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May 17th - This Day in History

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WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - May 17, 1963 (19,639)

The Magnificent Maurice pinned Karl Steif at 9:53

Pat Barrett pinned Godo Chihuahua at 10:11

Johnny Barend pinned Tim Woods at 11:14

Pedro Morales pinned Willie Bath at 9:58

The Great Mortimer pinned the Great Scott at 8:29

The Fabulous Kangaroos defeated Pete Sanchez & Vittorio Apollo after 30 minutes

Bruno Sammartino defeated WWWF World Champion Buddy Rogers via submission with a backbreaker in 48 seconds to win the title

Bobo Brazil & Dory Dixon fought WWWF U.S. Tag Team Champions Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard to a curfew draw

 

WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - May 17, 1965

The scheduled bout between Wahoo McDaniel and Gorilla Monsoon was cancelled

Arnold Skaaland defeated Tony Newberry at 16:49

Miguel Perez defeated Steve Stanlee at 12:34

Don McClarity defeated Magnificent Maurice at 16:53

Haystacks Calhoun & Argentina Apollo fought Jerry Graham & the Goden Terror to a no contest in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 24:14

Chief Big Heart & White Owl defeated Waldo Von Erich & Smasher Sloan in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 14:10

WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Bill Watts in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match when the challenger was deemed unable to continue at 22:08

 

WWWF @ Scranton, PA - Catholic Youth Center - May 17, 1966

Arnold Skaaland defeated Ronnie Etchison

Bobo Brazil defeated Smasher Sloan

Waldo Von Erich defeated Chief Big Heart via disqualification WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna

 

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Arena - May 17, 1969

Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Carlos Colon

John L. Sullivan defeated Guillotine Gordon

Luke Graham defeated Duke Savage

Sky Low Low & Little Brutus vs. Little Joey & Cowboy Bradley

Haystacks Calhoun & Victor Rivera vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka & Bulldog Brower

WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Killer Kowalski

 

WWWF @ Washington DC - Coliseum - May 17, 1971

Alice O'Connell & Margie Ramsey vs. Donna Christianello & the Fabulous Moolah

Bull Pometti vs. Manuel Soto

Tarzan Tyler vs. Jimmy Valiant

Akim Manuka vs. Juan Caruso

Al Nelson vs. Ripper White

Ernie Lassiter vs. Louis Torres

WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Bobo Brazil vs. Blackjack Mulligan & Bulldog Brower

 

WWWF @ New London, CT - May 17, 1973

WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned Moondog Mayne

 

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - May 17, 1975

Spiros Arion defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via count-out at 12:03

 

WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - May 17, 1976

Vivian St. John defeated Paula Kaye at 7:10

The Fabulous Moolah defeated Susan Green at 11:14

Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Jose Gonzalez to a draw

Tony Parisi defeated Rocky Tamayo at 6:09

Scandor Akbar defeated Louis Cerdan at 5:09

Billy White Wolf defeated Crusher Blackwell at 8:46

The Executioners defeated Pat Barrett & Kevin Sullivan at 11:43

Gorilla Monsoon, Haystacks Calhoun, & Bobo Brazil defeated Superstar Billy Graham, Ivan Koloff, & Ernie Ladd

Stan Hansen defeated Ivan Putski (sub. for WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino) via count-out

 

WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - May 17, 1978

Television taping:

The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Larry Zbyszko & Peter Miavia via count-out

Spiros Arion defeated Mike Busick

George Steele defeated Jim Ray

Luke Graham defeated Jim Oliver

WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Strong Kobayashi & the Golden Terror

The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Jim Oliver & Johnny Rivera

Strong Kobayashi defeated Pete Austin

George Steele defeated Fred Marzino

Spiros Arion defeated Charlie Brown

Stan Stasiak fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw

Luke Graham defeated Jim Ray

Stan Stasiak defeated Jim Oliver

Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Sylvano Sousa & Frank Monroe

WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Strong Kobayashi

WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Tank Patton & Butcher Vachon

WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Stele via count-out

 

