Want more wrestling news, rumors, and results? Be sure to visit PWInsider.com and PWInsiderXtra.com.
On this day in history in ....
1972 - Billy Red Cloud defeats Art Thomas to win the WWA World Heavyweight
Title.
1976 - El Audaz defeats Rey Mendoza for the UWA World Light Heavyweight Title
in Veracruz, Mexico.
1981 - Tommy Gilbert defeats Medico II to win the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight
Title in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
1986 - Ron Ritchie defeats Kerry Brown to win the Stampede North American
Heavyweight Title in Vancouver, British Columbia.
1990 - Lizmark defeats Fabuloso Blondie for the NWA World Light Heavyweight
Title in Acapulco, Mexico, ending Blondie's second reign and beginning
Lizmark's third.
1991 - Mascara Sagrada defeats Pierroth, Jr. to win the Mexican National Light
Heavyweight Title in Cuernavaca, Mexico, ending Pierroth's second reign.
1993 - Xóchitl Hamada defeats Bull Nakano in Mexico City, Mexico to win the
CMLL World Women's Title.
1994 - The WWF held a triple-taping of Monday Night RAW at the Mid-Hudson
Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York. The first show aired live, with the
others airing over the next two weeks, on USA Network. The results were:
Dark matches:
- WWF Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon defeated Diesel (subbing for the
injured Ludvig Borga) by disqualification after Shawn Michaels interfered.
- Earthquake and Yokozuna (with Mr. Fuji) fought to a double-countout.
- Lex Luger defeated Bam Bam Bigelow.
March 21:
- WWF Tag Team Champions The Quebecers (Jacques and Pierre (with Johnny Polo))
defeated The Bushwhackers (Butch and Luke), when Pierre pinned Butch after a
knee to the back. After the match, Captain Lou Albano came out and issued a
challenge to the Quebecers to defend their title against a team of his choice.
Albano would return on the episode that aired the following week with his
team, The Headshrinkers.
- Tatanka defeated Chris Hamrick after a Samoan Drop.
- Diesel pinned Ken Lucia.
- Jeff Jarrett defeated Koko B. Ware after a DDT.
March 28:
- Lex Luger defeated Rick Martel by submission with the Torture Rack.
- Owen Hart defeated Mike Freeman by submission with the Sharpshooter.
- Doink the Clown (Steve Lombardi) (with Dink) pinned Eric Cody after the
Whoopie Cushion.
- The 1-2-3 Kid pinned The Black Phantom (Gangrel).
- Crush pinned Ray Hudson.
April 4:
- Earthquake pinned Adam Bomb (with Harvey Whippleman).
- WWF Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon pinned Austin Steele to retain the
title.
- The Headshrinkers (Fatu and Samu (with Afa and Lou Albano)), Jeff Jarrett,
Rick Martel and Irwin R. Schyster defeated The 1-2-3 Kid, The Smoking Gunns
(Billy and Bart), Sparky Plugg and Tatanka, when I.R.S. pinned the 1-2-3 Kid
after the Kid ran into the corner. This match was originally scheduled to take
place at WrestleMania X, but was scrapped due to time constraints.
- Yokozuna (with Jim Cornette and Mr. Fuji) pinned Scott Powers after the
Banzai Drop.
- This episode of RAW also included the debut of Shawn Michaels' Heartbreak
Hotel.
1997 - The Slammy Awards were held at the Weston Hotel in Chicago, Illinois,
two nights before WrestleMania 13. The winners were:
- New Sensation of the Squared Circle (presented by Ahmed Johnson): Rocky
Maivia. The other nominees were Steve Austin, Flash Funk, Mankind and Marc
Mero.
- Best Dressed (presented by The Honky Tonk Man and Cindy Margolis): Sable.
The other nominees were Flash Funk, Marlena, Shawn Michaels and The
Undertaker.
- Best Tattoo (presented by Adam and George): The Undertaker. The other
nominees were Drew Barrymore, Crush, Tommy Lee and Shawn Michaels.
- 1996 Match of the Year (presented by Jim Ross): Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels
at WrestleMania XII. Other nominees were Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart at
Survivor Series, Steve Austin vs. Savio Vega from In Your House: Beware of Dog
II, Mankind vs. The Undertaker at SummerSlam, and Mankind vs. Shawn Michaels
from In Your House: Mind Games.
