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1932 - Danny Hodge is born in Perry, Oklahoma.

1938 - Vic Christy defeats Don McIntyre to win the Montreal and Toronto World Heavyweight Titles in Buffalo, New York, ending Christy's second reigns.

1940 - The French Angel defeats Steve Casey for the Boston AWA World Heavyweight Title in Boston, Massachusetts, ending Casey's third reign.

1954 - Dory Funk defeats Roy Shire for the Southwest Junior Heavyweight Title in Amarillo, Texas, ending Shire's second reign and beginning Funk's seventh.

1954 - Ben and Mike Sharpe win the San Francisco NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Title for the third time, by defeating Ron Etchison and Enrique Torres in Stockton, California, ending Etchison and Torres' second reign and beginning the Sharpes' third reign.

1959 - Ed Francis defeats Al Lolotai for the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title in Honolulu, Hawaii, ending Lolotai's second reign.

1960 - Rikidozan defeated Leo Nomellini to win the second-annual JWA World League Tournament.

1960 - George and Sandy Scott defeat Emil and Ernie Dusek to win the Central States NWA World Tag Team Title in St. Joseph, Missouri, ending the Duseks' second reign.

1962 - Pepe Mendieta defeats Henry Pilusso in a tournament final in Mexico City, Mexico for the vacant Mexican National Heavyweight Title.

1963 - Karl and Skull Von Stroheim defeat Gino and Tony Calza to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Title in Memphis, Tennessee.

1963 - WWWF ran Washington, D.C. at the Coliseum with the following results:
-Arnold Skaaland defeated Gordo Chihuahua.
-The Great Scott defeated Willie Bath.
-Pat Barrett defeated Boris Malenko.
-Brute Bernard & Skull Murphy defeated Pedro Morales & Miguel Perez.
-Argentine Apollo & Dory Dixon defeated the Fabulous Kangaroos.
-Bruno Sammartino & Johnny Barend defeated the Magnificent Maurice & the Shadow.
-Bobo Brazil defeated WWWF World Champion Buddy Rogers via disqualification.

1964 - Robert Duranton and Shag Thomas defeat Cowboy Cassidy and Curtis Iaukea for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Title in Honolulu, Hawaii.

1965 - The Assassins defeat Karl and Kurt Von Stroheim for the World Wrestling Association World Tag Team Title in Los Angeles, California.

1966 - Giant Baba defeats Wilbur Snyder to win the eighth-annual JWA World League Tournament.

1966 - WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Apollo defeated Curtis Iaukea & Bill Miller in the main event of a West Hempstead, NY event.

1967 - WWWF ran Philadelphia, PA at the Arena with the following results:
-Miguel Perez defeated Smasher Sloan.
-Battman Tony Marino defeated Tank Morgan.
-Lou Albano & Tony Altimore defeated Arnold Skaaland & Ricky Sexton.
-Antonio Pugliese defeated Jerry Graham.
-Gorilla Monsoon defeated Arman Hussian & the Ox in a handicap match.
-WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification.

1968 - Don Carson and The Red Shadow defeat Dennis Hall and Ken Lucas to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Title in Memphis, Tennessee. This began Carson and Shadow's third reign and ended Hall and Lucas' second reign.

1968 - WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Hans Mortier in the main event of a card in Hershey, PA.

1969 - Tony Borne and Moondog Mayne defeat Karl and Kurt Von Steiger to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title. This began Borne and Mayne's sixth reign and ended the Von Steiger's fourth.

1970 - Umbero Garza defeats Rene Guajardo to win the Mexican National Middleweight Title in Monterrey, Mexico, ending Guajardo's second reign.

1971 - Eddie Sullivan defeats Bob Kelly for the NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Title in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, ending Kelly's sixth reign.

1971 - WWWF ran Washington DC at the National Arena with the following results:
Tarzan Tyler defeated Mike Pappas.
-The Fabulous Moolah defeated Juanita Lopez.
-Donna Christianello defeated Dorothy Crane.
-Ernie Lassiter defeated Al Coco.
-Manuel Soto & Jimmy Valiant defeated Juan Caruso & Bull Pometti in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match.
-Chief Jay Strongbow & Gorilla Monsoon fought Blackjack Mulligan & Bulldog Brower to a draw after the 17-minute mark.

1972 - Lars Anderson and Paul DeMarco defeat Pepper Gomez and Rocky Johnson for the San Francisco NWA World Tag Team Title in San Francisco, California.

1972 - WWWF ran Springfield, MA with the following results:
-Manuel Soto defeated the Blue Demon.
-Victor Rivera defeated King Curtis.
-The Jamaica Kid & Joey Russell defeated Pee Wee Adams & Frenchy Lamont.
-Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Smasher Sloan.
-Jimmy Valiant defeated Rene Goulet.
-Sonny King fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw.

1973 - Hiro Tojo and Waldo Von Erich defeat Ron Miller and Larry O'Day to win the NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Title in Sydney, Australia.

1974 - WWWF ran Nashua, NH, headlined by Andre the Giant pinning Mr. Fuji and Killer Kowalski defeating Larry Zbyszko on top.  The card drew 1,500 fans to Bishop Guertin High School.

1975 - Jake Roberts makes his pro wrestling debut.

1975 - Dominic DeNucci and Victor Rivera defeat The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy and Johnny) for the WWWF World Tag Team Title in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1975 - Mike DuBois and Lord Alfred Hayes defeat The Beast and Johnny Weaver for the Eastern Sports Association International Tag Team Title in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

1975 - Dr. X defeats Ken Lucas for the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title in Mobile, Alabama, ending Lucas' seventh reign.

1977 - WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea in the main event of an Albany, NY event.

1978 - Jerry Oates defeats Ed Wiskoski to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title.

1978 - WWWF ran Altoona, PA at the High School with the following results:
-Chris Tolos fought Billy Red Lyons to a draw.
-Dewey Robertson pinned the Red Demon at 10:45.
-Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification at 13:00 when Vachon began choking DeNucci with his shoulder strap.
-Ivan Putski fought Spiros Arion to a double disqualification at 16:00.
-WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Luke Graham at 19:45.

1979 - Wahoo McDaniel defeats The Spoiler for the NWA American Heavyweight Title in Houston, Texas. This began McDaniel's second reign and ended Spoiler's third.

1979 - WWWF ran Toronto, Ontario at Maple Leaf Garden with the following results:
-Angelo Mosca defeated Sgt. Jacques Goulet at 6:35.
-Jay Youngblood & Johnny Weaver defeated Len Denton & Sgt. Jacques Goulet at 14:04.
-Len Denton defeated Brian Mackney at 10:52.
-Dewey Robertson defeated Al Costello at 8:09.
-NWA U.S. Champion Ric Flair defeated Ricky Steamboat at 20:17.
-Dino Bravo defeated Canadian Heavyweight Champion Greg Valentine via disqualification at 14:08.
-WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Moose Morowski at 20:41.

1980 - WWF ran Portland, Maine at the Civic Center, with the following results:
-Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification.
-Bobby Duncum defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Pete Doherty).
-Larry Zbyszko defeated Rene Goulet.
-Pat Patterson defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Ken Patera via disqualification in a lumberjack match.
-WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jose Estrada.

1981 - Jimmy Yang is born in Hollywood, California.

1983 - Harley Race defeats Jerry Blackwell in St. Louis, Missouri to win his fifth NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title.

1983 - Velvet McIntyre and Penny Mitchell defeat Joyce Grable and Wendi Richter to win the NWA World Women's Tag Team Title in Calgary, Alberta, ending Grable and Richter's second reign.

1983 - The Great Tio defeats The Masked Miser (Angelo Poffo) to win the International Championship Wrestling Television Title in Beckley, West Virginia, beginning Tio's second reign.

1983 - NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Billy Jack Haynes via disqualification in Eugene, Oregon.

1983 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Charleston, SC at County Hall with the following results:
-Vinnie Valentino defeated Ken Timbs.
-Kelly Kiniski defeated Abe Jacobs.
-Rufus R. Jones defeated Larry Cheatam.
-Jimmy Valiant & Bugsy McGraw defeated the Great Kabuki & the Magic Dragon.
-The One Man Gang defeated Mid-Atlantic TV Champion Jos LeDuc; the title was only at stake for the first 15 minutes of the bout, thus LeDuc retained the title.

 

1984 - NWA World Champion Kerry Von Erich defeated Mike Rotundo in Ocala, Florida at a Championship Wrestling from Florida event.

 

 

1984 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Roanoke, VA at Civic Center:

-Barry Hart defeated Bob Orton Jr..
-Ben Alexander defeated Gary Quartinelli.
-The Junkyard Dog defeated Mid Atlantic TV Champion Tully Blanchard.
-Assassin #1 defeated Jimmy Valiant.
-Mark Youngblood defeated Adrian Street.
-Rufus R. Jones defeated Ernie Ladd.

1984 - An event in Toronto, Ontario at The Maple Leaf Gardens saw the following results:

-Don Kolov defeated Goldie Rogers.
-Brian Adidas defeated Terry Kay.
-Pez Whatley & Vinnie Valentino defeated the Destroyer & Doug Vines.
-Tony Parisi defeated Canadian TV Champion Don Kernodle via disqualification.
-North American Heavyweight Champion Leo Burke defeated Buddy (Bret) Hart.
-Angelo Mosca Sr. & Jr. defeated Ivan Koloff & the Great Kabuki.

 

1984 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Richmond, VA at The Coliseum:

-Gary Royal defeated Jeff Sword.
-Jesse Barr defeated Kurt Von Hess.
-The Masked Outlaw defeated Keith Larson.
-Adrian Street defeated Sam Houston.
-Rufus R. Jones defeated Ernie Ladd.
-Jimmy Valiant defeated Assassin #1 via disqualification.
-The Junkyard Dog defeated Mid Atlantic TV Champion Tully Blanchard.
-NWA U.S. Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Dick Slater via disqualification.

1985 - Randy Savage wins his second AWA Southern Heavyweight Title, defeating Jerry Oske in Memphis, Tennessee.