WWF @ Brooklyn, NY - May 17, 1979

Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King

Jose Estrada fought Johnny Rivera to a draw

Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones

Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy

Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant via count-out

 

WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – May 17, 1980

Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Larry Williams

Manuel Soto defeated Marc Pole

WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Mike Masters & Rick McGraw

Jose Estrada fought Johnny Rodz to a draw

Ivan Putski defeated Bobby Duncum

 

WWF @ Syracuse, NY - War Memorial - May 17, 1983

Included Don Muraco and Jimmy Snuka

 

Nagasaki, Japan - May 17, 1984

Antonio Inoki, Tatsumi Fujinami, & Seiji Sakaguchi defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan, the Masked Superstar, & John Quinn

 

WWF @ Minneapolis, IN - Met Center - May 17, 1986

George Steele & Cousin Luke (sub. for Uncle Elmer) vs. King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd

WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Adrian Adonis

 

WWF @ St. Louis, MO - May 17, 1986

WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Adrian Adonis via disqualification

 

WWF @ Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - May 17, 1987

Featured Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan on commentary:

Prime Time Wrestling - 6/1/87: Sam Houston pinned Johnny K-9 with a bulldog at 7:41

Prime Time Wrestling - 6/8/87: Bob Orton Jr. pinned Frankie Laine with a running powerslam at 4:42

Prime Time Wrestling - 6/1/87: Don Muraco pinned Lanny Poffo with the tombstone at 6:50

WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated King Harley Race; after the bout, Race attacked Hogan as he was posing and bloodied him; later on in the card, the champion returned ringside and challenged Race to a Texas Death Match for the following month's card and if he couldn't beat Race then he would quit pro wrestling

Prime Time Wrestling - 5/25/87: Outback Jack pinned Frenchy Martin with a bulldog at 4:21

Prime Time Wrestling - 5/25/87: Nikolai Volkoff pinned Cpl. Kirschner at 13:05 with a backbreaker

Demolition defeated B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell

Ken Patera (sub. for Jake Roberts) defeated the Honkytonk Man

 

WWF @ Duluth, MN - Entertainment Convention Center - May 17, 1989

WWF Superstars taping:

Prime Time Wrestling - 5/22/89: The Warlord (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Paul Roma with a powerslam

Jimmy Snuka pinned Ted Dibiase

Big John Studd defeated Andre the Giant via disqualification when Haku interfered; after the bout, King Jim Duggan made the save

The Ultimate Warrior defeated WWF IC Champion Rick Rude via count-out

WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated the Big Bossman & Akeem when Ax pinned Akeem after using Bossman's nightstick as a weapon; after the bout, Bossman & Akeem argued with one another all the way backstage

Brutus Beefcake defeated Randy Savage (w/ Sensational Sherri) via disqualification when Sherri interfered

Prime Time Wrestling - 6/5/89: The Bushwhackers defeated Bad News Brown & the Brooklyn Brawler at 5:41 following the battering ram and a double gutbuster on the Brawler as Bad News was arguing with several ringside fans; after the bout, Bad News hit the Ghetto Blaster on his partner (SuperTape)

The Big Bossman & Akeem (w/ Slick) defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart via count-out at 13:15 when all four men began brawling in the floor but Akeem was able to return to the ring before the 10-count; after the contest, the Hart Foundation attacked their opponents, handcuffed Slick to the ring rope, and left ringside with the key (Fan Favorites 1989)

6/3/89 - included Slick as a guest of the Brother Love Show in which Slick would not comment on the rumors that he was trying to sign Zeus under contract; featured the first vignette ("pizza man") promoting the debut of Dusty Rhodes; included hype for "No Holds Barred", which had opened the previous night:

Brutus Beefcake defeated Tom Stone via submission with the sleeper at 1:59

Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Tom Stock & Eddie Slater at 2:57 when Anderson pinned Slater following a spike piledriver behind the referee's back

Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Chris zarna via submission with the shin guard assisted figure-4 at 2:43; prior to the bout, Tony Schiavone interviewed Hart & Valentine at ringside, with Valentine dedicating the match to Ron Garvin

