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1952 - Miguel Guzman & Ray Gunkel defeat Duke Keomuka & Ivan Kalimikoff in Houston, Texas via disqualification to win the NWA Texas Tag Team Title.
1961 - Mario Galento defeats Pancho Villa in Mobile, Alabama to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title for the fourth time.
1968 - Bob Geigel & Bulldog Bob Brown defeat Ron Etchison & Klondike Bill to win the NWA North American Tag Team Title for the fourth time in Kansas City, Kansas.
1972 - Baron Mikel Scicluna & King Curtis defeat Karl Gotch & Rene Goulet to win the WWWF Tag Team Title in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1975 - WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Bobby Duncum ends in a draw at the Boston Garden when both men were ruled too bloody to continue. This would lead to a rematch at the Boston Garden which would end in a wild disqualification brawl. A third match, held under Texas Death Match rules and with Gorilla Monsoon as the referee would be held, with Bruno emerging victorious.
1980 - Ted DiBiase defeats Mike George in Shreveport, Louisiana to win the Mid-South North American Heavyweight Title for the second time.
1981 - Ernie Ladd & Leroy Brown defeat Junkyard Dog & Killer Karl Kox in Lake Charles, Louisiana to win the Mid-South Wrestling Tag Team Title for the second time.
1993 - At a Monday Night Raw taping at the Manhattan Center in New York City, Brutus Beefcake returned to the action for the first time since a parasailing accident nearly killed him and resulted in extensive reconstructive surgery of his face. Beefcake took on Ted DiBiase, and won via disqualification when IRS interfered and hit Beefcake in the back with a metal briefcase. IRS and DiBiase then prepared to hit him in the face with the briefcase, but DiBiase's manager, Jimmy Hart, pleaded with them not to. IRS threw Hart out of the ring, and they hit Beefcake in the face. Beefcake was taken out on a stretcher. This angle saw Jimmy Hart turn babyface for the first time in the WWF, and set up the return of Hulk Hogan to team with Beefcake against Money Inc. at Wrestlemania 9.
1993 - The Moondogs (Spot & Splat) defeat Ron & Don Harris for the USWA Tag Team Title in Memphis, Tennessee, the first of four reigns for this set of Moondogs.
1997 - ECW held their "Crossing The Line Again" show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the ECW Arena. Here are the results:
- Louie Spicolli defeated Mike Awesome.
- Lance Storm defeated Balls Mahoney.
- Stevie Richards defeated Ricky Morton.
- Steve Williams defeated Axl Rotten.
- ECW World Champion Raven defeated Steve Williams.
- Sandman defeated D-Von Dudley. It was during this match that D-Von and Buh Buh Ray Dudley united as a heel duo, attacking Sandman and then fighting with the Gangstas.
- ECW World Tag Team Champions The Eliminators defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam.
- Terry Funk defeated Tommy Rich.
- Tommy Dreamer & The Pitbulls defeated The Triple Threat (Shane Douglas, Chris Candido & Brian Lee). During the match, the "mysterious masked man" (later revealed as Rick Rude), spanked the manager of the Triple Threat, Francine.
2000 - Jacqueline defeats Harvey Whippleman in Detroit, Michigan for the WWF Women's Title, ending the reign of the only man to ever hold that title.
2000 - Mr. Black & Bull Buchanan defeat Jebediah Blackhawk & Trailer Park Trash for the Ohio Valley Southern Heavyweight Tag Team Title.
2003 - WWE ran at Madison Square Garden in New York City with the following results:
- Steven Richards defeated Spike Dudley with a superkick.
- Sean O'Haire defeated Rico with a powerbomb.
- Rob Van Dam defeated D'Lo Brown with a frog splash.
- Booker T defeated Christian after using a chair.
- Scott Steiner defeated Batista with a powerbomb.
- Women's Champion Victoria defeated Jacqueline and Molly Holly in a Triple Threat match.
- Chris Jericho defeated Test after Christian interfered.
- World Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & William Regal defeated The Dudleys when Regal used brass knucks on Bubba while Sean Morley distracted the referee.
- Brock Lesnar defeated Team Angle in a gauntlet match. Lesnar pinned Shelton Benjamin with an F5, then pinned Charlie Haas with an F5, then won via disqualification over Kurt Angle when Benjamin & Haas interfered. After the match, Lesnar hit the F5 on everyone, including Angle. This was a substitute for the originally advertised match between Lesnar and Triple H, who was injured.
2003 - Matt Stryker defeats Chet Jablonski for the Heartland Wrestling Association Heavyweight Title in Batavia, Ohio. On the same show, Rory Fox defeats The Hussla for the HWA Cruiserweight Title.
2004 - Yoshihiro Takayama & Minoru Suzuki defeat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Osamu Nishimura in Sapporo, Japan to win the IWGP World Tag Team Title.
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