1986 - WWF taped television in Poughkeepsie, NY.  During the taping, Bobby Heenan announced that Andre the Giant had been suspended for missing an appearance several weeks prior.  That would lead to the debut of the Masked Machines "from Japan" to feud with Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy.

1987 - WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala in the main event of a WWF TV Taping in San Diego at the Sports Arena.

 

1987 - The Rock N' Roll Express defeated The Midnight Express, Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane in the main event of a Jim Crockett Promotions in Westminster, SC.

 

1987 - Championship Wrestling from Florida ran Ft. Lauderdale, FL with the following results:

-Ron Simmons defeated Shaska Whatley.
-Mike Rotundo defeated Dory Funk Jr.
-Kendall Windham & Ed Gantner defeated Kevin Sullivan & the Tahitian Prince.
-NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Jimmy Garvin.

 

1988 - The NWA held a seven-man tournament to fill the NWA United States Heavyweight Title vacancy left by Dusty Rhodes. Rhodes had been stripped of the title one month earlier after attacking Jim Crockett. The tournament was held in Houston, Texas. The results:

 

Quarterfinals:
- Barry Windham defeated The Midnight Rider (who was unmasked to reveal The Italian Stallion).
- Lex Luger and Al Perez were both disqualified, putting Barry Windham through to the final match.
- Nikita Koloff defeated Ivan Koloff.

Semifinals:
- Nikita Koloff defeated Tully Blanchard.

 

Finals:
- Barry Windham defeated Nikita Koloff to win the vacant NWA United States Heavyweight Title.

1988 - The WWF ran Buffalo, NY at the Memorial Auditorium with the following results:
-Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Scott Casey.
-Brady Boone pinned Steve Lombardi.
-WWF Women's Champion Sensational Sherri defeated Desiree Peterson.
-Ron Bass defeated the Junkyard Dog.
-Bret Hart fought Bad News Brown to a double count-out.
-Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition via disqualification.
-The Ultimate Warrior & Jim Duggan defeated Andre the Giant & Hercules.

1988 - WWF also ran Omaha, NE at the Civic Auditorium, drawing 7,280 fans with the following results:
-Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell.
-George Steele defeated Jim Neidhart via countout.
-Koko B. Ware pinned Bobby Heenan.
-Haku & Sivi Afi defeated Don Muraco & Hillbilly Jim.
-Jake Roberts fought Rick Rude to a double countout.
-Don Muraco (substituting for Bam Bam Bigelow) pinned the One Man Gang.
-WWF World Champion Randy Savage pinned Ted Dibiase at 17:09.

1989 - WWF ran The Boston Garden, drawing 5,000 fans for an event broadcast on NESN with the following results:
-The Red Rooster pinned the Brooklyn Brawler at 12:16 with a sunset flip out of the corner.
-Barry Horowitz pinned Dusty Wolfe at 10:20 with a flying back elbow from the middle turnbuckle.
-Tom Magee pinned Tim Horner at 6:51 when the momentum of a crossbody by Horner put Magee on top; Magee was billed as "Mega Man Magee" for the match.
-The Warlord pinned Koko B. Ware at 10:35 with a powerslam.
-The Rockers defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau at 17:31 when Michaels pinned Jacques after blocking Jacques' splash attempt from the top by raising his knees.
-King Jim Duggan pinned Haku at 10:06 with the running clothesline after Haku missed a diving headbutt.
-Big John Studd defeated Andre the Giant via disqualification at 6:38 when Haku interfered; after the bout, Jim Duggan then made the save with his 2x4; both Haku and Duggan made their way to ringside towards the end of the match.

1990 - WWF ran Omaha, NE at the Civic Auditorium, drawing 3,108 with the following results:
-Akeem pinned Jim Powers by sitting on him and using the ropes for leverage.
-Koko B. Ware pinned Black Bart with a missile dropkick.
-Hercules defeated Haku via countout.
-The Barbarian defeated Jimmy Snuka.
-WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition fought The Hart Foundation to a double disqualification.
-Jake Roberts pinned Bad News Brown with the DDT.
-Sensational Sherri defeated Sapphire after interference from Randy Savage.
-Dusty Rhodes pinned Randy Savage.

1990 - WWF ran Stevens Point, WI at the Quandt Fieldhouse with the following results:
-Paul Diamond defeated Pez Whatley.
-Tugboat defeated the Brooklyn Brawler.
-Rick Martel defeated Ron Garvin.
-The Rockers defeated the Orient Express.
-Brutus Beefcake defeated the Genius.
-WWF World Champion the Ultimate Warrior defeated Mr. Perfect.

 

1990 - NWA ran Galveston, TX at The Moody Center before 300 fans with the following results:
-Manuel Villalobos defeated Dino Hernandez.
-Tommy Rich pinned Dutch Mantel.
-Mark Callous (The future Undertaker) defeated the Cajun Predator & Brad Anderson in a handicap match.
-Norman The Lunatic pinned Cactus Jack.
-The Rock N Roll Express defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin.

 

1990 - NWA ran Chicago, IL at UIC Pavilion in front of 2,471 fans with the following results:

-Robbie Idol defeated Ned Brady.
-Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Jonnie Stewart with the diving headbutt.
-Kevin Sullivan pinned Rick Ryder.
-The Samoan Swat Team defeated NWA U.S. Tag Team Champion Brian Pillman & Paul Drake (substituting for NWA US Tag Team Champion Tom Zenk, who was injured the previous night in Detroit)
-Road Warrior Animal & Mike Rotunda defeated Bobby Eaton & Stane Lane.
-NWA Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Doom.
-Road Warrior Hawk (substituting for NWA U.S. Champion Lex Luger, out with a staph infection) defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification at 16:20 after Flair hit the challenger with a foreign object given to him by Woman.

-During the event, referee Nick Patrick suffered a knee injury.

1991 - Robert Fuller and Jeff Jarrett defeat The Texas Hangmen (Killer and Psycho) for the USWA Tag Team Title in Memphis, Tennessee. At the same event, Bill Dundee defeats Eric Embry to win the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title, beginning his fourth reign.

 

1991 - WCW ran Fayetteville, NC at The Civic Center, headlined by WCW World Champion Ric Flair defeated Bobby Eaton via disqualification.

1993 - WWF ran San Diego, CA, drawing 2,000 fans with the following results:
-Virgil defeated the Brooklyn Brawler.
-Bob Backlund defeated Damien Demento.
-Tatanka defeated Razor Ramon.
-Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan.
-Bret Hart defeated Lex Luger via disqualification.
-Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Kamala.
-Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification.

1994 - ECW ran a TV Taping in Philadelphia, PA at the ECW Arena, highlighted by Mikey Whipwreck, who had yet to hit one offensive maneuver in his career, defeating The Pitbull (Gary Wolfe) to win the ECW Television Title in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after The Tasmaniac distracted Wolfe.    Others appearing on the taping included Terry Funk, The Bruise Brothers, Tommy Dreamer, The Public Enemy, Shane Douglas and more.

1994 - WWF ran Honolulu, HI, drawing 4,000 fans.  Former Intercontinental championDon Muraco was the guest ring announcer for the show, which featured the following results:
-Adam Bomb defeated the 1-2-3 Kid.
-WWF Women's Champion Alundra Blayze defeated Bull Nakano.
-WWF Tag Team Champions the Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns; Muraco accidentally introduced the challengers as the "Shooting Gunns".
-Doink the Clown defeated Bob Backlund.
-The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via disqualification.
-Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Tatanka.
-Randy Savage defeated Rick Martel.
-WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Owen Hart.

1995 - The WWF held the final wrestling show at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The brand-new FleetCenter (now TD Banknorth Garden) opened on September 30, replacing the Garden, which was demolished in November 1997. The Garden had been in operation since 1928.  Tony Garea, Pete Doherty, George Steele, Angelo Savoldi, Arnold Skaaland, Pat Patterson, Killer Kowalski, Chief Jay Strongbow, Gorilla Monsoon, Nikolai Volkoff and Vince McMahon all made appearances on the card to commemorate the closing of the venue.

The results of the event, titled "A Night to Remember" were:

 The Heavenly Bodies (Jimmy Del Ray and Tom Prichard (with Jim Cornette)) defeated The Bushwhackers (Butch and Luke).
- Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Phil Apollo.
- Man Mountain Rock defeated Kwang.
- The British Bulldog and Bret Hart defeated Hakushi and Jerry Lawler, when Bret made Lawler submit.
- WWF Intercontinental Champion Jeff Jarrett (with The Roadie) defeated Razor Ramon in a ladder match.
- The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) defeated Kama.
- Bam Bam Bigelow (with Chief Jay Strongbow) defeated Tatanka.
- WWF Champion Diesel defeated Sycho Sid (with Ted DiBiase).  Gorilla Monsoon was the guest ring announcer.

1995 - ECW held "Enter Sandman" at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The results:
- Hack Myers defeated Tony Stetson.
- 911 and The Tazmaniac defeated Tsubo Genjin and Hiroyoshi Iekuda.
- Axl Rotten defeated Ian Rotten in a barbed wire bat match that saw a barbed wire chair also brought into the equation.
- Raven and Stevie Richards defeated Tommy Dreamer and Mikey Whipwreck by disqualification.  This match features the introduction of referee Bill Alfonso with the storyline being that Shane Douglas petitioned the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission for rules to be enforced within ECW.  Alfonso DQ'd Dreamer for using a closed fist.  This would kick off an entire summer of fans literally wanting to kill Alfonso for "ruining the ECW party".  Alfonso would go to work for ECW until it went out of business in January 2001.
- ECW World Television Champion Eddie Guerrero fought Dean Malenko to a 30-minute draw to retain the title.
- ECW World Heavyweight Champion The Sandman defeated Cactus Jack to retain the title.
- ECW World Television Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Marty Jannetty to retain the title.
- ECW World Heavyweight Champion The Sandman defeated Shane Douglas to retain the title.
- ECW World Tag Team Champions The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) defeated The Pitbulls (#1 and #2) in a double dog collar match, when Rock pinned Pitbull #2, to retain the titles.