- Best Hair (presented by The Legion of Doom): Hunter Hearst Helmsley. The
other nominees were: Steve Austin, Bret Hart, Mankind and Shawn Michaels.
- Loose Screw (presented by Lou Albano and Sunny): Mankind. The other nominees
were Steve Austin, Bob Backlund, Kosmo Kramer and Sycho Sid.
- Best Bow Tie (presented by Owen Hart): Owen Hart stole the award. The
nominees were Bob Backlund, Clarence Mason and Steve Urkel.
- Best Entrance Music (presented by Dok Hendrix and John McNaley): The
Undertaker. The other nominees were Faarooq, Flash Funk, "Double J"
Jesse James and Sunny.
- Best Finisher (presented by Brian Pillman): Shawn Michaels' Sweet Chin
Music. The other nominees were Steve Austin's Stone Cold Stunner, Bret Hart's
Sharpshooter, Marc Mero's Wild Thing, and Sycho Sid's powerbomb.
- Best Couple (presented by Jerry Lawler and Vince McMahon): Goldust and
Marlena. The other nominees were Bill and Hillary Clinton, Hunter Hearst
Helmsley and Chyna, Marc Mero and Sable, and Siegfried and Roy.
- Freedom of Speech (presented by Bob Backlund and Mancow): Steve Austin. The
other nominees were Paul E. Dangerously, Faarooq, Jerry Lawler and Howard
Stern.
- Star of the Highest Magnitude (presented by Walter Payton): The Undertaker.
The other nominees were Steve Austin, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels and Sycho Sid.
- Lifetime Achievement Award (presented by Gorilla Monsoon and Sycho Sid):
Arnold Skaaland.
- Miss Slammy (presented by Todd Pettengill): Sable. The other nominees were
Chyna, The Funkettes, Marlena and Sunny.
1998 - Shinobu Kandori defeats Yumiko Hotta for the WWWA World Singles Title
in Tokyo, Japan.
1999 - ECW held the second-annual Living Dangerously pay-per-view at the
Convention Center in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The results:
- In a dark match, Chris Chetti and Nova defeated Danny Doring and Roadkill.
- Super Crazy pinned Yoshihiro Tajiri.
- Balls Mahoney pinned Steve Corino after hitting him with a chair.
- Little Guido (with Sal E. Graziano) pinned Antifaz del Norte.
- ECW World Television Champion Rob Van Dam (with Bill Alfonso) pinned Jerry
Lynn after a Five-Star Frog Splash to retain the title. Lynn originally won by
referee's decision after a time-limit draw, but Lynn requested that the match
continue for five more minutes.
- New Jack pinned Mustafa.
- Spike Dudley and Nova defeated The Dudley Boyz (Buh-Buh Ray and D-Von), when
Spike pinned Buh-Buh Ray after an Acid Drop. During the match, Nova was
injured and replaced by Sid Vicious.
- Tommy Dreamer and Shane Douglas (with Francine) defeated The Impact Players
(Justin Credible and Lance Storm (with Dawn Marie and Jason Knight)), when
Douglas pinned Credible after a Pittsburgh Plunge.
- ECW World Heavyweight Champion Taz defeated FTW World Heavyweight Champion
Sabu (with Bill Alfonso), after Sabu passed out while locked in the Tazmission,
to unify both titles.
2000 - American Dragon (Bryan Danielson) and Spanky (Brian Kendrick) defeat
The Board of Education (Ruben Cruz and Jeromy Sage) for the Texas Wrestling
Alliance Tag Team Title in San Antonio, Texas.
2001 - The 155th and final edition of WCW Thunder airs on TBS, earning a 1.85
rating. The company was bought out by the WWF two days later. The results of
the show, taped the previous night in Gainesville, Florida, were:
- The Jung Dragons (Kaz Hayashi and Jimmy Yang) defeated Air Raid (Air Paris
and Air Styles).
- Jason Jett defeated Cash (Kid Kash).
- M.I. Smooth and Ernest Miller (with Ms. Jones) defeated Kanyon and Road
Warrior Animal.
- Hugh Morrus defeated Rick Steiner.
