On This Day In Wrestling History

[Wolf Pac]

August 19

1990

Riki Choshu defeats Big Van Vader to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title. Also, Pegasus Kid defeats Jushin Liger to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title

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2001

WWF Summerslam

-Edge defeats Lance Storm to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
-X-Pac defeated Tajiri to unify the WCW Cruiserweight & WWF Light Heavyweight Championships
-Chris Jericho defeats Rhyno
-Rob Van Dam defeats Jeff Hardy to win the WWF Hardcore Championship
-The Brothers of Destruction defeat Diamond Dallas Page & Kanyon in a Steel Cage Match to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. The BOD's WCW Tag Team Titles were also on the line
-Kurt Angle defeats Stone Cold Steve Austin by DQ; Austin retains the WWF Championship
-The Rock defeats Booker T to win the WCW World Championship

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2012

WWE Summerslam

-Chris Jericho defeats Dolph Ziggler
-The Miz defeats Rey Mysterio to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship
-Sheamus defeats Alberto Del Rio to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
-CM Punk defeats John Cena & The Big Show in a Triple Threat to retain the WWE Championship
-Brock Lesnar defeats HHH in a No DQ Match

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[Wolf Pac]

August 20

2001

Kurt Angle suprises The Alliance on RAW, driving a milk truck into the arena and douses everyone in the ring with milk

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2003

The first ever Ultimate X Match featuring Michael Shane, Chris Sabin and Frankie Kazarian

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2006

WWE Summerslam

-The Big Show defeats Sabu in an Extreme Rules Match to retain the ECW World Title
-Hulk Hogan defeats Randy Orton
-Ric Flair defeats Mick Foley in an I Quit Match
-Batista defeats King Booker by DQ; Booker retains the World Heavyweight Title
-D-Generation X defeat Vince & Shane McMahon
-Edge defeats John Cena to retain the WWE Title

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2010

Alberto Del Rio makes his WWE debut on Smackdown

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2012

Dolph Ziggler defeats Chris Jericho on RAW to terminate Jericho's WWE contract. Ziggler's Money In The Bank contract was also on the line.

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[#MrScissorsKick]

August 21 -

Former WWE Diva Eve Torres is 29 today. She was my favorite diva...

Former WWE Superstar/Bust Nathan Jones is 44 today.

 

[Wolf Pac]

August 21

1979

Dusty Rhodes defeats Harley Race to win the NWA World Title for the first time. He would lose it back to Race 5 days later.

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1997

The final WCW Clash Of The Champions

-Steve McMichael defeats Jeff Jarrett to win the WCW United States Title
-Raven defeats Stevie Richards in a No Disqualification Match
-Alex Wright defeats Ultimo Dragon to win the WCW Television Title
-Chris Jericho defeats Eddy Guerrero to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Title
-Ric Flair & Curt Hennig defeat Konnan & Syxx
-Scott Hall & Randy Savage defeat Diamond Dallas Page & Lex Luger

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2000

Lita wins her first Womens Title, defeating Stephanie McMahon with The Rock as the special guest referee

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2005

WWE Summerslam

-Chris Benoit defeats Orlando Jordan to win the WWE United States Title
-Rey Mysterio defeats Eddie Guerrero in a Ladder Match to win custody of Dominic
-Kurt Angle defeats Eugene to regain his Olympic Gold Medal
-Randy Orton defeats The Undertaker
-John Cena defeats Chris Jericho to retain the WWE Title
-Batista defeats JBL in a No Holds Barred Match to retain the World Heavyweight Title
-Hulk Hogan defeats Shawn Michaels

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2006

Jeff Hardy returns to the WWE

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[Wolf Pac]

August 22

1982

Wahoo McDaniel defeats Sgt Slaughter to win the NWA United States Title


1992

Mitsuharu Misawa defeats Stan Hansen to win the AJPW Triple Crown Title

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1999

WWF Summerslam

-Jeff Jarrett defeats D’Lo Brown to win the WWF Intercontinental and European Titles
-Al Snow defeats The Big Boss Man to win the WWF Hardcore Title
-Ken Shamrock defeats Steve Blackman in a Lions Den Weapons Match
-Test defeats Shane McMahon in a Greenwich Street Fight
-The Undertaker & The Big Show defeat X-Pac & Kane to win the WWF Tag Team Titles
-The Rock defeats Billy Gunn in a Kiss My Ass Match
-Mankind defeats Steve Austin & Triple H in a Triple Threat Match with Jesse Ventura as special guest referee to win the WWF Title