1995 - Doug Gilbert wins his fifth USWA Heavyweight Title by defeating Brian Lee in Memphis, Tennessee, ending Lee's second reign.

1996 - Pimpinela Escarlata defeats La Parka for the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Title in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, ending La Parka's third reign.

1996 - WCW ran Nashville, TN at the Municipal Auditorium, drawing 5,700 fans (2,942 paid) for a Nitro taping, featuring the following results:

-Alex Wright defeated Disco Inferno.
-Jushin Liger defeated Billy Kidman.
-Eddie Guerrero defeated Lord Steven Regal.
-The Nasty Boys defeated Public Enemy.

Monday Nitro:
-Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Public Enemy.
-Chris Benoit defeated Dave Taylor.
-Ric Flair defeated VK Wallstreet.
-WCW World Champion the Giant fought WCW World TV & World Tag Team Champion Lex Luger to a double countout.

 

1997 - WCW ran a WCW Saturday Night taping in Salisbury, MD featuring the following results:

-WCW US Champion Dean Malenko defeated Yuji Nagata.
-Alex Wright defeated Julio Sanchez.
-Joe Gomez fought the Renegade to a double countout
-Buff Bagwell defeated Lane Carlson.
-Lord Steven Regal defeated Sgt. Craig Pittman.
-Chris Jericho defeated Pat Tanaka.
-Scotty Riggs defeated Carl Outlette.
-Lizmark Jr. defeated Super Calo.
-The Giant defeated Buff Bagwell.
-WCW TV Champion the Ultimo Dragon defeated Villano IV.
-Jeff Jarrett defeated Jim Powers.
-Wrath defeated Dave Moore.
-Yuji Yasuraoka defeated Julio Sanchez; after the bout, Rey Mysterio Jr. made the save (Yasuraoka's debut).
-Meng defeated Pat Tanaka.
-The Giant defeated the Power Company in a handicap match.

1998 - The Lords of the Ring (Rob Conway and Nick Dinsmore) defeat Dave the Rave and Rip Rogers to win the OVW Southern Tag Team Title in Jeffersonville, Indiana, to begin their second reign.

1999 - Air Paris defeats Bart Sawyer in a tournament final in Loganville, Georgia for the NWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Title, newly-revived by NWA Georgia.

1999 - Disco Fury defeats champion Tony Kozina and Torch in a three-way match in Maple Ridge, British Columbia to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Junior Heavyweight Title, ending Kozina's fourth reign.

1999 - WWF ran Hershey, PA, drawing 7,183 with the following results:
-Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor.
-Steve Blackman defeated Darren Drozdov.
-Hardcore Holly defeated WWF Hardcore Champion Al Snow in a non-title match.
-Kane & Test defeated Skull & 8-Ball.
-Mankind & Ken Shamrock defeated the Acolytes.
-The Big Show defeated the Big Bossman.
-WWF IC Champion the Godfather defeated Goldust.
-Val Venis & Jackie defeated D-Lo Brown & Ivory.
-Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett defeated Christian & Edge.
-The Rock defeated Billy Gunn.

 

1999 -  WCW held a Thunder taping in Wichita, KS at The  Kansas Coliseum with the following results:

-WCW World TV Champion Rick Steiner defeated Scott Putski.
-Billy Kidman defeated Juventud Guerrera.
-WCW Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Kaz Hayashi.
-WCW World Tag Team Champions Raven & Perry Saturn defeated Horace & Vincent in a No DQ match.
-David Flair defeated Barry Horowitz.
-Curt Hennig fought Disco Inferno to a no contest.
-Buff Bagwell defeated Randy Savage via disqualification.

2000 - Mad Mike defeats Homicide and Super Hentai in North Versailles, Pennsylvania to become the first Pittsburgh Wrestling League (now NWA East) Triple Jeopardy Champion.

2000 - The Bang Gang (Dr. Love and Kool Daddy Swing) defeat Brian Jewel and Alex Rain for the Canadian Wrestling Federation Tag Team Title in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

2000 - The New Texas Outlaws (Ricky Murdock and Austin Rhodes) defeat The Top Gunz (Ricky Hayes and Tim White) to win the NWA Mid-South Tag Team Title in Tiptonville, Tennessee.

2000 - WWF ran Cincinnati, OH with the following results:
-The Godfather defeated D-Lo Brown.
-Test & Albert defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman.
-WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Essa Rios.
-Road Dogg & X-Pac defeated the Dudley Boyz.
-WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly defeated Hardcore Holly and Perry Saturn.
-Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon.
-WWF Intercontinental Champion Chris Benoit defeated Val Venis.
-Too Cool & Rikishi defeated Kurt Angle, Edge, & Christian.

2002 - Trish Stratus defeats Jazz in Toronto, Ontario for the WWE Women's Title, beginning her second reign as part of a Raw broadcast.  Tim Whitehead filed the following TV Report:

The 5/13 edition of RAW IS WCW aired live from Toronto. They promised a new member of the NWO, only to deliver Booker T in the end. The NWO, for all intents and purposes, has reached the point that the Four Horsemen once reached. Namely, the membership has changed so many times that the group no longer has any definitive meaning. It's one thing to make an occasional change in membership, such as dumping Ole Anderson and bringing in Lex Luger. But after countless changes, and the addition of guys who just don't fit the template, the entire concept becomes void. The NWO, in its glory days, was Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and assorted underlings. Eventually too many underlings, but that's another issue. Eric Bischoff also went NWO, becoming a heel promoter, just like Flair. At least then the fans wanted to boo Bischoff. They don't want to boo Flair. When the three core NWO guys were brought into the WWF a few months ago, the concept was well past its prime, but in a new promotion there was at least some life to it with the original big cast of characters. But now, Hogan is no longer NWO, Hall is gone, and only one of the big three remains, and he's on the injured list. Ric Flair, in a sane world, is not NWO. Neither is Booker T, who is good enough in the ring and funny enough on the mic to be contending for singles belts or at least being pushed as an entertaining tag partner with Goldust. Instead, he gets the number four position in an NWO where Flair, Nash, and Big Show are the top three. X-Pac, no matter who the other members are, will always be designated jobber.

They opened the show with footage of Flair's turn on Steve Austin in last week's six man main event. Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler put over that Austin was very angry.

The Hardys beat Brock Lesnar by DQ in a handicap match in 3:29. Footage aired of prior Lesnar destructions of the Hardys. Jeff started the match with an attack on Lesnar from behind. Lesnar drove Jeff into the corner. Jeff came back with a dropkick to the leg. Lesnar powerslammed him. Matt came in and went after the leg some more. Lesnar suplexed Matt. Paul Heyman kept screaming advice from ringside. Lesnar is still green when it comes to working a complete match as he messed up a jawbreaker spot. The Hardys managed to put Lesnar down and went for a combo swanton (from Jeff) and legdrop off the top (from Matt). Jeff hit the swanton but Matt missed the legdrop when Lesnar raised his upper body up to take the swanton. The ref started to count Jeff's pin but Heyman pulled the ref out of the ring. For this, the ref DQ'ed Lesnar. That made sense in and of itself, but it begs the question of why refs are pulled from the ring on almost every show with no DQ being ordered. The Hardys were leaving up the ramp when Heyman got on the mic and started screaming "No" over and over. He asked the Hardys if they really want to win a match that way, and challenged them to another handicap match at Judgment Day. They accepted. Heyman then suggested that instead of a handicap bout, it should be the Hardys against Lesnar and himself. The Hardys also accepted that challenge.

Big Show and X-Pac were talking when Flair came in. X-Pac wanted to know what was going on. Flair said it's a new era for the NWO and there's no room for error. He said it was unfortunately necessary for him to fire Scott Hall, noting that he dropped the ball by losing to Austin at Wrestlemania and continuing to fail despite repeated chances. That was a play off of the real situation that led to Hall's firing. Flair then noted that Nash isn't really suspended but is out with bicep surgery (which is true) and said Nash is getting bigger and badder every day. No comment. Flair said a new NWO member would be added before the end of RAW, and that it's such a secret that even the new member doesn't know he's the new member. This was a vague tease to internet fans that it might be Bill Goldberg, which it obviously wasn't. Flair & Show headed out to the ring to launch the new NWO era. X-Pac looked pleased.

Flair & Show arrived in the ring. During the break they aired that WWE promo with the lady trimming the hedge, and JR said he wouldn't mind if Flair got the F out. There were some boos but no one really wants to boo Flair so he had to work the crowd to get strong heel heat. Flair said he deserves respect and noted his status as a 16 time world champion. There was an "a**hole" chant and JR actually called him a 16 time a**hole. Flair said that as a 16 time champ it made him 15 times better than the Maple Leafs. Flair said he owns one-half of the WWE, that being the RAW brand. The "a**hole" chant got louder and Flair told a girl in the crowd, "They're talking about your mother, sweetheart." Flair said he has a problem with Austin. He said he drafted Austin, supported him, and tried to be nice to him but all he got in return were stunners. Once Austin's name was invoked the crowd started chanting "what". Flair said Austin was trash, just like the fans, and said "to hell with Austin, to hell with you, to hell with the Maple Leafs." Continuing, he said he now sympathizes with what Vince McMahon went through in trying to deal with Austin. He said Austin should be down on his knees kissing his ass, and that at Judgment Day, Austin will pay the price. Flair concluded by using his power as owner to grant himself an Undisputed WWE World Title shot against Hulk Hogan for later in the show, calling that a true legend vs. legend match. Both JR & Lawler predicted Flair would have something up his sleeve for that match.

As they came out of the commercial break, JR reported that Flair had made his match against Hogan a no-DQ bout.

Hulk Hogan arrived at the arena on his motorcycle. He parked it and left it unattended. That was brilliant considering what he did to Undertaker's bike last week.

Footage aired from earlier in the day showing Shawn Stasiak talking to himself in the locker room. Eddie Guerrero walked through and started making fun of Stasiak, suggesting that he might be high on weed. Stasiak was offended that Guerrero would suggest that Planet Stasiak exists in an altered state of reality. He challenged Guerrero to a match. Guerrero accepted, saying Stasiak would soon be smoking his own ass.

