The One and Only 'Today in wrestling thread'

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TODAY (15/10/2002) in wrestling history:

 

 

1998 - X-Pac defeated D-Lo Brown for the WWF European Heavyweight title

1956 - Born - Vader aka Big Van Vader

1958 - Born - Jeff Gaylord

1971 - Born - Joey Abs

 

 

Happy birthday, Vader and Joey and Jeff

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1997 - Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Shane Douglas for the ECW Heavyweight title

2000 - William Regal defeated Al Snow for the WWF European Heavyweight title

1965 - Born - The Renegade

1969 - Born - Takao Omari

1973 - Born - Justin Credible aka PJ Walker, Aldo Montoya

1975 - Born - Shawn Christopher

 

 

Happy birthday to Justin Credible and Takao and Shawn!

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1982 - Masked Superstar defeated Paul Orndorff for the Georgia National Heavyweight title

1992 - Todd Champion defeated Butch Reed for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title

1999 - Event - No Mercy, Gund Arena, Cleveland, OH

1999 - Chyna defeated Jeff Jarrett for the WWF Intercontinental title

1999 - Fabulous Moolah defeated Ivory for the WWF Women's title

1954 - Born - Black Cat

1975 - Died - Ron Dupree of a heart attack

2000 - Died - Leo Nominelli at 76

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1994 - The Phantoms defeated PG-13 for the USWA Tag Team title

1997 - Little Guido & Tracy Smothers defeated John Kronos & New Jack for the ECW Tag Team title

1997 - The Legends defeated Death & Destruction for the SSW Tag Team title

1998 - Event - IYH: Judgement Day, Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL

1998 - Christian Cage defeated Taka Michinoku for the WWF Light Heavyweight title

1999 - Bob & Crash Holly defeated Mankind & the Rock for the WWF Tag Team title

1999 - Konnan & Rey Misterio, Jr defeated HArlem Heat for the WCW Tag Team title

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1987 - Dr. D & Hector Guerrero defeated Bill Dundee & Jerry Lawler for the AWA Tag Team title

1996 - Dan Cooley & Scott Sterling defeaed The Death Riders for the SSW Tag Team title

1973 - Born - Corporal Punishment

1976 - Born - J. Caster

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You should keep these up they are really cool.

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1979 - Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Johnny & Jerry Valiant for the WWWF Tag Team title

1995 - Event - In Your House IV, Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

1995 - Shawn Michales forfeited the WWF Intercontinental title to Shane Douglas

1995 - Razor Ramon defeated Shane Douglas for the WWF Intercontinental title

2000 - Event - No Mercy, Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY

2000 - Kurt Angle defeated the Rock for the WWF Heavyweight title

2000 - Edge & Christian, as the Masked Conquestidores, defeated the Hardy Boyz for the WWF Tag Team title

2001 - Chris Jericho & The Rock defeated The Dudley Boyz for the WWF Tag Team title

2001 - Bradshaw defeated Hurricane Helmes for the WWF European Heavyweight title

2001 - Kurt Angle defeated Rhyno for the WCW U.S. Heavyweight title

2001 - Tajiri defeated Billy Kidman for the WCW Cruiserweight title

1971 - Born - Adam Flash

1976 - Born - White Trash

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1981 - Ken Patera defeated Jack Brisco for the Missouri State Heavyweight title

1989 - The Soultaker defeated Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title

1994 - Event - Halloween Havoc, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI

1994 - Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma defeated the Patriot & Marcus Bagwell for the WCW World Tag Team title

1995 - Brian Christopher defeated Jesse James Armstrong for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title

1995 - Alundra Blaze defeated Bertha Faye for the WWF Women's title

2000 - The Hardy Boyz defeated Edge in a handicap match for the WWF Tag Team title

2001 - The Dudley Boyz defeated The Hardy Boyz to unify the WWF/WCW Tag titles

1963 - Born - Ron & Don Harris aka 8-ball & Skull of DOA

1970 - Born - Terry Alan

1970 - Born - Tony Kozina

2000 - Died - Yokozuna (Rodney Anoai)at 34

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1974 - Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated Crusher & Billy Robinson for the AWA Tag Team title