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2005

Chris Jericho is "fired" after losing a "You're Fired" Match to John Cena

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2010

Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask IV defeat Ricky Marvin & Taiji Ishimori to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles

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2011

Air Boom (Evan Bourne & Kofi Kingston) defeat David Otunga & Michael McGillicutty to win the WWE Tag Team Titles

 

[Wolf Pac]

August 23

1999

Triple H defeats Mankind with Shane McMahon as special guest referee to win his first WWF Title

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2004

The Rock makes a suprise appearance on RAW during a Diva Search segment. This would be Rock's last live appearance on RAW until February 2011.



2009

WWE Summerslam

-Rey Mysterio defeats Dolph Ziggler to retain the WWE Intercontinental Title
-Jeri-Show defeat Cryme Tyme to retain the WWE Unified Tag Team Titles
-Christian defeats William Regal to retain the ECW Title
-D-Generation X defeat The Legacy
-Randy Orton defeats John Cena to retain the WWE Title
-CM Punk defeats Jeff Hardy in a TLC Match to win the World Heavyweight Title

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[Wolf Pac]

August 24

1945

Vince McMahon is born.


1996

ECW Natural Born Killaz

-Terry Gordy defeats Primetime Brian Lee in a Badstreet Match
-Tommy Dreamer fought Taz to a No Contest
-The Sandman & Pitbull #2 defeat Raven & Shane Douglas in a Double Dog Collar Match
-The Gangstas defeat The Eliminators in a Weapons Cage match to retain the ECW World Tag Team Championship



1998

Bart Gunn defeats Bradshaw to win the Brawl For All Tournament

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2003

WWE Summerslam

-Shane McMahon defeats Eric Bischoff in a Falls Count Anywhere Match
-Eddie Guerrero defeats Chris Benoit, Rhyno & Tajiri in a Fatal Four Way Match to retain the WWE United States Title
-Kurt Angle defeats Brock Lesnar to retain the WWE Title
-Kane defeats Rob Van Dam in a No Holds Barred Match
-Triple H defeats Goldberg, Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Kevin Nash & Shawn Michaels in an Elimination Chamber Match to retain the World Heavyweight Title

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[Wolf Pac]

August 25

1977

Hulk Hogan makes his professional debut as ‘The Super Destroyer’


1984

The Road Warriors defeat The Crusher & Baron Von Raschke for the AWA World Tag Team Titles. Hawk & Animal would hold the belts for over a year, dominating the tag team scene.


1991

Sting defeats Steve Austin in the final of a tournament to win the vacant NWA United States Title


1997

Arn Anderson announces his retirement from the ring and gives his spot in The Four Horsemen to Curt Hennig

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2002

WWE Summerslam

-Kurt Angle defeats Rey Mysterio
-Edge defeats Eddie Guerrero
-Ric Flair defeats Chris Jericho
-The Undertaker defeats Test
-Rob Van Dam defeats Chris Benoit to win the WWE Intercontinental Title
-Shawn Michaels defeats Triple H in an Unsanctioned Street Fight
-Brock Lesnar defeats The Rock to win the WWE Undisputed Title

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2005

Mr Kennedy makes his WWE debut

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2012

WWE debuts ‘Saturday Morning Slam’

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[Wolf Pac]

August 26

1991

WWF Summerslam

-Bret Hart defeats Mr Perfect to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
-Virgil defeats Ted DiBiase to win the Million Dollar Title
-The Big Boss Man defeats The Mountie in a Jailhouse Match
-The Legion Of Doom defeat The Nasty Boys in a Street Fight to win the WWF Tag Team Titles
-Hulk Hogan & The Ultimate Warrior defeat Sgt Slaughter, Colonel Mustafa & General Adnan in a Handicap Match with Sid Justice as special guest referee

Also featured the 'wedding' of Randy Savage & Miss Elizabeth

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1999

WWF Smackdown begins airing as a weekly show on UPN

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2002

On Raw, the WWE Undisputed Title is separated into the WWE and World Heavyweight Titles once more. The WWE Title would stay with Brock Lesnar on Smackdown, while the World Heavyweight Title would remain vacant on Raw.