Guerrero beat Stasiak in 1:07. It wasn't made clear if this was for the IC Title or not. I guess it was non-title. Lawler said Guerrero thinks Cheech & Chong have been hanging out on Planet Stasiak, and JR said "Eddie could tell". Rob Van Dam came out, to Guerrero's chagrin, and took up a seat at ringside. Guerrero squashed Stasiak, winning with the frog splash. Afterward, RVD attacked Guerrero with kicks and hurled him from the ring. RVD left up the ramp but as he reached the top, Guerrero got on the mic and screamed at him, demanding to know who he thinks he is to attack him like that. RVD did the thumb point and said "I'm Rob Van Dam", or at least we could tell he said that by reading his lips because they once again didn't give him a mic.

Jonathan Coachman nervously knocked on Austin's door to try and get an interview. Debra came out and said she'd get Austin for him.

After the break, Austin came out. Remember the good old days when Austin did great interviews? Now all we get are short repeated phrases and questions designed to elicit "whats". That's what we got here. Austin called Flair a jackass and asked over and over, in various forms, if Coach thinks he trusts Flair, thinks he cares how many times Flair's held a world title, etc. What? What? What? What? What? Austin asked Coach if Flair deserves the world title shot he granted himself. Coach acted afraid to answer, so Austin answered that Flair doesn't deserve the shot. He promised to kick Flair's ass and Big Show's ass at Judgment Day.

A message appeared on the screen warning that the actions we were about to witness were those of Tommy Dreamer, not the WWE. The segment was titled "A Day in the Life of Tommy Dreamer". Tommy was shown in a public restroom where he was brushing a bulldog's teeth. He then brushed his own teeth with the same toothbrush. Next, Tommy sprayed shaving cream in his mouth and shaved his tongue. There were some guys using the urinals, and Tommy interrupted them to get some urinal water to gargle with. They all left in disgust as Tommy explained that urinal water is better since it's colder. So Tommy finally has a WWE gimmick: He's a sideshow freak.

Molly Holly beat Terri in 2:27. William Regal did color commentary, which didn't seem to make sense until the end when he befriended Molly. He ridiculed D-Lo Brown for attacking him last week. Most of the match was bad until Terri hit a huracanrana off the top. JR described it in sexual overtones of the type that usually come from Lawler. Molly won with an inside cradle and then threw Terri from the ring. Regal went in and commended Molly. He said he was delighted to see a young lady in the WWE who doesn't hike up her skirt or display her bosoms. He said he would be honored to escort her from the ring, and they walked out arm in arm. This could be an entertaining alliance.

Hour two began with Hogan beating Flair in the no-DQ match to retain the Undisputed WWE World Title in 8:46. Hogan rode his motorcycle down to the ring. Luckily it was downhill so he could coast if he had to. He was even luckier that Undertaker hadn't yet destroyed it. The match began and it was almost the same exact match they first did in the WWF (WWE) during Flair's first stint there more than a decade ago, though slower due to age. Flair charged Hogan but bumped as if he hit a brick wall. Flair bumped until finally getting a chair. The ref took it from him (even though it was no-DQ). Flair argued and the ref shoved him. Hogan no-sold Flair's chops and pounded Flair in the corner, leading to Flair taking the face-first bump. There was good crowd heat, since these two will always be able to get heat together. Flair tried to take the bump over (the one where he used to run along the apron and get clotheslined) but didn't make it. So he climbed up to the top turnbuckle and, as in 3,000 matches before, got hurled off for a bump. Flair begged and used that as a front to sneak in a low blow. He threw Hogan out and tried to post him but Hulk blocked it. Back in the ring, Hogan chopped Flair and put him in the figure four, but Flair made the ropes. Flair chopped Hulk but he no-sold it and made the Hulkamania comeback. The Hulkster hit the boot to the face and legdrop but X-Pac ran in and broke up the pin. Hogan disposed of X-Pac. Big Show then attacked Hogan but Bradshaw made the save. Flair was about to put the figure four on Hogan when Austin ran in and gave Flair a stunner. Hogan then hit the legdrop, got the three count, and left on the motorcycle. Hogan vs. Flair would have been a good mid-card PPV draw but they gave it away for a hoped-for ratings pop. We'll soon see if it worked.

They aired a WWE promo with two people making out in a car and the new logo appearing in the steamed up car windows. Sounds like they're trying to get one of those family-oriented TV monitoring groups to come after them again in order to get a publicity pop.

They replayed the ending of the Hogan vs. Flair match. Flair threw a major tantrum backstage and turned his desk over. He was furious at being denied his 17th world title. So as punishment for Bradshaw he ordered him to fight Show & X-Pac in the 34,587th handicap match of the past year. Show & X-Pac wanted to know what Flair planned to do to punish Austin. Flair said Austin would have to fight the new mystery NWO member in a lumberjack match where Flair would select all the lumberjacks himself.

Bubba Ray Dudley & Trish Stratus beat Steven Richards & Jazz in 4:09, with Trish capturing the women's title. Both the women's title and the Hardcore Title were on the line. The rules were that the guys weren't supposed to touch the gals, and vice-versa, but you can guess how long that lasted. Bubba started the match off by tossing Trish out onto both Richards and Jazz. They did the spot where Richards got squashed into Jazz in the corner, and Jazz then fell head first into Richards' crotch. Trish used a trash can on Jazz. Bubba did the Dusty Rhodes bionic elbow on Richards. Trish walloped Richards with a stop sign and Bubba then hit the sign, which was lying on Richards' private parts, with a hockey stick. Richards' sensitive area took a beating in this match. Justin Credible ran in, followed by Crash Holly. Both were doing the 24/7 deal. Neither won the belt this time, as Crash was put out with a fire extinguisher while Credible took a guitar shot from Bubba. Richards tagged Jazz in and decided to flee to protect his belt. Jazz went after Trish but Trish surprised her with the Stratusfaction to score the pin and win the women's belt in front of her hometown Toronto fans. Bubba, who had left momentarily to chase Richards, returned and raised Trish's hand. Trish walloped Jazz, who had revived, with the belt and told Bubba to get the table to a big pop. Bubba complied and put Jazz through the table and she overshot a little and her landing looked scary. Bubba got the blank stare on his face again. An entertaining gimmick match.

They replayed last week's segment where Hogan drove the truck over Undertaker's motorcycle. Coach then tried to interview UT. But UT just glared at him and walked off. At the announcers' desk, Lawler was holding a Hulkamania magazine and he said Hogan might never again look as good after UT finishes with him.

Goldust was in his locker room, talking to Booker T, who was out of camera range. Goldust thought it was great that Flair picked them to be lumberjacks, and started singing that Monty Python "I'm a Lumberjack and I'm Okay" song. He didn't get to the part where he puts on women's clothing and hangs around in bars. Instead, the camera panned over to show Booker dressed like a lumberjack. He had a fake beard, a plaid flannel shirt, a cap, and an axe. He took the costume off in disgust, saying he felt like a fool wearing it. Goldust whined that it always winds up like this (i.e., arguing) when they get together.

They hyped the upcoming Vince McMahon appearance on Bob Costas' show, That should be interesting.

Big Show & X-Pac beat Bradshaw in the handicap match in 4:32. X-Pac wore the Kane mask. The story of the match was Bradshaw getting doubled on but not giving up and continuing to fight back. But they did it to almost zero heat as the crowd was dead. JR said Show weighs 500 pounds and added that that was a conservative estimate. Bradshaw made a big comeback, though again to no heat, but he was cut off quickly by a chairshot from Show. Show gave Bradshaw two chokeslams and X-Pac pinned him. Bradshaw hasn't yet clicked as a singles star, but it's way too early to make a final call because the list of top singles stars who took a while to get over is pretty long, and includes Rock and Triple H.

Hogan was about to leave on the motorcycle when Coach ran up and wanted an interview. Hogan said he'll take care of UT at Judgment Day. He also expressed thanks for Austin helping to neutralize the NWO during his match with Flair. In fact, Hulk decided to return the favor by sticking around to watch Austin's back during the main event. Hey, you'd think he would have stuck around anyway just to see who the new NWO member would be. At this point, UT came out of nowhere and walloped Hogan with a tire iron. It took a while, but UT eventually tied Hogan to the motorcycle and drove off, dragging him behind. JR freaked out. UT rode down a few hallways dragging Hogan behind until eventually, on a turn, Hulk bumped into a pile of boxes and junk, which fell on him. UT said, "Welcome to my world", and walked off without harming the bike.

After a break, they replayed the Hogan dragging angle. Sgt. Slaughter and the EMT's had by now arrived and they fitted Hogan, who said his neck was hurt, with a neck brace as they prepared to take him to the hospital.

Austin beat Booker T in the lumberjack match in 5:25. They played Flair's 2001 music at first, even though he wasn't in the match. No one at the beginning knew Booker was the new NWO member. Booker was just out there as one of the lumberjacks. The others were Goldust, Show, X-Pac, Lesnar, Crash, Credible, Bossman, Guerrero, Regal, Raven, and Flair himself. Austin arrived and got pounded by a bunch of the lumberjacks immediately. They threw Austin in the ring, and it was at that point that Flair got on the mic and named Booker the new NWO member and Austin's opponent. There was absolutely no crowd reaction to this. In fact, the entire match had no heat except for a mild pop when Booker did a spinaroonie. Booker started off strong since Austin had been beaten down. Austin started a comeback but Bossman dragged him out. Austin slugged Bossman and Raven but Lesnar posted him and rammed him into the apron. They shouldn't have had Lesnar out there since it made him look like just another roster guy, albeit a strong one. He should also be kept away from the top tier guys like Austin until he's ready to move into that tier. Austin went back in but ended up out on the other side of the ring where Show held him as Flair beat on him. In the ring again, Booker hit an axe kick. Austin then got pounded by more lumberjacks. The finish saw Booker accidentally collide with X-Pac, who was on the apron. Regal went in but Austin stunned him. Austin then cradled Booker for the pin. Not an auspicious debut for the new NWO guy to lose even though almost a dozen guys were there to help him. The crowd was still dead. Austin left up the ramp. Even though the ring was surrounded by hostile forces, he just had to slug one (Raven) to get out. I guess that can be explained by the fact that the NWO had an ace in the hole. When Austin turned around to flip Flair off, Arn Anderson....whom no one wanted to see turn heel, either....attacked Austin from behind. Austin was tossed back in the ring where Show chokeslammed him, gave him some elbows and knees, and chokeslammed him again. Flair pounded Austin with fists and he juiced from the mouth. Even this beat down only earned modest heat. A weak ending to another poor show.

