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August 24th

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1960 - Al Costello & Roy Heffernan defeat Red & Lou Bastien for the United States Tag Team Title (precursor to the WWE World Tag Team Title) in Bridgeport, Connecticut, ending the third and final reign for the Bastiens and beginning the third (and also final) reign for the Fabulous Kangaroos.  

1982 - Bruiser Brody is stripped of the Florida State Heavyweight Title he had won the night before from B. Brian Blair for illegal tactics. 

1985 - The Dream Team, Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine, defeat The U.S. Express, Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo, for the WWF World Tag Team Title at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania when Beefcake rubs the lit cigar of manager Johnny Valiant in the eye of Windham before getting the pin.  This marked the end of the second title WWF tag title reign for Windham & Rotundo. 

1994 - WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII was held at the Five Seasons Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and broadcast on TBS, earning a 4.5 rating.  Here are the results: 
- The Nasty Boys defeated Paul Roma & Paul Orndorff when Saggs hit Orndorff with a top rope elbowdrop at the same time that Roma hit Knobbs with a top rope splash.  The referee counted Saggs' cover, giving the Nasties the win. 
- During an interview, Hulk Hogan was attacked from behind by a masked man and hit in the leg with a steel pipe.  Hogan was taken to the hospital, and for the rest of the show, the announcers speculated whether he would be able to return for his title defense. 
- Ricky Steamboat defeated Steve Austin to win the WCW United States Title with a small package.  This highly praised match would be the last title victory of Steamboat's career. 
- Dusty & Dustin Rhodes defeated Terry Funk & Bunkhouse Buck via disqualification when Arn Anderson and Meng interfere.  Dusty breaks a wooden chair over Meng's head, but Meng absorbs the shot and takes Dusty down with the Tongan Death Grip.
- Antonio Inoki defeated Steven Regal with a rear naked choke/sleeper.
- Ric Flair defeated WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan via countout after Sherri Martel interfered.  During the post-match beatdown, Sting makes the save, having "just flown in from Chicago when he heard about Hogan's injury".  This show featured one of the biggest announcing mistakes ever, as Ring Announcer Michael Buffer announced Ric Flair as the new champion, then in an attempt to correct himself, got back on the mic and said that "Titles do not change hand on a disqualification" even though the match had ended in a countout!

1999 - Big Bossman defeated Al Snow for the WWF Hardcore Title in Kansas City, Missouri, ending Snow's second run with the title, and beginning the Bossman's third reign.