And Rob Van Dam defeats Tommy Dreamer to unify the WWE Intercontinental and Hardcore Titles. The Hardcore Title is discontinued

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2007

WWE Summerslam

-Umaga defeats Carlito & Mr Kennedy in a Triple Threat Match to retain the WWE Intercontinental Title
-John Morrison defeats CM Punk to retain the ECW Title
-Triple H defeats King Booker
-Batista defeats The Great Khali by DQ; Khali retains the World Heavyweight Title
-John Cena defeats Randy Orton to retain the WWE Title

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AJPW Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 3

-Katsuhiko Nakajima defeats Chris Sabin to retain the AJPW Junior Heavyweight Title
-The Great Muta & Yoshihiro Tajiri defeat Suwama & Scott Steiner
-Satoshi Kojima & Taru defeat Toshiaki Kawada& Taiyo Kea to win the AJPW Tag Team Titles
-Kensuke Sasaki defeats Minoru Suzuki to win the AJPW Triple Crown Title

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[Wolf Pac]

August 27

1958

Rikidozan defeats Lou Thesz to win the NWA International Heavyweight Title


1990

WWF Summerslam

-The Texas Tornado defeats Mr Perfect to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
-The Hart Foundation defeat Demolition in a 2-Out-of-3 Falls Match to win the WWF Tag Team Titles
-Randy Savage defeats Dusty Rhodes
-Hulk Hogan defeats Earthquake by countout
-The Ultimate Warrior defeats Rick Rude in a Steel Cage Match to retain the WWF Title

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1994

A pivotal moment in the history of wrestling, as Shane Douglas throws down the NWA World Title after winning it in a tournament and proclaims himself the ECW World Heavyweight Champion. ECW seperates from the NWA, and changes it's name from Eastern Championship Wrestling to Extreme Championship Wrestling.

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1995

WWF Summerslam

-Barry Horowitz defeats Skip
-Bertha Faye defeats Alundra Blayze to win the WWF Womens Title
-The Undertaker defeats Kama in a Casket Match
-Bret Hart defeats Isaac Yankem by DQ
-Shawn Michaels defeats Razor Ramon in a Ladder Match to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
-Diesel defeats King Mabel to retain the WWF Title

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2000

WWF Summerslam

-Chyna & Eddie Guerrero defeat Val Venis & Trish Stratus. Chyna pins Stratus to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
-Jerry Lawler defeats Tazz
-Steve Blackman defeats Shane McMahon to win the WWF Hardcore Title
-Chris Benoit defeats Chris Jericho in a 2-Out-of-3 Falls Match
-Edge & Christian defeat The Hardy Boyz & The Dudley Boyz in the first ever TLC Match to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
-The Undertaker fought Kane to a no contest, as Kane left the ring area before the match got underway after being unmasked by Taker
-The Rock defeats Kurt Angle & Triple H in a Triple Threat Match to retain the WWF Title

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2005

Nigel McGuinness defeats Samoa Joe to win the ROH Pure Title


2006

The first AJPW Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku

-Ro-Z defeats Akira Raijin
-D-Lo Brown, Bull Buchanan & TAKA Michinoku defeat Minoru Suzuki, Nosawa Rongai & Mazada
-Shuji Kondo defeats Kaz Hayashi to retain the AJPW Junior Heavyweight Title
-The Great Muta defeats Yoshihiro Tajiri
-Taiyo Kea defeats Toshiaki Kawada to retain the AJPW Triple Crown Title
-Hiroshi Hase, Satoshi Kojima & Katsuhiko Nakajima defeat Taru, Suwama & Brother Yasshi

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2011

NJPW/AJPW/NOAH All Together

This was a benefit show for the victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami

-Kota Ibushi, Taiji Ishimori, Hiroshi Yamato & BUSHI defeat Tiger Mask, Kaz Hayashi, Shuji Kondo & Ricky Marvin
-Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, Kotaro Suzuki, Katsuhiko Nakajima & KAI defeat Koji Kanemoto, KENTA, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Minoru & Genba Hirayanagi
-Kentaro Shiga won a 27-man Battle Royal to win the Destroyer Cup
-Takeshi Morishima, Akebono, Yutaka Yoshie & Ryota Hama defeat Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Osamu Nishimura & Wataru Inoue
-Kensuke Sasaki & Jun Akiyama defeat Yoshihiro Takayama & Takao Omori
-Kenta Kobashi & Keiji Muto defeat Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka
-Hiroshi Tanahashi, Go Shiozaki & Suwama defeat Shinsuke Nakamura, Takashi Sugiura & KENSO

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[The Brain]

August 27

2012

Kane and Daniel Bryan begin anger management classes

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I forgot about Harold. Now I miss him.

 

[Wolf Pac]

August 28

1989

WWF Summerslam

-Dusty Rhodes defeats The Honky Tonk Man
-The Ultimate Warrior defeats Rick Rude to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
-Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake defeat Randy Savage & Zeus

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1994

WCW Clash Of The Champions XXVIII

-Ricky Steamboat defeats Steve Austin to win the WCW United States Title. Steamboat suffered his career-ending back injury in this match
-Antonio Inoki defeats Steven Regal
-Ric Flair defeats Hulk Hogan by countout; Hogan retains the WCW World Title

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1999

Kendo Kashin defeats Koji Kanemoto to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title


2000

Kevin Nash defeats Booker T to win the WCW World Title


2002

Jerry Lynn defeats Low Ki and AJ Styles in a Ladder Match to win the TNA X Division Title

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2003

NJPW Osaka Dream Night

-Osamu Nishimura defeats Shinsuka Nakamura
-Hiroshi Tanahashi defeats Makai Mask 2 to retain the U-30 Title
-Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeats Shinya Makabe
-Yoshihiro Takayama defeats Masa Chono by KO in a Cage Match to win the vacant IWGP Heavyweight Title

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2004

John Walters defeats Doug Williams to win the ROH Pure Title

 

[Wolf Pac]

August 29

1988

The first WWF Summerslam

-The Ultimate Warrior defeats The Honky Tonk Man to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
-Demolition defeat The Hart Foundation to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
-The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage) defeat The Mega Bucks (Andre The Giant & Ted DiBiase) with Jesse Ventura as special guest referee

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1992

WWF Summerslam

-Shawn Michaels fought Rick Martel to a double countout in a match where neither man was allowed to hit the other in the face
-The Natural Disasters defeat The Beverly Brothers to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
-The Ultimate Warrior defeats Randy Savage by countout; Savage retains the WWF Title
-The British Bulldog defeats Bret Hart to win the WWF Intercontinental Title

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1994

WWF Summerslam

-Alundra Blayze defeats Bull Nakano to retain the WWF Womens Title
-Razor Ramon defeats Diesel to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
-Bret Hart defeats Owen Hart in a Cage Match to retain the WWF Title
-The Undertaker defeats The Fake Undertaker

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2002

The Undertaker jumps from RAW to Smackdown



2010

AJPW Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 10

-Osamu Nishimura & Masanobu Fuchi defeat Antonio Thomas & Hiroshi Yamato
-Seiya Sanada & Manabu Soya defeat Taru & Big Daddy Voodoo to win the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Titles
-KENSO defeats The Great Muta
-Kaz Hayashi defeats Jimmy Yang to retain the AJPW Junior Heavyweight Title
-Suwama defeats Minoru Suzuki to win the AJPW Triple Crown Title

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2012

Seth Rollins becomes the first NXT Champion

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[Wolf Pac]

August 30

1993

WWF Summerslam

-The Steiner Brothers defeat The Heavenly Bodies to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
-Shawn Michaels defeats Mr Perfect by countout to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
-Bret Hart defeats Doink The Clown by disqualification
-Jerry Lawler defeats Bret Hart by disqualification
-The Undertaker defeats Giant Gonzalez in a Rest In Peace Match
-Lex Luger defeats Yokozuna by countout; Yoko retains the WWF Title