RHETORICAL QUESTIONS:

Will Flair fire himself for losing to Hogan?

Aren't you glad they air those 7-11 commercials with RVD, since otherwise how would we ever know he can talk?

With Trish as women's champ, she'll now be able to appear on Smackdown along with Stacy and Torrie.....Is Vince a dirty old man or what?

Was that Tommy Dreamer segment an attempt to compete with the Osbournes?

Will Tommy soon bite the head off a bat?

How long before the NWO brings in Paul Roma?

2003 - WWE ran Baltimore, MD at the 1st Mariner Arena for a Smackdown taping featuring the following results:

-Joey Matthews pinned Crowbar (w/ Daffney) at 5:13
-The Legion of Doom defeated CM Punk & Doug Delicious at 4:14.  The match would be the last LOD appearance in a WWE ring prior to Hawk's death.

Velocity:
-Brian Kendrick pinned Crash Holly at 4:56
-Rhyno pinned Bill DeMott at 4:46
-Albert pinned Kanyon at 5:11
-Chavo Guerrero Jr. fought JR Ryder to a no contest at 1:14 when the match was stopped following Chavo legitly tearing his bicep; the bout was not televised

Smackdown:
-Chuck Palumbo (w/ Johnny Stamboli) pinned Rikishi with the superkick after Rikishi kicked Stamboli out of the ring; after the bout, Brock Lesnar made the save and hit the F5 on Palumbo for the FBI's actions the previous week.
-WWE Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy (w/ Shannon Moore & Crash Holly) pinned Tajiri with the Twist of Fate after the challenger kicked Crash off the ring apron; after the bout, Matt accepted Vince McMahon's open challenge for Mr. America's opponent at Judgment Day and, moments later, he and Moore were taken out by a Tajiri leap off the top rope to the floor.
-Chris Benoit defeated John Cena via disqualification at 10:33 when the FBI interfered as Benoit had the Crippler Crossface applied; after the bout, a brawl ensued between the FBI and Cena against Benoit, Rhyno, and Brian Kendrick.
-WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Eddie Guerrero with a kick after Charlie Haas distracted Guerrero from ringside; after the bout, Guerrero fought off the tag team champions by dropkicking a ladder in their face.

2005 - Tom Prichard defeats Rick Steiner in Irondale, Alabama to win the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title, newly-revived by NWA Wrestle Birmingham.

2004 - NWA:TNA announced they would debut on Fox Sports Net with their first ever series, TNA Impact with the following press release:

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling & Fox Sports Net Announce National Weekly Television Program

Program to be Filmed in Universal Studios @ Universal Orlando Resort

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Total Nonstop Action Wrestling announced last night on its weekly pay-per-view that Fox Sports Net will begin televising Total Nonstop Action Wrestling “Impact!” on Fridays at 3:00 PM local.

“Impact!” will debut on June 4th and will be filmed in Universal Studios @ Universal Orlando Resort. Two-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett will appear on Fox Sports Net’s “Best Damn Sports Show Period” tonight to talk about this ground breaking television deal.

“The national telecast of “Impact!” on Fox Sports Net marks a milestone for TNA Entertainment and the wrestling industry,” Dixie Carter, President of TNA Entertainment, LLC said. “Total Nonstop Action Wrestling has continued to grow and exceed expectations over our history. As we celebrate our 2nd anniversary in June, we are excited this opportunity with FSN and Universal Studios Orlando will expose a wider range of viewers to our distinctive brand of professional wrestling”

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is “The New Wrestling Alternative” and features some of the most well-known names in wrestling today like Jeff Jarrett, Raven, D-Lo Brown, Sting, and Konnan with the industry’s hottest new stars such as AJ Styles, Abyss, Chris Harris, James Storm and CBS’s Survivor Pearl Islands star, Jonny Fairplay. TNA Wrestling separates itself from its competitors by delivering quality family programming that focuses on the athletic in-ring action instead of the over the top, shocking antics that have become all too common in the mainstream.

“I am pleased about the entertainment value wrestling can bring to FSN,” said George Greenberg, Executive Vice President of Programming and Production, FSN. “I believe ‘Impact!’ will bolster our Friday afternoon schedule and provide another FSN destination for young viewers.”

The debut of “Impact!” marks the first time since March of 2001, when World Championship Wrestling’s Monday Night Nitro went off the air, that a national television audience will have an option of wrestling programming.

“We are thrilled to have Total Nonstop Wrestling “Impact!” here at Universal. Our 22,000 square foot Sound Stage 21 is the ideal venue for the weekly show as it allows the freedom to create the spectacular set they envision. It also affords our theme park guests the opportunity to be part of the production audience and cheer for their favorite wrestling icons from a “front row seat” stated Paul Meena, Vice President and General Manager of the Universal Studios Florida Production Group.

The alternative for the true wrestling fan, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling prides itself on delivering quality, family programming that is clean, innovative, cutting edge and with the high-risk, high-flying athleticism that TNAWrestling is known for. For more information, log onto www.nwatna.com.

Fox Sports Net reaches more than 80 million homes through its 20 regional sports channels, and serves as the only supplier of national, regional and local sports programming. For the latest up-to-the-minute sports news and opinions, visit www.FoxSports.com.

The Universal Orlando resort destination (www.universalorlando.com) includes two dramatically distinct and adjacent theme parks, the Universal Studios motion picture and television theme park and Islands of Adventure, Orlando’s next generation theme park.

Universal Orlando also includes CityWalk, a 30-acre dining, shopping, club and live-entertainment venue as well as premier on-site Loews Hotels and world-class film and television production facilities.
2005 - La Máscara defeats Dr. X in Mexico City, Mexico for the Mexican National Welterweight Title.

2005 - Foreign Intelligence (Ala Hussein and Quinten Lee) defeat Necessary Roughness (Jon Moxley and Jimmy Turner) for the Heartland Wrestling Association Tag Team Title in Cincinnati, Ohio, beginning their second reign.

2005 - WWE Raw ran Evansville, IN at Roberts Stadium in front of 3,000 fans with the following results:
-WWE Raw Tag Team Champions the Hurricane & Rosey defeated the Heart Throbs when Hurricane pinned Antonio following the Samoan Drop / neckbreaker combo.
-Chris Masters defeated Steven Richards via submission with the full nelson.
-Bobby Lashley pinned Val Venis with his feet on the ropes.
-Christy Hemme pinned Victoria with a sunset flip after avoiding the Widow's Peak; Victoria played the heel for the match.
-Kane pinned Viscera with the chokeslam.
-WWE Intercontinental Champion Shelton Benjamin & Chris Jericho defeated Muhammad Hassan & Daivari when Daivari submitted to Jericho's Walls of Jericho.
-Shawn Michaels pinned Christian with the superkick at around the 5-minute mark; after the bout, Michaels was helped to the back after blowing out his knee.
-Edge pinned Chris Benoit after hitting him with the briefcase.
-World Heavyweight Champion Batista defeated Triple H & Ric Flair in a handicap match by pinning Flair with the spinebuster.

2006 - Keith Walker defeats Wade Chism in St. Joseph, Missouri for the World League Wrestling Heavyweight Title, ending Chism's fourth reign.

2006 - The North-South Wrecking Crew (C.W. Anderson and Bull Wheeler) defeat MAYHEM in a tournament final in Adrian, Michigan to become the first Pro Wrestling WORLD-1 Great Lakes Tag Team Champions.

2006 - Hajime Ohara defeats La Máscara in Mexico City, Mexico to win the NWA World Welterweight Title.

2006 - CZW held "Best of the Best VI: CZW vs. ROH" at the New Alhambra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The results:
- Austin Aries and B-Boy defeated Jigsaw in a Best of the Best Tournament quarterfinal match.
- Claudio Castagnoli and Roderick Strong defeated Jay Lethal in a Best of the Best Tournament quarterfinal match.
- Sabian and Matt Sydal defeated Sonjay Dutt in a Best of the Best Tournament quarterfinal match.
- CZW World Heavyweight Champion Ruckus and Christopher Daniels defeated Derek Frazier in a Best of the Best Tournament quarterfinal match. Daniels got the pinfall to win the title, ending Ruckus' second reign.
- Team AnDrew (Andy Sumner and Drew Gulak) defeated Pelle Primeau and Rhett Titus.
- Up in Smoke (Cheech and Cloudy) defeated The Heretic and Ravage.
- Austin Aries defeated B-Boy in a Best of the Best Tournament semifinal match.
- Claudio Castagnoli defeated Roderick Strong in a Best of the Best Tournament semifinal match.
- Sabian defeated Matt Sydal in a Best of the Best Tournament semifinal match.
- Ruckus defeated CZW World Heavyweight Champion Christopher Daniels in a Best of the Best Tournament semifinal match to win the title, beginning his third reign.
- CZW World Tag Team Champions The BLKOUT (Eddie Kingston and Joker) defeated Necro Butcher and Super Dragon to retain the title.
- CZW Junior Heavyweight Champion Niles Young defeated Cloudy to retain the title.
- The H8 Club (Nick Gage and Justice Pain) defeated Christopher Bishop and Lionel Knight.
- CZW World Heavyweight Champion Ruckus defeated Austin Aries, Claudio Castagnoli and Sabian to win the Best of the Best Tournament and retain the title.
- Chris Hero defeated CZW World Heavyweight Champion Ruckus to win the title.