- WCW Cruiserweight Champion Shane Helms and The Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman
and Rey Misterio, Jr.) defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr. and WCW Cruiserweight Tag
Team Champions Kid Romeo and Elix Skipper.
- Chuck Palumbo defeated Mike Awesome.
- Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner (with Midajah) defeated Dustin Rhodes in a
handicap match.
2001 - Dan Factor and David Flair defeat Bad Attitude (Rick Michaels and David
Young) to win the NWA World Tag Team Title in Athens, Georgia, ending Bad
Attitude's third reign.
2002 - Jun Kasai and The W*INGer defeat Daisuke Sekimoto and Men's Teioh for
the WEW Hardcore Tag Team Title in Nagoya, Japan.
2002 - Ebessan defeats wins Shu's Osaka Pro Wrestling Battle Royal Title in
Osaka, Japan, by last eliminating Takashi Tachibana in a 10-man battle royal.
This began Ebessan's second reign.
2004 - Gabe Saint defeats Jimmy Olsen for the NWA Upstate Kayfabe Dojo Title
in Rochester, New York.
2004 - Chikayo Nagashima and Sugar Sato win their fourth AAAW Tag Team Title
in Tokyo, Japan, by defeating Toshie Uematsu and Ran YuYu.
2004 - Ray Rowe defeats Chad Collyer for the Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling
Unified Heavyweight Title in Cleveland, Ohio.
2004 - Pretty Boy Delgado defeats Gage Octane to win the Steel Domain
Wrestling Television Title in Maple Grove, Minnesota.
2005 - WWE held the 617th edition of RAW live and taped the 342th Sunday Night
Heat at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama. RAW got
a 3.9 rating, and Heat a 0.7, on Spike TV. The results:
Heat:
- Gene Snitsky pinned Val Venis after an inverted DDT.
- Chris Masters defeated Russell Simpson by submission with the Masterlock.
- The Hurricane pinned Biohazard (Jaykus Plisken) with a crossbody.
- Muhammad Hassan (with Daivari) defeated Rhyno by submission with the Camel
Clutch.
RAW:
- Shawn Michaels pinned Robért Conway (with Sylvain Grenier) after the Sweet
Chin Music.
- Christy Hemme (with Lita) and World Tag Team Champions William Regal and
Tajiri defeated Simon Dean, Maven and Molly Holly, when Hemme pinned Holly
after a reverse Twist of Fate.
- Edge and Christian (with Tyson Tomko) defeated Chris Jericho and WWE
Intercontinental Champion Shelton Benjamin, when Edge pinned Benjamin after a
spear, after Christian hit Benjamin with the Intercontinental title belt.
- Chris Benoit defeated Tyson Tomko by submission with the Crippler Crossface.
- Batista pinned Kane in a Lumberjack match with the Batista Bomb.
2007 - Yuji Nagata wins the third-annual New Japan Cup tournament, defeating
Togi Makabe in the final match in Tokyo, Japan.
2007 - OVW held its weekly television taping at Davis Arena in Louisville,
Kentucky. The results were:
Dark matches:
- Victoria Crawford defeated Maryse.
- Tommaso defeated Ramón of Los Locos.
- T.J. Dalton and Jamin Olivencia defeated Alexander and Tank Toland.
- Kassidy James defeated Mike Tolar.
- Terminal Velocity (Chet the Jett and Steve Lewington) defeated Scott
Cardinal and Mason Raige.
- The Frat Pack (Mike Mondo and Nick Nemeth) and Johnny Jeter defeated Deuce,
Domino and Jacob Duncan.
Televised matches:
- K.C. James defeated Jake Hager.
- 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Mike Kruel (with Roucka).
- OVW Southern Tag Team Champions Cody Runnels and OVW Television Champion
Shawn Spears defeated Charles Evans and Justin LaRouche by disqualification to
retain the title.
- Pat Buck (with Roni Jonah and Johnny Punch) defeated Chris Rombola in a Rock
'n' Roll Weapons match.
- OVW Heavyweight Champion Idol Stevens defeated Paul Birchill to retain the
title.
If you enjoy PWInsider.com you can check out the AD-FREE PWInsider Elite section, which features exclusive audio updates, news, our critically acclaimed podcasts, interviews and more by clicking here!
Bang On Casino