1984 - Ernie Ladd defeated Magnum T.A. for the Mid-South North American Heavyweight title

1993 - Event - Halloween Havoc, Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA

1992 - Don Muraco defeated Jimmy Snuka for the ECW Heavyweight title

1994 - The Moondogs defeated the Phantoms for the USWA Tag Team title

1998 - The Dudley Boys defeated Rob Van Dam & Sabu for the ECW Tag title

1999 - Event - Halloween Havoc, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegal, NV

1999 - Harlem Heat defeated Konnan & Kidman and Brian Knobbs & Hugh Morris for the WCW Tag Team title

1999 - Goldberg defeated Sid Vicious for the WCW US Heavyweight title

1999 - Rick Steiner defeated Chris Benoit for the WCW Television title

2001 - EZ Money defeated D'Lo Brown in a tournament final for the HWA Heavyweight Title

1943 - Born - Superstar Bill Dundee

1957 - Born - Italian Stallion

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HALLOWEEN HAVOC~! Man I miss those shows.

 

EDIT: Oh yeah, and your Strong Bad avatar seems to dance in beat with almost everything in my MP3 collection. It's kinda like dancing Brak... But with a bigger head.

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1992 - Event - Halloween Havoc, Civic Center, Philadelphia, PA

1997 - The War Machine wins a four corners match over Johnny Thunder, Steve Flynn, and Ricky Harrison for the SSW Heavyweight title

1998 - Event - Halloween Havoc, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV

1998 - Rick Steiner defeated The Giant & Scott Steiner for the WCW Tag title

1999 - Ivory defeated Fabulous Moolah for the WWF Women's title

1999 - Kidman & Konnan defeated Harlem Heat for the WCW Tag Team title

1999 - Bret Hart defeated Goldberg for the WCW US Heavyweight title

1957 - Born - Atsushi Onita

1965 - Born - 2 Cold Scorpio, aka Flash Funk, Scorpio

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So how are you finding these? Just curious..

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I've got a site. Well, I personally don't have a site, but I know of a site that I go to.

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1976 - The Executioners were stripped of the WWWF Tag Team title when three participated in a title defense

1980 - Dusty Rhodes defeated Bobby Jaggers for the Florida State Heavyweight title

1982 - Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito for the WWWF Tag Team title

1983 - Junkyard Dog defeated Butch Reed for the Mid-South North American Heavyweight title

1987 - Bill Dundee & Jerry Lawler defeated Dr. D & Hector Guerrero for the AWA Tag Team title

1997 - Event - Halloween Havoc, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV

1997 - Rey Misterio, Jr. defeated Eddy Guerrero for the WCW Cruiserweight title

1998 - Diamond Dallas Page defeated Bret Hart for the WCW US Heavyweight title

1999 - Davey Boy Smith defeated D-Lo Brown for the WWF European Heavyweight title

2000 - Davey Boy Smith is arrested for allegedly threatening the life of his estranged wife and her sister

2001 - Event - World Wrestling All-Stars, Superdome, Sydney, Australia

2001 - Jeff Jarrett pinned Road Dogg in a tournament final to become the first WWA Heavyweight Champion

2001 - Event - King of the Indies Tournament, Pacific Sports Center, Vallejo, CA

1949 - Born - Austin Idol

1949 - Born - Kevin Sullivan aka the Taskmaster

 

 

happy b-day, Tasky

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1987 - Tito Santana & Rick Martel defeated the Hart Foundation for the WWF Tag Team title

1990 - Event - Halloween Havoc, UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL

1990 - Stan Hansen defeated Lex Luger for the NWA U.S. Heavyweight title

1991 - Event - Halloween Havoc, UTC Arena, Chattanooga, TN

1991 - Brian Pillman defeated Richard Morton in a tournament final to become the first WCW World Light Heavyweight Champion

1992 - Shawn Michaels defeated Davy Boy Smith for the WWF Intercontinental title

1996 - Event - Halloween Havoc, MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, NV

1996 - Dean melanko defeated Rey Misterio, Jr. for the WCW Cruiserweight title

1996 - Scott Hall & Kevin Nash defeated Harlem Heat for the WCW Tag Team title

2001 - Event - King of the Indies Tournament, Pacific Sports Center, Vallejo, CA

1974 - Born - Tombstone

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10/27/92 – The final edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event is held in Terre Haute, IN during a big night of TV tapings. The show sees Randy Savage & the Ultimate Warrior come close to winning the tag gold from Ted Dibiase & IRS, Shawn Michaels picks up a big win by taking the IC title from the British Bulldog, and Bret Hart successfully defends his world title against Papa Shango. In other bouts – both taped and dark – Nailz defeated the Big Bossman, Razor Ramon defeated Randy Savage via count-out, and Bret Hart beat Virgil to keep the world title.

