that this is the highest-grossing entertainment event in history, earning $8.9million

– On the pre-show, Primo & Epico defeat Justin Gabriel & Tyson Kidd and The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) in a Triple Threat Tag Team Match to retain the WWE Tag Team Titles
– Sheamus defeats Daniel Bryan (in 18 seconds) to win the World Heavyweight Title
– The Big Show defeats Cody Rhodes to win the WWE Intercontinental Title. Show has now held every currently active title in the WWE
– The Undertaker defeats Triple H with Shawn Michaels as special guest referee to go 20-0 at WrestleMania
– Team Johnny (David Otunga, The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger & Mark Henry) defeat Team Teddy (Santino Marella, Zack Ryder, R-Truth, Kofi Kingston, Booker T & The Great Khali) to give John Laurinaitis control of both Raw and Smackdown
– CM Punk defeats Chris Jericho to retain the WWE Title
– The Rock defeats John Cena

Title Changes

1960 – Danny Hodge wins a tournament to win the vacant TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Title

1978 – Thunderbolt Patterson defeats Stan Hansen to win the vacant TSW Brass Knucks Title

1979 – The Spoiler defeats Kevin von Erich to win the WCCW American Heavyweight Title

1979 – Ric Flair defeats Ricky Steamboat to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic United States Title

1980 – Masked Superstar wins a tournament to win the vacant NWA Television Title

1985 – Scott Casey defeats Dennis Condrey to win the vacant WCCW Television Title

1989 – Master of Pain defeats Jerry Lawler to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title

1994 – The Rock n Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeat The Heavenly Bodies (Jimmy Del Ray & Tom Prichard) to win the SMW Tag Team Titles

1996 – on Raw, Goldust defeats Savio Vega to win the vacant WWF Intercontinental Title

2002 – on Raw, Bubba Ray Dudley defeats Raven to win the WWF Hardcore Title

2007 – Jun Akiyama & Takeshi Rikio defeat Takeshi Morishima & Mohammed Yone to win the GHC Tag Team Titles

Birthdays

Happy birthday to WWE ‘Triple Crown’ Champion Randy Orton (33) and TNA wrestler Jesse Sorensen (24)