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February 19th
On this day in history in ....
1942 - Bill Longson defeats Sandor Szabo in St. Louis, Missouri to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title. This would be the first of three title reigns for Longson.
1968 - Former World Heavyweight Champion George Hackenschmidt, who many consider to be the first true "World Champion", passes away at the age of 90.
1992 - Longtime Memphis wrestler and manager Tojo Yamamoto commits suicide with a handgun at age 65. Yamamoto had been suffering from kidney problems and diabetes, which had forced him out of wrestling several months earlier. Friends said Yamamoto had become extremely depressed about his failing health.
1995 - Koji Kanemoto defeats Norio Honaga for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title in Tokyo, Japan, the first of four runs for Kanemoto with the title.
1995 - WCW hold their Superbrawl Pay-per-view at the Baltimore Arena in Maryland. Results from the show saw:
- Paul Orndorff defeated Brad Armstrong. This match was shown on TBS' "The Main Event" before the PPV.
- Marcus Bagwell & The Patriot defeated Romeo Valentino & Dino Cassanova. This match was shown on TBS' "The Main Event" before the PPV.
- WCW World Television Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd in a lumberjack match. This match was shown on TBS' "The Main Event" before the PPV.
- Alex Wright defeated Paul Roma.
- Hacksaw Duggan defeated Bunkhouse Buck.
- Kevin Sullivan defeated Dave Sullivan.
- WCW World Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated The Nasty Boys via disqualification.
- Blacktop Bully defeated Dustin Rhodes.
- Sting & Randy Savage defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba Rogers.
- WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Vader via disqualification.
2000 - WCW star Bill Goldberg appears on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and states that he will put up $100,000 of his own money if WWF star Steve Austin will wrestle or fight him. Goldberg says they can meet anywhere, even in a back alley. A few days later, Howard Stern asks Austin about the challenge, and Austin responded that they can wrestle when Goldberg "makes it to the big leagues". Many felt Goldberg came off looking foolish with his "challenge".
2006 - WWE held their No Way Out PPV in Baltimore, MD, headlined by The Undertaker vs. Kurt Angle in what many consider to be one of the best matches of that year. The complete original coverage of the event is on Page 2!
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