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1998

WWF Summerslam

-D’Lo Brown defeats Val Venis by DQ to retain the WWF European Title
-X-Pac defeats Jeff Jarrett in a Hair vs Hair Match
-Ken Shamrock defeats Owen Hart in a Lion’s Den Match
-The New Age Outlaws defeat Mankind in a No-DQ Handicap Match to win the WWF Tag Team Titles
-Triple H defeats The Rock in a Ladder Match to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
–Stone Cold Steve Austin defeats The Undertaker to retain the WWF Title

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1999

The Rock & Sock Connection defeat The Undertaker & Big Show to win the WWF Tag Team Titles

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2002

AJPW Untitled PPV

-Abdullah The Butcher & Kendo Kashin defeat Masa Fuchi & Mr Problem
-Kaz Hayashi defeats Jimmy Yang
-Genichiro Tenryu defeats Hiroshi Hase
-Bill Goldberg defeats Satoshi Kojima
-KroniK defeat Mike Barton & Jim Steele to retain the AJPW Tag Team Titles
-Keiji Mutoh defeats Taiyo Kea

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2009

AJPW Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 8

-Kaz Hayashi defeats Shuji Kondo to retain the AJPW Junior Heavyweight Title
-F4 (Hiroshi Yamato, KAI & Satoshi Kojima) defeat Akihiko Ito, Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi
-Yoshihiro Takayama defeats Suwama to retain the AJPW Triple Crown Title
-Keiji Muto & Masakatsu Funaki defeat Masahiro Chono & Minoru Suzuki

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[Wolf Pac]

August 31

1983

Jumbo Tsuruta defeats Bruiser Brody to win the NWA International Heavyweight Title

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1986

Eddie Gilbert & Sting defeat The Fantastics to win the vacant UWF Tag Team Titles


1996

Lord Steven Regal defeats Lex Luger to win the WCW Television Title



1997

Kensuke Sasaki defeats Shinya Hashimoto to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title


1998

WCW Nitro achieves it’s highest ever TV rating with a 6.0. Less than two months later, it would beat Raw in the ratings for the final time


2000

Al Snow defeats Perry Saturn to win the WWF European Title


2002

AJPW Untitled PPV

-Abdullah The Butcher & Kendo Kashin defeat Yoji Anjoh & Mitsuya Nagai
-KroniK defeat Tomoaki Honma & Yuto Aijima
-Satoshi Kojima defeats Nobutaka Araya
-Bill Goldberg defeats Taiyo Kea
-Genichiro Tenryu, Steve Williams, Arashi, Koki Kitahara & Masao Orihara defeat Keiji Mutoh, Hiroshi Hase, Jinsei Shinzaki, George Hines & Kaz Hayashi in an Elimination Match with Tenryu & Williams surviving

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2007

MVP & Matt Hardy defeat Deuce & Domino to win the WWE Tag Team Titles



2008

AJPW Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 5

-Ryuji Hijikata defeats KAI to retain the AJPW Junior Heavyweight Title
-Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeat Taru & Togi Makabe
-Keiji Mutoh defeats Hirooki Goto to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
-Suwama fought Taiyo Kea to a time-limit draw to retain the AJPW Triple Crown Title


2010

Kaval wins WWE NXT Season 2

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[Wolf Pac]

September 1

1990

One of the most memorable angles in Memphis wrestling, Eddie Gilbert runs down Jerry Lawler. Fans watching the show on television actually called the police to report what had happened.

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1997

The nWo parody The Four Horsemen and make a mockery of Arn Anderson's retirement from the previous week.

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[Wolf Pac]

September 2

1992

WCW Clash Of The Champions XX

-Ricky Steamboat defeats Steve Austin in a No-DQ Match to win the WCW Television Title
-Ron Simmons defeats Cactus Jack to retain the WCW World Title
-Rick Rude, Jake Roberts, Super Invader & Big Van Vader defeat Sting, Nikita Koloff, Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner in an Elimination Tag Team Match

This event also saw the final US television appearance of Andre The Giant

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2002

Eric Bischoff brings back the World Heavyweight Title to RAW and awards it to Triple H, beginning the first WHC Title reign in the WWE era

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[Wolf Pac]

September 3

1989

The Great Muta defeats Sting to win the NWA Television Title


1993

Ted DiBiase & Stan Hansen defeat The Holy Demon Army to win the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Titles

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1999

On their final night in ECW, The Dudley Boyz defeat Spike Dudley & Balls Mahoney to win the ECW Tag Team Titles for the eighth time and threaten to take the belts with them to the WWF. Raven would make his return to ECW later in the night and help Tommy Dreamer defeat The Dudleyz to win the titles.