Tito Santana pinned Jake Milliman with the flying forearm at 2:24; after the bout, Milliman pushed referee Ron Garvin, with Garvin then knocking Milliman to the mat with a punch

The Barbarian (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Lance Allen with a flying clothesline at 1:54

King Jim Duggan pinned Dave Wagner with the running clothesline at 1:49; after the bout, a brawl errupted involving Bobby Heenan, Duggan, Haku, Andre the Giant, and Big John Studd, with Duggan and Studd eventually clearing the ring of the opposition

6/10/89 - included Big John Studd as a guest of the Brother Love Show:

Randy Savage (w/ Sensational Sherri) pinned Tim Horner at 3:10 with the flying elbowsmash

Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Chris Curtis & Jake Milliman when Jannetty pinned Curtis following a double flying fistdrop at 2:53

Bad News Brown pinned Jim Evans at 1:18 with the Ghetto Blaster; after the bout, Tony Schiavone interviewed Brown at ringside

Hercules defeated Al Burke via submission with the backbreaker at 2:20; Ron Garvin was the referee for the bout

WWF IC Champion Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Frankie DeFalco at 1:46 with the Rude Awakening

Jim Neidhart pinned Barry Horowitz at 1:31 with the powerslam

The Big Bossman & Akeem (w/ Slick) defeated Kevin Michaelson & Scott Colton at 2:05 when Akeem pinned Colton with the splash

6/17/89 - included Jimmy Snuka as a guest of the Brother Love Show in which he was interrupted by Jimmy Hart, who distracted Snuka long enough for the Honkytonk Man to sneak up behind him and hitting him with his guitar; moments later, officials pulled Honky away, while Snuka scared Love away and destroyed the set:

The Ultimate Warrior pinned Dusty Wolfe at 1:54 with the gorilla press slam / splash combo; after the bout, Warrior carried his opponent backstage

Jacques & Raymond Rougeau (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Terry Bronski & Warren Bianchi at 2:31 when Jacques pinned Bianchi following a kneedrop as Raymond had the Boston crab applied; after the bout, Tony Schiavone interviewed the Rougeaus and Hart at ringside

Bret Hart pinned Boris Zhukov with the piledriver and a double axe handle off the top at 2:05; Ron Garvin was the referee for the bout

Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) defeated Red Tyler via submission with the Million $ Dream at 2:19

Rick Martel (w/ Slick) pinned Jim Evans with a kneedrop off the top at 1:49

Mr. Perfect pinned JT Thomas with the Perfect Plex at 1:52

The Bushwhackers defeated Todd Becker & Butler Stevens at 2:20 when Luke pinned Stevens following the double gutbuster

 

WWF @ San Diego, CA - Sports Arena - May 17, 1990

The Big Bossman defeated Ted Dibiase

Koko B. Ware defeated Boris Zhukov

Hercules defeated Haku

The Warlord defeated Tito Santana

Rick Martel defeated Ron Garvin

Earthquake defeated Jim Duggan

Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart fought WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition to a double disqualification

 

WWF @ Yakima, WA - May 17, 1990

 

WWF @ Chattanooga, TN - May 17, 1990

 

WWF @ Hartford, CT - Civic Center - May 17, 1990

Hillbilly Jim defeated the Brooklyn Brawler

Brutus Beefcake defeated the Genius

The Bushwhackers defeated Greg Valentine & the Honky Tonk Man via disqualification

The Barbarian defeated Jimmy Snuka

The Big Bossman pinned Ted Dibiase

The Warlord defeated the Red Rooster

Jim Powers pinned Pez Whatley

WWF World Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned WWF IC Champion Mr. Perfect

 

WWF @ Providence, RI - Civic Center - May 17, 1990

WWF World Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned WWF IC Champion Mr. Perfect

 