 

I have a This Month in History section on my site as well. It's only WWWF/WWF/WWE but pretty detailed if you want to take a look.

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1987 - Tito Santana & Rick Martel defeated the Hart Foundation for the WWF Tag Team title

one of my all time favs

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10/28/90 – In a foreshadowing of things to come, Virgil chokes out Ted Dibiase in Greensboro, NC after Dibiase blamed his loss to Dusty Rhodes on the bodyguard.

 

10/28/93 – Bret Hart defeats Jerry Lawler inside a steel cage in the main event of a show in Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena. Other bouts see Lex Luger defeat Ludvig Borga, the Steiners almost regain the tag gold from the Quebecars, and World Champion Yokozuna defeats the Undertaker.

 

10/28/00 – Steve Austin teams up with the Rock to main event a big show at Toronto’s Skydome as they meet and defeat Rikishi & Chris Benoit. The undercard sees Kurt Angle hold onto his world title against Triple H and European Champion William Regal defeats Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko.

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1989 - Event - Halloween Havoc, Civic Center, Philadelphia, PA

1995 - Mikey Whipwreck defeated the Sandman for the ECW Heavyweight title

1995 - Sandman & 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Public Enemy for the ECW Tag Team title

1995 - Jesse James Armstrong & Tracey Smothers defeated PG-13 for the USWA Tag Team title

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1988 - The Road Warriors defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane for the NWA World Tag Team title

1990 - Eddie Gilbert defeated Jeff Jarrett for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title

1995 - Event - Halloween Havoc, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI

1995 - The Giant defeated Hulk Hogan by DQ and the WCW Heavyweight title is declared vacant

1995 - Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page for the WCW Television title

1996 - Macho Warrior Ric Hogan defeated Brian Christopher for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title

1998 - D-Lo Brown defeated X-pac for the WWF European Heavyweight title

2000 - Event - Halloween Havoc, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV

2000 - Gen. Rection defeated Lance Storm & Hacksaw Duggan for the WCW US Heavyweight title

1949 - Born - Paul Orndorf aka Mr. Wonderful

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1987 - Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose defeated Bill Dundee & Jerry Lawler for the AWA Tag Team title

2001 - Booker T & Test defeated Chris Jericho & The Rock for the WWF Tag Team title

2001 - Christian defeated Bradshaw for the WWF European Heavyweight title

1972 - Born - Shane Eden

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10/30/90 – The Rockers win the tag team titles from the Hart Foundation in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match during a TV taping in Ft. Wayne, IN. The titles were later returned after the top rope broke off in mid-match and Vince McMahon felt it couldn’t be aired. Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty did defend their gold several times over the following days before the titles were returned.

 

10/30/97 – The Undertaker teamed up with Dude Love to defeat World Champion Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart in the main event of a show held in Baharain, Saudi Arabia. The undercard saw the Headbangers and Godwinns trade singles matches, Ken Shamrock defeat Billy Gunn, and tag champs the Legion of Doom held off the challenge of the Rock & Farooq.