Spoiler

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2001

Christian turns on Edge

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[Wolf Pac]

September 4

1995

The first episode of WCW Monday Nitro



2000

Sting, Booker T, Goldberg & Kronik take on Kevin Nash, Jeff Jarrett, Scott Steiner & Vince Russo in WarGames 2000 (Triple Cage Match) with the WCW Title on the line



2007

CM Punk defeats John Morrison to win the ECW Title

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2009

John Morrison defeats Rey Mysterio to win the WWE Intercontinental Title

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[Wolf Pac]

September 5

1982

Kevin von Erich defeats King Kong Bundy to win the WCCW American Heavyweight Title


1983

WCCW Labor Day Star Wars

-Iceman Parsons defeats Buddy Roberts
-Bruiser Brody defeats Kamala via disqualification in a Lumberjack Match
-Kerry Von Erich defeats Michael Hayes in a Country Whipping Match
-Kevin Von Erich defeats Jimmy Garvin via disqualification; Garvin retains the WCCW American Heavyweight Title
-David Von Erich defeats Terry Gordy in a 2-Out-Of-3 Falls Match to retain the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title
-The Fabulous Freebirds defeat David, Kerry & Kevin Von Erich to win the WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Titles


1990

NWA Clash of the Champions XII: Fall Brawl/Mountain Madness

-The Southern Boys (Tracey Smothers & Steve Armstrong) defeat The Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes)
-The Steiners defeat Maximum Overdrive (Tim Hunt & Jeff Warner)
-Lex Luger defeats Ric Flair by DQ to retain the NWA United States Title
-Sting defeats The Black Scorpion to retain the NWA World Title


1991

WCW Clash of the Champions XVI: Fall Brawl

-Brian Pillman defeats Badstreet in the semi-final of the WCW Light Heavyweight Title tournament
-Sting defeats Johnny B Badd to retain the WCW United States Title
-Richard Morton defeats Mike Graham in the semi-final of the WCW Light Heavyweight Title tournament
-Steve Austin defeats Tom Zenk to retain the WCW Television Title
-The Enforcers (Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko) defeat Rick Steiner & Bill Kazmaier to win the vacant WCW World Tag Team Titles


1995

2 Cold Scorpio defeats Eddie Guerrero to win the ECW Television Title


1996

Johnny Ace & Steve Williams defeat Jun Akiyama & Mitsuharu Misawa to win the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Titles

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2010

TNA No Surrender

-The Motor City Machine Guns defeat Generation Me to retain the TNA Tag Team Titles
-Douglas Williams defeats Sabu to retain the TNA X-Division Title
-AJ Styles defeats Tommy Dreamer in an I Quit Match
-Kurt Angle fought Jeff Hardy to a no contest. As a result, both men progressed to the final of the TNA World Title Tournament
-Mr Anderson defeats D’Angelo Dinero to progress to the final of the TNA World Title Tournament. The final would be held at Bound For Glory

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[Wolf Pac]

September 6

2003

AJPW Untitled PPV

-Toshiaki Kawada defeats The Gladiator
-Shinjiro Ohtani defeats Satoshi Kojima
-Hiro Yokoi & Kohei Sato defeat Shigeo Okumura & Nobukazu Hirai to retain the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Titles
-Kendo Kashin defeats The Great Sasuke to retain the AJPW Junior Heavyweight Title
-Keiji Mutoh & Arashi defeat Gigantes & TAKA Michinoku to retain the AJPW Tag Team Titles
-Toshiaki Kawada defeats Shinjiro Ohtani to win the vacant AJPW Triple Crown Title



2008

Kensuke Sasaki defeats Takeshi Morishima to win the GHC Heavyweight Title

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[Wolf Pac]

September 7

1986

WWF Wrestling Challenge premieres.