WWF @ Murfreesboro, TN - Murphy Center - May 17, 1991

Tugboat vs. the Berzerker

Greg Valentine vs. Demolition Smash

The Bushwhackers vs. Paul Roma & Hercules

Kerry Von Erich vs. the Warlord

Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty vs. the Orient Express

WWF IC Champion Mr. Perfect vs. Davey Boy Smith

Jake Roberts vs. Earthquake

WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Sgt. Slaughter

 

WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - May 17, 1991

IRS pinned Jimmy Snuka

Ricky Steamboat defeated Haku

Bret Hart defeated the Barbarian

Jim Duggan defeated Col. Mustafa

The Mountie defeated the Big Bossman

The Legion of Doom defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys via count-out

Ted Dibiase defeated Roddy Piper

The Ultimate Warrior defeated the Undertaker via disqualification

 

WWF @ Nashville, TN - Municipal Auditorium - May 17, 1992 (2,400)

Jim Powers pinned the Brooklyn Brawler

Tatanka pinned Col. Mustafa

Kamala pinned Sgt. Slaughter after the Mountie interfered

Virgil pinned the Genius

Kerry Von Erich pinned Skinner

The Undertaker defeated the Mountie

The Natural Disasters defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via count-out

WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair via disqualification

 

WWF @ New York City, NY - Manhattan Center - May 17, 1993 (1,000)

Monday Night Raw taping:

Bret Hart defeated Bam Bam Bigelow

5/17/93 - featured an opening segment in which Lord Alfred Hayes indicated to the camera that he saw someone in disguise arrive to the arena, knowing who it was but not letting on; included the disguised man confronting Shawn Michaels during an in-ring interview and accepting Michaels' open challenge for a title shot; moments later, he revealed himself to be Marty Jannetty:

The Smoking Gunns defeated Tony Vadja & Glenn Ruth following a piledriver

The Kid pinned Razor Ramon with a moonsault off the top onto a standing Razor (1993 Year in Review, Monday Night Raw: Prime Cuts)

Tatanka pinned Scott Taylor with the Samoan Drop

Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Kamala with the Bonzai Drop after Fuji tripped Kamala

Marty Jannetty pinned WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels with an inside cradle to win the title after Mr. Perfect threw his towel in Michaels' face (Jannetty's surprise return after being gone since January) (1993 Year in Review, Monday Night Raw: Prime Cuts)

5/24/93 - included Vince McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with Razor Ramon in which Razor offered the Kid $2500 for a rematch; moments later, Bret Hart came ringside and joined the crowd in chanting '1-2-3' before implying Razor was too distracted to be able to win against Bret at the King of the Ring:

KOTR Qualifying Match: Mr. Perfect pinned Doink the Clown with the Perfect Plex after the two Doinks switched places; Crush made the save after the match (1993 Year in Review)

WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated Mike Bell & Tony Devito; prior to the bout, Dibiase offered anyone $100 to shine his shoes; after a fan did so, IRS took out 70% of the pay and gave the fan $30

Crush defeated Bobby Who via submission with the head vice

Adam Bomb pinned Phil Apollo with the powerbomb

 

WWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - May 17, 1995 (2,500)

WWF Wrestling Challenge & Action Zone taping:

Adam Bomb defeated WWF IC Champion Jeff Jarrett via count-out when Jarrett left ringside

WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Yokozuna defeated Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith via disqualification when Smith made the save after Luger recieved the Bonzai Drop

Bret Hart pinned Hakushi with a roll up after Hakushi accidentally hit Shinja

Howard Finkel pinned Harvey Wippleman with an elbow drop

Shawn Michaels & the Undertaker defeated Psycho Sid & Kama

Action Zone - 5/21/95: Psycho Sid pinned Bob Holly with the powerbomb

Wrestling Challenge - 5/21/95:

King Kong Bundy defeated Tim McNeeny

The Blu Brothers defeated Ross Greenberg & Brian Walsh

Aldo Montoya defeated Nick Barberry

Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Bert Centenno

The Bushwhackers defeated Barry Horowitz & the Brooklyn Brawler when Brawler was pinned

The Undertaker defeated Mike Bell

Action Zone - 5/28/95:

Savio Vega pinned Eli Blu with a roll up after Jacob Blu and Razor Ramon interfered

Kama defeated Bill Weaver

Wrestling Challenge - 5/28/95:

Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith defeated Roy Raymond & Laurice Moralis

Adam Bomb defeated Gus Kantarakus

Henry Godwinn defeated John Crystal

Rad Radford defeated Mike Khoury

Duke Drose defeated Bob Cook

Action Zone - 6/4/95: Jacob & Eli Blu (w/ Uncle Zebakiah) defeated Razor Ramon & Savio Vega at 9:46 after Jacob kicked Razor in the side of the face as Ramon prepared Eli for the Razor's Edge

Wrestling Challenge - 6/4/95:

Techno Team 2000 defeated Bob Cook & Howard Nalley

Jean Pierre Laffiette defeated Brian Walsh

Shawn Michaels defeated Barry Horowitz

Men on a Mission defeated Aaron Ferguson & Laurice Moralis

Hakushi defeated Bill Payne

Savio Vega defeated the Brooklyn Brawler

 

WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - May 17, 1996 (6,559)

The Bushwhackers defeated Marty Jannetty & Leif Cassidy at 7:38 when Butch pinned Cassidy after Luke interfered behind the referee's back

Justin Bradshaw pinned Aldo Montoya at 8:01 with a superkick

Savio Vega pinned Mike Khoury at the 58-second mark with a back kick

Ahmed Johnson defeated Davey Boy Smith via disqualification at 10:45 when Owen Hart interfered as Ahmed prepared to hit the Pearl River Plunge; after the bout, Ahmed chased both men to the back

Steve Austin pinned Jake Roberts at 17:10 with a roll up and using the tights for leverage after Roberts thought he had won the match with the DDT; Ted Dibiase had placed Austin's foot on the ropes to break the cover moments prior to the finish

The Ultimate Warrior pinned Owen Hart at 7:25 with a flying shoulder block

Vader pinned Yokozuna at 12:22 after hitting him with Jim Cornette's tennis racquet

WWF Tag Team Champions Skip & Zip defeated Henry & Phinneas Godwinn at 13:10

Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Razor Ramon at 12:32 with the Pedigree as Razor tried to revive the referee

WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Diesel in a steel cage match at 11:10 after hitting the superkick, spitting on his knocked out opponent, and leaving through the door

 

WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - May 17, 1997 (15,000; 10,702 paid)

Leif Cassidy pinned Bob Holly with a powerbomb

Crush (sub. for the Sultan) pinned Jesse Jammes with the heart punch

Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon

Rockabilly pinned Flash Funk

Savio Vega pinned Rocky Miavia

WWF World Champion the Undertaker defeated Mankind in a lumberjack match following the tombstone; lumberjacks included: the Nation, Leif Cassidy, Bob Holly, Henry & Phinneas Godwinn, Jesse Jammes, Doug Furnas, Phil LaFon, and Rocky Miavia

Farooq pinned Ahmed Johnson after Savio Vega interfered and repeatedly hit Johnson with a chair

Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Goldust while Chyna held Goldust’s legs down from outside the ring

Steve Austin & the Legion of Doom defeated Brian Pillman (sub. for Bret Hart), WWF Tag Team Champions - WWF IC Champion Owen Hart & WWF European Champion Davey Boy Smith when Austin pinned Owen

 

WWF @ Birmingham, AL - May 17, 1998 (10,292)

The Headbangers defeated Los Boricuas

Jeff Jarrett defeated Steve Blackman

Kurrgan defeated D-Lo Brown

WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Legion of Doom

Terry Funk defeated Marc Mero

Bradshaw defeated Owen Hart via count-out

The Undertaker defeated Kane via disqualification

Vader defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification

WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated WWF European Champion Triple H

 

- 5/17/02: Former WWF IC, European, Hardcore, and Tag Team Champion "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith passed away at the age of 39.