2006 - HUSTLE held "HUSTLE-17" at the Sendai City Gym in Miyagi, Japan. The results:
- HUSTLE Kamen Blue, HUSTLE Kamen Red and HUSTLE Kamen Yellow defeated Itako, Neo Devil Pierrot #1 and Neo Devil Pierrot #2.
- Erica (Aja Kong), Kintaro Kanemura and Margaret (Amazing Kong) besiegen Dokron Z, Giant Vabo (Hiroshi Nagao) and The Piranha Monster Omega.
- Shinjiro Otani, Masato Tanaka and TAJIRI defeated Demon Spider, Sendai-shi Low and The Flying Vampire #25.
- HUSTLE Super Tag Team Champions Ryouji Sai and Wataru Sakata defeated Toshiaki Kawada and Kohei Sato to retain the title.
- Naoya Ogawa, Razor Ramon Hard Gay and The Great Sasuke defeated Yoji Anjoh, Gomorrah (Matt Morgan) and Hakushi.

2006 - WWE Raw ran Wichita Falls, TX at the Kay Yeager Coliseum, drawing 2,600 fans with the following results:
-Viscera defeated Rob Conway.
-Umaga defeated Eugene.
-Robbie & Rory McAllister defeated Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch.
-Matt Striker defeated Jim Duggan.
-Torrie Wilson & Maria defeated WWE Women's Champion Mickie James & Candice Michelle.
-Carlito Caribbean Cool defeated Shelton Benjamin.
-The Big Show defeated Chris Masters.
-WWE Raw Tag Team Champions the Spirit Squad defeated Goldust & Gene Snitsky.
-WWE World Champion John Cena defeated Triple H and Edge.

2006 - WWE Smackdown ran El Paso, TX at County Coliseum in front of 4,400 fans with the following results:
-Sho Funaki & Tatanka defeated Simon Dean (sub. for Gymini Jesse) & Gymini Jake when Funaki pinned Dean with a crossbody off the top.
-WWE Cruiserweight Champion Gregory Helms pinned Super Crazy with a roll up and grabbing the ropes for leverage.
-The Great Khali pinned Scotty 2 Hotty after a double choke throw.
-Brian Kendrick, Paul London, & Jillian Hall defeated Melina, WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions Johnny Nitro & Joey Mercury when Nitro was pinned following a double superkick.
-Bobby Lashley pinned Booker T in a streetfight with a spear.
-Mark Henry pinned Matt Hardy with a splash.
-Chavo Guerrero pinned Finlay with a dropkick after Finlay avoided the frog splash.
-World Heavyweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned WWE US Champion John Bradshaw Layfield with the 619 and a frog splash after Chavo Guerrero took over as the replacement referee; after the bout, Guerrero hit the frog splash on JBL before he and Mysterio thanked the crowd for keeping the spirit of Eddie Guerrero alive.

2007 - WWE ran a rare double shot at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, NY with two cards featuring the same lineup and results.  The afternoon show featured a ten bell salute in honor of WWE Hall of Famer Arnold Skalland, who had been the promoter of the venue for decades.  Results from the shows saw:

-Kane defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Gregory Helms in a handicap match.
-Mark Henry defeated Sho Funaki.
-Rob Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer, & CM Punk defeated Elijah Burke, Matt Striker, & Marcus Cor Von when RVD pinned Striker with the Five Star Frog Splash.
-Michelle McCool defeated Jillian Hall; Kristal was the guest referee for the bout.
-WWE US Champion Chris Benoit defeated Finlay and MVP when Finlay submitted to the Crippler Crossface.
-WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Deuce & Domino defeated Paul London & Brian Kendrick
-Jimmy Wang Yang pinned Anthony Pulaski.
-Batista defeated World Heavyweight Champion Edge via disqualification when MVP interfered; after the bout, Chris Benoit made the save.

2007 - TNA held its third-annual "Sacrifice" pay-per-view at the iMPACT! Zone in Orlando, Florida. Earlier in the day, the NWA and TNA ended their five-year business relationship, with the NWA stripping the NWA World Heavyweight and World Tag Team Titles from Christian Cage and Team 3D, respectively. The results:
- TNA X Division Champion Chris Sabin defeated Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt in a triple threat match to retain the title, by pinning Dutt with a roll-up.
- Robert Roode (with Ms. Brooks) pinned Jeff Jarrett with the Payoff.
- Christopher Daniels pinned Rhino after hitting him with a baseball bat.
- Basham and Damaja (with Christy Hemme) defeated Kip James in a handicap match, when Basham got the pin after a diving headbutt. B.G. James was scheduled for the match, but was attacked by Basham and Damaja beforehand.
- Chris Harris defeated James Storm in a Texas death match, after pinning Storm after hitting him with a beer bottle, with Storm not being able to answer the 10-count.
- Jerry Lynn defeated Senshi, Alex Shelley and Tiger Mask IV in a four corners match. After the match, Shelley and Chris Sabin attacked Lynn until Bob Backlund made the save.
- TNA World Tag Team Champions Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) defeated Scott Steiner & Tomko and The Latin American Exchange (Homicide & Hernandez) in a triple threat match, when Brother Ray pinned Tomko after a 3D, to retain the title.
- Samoa Joe pinned A.J. Styles after a rear naked choke suplex.
- Kurt Angle defeated TNA World Heavyweight Champion Christian Cage and Sting in a three-way match to win the title, by making Sting submit with the ankle lock. Sting had Cage pinned at the same time, but Sting tapped out to Angle just before the three-count was made on Cage.

2007 - Inoki Dojo USA held an event at the Inoki Dojo in Los Angeles, California. The results were:
- Apocalipto and Colossal Chris defeated Cadaver and Thunder Wolf.
- Bad Blood defeated Sexy Chino.
- Cheerleader Melissa defeated Saki Maemura.
- LTP and Pikachu defeated Durango and Impacto.
- Tony Bolt defeated Jimmy Jact Cash.
- Josh Daniels and Masato Tanaka defeated Shockwave the Robot and Sigmo.
- Nanae Takahashi defeated NWA and AWA World Women's Champion Amazing Kong to win the AWA title, beginning her second reign. The NWA title was not at stake.

2008 - Kresten F. Ericksen, 58, pleaded guilty in St. Lawrence County Court in Upstate New York to charges of forgery after signing the name of Joe Pelkofski, a WWE live-event marketing representative, on a receipt for $8,000 for funds that should have gone towards reimbursing the company for a June 2006 event but instead went among the missing.  WWE's allegations of wrong-doing on Ericken's behalf (they believe they were shorted $15,000) led to a number of additional charges relating to his poor handling of a student council fundraising account.  Ericksen, who had not admitted to theft of the funds has promised to pay back missing funds to the school because they were lost under his watch.

2008 - WWE's ECW on Sci Fi was held in Michigan.  Mike Johnson filed the following TV Report:

Welcome to tonight's live coverage of ECW on Sci Fi.  We open with a video package on Colin Whipwreck earning his ECW contract Armando "Macizo" Estrada.  We go backstage where Armando tells Mikey that if he thought he had it rough before, now he's in a lot of trouble.  Colin signs the contract and Armando tells him that as his first official ECW match, he'll have to wrestle Mike Knox.  Colin is too happy to be scared.

CM Punk vs. WWE Tag Team champ The Miz

Miz tells John Morrison to stay backstage so he can take Punk solo.  Miz screws up his part of a waistlock takedown.  Punk finally muscles him down.  The crowd chants Punk's name as he continues to ride Miz to the mat.  Punk catches Miz with a sunset flip for a two count.  Punk charges him in the corner but Miz kicks him off.

Miz works over Punk with punches on the mat.  He cinches in a chinlock but Punk powers out.  Miz whips Punk into the corner and hits a running clothesline.  Miz has really improved of late.  He locks on a chinlock, putting his knee in the small of Punk's back as he torques it back.  Miz shoulderblocks him down for a near fall.

Punk catches Miz with a powerslam for a two count.  Punk hit a running knee in the corner but was shoved off when he went for  a bulldog.  Punk landed on his feet and used several clotheslines and a leg lariat for a two count.  Punk teased a pedigree but Miz escaped.  They did a bridge spot, but Miz escaped an attempted backslide.  Punk went for the GTS but Miz turned it into the Reality Check and scored the clean pinfall.  Short but solidly entertaining.

Your winner, The Miz!

They show Cherry, Kelly Kelly and Michelle McCool and they'll be teaming later.

Cherry, Kelly Kelly and Michelle McCool vs. Victoria & Natalya & Layla El

McCool and Natalya open the bout.  Natalya unloads with forearms in the corner, then tags in Victoria.  She leg scissors McCool, then works over her arm.  McCool backflips out of the corner, then kicks Victoria down.   Cherry tagged in, then slid under for a sunset flip attempt. 

Victoria ducked out of the ring, leavinga distracted  Cherry to be clotheslined by Natalya in a sweet spot.  Natalya (head and arms above everyone else in the working department it really seems) locks on an armbar.  The heels continue to work on Cherry.  Victoria hit a flip legdrop into the ring.  Sabu would be proud.  Victoria went for a spot but Cherry got her knees up.  Victoria recovered, nailed the other face Divas, then locked on a front facelock to prevent a tag.

She went after the babyface corner again, and this time Cherry rolled her up for the pin.

Match was far better than you would expect and ended too soon to truly become anything memorable.  Still, from bell to bell, this was fun.  Natalya really shines inside the ring.

Lena Yada interviewed Shelton Benjamin and asked him about not being able to end Kofi Kingston's undefeated streak.  Benjamin said Kofi has a horseshoe where the sun doesn't shine and he's going to pull it out.  He promised to beat Kofi.  Kofi showed up and asked him if that was right, then wished him luck.  Benjamin told him to get out of his interview time and shoved Kofi.  Kingston tackled him into the wall, then stared down before walking away.  Benjamin looked like he wanted to do something, but knew better than to try, so it was a staredown.  Decent segment building their tension.

So far, this show is worlds better than last week's show.

Mike Admale and Tazz discussed last night's Raw, then ran a video feature.

Colin Delaney is taping up for his match against Mike Knox.  He's all alone, despite the fact that last week everyone was wishing him well backstage.  I guess now that he's a threat to their spot, they want to see him fail - hey, just like real life!  They play a good Delaney video feature.