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1988

NWA Clash Of The Champions III: Fall Brawl

-Mike Rotunda fought Brad Armstrong to a time-limit draw to retain the NWA Television Title
-Dusty Rhodes defeats Kevin Sullivan in a Grudge Match
-Ricky Morton defeats Ivan Koloff in a Russian Chain Match
-Sting defeats Barry Windham by DQ; Windham retains the NWA United States Title

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1990

Johnny Ace & Kenta Kobashi defeat The Fantastics to win the vacant AJPW All Asia Tag Team Titles

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1997

WWF Ground Zero: In Your House

-Brian Pillman defeats Goldust to win the services of Marlena for 30 days
-Savio Vega defeats Farooq and Crush in a Triple Threat Match
-The Headbangers defeat Owen Hart & The British Bulldog, The Legion Of Doom and The Godwinns in a Four Way Elimination Match to win the vacant WWF Tag Team Titles
-Bret Hart defeats The Patriot to retain the WWF Title
-Shawn Michaels fought The Undertaker to a no contest due to excessive outside interference

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2008

WWE Unforgiven

-Matt Hardy defeats Mark Henry, The Miz, Chavo Guerrero & Finlay in a Championship Scramble Match to win the ECW Title
-The Legacy defeat Cryme Tyme to retain the World Tag Team Titles
-Shawn Michaels defeats Chris Jericho in an Unsanctioned Match
-Triple H defeats Jeff Hardy, The Brian Kendrick, Shelton Benjamin & MVP in a Championship Scramble Match to retain the WWE Title
-Chris Jericho defeats JBL, Batista, Rey Mysterio & Kane in a Championship Scramble Match to win the World Heavyweight Title. CM Punk was champion going into the event, but was unable to compete due to an attack by The Legacy backstage, thereby forfeiting the title.

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2009

Bob Barker guests hosts Monday Night Raw

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2010

WWE NXT Season 3 (Diva-exclusive) begins on Syfy

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[Wolf Pac]

September 8

1983

Stan Hansen defeats Giant Baba for the PWF World Heavyweight Title (now part of the All Japan Triple Crown)


2004

TNA holds it’s final weekly PPV event, headlined by Jeff Jarrett and Jeff Hardy


2012

El Terrible wins the CMLL Universal Championship Tournament, defeating Hiroshi Tanahashi in the final

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[Wolf Pac]

September 9

1980

The Wild Samoans defeat Tony Garea & Rene Goulet in the final of a tournament to win the WWF Tag Team Titles


1986

Dusty Rhodes defeats Arn Anderson to win the NWA Television Title

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1991

Ric Flair makes his WWF debut on Prime Time Wrestling

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1999

The Big Show & The Undertaker defeat The Rock n Sock Connection in a Buried Alive Match to win the WWF Tag Team Titles.

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The British Bulldog defeats The Big Boss Man to win the WWF Hardcore Title, but awards the title to Al Snow after the match.



2005

The first edition of Friday Night Smackdown

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2006

Naomichi Marufuji defeats Jun Akiyama to win the GHC Heavyweight Title

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2007

TNA No Surrender

-Pacman Jones & Ron Killings defeat Kurt Angle & Sting to win the TNA Tag Team Titles
-Jay Lethal defeats Kurt Angle to win the TNA X-Division Title
-AJ Styles & Tomko win a 10-Team Gauntlet Match to earn a TNA Tag Team Title match at Bound For Glory
-Christian Cage defeats Samoa Joe by DQ
-Kurt Angle defeats Abyss to retain the TNA World Title

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2012

TNA No Surrender

-Jeff Hardy defeats Samoa Joe to advance to the final of the Bound For Glory Series
-Bully Ray defeats James Storm to advance to the final of the Bound For Glory Series
-Miss Tessmacher defeats Tara to retain the TNA Knockouts Title
-Zema Ion defeats Sonjay Dutt to retain the TNA X-Division Title
-Christopher Daniels & Kazarian defeat AJ Styles & Kurt Angle to retain the TNA Tag Team Titles
-Jeff Hardy defeats Bully Ray to win the Bound For Glory Series

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[Wolf Pac]

September 10

2012

Jerry Lawler suffers a heart attack live on Raw. Fortunately, he would make a full recovery. With an hour remaining of the show, the WWE opted to continue with no commentary, with Michael Cole updating the viewers whenever possible.

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