 

WWE (Raw) @ Louisville, KY - Freedom Hall - May 17, 2002 (6,000)

Jackie pinned Crash Holly with a roll up

Brock Lesnar pinned D-Lo Brown with the Brockbuster

WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus pinned Molly Holly with the bulldog

Nick Dinsmore & Rob Conway defeated OVW Southern Tag Team Champions Doug Basham & Damaja (w/ Victoria) with a double team move to win the titles

WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Rob Van Dam with a roll up and using the ropes for leverage

Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Shawn Stasiak & Goldust following the swanton

WWE Hardcore Champion Steven Richards pinned Bubba Ray Dudley after Raven interfered and hit the DDT on the challenger, before suffering the Steven Kick from Richards

William Regal pinned Spike Dudley after using the brass knuckles as a weapon

The Undertaker pinned Bradshaw after kicking a chair into Bradshaw's face

Steve Austin defeated Ric Flair & the Big Show in a handicap steel cage match by pinning Flair with the Stunner after outside interference from Booker T backfired

 

WWE @ San Diego, CA - Sports Arena - May 17, 2004

Sunday Night Heat:

Rhyno pinned Steven Richards with the Gore at 5:05

Rob Conway & Sylvan Grenier defeated Aaron Aguilera & Chad Wicks when Grenier pinned Wicks following a double team move at 4:59

Garrison Cade pinned the Hurricane with the flying elbowsmash at 4:42

Raw - included a surprise appearance from the Rock during an in-ring segment with Eugene, Jonathan Coachman, and Garrison Cade, with Rock and Eugene laying out Coach and Cade after Rock endorsed Eugene and said he was his friend:

Trish Stratus pinned Lita with a roll up and putting her feet on the ropes for leverage at 6:07 after Lita became distracted by Kane on the Titantron

Kane pinned Val Venis with the chokeslam at 1:07; after the match, Kane brutalized an interfering Matt Hardy until Lita came out and said ‘Yes’ in response to Kane's question, with Kane then hugging Lita before leaving

WWE Raw Tag Team Champions - World Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit & Edge defeated WWE IC Champion Randy Orton & Batista (w/ Ric Flair) when Orton submitted to Benoit’s Crippler Crossface

Kane won an 18-Man Battle Royal after Shawn Michaels interfered to eliminate Triple H; other participants included: Triple H, Maven (sub. for Grandmaster Sexay), Chris Jericho, the Hurricane, Rosey, Garrison Cade, Johnny Nitro, Steven Richards, Rhyno, Rob Conway, Sylvan Grenier, Val Venis, Shelton Benjamin, WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Edge, Ric Flair, WWE IC Champion Randy Orton, & Batista; order of elimination: Nitro by Kane, Richards by Batista, Rosey by Kane, Conway by Maven with a dropkick, Venis & Maven by HHH at the same time, Grenier by Jericho, Cade by Jericho with a dropkick, Rhyno by Batista, Hurricane by Batista & HHH, Flair by Jericho with a clothesline, Jericho by Batista, Batista by Edge with a clothesline, Edge when Orton ducked a clothesline, Orton by Benjamin with a clothesline, Benjamin by HHH; due to pre-match stipulations Kane earned a world title shot for Bad Blood; Christian and Matt Hardy were scheduled for the Battle Royal but could not compete due to injuries

 

WWE @ Sioux City, IA - Tyson Events Center - May 17, 2005 (3,000)

Rene Dupree defeated Chad Murdock

Velocity:

WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Johnny Nitro & Joey Mercury (w/ Melina) defeated Stevie Lee & Jason Bates at 4:38 when Mercury pinned Lee following the Snapshot

Nunzio & Sho Funaki defeated Akio & Spike Dudley at 6:40 when Funaki pinned Spike with an Oklahoma side roll

Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Shannon Moore with the Gory Bomb at 5:53

Smackdown! - featured an opening segment of Carlito's Cabana in which he introduced Matt Morgan as his new bodyguard; included a pre-taped promo by Kurt Angle, shown via sattelite, in which he apologized to Booker T & Sharmell for his actions the previous week but later referred to Sharmell as a gutter slut:

Scotty 2 Hotty defeated John Bradshaw Layfield via disqualification at 1:54 when JBL refused to let Scotty out of the corner; after the bout, JBL choked Scotty with a belt until he said "I quit"

Booker T pinned Mark Jindrak at 2:44 with the scissors kick; moments prior to the bout, Booker confronted Jindrak backstage after he implied Sharmell was a gutter slut; Booker then brawled with Jindrak through the backstage area, through the crowd, and into the ring

John Heidenreich pinned WWE US Champion Orlando Jordan in a non-title match at 3:03 with a sidewalk slam

Hardcore Holly pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Joey Mercury (w/ WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Johnny Nitro & Melina) at 4:51 with the Alabama Slam

WWE World Champion John Cena defeated Doug & Danny Basham in a handicap match at 8:53 by pinning Danny with the FU

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WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated King Harley Race; after the bout, Race attacked Hogan as he was posing and bloodied him; later on in the card, the champion returned ringside and challenged Race to a Texas Death Match for the following month's card and if he couldn't beat Race then he would quit pro wrestling
Who won the rematch?!?

 

Oh, and thanks for posting these, cawthon ... they're always a fun read.

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WWF @ Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - May 17, 1987

 

Prime Time Wrestling - 6/1/87: Don Muraco pinned Lanny Poffo with the tombstone at 6:50

 

WWF @ Hartford, CT - Civic Center - May 17, 1990

WWF World Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned WWF IC Champion Mr. Perfect

 

WWF @ Providence, RI - Civic Center - May 17, 1990

WWF World Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned WWF IC Champion Mr. Perfect

 

5/17/93 - featured an opening segment in which Lord Alfred Hayes indicated to the camera that he saw someone in disguise arrive to the arena, knowing who it was but not letting on; included the disguised man confronting Shawn Michaels during an in-ring interview and accepting Michaels' open challenge for a title shot; moments later, he revealed himself to be Marty Jannetty:

The Smoking Gunns defeated Tony Vadja & Glenn Ruth following a piledriver

The Kid pinned Razor Ramon with a moonsault off the top onto a standing Razor (1993 Year in Review, Monday Night Raw: Prime Cuts)

Tatanka pinned Scott Taylor with the Samoan Drop

Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Kamala with the Bonzai Drop after Fuji tripped Kamala

Marty Jannetty pinned WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels with an inside cradle to win the title after Mr. Perfect threw his towel in Michaels' face (Jannetty's surprise return after being gone since January) (1993 Year in Review, Monday Night Raw: Prime Cuts)

 

WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - May 17, 1996 (6,559)

Savio Vega pinned Mike Khoury at the 58-second mark with a back kick

Steve Austin pinned Jake Roberts at 17:10 with a roll up and using the tights for leverage after Roberts thought he had won the match with the DDT; Ted Dibiase had placed Austin's foot on the ropes to break the cover moments prior to the finish

 

WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - May 17, 1997 (15,000; 10,702 paid)

WWF World Champion the Undertaker defeated Mankind in a lumberjack match following the tombstone; lumberjacks included: the Nation, Leif Cassidy, Bob Holly, Henry & Phinneas Godwinn, Jesse Jammes, Doug Furnas, Phil LaFon, and Rocky Miavia

Steve Austin & the Legion of Doom defeated Brian Pillman (sub. for Bret Hart), WWF Tag Team Champions - WWF IC Champion Owen Hart & WWF European Champion Davey Boy Smith when Austin pinned Owen

 

WWE (Raw) @ Louisville, KY - Freedom Hall - May 17, 2002 (6,000)

The Undertaker pinned Bradshaw after kicking a chair into Bradshaw's face

 

Muraco used a tombstone?

 

Not a good day to Perfect.

 

That 1993 RAW...still maybe the best one hour RAW ever.

 

Savio beating a jobber in under a minute on a house show? Weird.

 

Austin vs. Jake for 17+ minutes??????

 

Those two 1997 matches in MSG were probably very fun.

 

Weird that Taker was the heel and Bradshaw the face in their 2002 match.

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