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1950 - Arjan Singh defeats Sandor Szabo to win the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight
Title in Honolulu, Hawaii.
1951 - Salvatore Bellomo is born in Hornu, Belgium.
1951 - Miguel Guzman defeats Wayne
Martin for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title in Fort Worth, Texas, beginning his
eighth reign.
1968 - Dory Funk, Jr. & Terry Funk defeat Kurt & Karl Von Brauner to win
the Texas version of the NWA World Tag Team Title in San Angelo, Texas, ending
the Von Brauner's third reign.
1971 - Bruno Sammartino and Dominic DeNucci defeat The Mongols (Geeto and Bepo)
for the WWF International Tag Team Title in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1971 - The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Colstello & Don Kent) win their second WWA
World Tag Team Title, ending the second reign of Wilbur Snyder and Moose Cholak
in Indianapolis, Indiana.
1972 - Enrique Vera defeats Raul Mata for the Mexico National Light Heavyweight
Title.
1977 - Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeat Moose Cholak & Paul Christy for the
WWA World Tag Team Title in Indianapolis, Indiana, beginning their third reign.
1977 - Hercules Ayala defeats Huracan Castillo to win the WWC Puerto Rico
Heavyweight Title in Caguas, Puerto Rico, beginning his second reign.
1978 - Dusty Rhodes defeats Dick Slater to win the NWA Florida Southern
Heavyweight Title in Miami, Florida, beginning his fifth reign.
1980 - Bob Brown & Pat O'Connor defeat Takachiho (The Great Kabuki) &
Pak Song for the NWA Central States Tag Team Title in Des Moines, Iowa.
1981 - Bob Sweetan & Terry Gibbs defeat The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy
& Michael Hayes) to win the vacant NWA Central States Tag Team Title in
Kansas City, Kansas. The title was vacated earlier in the year when Terry
Taylor, who held the title with Bob Sweetan, left the area.
1982 - Ringo Mendoza & Cachorro Mendoza defeat Satanico & Espectro, Jr.
for the Mexico National Tag Team Title.
1983 - Jack and Jerry Brisco defeat Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood to win
the Mid-Atlantic version of the NWA World Tag Team Title in Greenville, South
Carolina, ending Steamboat and Youngblood's third reign.
1984 - Davey Boy Smith defeats Bad News Allen in Vancouver, British Columbia for
the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title, ending Allen's third reign.
1984 - Phil Hickerson & The Spoiler (Frank Morrell) defeat Tommy Rich &
Eddie Gilbert to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Title in Memphis, Tennessee.
1989 - The Marine Wolves (Suzuka Minami & Akira Hokuto) defeat Grizzly
Iwamoto & Bison Kimura for the vacant WWWA World Tag Team Title in Tokyo,
Japan. The title was vacated on May 6, when The Crush Gals (Lioness Asuka &
Chigusa Nagayo) gave up the belts when Nagayo retired.
1995 - WCW holds the ninth Great American Bash at Dayton, Ohio's Hara Arena. The
show received a 0.51 buyrate.
In matches airing on WCW's Main Event.
- Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) defeated The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton
and Tommy Rogers), when Booker pinned Rogers.
- Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Scott D'Amore by submission with the Code Red.
- Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater defeated Frankie Lancaster and Barry Houston.
Pay-per-view matches:
- Alex Wright pinned Brian Pillman
- Dave Sullivan defeated Diamond Dallas Page in an Arm Wrestling match to win a
date with the Diamond Doll.
- Jim Duggan defeated Craig Pittman by disqualification.
- Harlem Heat defeated Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater, when Booker pinned Buck.
- The Renegade pinned Arn Anderson to win the WCW World Television Title.
- The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) defeated The Blue Bloods (Earl
Robert Eaton and Lord Steven Regal), when Knobbs pinned Eaton, to retain the WCW
World Tag Team Title.
- Sting pinned Meng to win the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Title,
beginning his second reign.
- Ric Flair pinned Randy Savage.
1997 - Mima Shimoda & Etsuko Mita defeat Tomoko Watanabe & Kumiko
Maekawa in Sapporo, Japan to win the WWWA World Tag Team Title.
2002 - Doug Williams defeats Justin Starr for the British Heavyweight Title in
Southampton, England, beginning Williams' second reign and ending Starr's third.
2004 - Dr. Wagner, Jr. defeats Canek to win the UWA World Heavyweight Title in
Mexico City, Mexico, ending Canek's 15th reign.
2005 - Ring of Honor holds "Death Before Dishonor III" at Mennan
Sports Arena in Morristown, New Jersey. The results:
- BJ Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs defeated Jimmy Rave and Eddie Vegas to retain the
ROH Tag Team Title.
- Lacey defeated Cindy Rogers.
- The Carnage Crew (Loc and DeVito) defeated The Ring Crew Express (Dunn and
Marcos) in an Anything Goes Street Fight.
- Samoa Joe defeated Colt Cabana to retain the ROH Pure Title.
- NWA World Heavyweight Champion A.J. Styles defeated Petey Williams.
- Lacey's Angels (Izzy and Deranged )defeated Generation Next (Roderick Strong
and Jack Evans).
- Nigel McGuiness defeated James Gibson, Homicide and Azrieal in a Four Corners
Survival match.
- Low Ki and Jay Lethal fought to a no contest.
- CM Punk defeated Austin Aries to win the ROH Heavyweight Title.
2005 - Hiroshi Tanahashi defeats Toru Yano for the IWGP U-30 Title in Kyoto,
Japan, beginning his second reign.
2005 - Georgia Championship Wrestling United States Television Champion Damien
Steele defeats GCW United States Junior Heavyweight Champion Elix Skipper in
Columbus, Georgia to unify the two titles.
2005 - Stixx & Stone (Stixx and Martin Stone) defeat Hampton Court (The Duke
of Danger and Simmons) to win the Frontier Wrestling Alliance Tag Team Title in
Morecambe, England.
2005 - Daniels and Xander Graves defeat Kato and Honey for the Keystone
Championship Wrestling Tag Team Title in Altoona, Pennsylvania, beginning their
fourth reign.
2006 - TNA holds the second-annual Slammiversary pay-per-view, at the iMPACT!
Zone in Orlando, Florida. During which Jim Cornette was introduced as the new
head of TNA Management. The results:
- In the pre-show match, Team Canada (Eric Young and A-1) defeated The Naturals
(Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens), when Young pinned Douglas after a flying
elbow.
- Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) defeated The James Gang ( B.G. and Kip
James) in a "Bingo Hall Brawl", when Devon pinned Kip after a 3D
through a table.
- Rhino defeated Team Canada (Bobby Roode and Scott D'Amore) in a Handicap
match, by pinning D'Amore after a Gore
- Senshi defeated Sonjay Dutt, Alex Shelley, Shark Boy, Petey Williams and Jay
Lethal in an Elimination match, last eliminating Dutt by pinfall after a
Warrior's Way, to become #1 contender to the TNA X Division Title.
- Kevin Nash pinned Chris Sabin after a Jackknife Powerbomb following
interference from Alex Shelley.
- A.J. Styles and Christopher Daniels defeated America's Most Wanted (Chris
Harris and James Storm) to win the NWA World Tag Team Title, ending AMW's sixth
reign.
- Samoa Joe pinned Scott Steiner after a Snap Scoop Powerslam.
- Jeff Jarrett defeated champion Christian Cage, Abyss, Ron Killings and Sting
in a King of the Mountain match to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title,
beginning his sixth reign.
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