Mike Knox vs. Colin Delaney

Colin tried to start out fast but ate boot.  Knox clotheslined him then powered him into the corner.  Knox beat Colin down, then nailed him with his finisher for the pin.

Your winner, Mike Knox!

Armando Estrada came out and announced that Colin just had his first match as a member of the ECW roster and would know wrestle the newest member of ECW, Armando.  He kicked Colin in the head and announced that as General Manager, he signed himself as a wrestler to a lucrative contract.

Armando Estrada vs. Colin Delaney

Estrada beat Colin, then pinned him.  Delaney was bleeding from the nose.

Your winner, Armando Estrada!

WWE Tag Team champion John Morrison vs. ECW champ Kane

Kane cleaned house early.   Miz came to ringside.  Morrison fought back.  Kane took back over.  Pretty basic.  Morrison ducked a charge in the corner and worked him over with punches.  Miz distracted Kane by grabbing his leg.  That led to Punk coming out as they went to commercial.

When they return, Kane was choking out Morrison with a knee across the throat, then nailed a hangman's neckbreaker.  Kane cinched in a side chinlock.  Morrison came back, working on Kane's leg with kicks and a chop block from behind.  Morrison went to the mat, working on the leg.  Kane battled back with punches.

Kane fought his way to his feet but Morrison continued to work on the leg.  He bridged the leg over the middle rope and dropped a knee across it.  Morrison kept up the beating with leglocks and kicks.  From a story standpoint, this was good stuff.  Kane tried to kick Morrison off with the other leg, finally succeeding.

Kane made the white meat babyface comeback with punches and a running clothesline.  He hopped across the ring to punch him in the corner.  Morrison got caught with a sideslam for a two count.  Kane went to the top rope and hit a flying clothesline.  He called for the chokeslam.  Miz got on the apron but Punk attacked him.  Miz slammed Punk back-first into the ring steps.  The referee stepped over to admonish them, allowing Morrison to nail Kane with the Tag strap, then hit a springboard enziguiri for the pin.  Probably the biggest singles win of Morrison's career.

Your winner, John Morrison!

The champs put the boots to Kane.  Punk made the save but was laid out as well.  A great way to put heat on the champions going into the PPV.

Overall, a really nice rebound from last week.  Really enjoyed this show.

2009 - Scott Siegel, the actor who played a drug dealer for Mickey Rourke's Randy the Ram in "The Wrestler" was indicted  on charges of possessing and distributing steroids and assaulting law enforcement officers..   Siegel was apprehended on 2/18 after a dramatic car chase where he rammed several police vehicles during a chase through several areas of Westchester, New York.  He was finally caught in Eastchester after abandoning his SUV for another car and then finally attempting to flee on foot.

Authorities allege Siegel had over $100,000 in cash and 1,500 bottles of anabolic steroids between two homes shortly after they arrested him.  In today's edition of New York Newsday, Siegel's lawyer, Barry Levin, says his client acted out of fear.  Siegel's arrest made international news outlets due to his connection with the Academy Award nominated film, in the Lower Hudson, New York area. He will be arraigned tomorrow for distribution of steroids and assaulting an officer.

2009 - Melody Sanford, the ex-wife of Canadian independent wrestler Ivan (John) Radocaj, who performed as "The Croatian Giant, was officially charged with first-degree murder.  She had previously been charged with conspiracy to commit murder.  If convicted, she faces 25 years in prison without any chance of parole.  Radocaj was beaten to death in September 2007 at the age of 43.  Sanford and Radocaj were married for three brief weeks.  Radocaj's family claimed that his she had threatened Ivan's life several weeks prior to the murder and that believed she had coerced him into the brief marriage to get her hands on an insurance settlement stemming from a car accident that left Radocaj with a broken neck.  Sanford claimed in interviews in 2008 she and Radocaj had reconciled before his death, something his family said they knew nothing about.  

2009 - WWE issued the following press release (really):

WWE.COM BEATS DISNEY

STAMFORD, Conn., May 13, 2009 – In the month of April, World Wrestling Entertainment®’s flagship website, WWE.com, had more U.S. visits than premiere pop culture and sports hubs Disney.com, TMZ.com, Hulu.com, PerezHilton.com, CBS.com, ABC.com, NBC.com, NBA.com and NFL.com, according to Hitwise, a leading online competitive intelligence provider.

WWE.com also reported a staggering 18 million unique visitors, 28.3 million video streams, and a record breaking 663.1 million page views for the month of April. The monthly page views represent a 62% increase from April 2008. Page views per visit also increased 57% to an average of 17.2 pages viewed versus 10.9 pages per visit in April 2008 (source: Omniture - Worldwide).

Additional information on World Wrestling Entertainment Inc (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/.

2010 - TNA broadcast Impact.  Stu Carapola filed the following TV Report:

Welcome to PWInsider.com's ongoing coverage of TNA Impact for May 13th, 2010!

We open with a video package of last week's Sting-Hogan confrontation, which culminated in an attack on Sting by Jeff Jarrett, as well as highlights of the RVD-Desmond Wolfe match and postmatch attack on RVD by AJ Styles.

Cue the opening video! We're back on Thursday nights as we lead into Sacrifice this weekend, and your hosts are Mike Tenay and Taz.

Let's head to the ring to open the show with your friend and mine, Eric Bischoff. Bischoff says he loves all the fans, so without any further ado, let's introduce the TNA World Champion, Rob Van Dam! He introduces him as Mr TNA, which makes sense since I guess we can't call him Mr Monday Night anymore. His entrance music still sucks. Bischoff talks about the online poll to determine the rankings in TNA, and says that over half a million people voted in the first poll. So I guess it makes sense you'd have Desmond job in three minutes after winning a poll that many people participated in. Bischoff announces RVD vs Jeff Hardy for later tonight, but there's one problem: Bischoff can't get ahold of Jeff Hardy. Did they check the North Carolina Penal System? RVD says the best part of being champion is proving he's the best and popping ratings for TNA. Cue AJ Styles, who comes to the ring alone. Styles tells RVD to watch his mouth since there are children present, and that he needs to be a role model like AJ Styles. Styles says he's in the mood to hurt somebody, and says the fans came here to see not RVD, but came to see AJ. AJ challenges RVD to a match later tonight, and he says he knows he has RVD in three days at Sacrifice, but he wants to break RVD's legs tonight because he doesn't plan on breaking a sweat at Sacrifice when he takes back "his" title. Oh wait, Jeff Hardy's music hits, and I guess he's here after all. Tenay says his clock is different than everyone else's, and I guess I can guess as to some of the reasons why. Hardy says he's sorry he's late but TNA changes its start time so often that he can't keep it straight, but he's ready for his match tonight. Styles says he's out of luck because he's wrestling RVD tonight and tells Hardy to get lost, but Hardy says that RVD has final say since he's the champion and suggests a three way. RVD tells Bischoff to make the match, and it's official: RVD vs AJ Styles vs Jeff Hardy later tonight!

We come back from commercial, and JB is with the Beautiful People. He mentions that Tara's putting her career on the line this weekend, and Madison Rayne says that this weekend, she's going to prove that she deserves the Knockouts Title. Velvet says all the Knockouts gold is going to stay where it is, and Tara's going to be just another victim. Lacey, who had been dancing around the whole interview, says she has to pee and runs off the set. Velvet Sky says she can't believe she just got cut off, and I have to say I can't believe what I just watched either. Couldn't agree more, Velvet.

Let's head to the ring for our opening match...

Taylor Wilde vs Tara

Taylor goes right after Tara to start and Tara bails to the floor. Taylor goes after her with a crossbody off the apron. The referee pulls her off and sends them back in the ring, where Taylor hits a leg lariat, but hesitates too long and Tara Tullys her to the ramp. Tara follows her out, slams her on the ramp, then tosses her back in. Tara goes for the somersault legdrop over the top, Taylor moves and goes for a springboard crossbody out of the corner, but Tara catches her coming out with a kick to the midsection and covers Taylor for 3. That was kind of abrupt.

Winner: Tara

Tara takes off her knee brace and beats Taylor to smithereens with it after the match until Sarita runs in to chase Tara off. Did Tara always have that spider tattoo on her shoulder? Don't remember seeing it before.

We go backstage, where a bunch of people are huddling around a crying Chelsea and an irate Desmond Wolfe who says that someone just assaulted Chelsea.

We come back from commercial and Christy is saying that Chelsea is alleging that she was assaulted in an undisclosed location. Let's head back to the ring for another match...

Brian Kendrick vs Douglas Williams

Williams tells Kendrick before the match that Kendrick is crazy and a loser, and he's never seen him win a match, so tonight's match is non-title. Trivia note: both these men were in the match to crown the first ROH Champion. Kendrick attacks Williams to start but Williams comes back with a knee to the gut and a snap vertical suplex for 2. Williams with a back elbow and a kneedrop as Frankie Kazarian joins the broadcast team to discuss his match with Williams at Sacrifice. Kendrick comes back with some kicks and a flying forearm for 2, but Williams rolls out to the floor. Williams picks the leg from the outside and slams it into the ring apron, then comes back in and DDTs the leg. Williams with a half crab on Kendrick as Kazarian decides to go down to ringside and reclaim his title belt. Williams sees him coming and goes to grab the belt, allowing Kendrick to roll him up from behind for the win.

Winner: Brian Kendrick

Good thing it was non-title. We go back to Christy who is with Head Of Security Pat Kenney and presses him for details, and he says he doesn't believe what he just heard, and walks off.

We're back from commercial and she has a name for Chelsea's alleged attacker, but the police will not let her name them until they have the person in custody. Le sigh. Let's go back to the ring for another two minutes of in-ring action...

Generation Me vs Matt Morgan

Morgan kills both of them with a double clothesline, then picks Jeremy up for a suplex and just plants him with a uranage, then takes Max's head off with a big boot. He grabs a mic and asks Hogan if it looks like he's playing. He said there would be bloodshed if Hogan didn't tell him who his partner would be at Sacrifice, and the bloodshed will begin now. He tosses Jeremy to the floor and puts his head against the ringpost, but before he can hit the Carbon Footprint, Samoa Joe comes stalking out. Morgan meets him in the ring and tries a Carbon Footprint in the corner, but Joe dodges, hits a leaping enziguiri, then hits the Muscle Buster. That was impressive, but if he can get Morishima up then I guess he would be able to do Morgan too. How much you wanna bet Joe's going to be the partner? I guess let's call this...