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1979 - Shohei Baba defeated Harley Race for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title

1998 - Mitsuharu Misawa defeated Kenta Kobashi for the All-Japan Triple Crown

2000 - Ivory defeated Lita for the WWF Women's title

1966 - Born - Koji Kanemoto

1967 - Born - Big Bad Ben

1973 - Born - Scott Stone

1991 - Died - Gene Anderson of a heart attack at 58

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1981 - Ted DiBiase defeated Paul Orndorff for the Mid-South North American Heavyweight title

1989 - Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Jim Garvin & Michael Hayes for the NWA World Tag Team title

1998 - Masato Tanaka & Balls Mahoney defeated the Dudley Boys for the ECW Tag title

1993 - Rex Hargroge & Koko B. Ware defeated Moondog Spike & Mike Anthony for the USWA Tag Team title

1998 - Event - November to Remember, UNO Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA

1946 - Born - Bobby "The Brain" Heenan

1985 - Died - Rick McGraw at 30

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1939 - Steve Casey defeated Ed Don George for the AWA World Heavyweight title

1981 - The Spoiler defeated Charlie Cook for the Florida State Heavyweight title

1995 - Chris Stephenson defeated Boris Dragoff for the SCW Heavweight title

1997 - Perry Saturn defeated Disco Inferno for the WCW Television title

1942 - Born - Pedro Morales

1969 - Born - Born Again Brawler

2000 - Died - Cherie Dupree, valet to Georgeous George, at 73

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1980 - Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Dusty Rhodes for the Florida State Heavyweight title

1982 - Greg Valentine defeated Wahoo McDaniel for the NWA U.S. Heavyweight title

1991 - Tom Prichard defeated Eric Embry for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title

1991 - Doug Masters & Bart Sawyer defeated Jeff Jarrett & Robert Fuller for the USWA Tag Team title

1994 - 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Jason for the ECW Television title

1994 - Dean Melanko defeated 2 Cold Scorpio for the ECW Television title

2001 - Event - Rebellion, Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England

2000 - Shark Boy defeated Rory Fox for the HWA Cruiserweight Title

2001 - Died - Helen Hart at 76

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2001 - Event - Rebellion, Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England

The final time we'd ever see Rock/Austin.

 

Dammit, won't they both just hurry up and come back?

 

Fo sheez,

Kotzenjunge

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1990 - Terry Funk defeated Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title

1994 - Public Enemy defeated Cactus Jack & Mikey Whipwreck for the ECW Tag Team title

2000 - Event - November to Remember, The Odeum, Villa Park, IL

2000 - Steve Corino defeated Jerry Lynn, Justin Credible and the Sandman in an elimination tournament for the ECW Heavyweight title

2001 - Test defeated Edge for the WWF Intercontinental title

2001 - The Rock defeated Chris Jericho for the WCW Heavyweight title

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(for Nov. 6th)

1977 - Dick Murdoch wins his 4th Mid-South North American Championship by defeating Jerry Oates in Shreveport, LA.

1983 - Jake Roberts defeated Ron Garvin to win the NWA National TV Title in Atlanta, GA.

1988 - Tommy Ferrera defeats Matt Derringer to win the PWA Iron Horse TV Title in Minneapolis, MN

1989 - Jerry Lawler defeated the Soultaker for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title

1990 - Jeff Jarrett & Cody Michaels defeated Doug Gilbert & Tony Anthony for the USWA Tag Team title

1990 - Koji Kanemoto and Hiroyoshi Tenzan of New Japan Pro Wrestling make their pro debuts in a 22-man battle royal.

1994 - Event - When Worlds Collide, LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA

1995 - Ahmed Johnson defeated Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title

1997 - Tom Brandi defeated Jimmy Cicero in a tournament final for the IPWA Heavyweight title

1998 - The Dudley Boys defeated Masato Tanaka & Balls Mahoney for the ECW Tag title

2000 - Bull Buchanan & the Goodfather defeated the Hardy Boyz for the WWF Tag Team title

2000 - Crowbar defeated Reno for the WCW Hardcore title

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(For Nov 7th)

 

1901 - Tom Jenkins defeated Dan McLeod for the American Heavyweight title

1979 - Harley Race defeated Shohei Baba for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title

1982 - Paul Orndorff defeated Masked Superstar for the Georgia National Heavyweight title

1985 - Event - Wrestling Classic, Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL

2000 - The WWF agreed to pay $18 million tothe hart family as settlement of the Owen Hart wrongful death suit

1957 - Born - King Kong Bundy

1963 - Born - Damien Steele

1969 - Born - Takako Inoue of All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling in Ibaragi, Japan

1972 - Born - Kumiko Maekawa of All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling Chiba, Japan