No Contest

Wait, now the Band's music hits, and they come out...with Nash's Feast Or Fired briefcase for a tag title shot. Ah yes, I think we all know what's going to happen now.

TNA World Tag Team Title Match: Matt Morgan vs Scott Hall & Kevin Nash

Nash simply covers Morgan, hooks the leg, and Earl Hebner makes the three count.

Winners and NEW TNA World Tag Team Champions: Scott Hall & Kevin Nash

We're backstage with Shannon Moore and Jesse Neal, who say that Hall and Nash have had their time, and they're going to take their time at Sacrifice! Let's go back to the ring...

Team 3D vs Beer Money vs Ink Inc vs Motor City Machine Guns

This'll be fun to recap. Storm and Shelley start and they do a fast paced sequence that ends with Shelley making a blind tag to Sabin, who tosses Storm to the floor and follows him out with a dive. Back in the ring, Sabin covers for 2, then Storm goes to the eyes. Roode and Devon are in now and they go toe to toe with Devon coming out on top of that and hitting a powerslam for 2. Tag out to Brother Ray and 3D with a double flapjack. Moore tags himself in and hits a flying bodypress on Roode for 2, but Roode tosses him to the floor where Storm rams him into the guardrail and beats the snot out of him before tossing him back in the ring. Storm tags in and Beer Money with a double elbow and double lungblower for 2. Roode tags back in and goes to work on Moore and then we HIT THE CHINLOCK! Moore fights out and gets a sunset flip for 2, but Roode kills him with a clothesline for 2. Storm tags in and now he decides to HIT THE CHINLOCK, Moore fights out and hits a flippy bulldog and makes the hot tag to Jesse Neal who comes in and cleans house on Roode. Beer Money double team him but Brother Ray tags himself in...and gets rolled up by Neal for 2. Now the MCMG come in and go to work on Team 3D before kicking Storm off the apron and wiping out Roode on the floor, and it's Neal and Devon, but Bubba hits him from behind and 3D hits the Doomsday Device...but Moore makes the save! They go for 3D on Moore but Neal breaks it up, allowing Moore to hit the Mooregasm on Brother Ray and Neal to hit the spear for the win.

Winners: Ink Inc

We go backstage to another close captioned promo with Ric Flair, who gives his thoughts on tonight's main event, and he says that if nothing else gets accomplished tonight, RVD's going to be limping into Sacrifice.

Rob Terry is backstage, and he's...WALKING! He faces Abyss next!

We're backstage and Jeff Hardy's putting his makeup on, and RVD comes in to discuss tonight's main event. We get more closed captioning as they talk about how into this the fans are. Jeff's a huge fan of RVD's as champion, but he envisions himself as the champion as well. It's all cool, and they'll see each other out in the ring. Let's head back to the ring!

Global Title Match: Rob Terry vs Abyss

Terry awaits Abyss in the ring, but Abyss doesn't come out, and we go backstage to discover why: he's being hauled out in handcuffs. He's asking for Dixie and Hulk or at least some answers, but the cops haul him out and stuff him in the back of the car anyway. Desmond Wolfe jumps him as they try to stuff him in the back of the car, but some security guys come and pull him off, but Hogan comes out and says not to worry because he doesn't know what's going on, but everything will be okay. Abyss is freaking out because they want him to take his mask off, and Hogan says he knows Abyss didn't do this and, as Abyss swears he didn't do it and asks Hogan to get Dixie, Hogan takes his mask off and pulls his hood over his head and then the cops stuff Abyss in the back of the car and take him off to the pokey. Well, I guess we can also call this one...

No Contest

Hogan says he's right behind Abyss and, as the car starts to pull away, Hogan starts JOGGING BEHIND THE POLICE CAR. This is too ridiculous for words. Rob Terry's staring off into space, apparently having trouble comprehending this situation, and his limited mental faculties allow Orlando Jordan to run in from behind and attack Rob Terry, lowblow him, and then lay him out with a pipe. Then he pulls out "the wild card" from a deck of cards, and leaves it on Terry as Tenay says that Jordan left his mark on the back of Rob Terry. I love the symbolism. Oh, and Terry's defending the Global Title against Orlando Jordan this weekend at Sacrifice. I can't wait. We're at commercial.

We're back, and Orlando Jordan is still in the ring. Oh joy. Jordan says it's time we cut the foreplay: he says he does whatever he wants because he is the TNA Wild Card. Jordan asks the fans if they really want him to leave, but he says that he'll fulfill every fan's wildest fantasy, and he challenges anyone from the back to come kick him out. Tomko and the midget he ate answer the challenge, so now we go to...

Orlando Jordan vs Tomko

Tomko tosses Jordan around, but Jordan gets a really nice double leg takedown, but misses a charge in the corner and Tomko press slams him into a fallaway slam. He goes for Snake Eyes, but Jordan slips out the back and hits a sweet dropkick. Jordan gouges away at the face of Tomko as I think about how odd it is that both of these men have beaten Samoa Joe. Jordan with a flying mare (which Tomko nearly can't make it over for), so Jordan gets another one and gets it right this time and we HIT THE CHINLOCK! Tomko escapes and hits a clothesline for 2, but Jordan with a lungblower for 2. Tomko goes for a double leg of his own but Jordan with a guillotine choke and the ref stops the match.

Winner: Orlando Jordan

We go backstage to Hulk Hogan, who is interrupted by Lacey Von Erich. Lacey shows him a video on her iPhone as we go back to commercial. OOOOH, I bet Lacey has what *really* happened with Chelsea and Abyss on that phone! I wonder what else she has videos of on that phone...ah, whatever. We're at commercial.

We're back, and Eric Bischoff tells Tara that her attitude lately has been piss poor, and he's making her wrestle again tonight. So, I guess we're going back to the ring...

Sarita vs Tara

Sarita is such an amazing wrestler, I really wish she'd get a better role than what I expect will be another two minute job to Tara. Sarita attacks her on the ramp and then tosses her back in the ring where the bell rings to start the match, and Tara immediately rolls out to the floor. Sarita follows her out and beats her up some more, then tosses her back in the ring and...beats her up some more. Finally Sarita with a suplex and Tara begs off. Sarita charges Tara and Tara monkey flips her to the apron, but Sarita lands on her feet and comes back in with a double stomp to Tara. Sarita tries to take Tara's knee brace off, the referee tries to pull her off and Sarita accidentally nails him in the eye, allowing Tara to take off the knee brace and whack Sarita with it for the three count. Such a crime.

Winner: Tara

Tara continues beating Sarita down with the knee brace, but the referee pulls her off and sends her to the back.

AJ Styles is in the back staring menacingly at the walls as he gets ready for tonight's main event, and it's next!

We're back and it's time for our main event! But first, Hardy and Styles make their entrances, and before RVD makes his entrance, he makes sure everyone knows that AJ Styles is going to get his ass kicked at Sacrifice, and tonight they're going to throw Jeff Hardy into the mix as well. We're at commercial!

TNA World Champion Rob Van Dam vs AJ Styles vs Jeff Hardy

Bell rings and all three men circle one another. RVD and Hardy begin to conspire against Styles, who attacks both of them but eats a spinkick from RVD. Hardy with a clothesline turns Styles inside out, then they whip him into the ropes and hit a double hiptoss. Hardy slams Styles and they high five before RVD hits a spinning legdrop. Hardy goes for the cover but RVD pulls him off. Hardy hits a spinning back kick to RVD to send him to the floor and it's Hardy and AJ. Hardy reverses a whip and hits a big backdrop and covers AJ for 2. RVD back in and he cleans house with kicks, then suplexes Hardy and then one for AJ. He covers AJ but Hardy breaks up the pin. Hardy with a gourdbuster and then one for AJ. Hardy with an Ace Crusher and then a neckbreaker for AJ and he covers RVD but AJ breaks up the pin. Now AJ's going to work on both men, hitting a Dragon Screw Legwhip on RVD and then a Stinger Splash in the corner on Hardy. AJ clips RVD's knee and then gets the figure four, but Hardy breaks it up and then goes up top, but AJ knocks him off the top to the floor. RVD monkey flips AJ out of the corner as Ken Anderson comes out to ringside and lays out Hardy. RVD comes off the top with a jumpkick, but AJ pulls the ref in the way and RVD nails the ref. RVD goes to attack AJ but sees Anderson on the floor and goes after him, and AJ uses the distraction to hit a somersault dive and wipe out all three men. AJ with a DDT on the floor on RVD, then tosses him back in the ring and covers RVD with his feet on the ropes for the win.

Winner: AJ Styles

Hardy asks for a mic after the match, he tells RVD to get out of the ring because he's got this. He tells Anderson to come to the ring so they can settle this now. Anderson starts to come down to the ring, then decides better of this and starts to head to the back. Hulk Hogan's music hits, and out comes Hogan himself and blocks Anderson's way. Anderson takes a shot at Hogan, but Hogan blocks and nails Anderson, allowing Hardy to come after Anderson and a brawl breaks out...as we go to commercial.

We're back and Hardy and Anderson are still brawling at ringside, and Anderson seems to have gotten the better of Hardy. Hardy turns the tables...literally, as he drags a table over by the broadcast area and then goes up the steps onto the broadcast table and hits a Swanton off the broadcast table onto Anderson and both go through the table. Hardy goes around high fiving the fans while we see twenty replays of the dive from different angles.

Finally we go to Lacey's cell phone video of Chelsea and Desmond Wolfe in the ladies room, as Chelsea and Desmond were in there planning the whole Abyss attack story and tearing up Chelsea's dress to make it look as if she had been attacked. So the whole thing was a ruse!!! I know, I'm as shocked as you are. We go to a promo video hyping this weekend's Sacrifice PPV, and we're out.