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March 13

2000

WWF RAW

Bubba Ray Dudley powerbombs Mae Young off the stage



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Mr. McMahon makes his return during a match between Rock and Big Show

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2005

TNA Destination X

-Dustin Rhodes defeats Raven in a Bullrope match
-Jeff Hardy defeats Abyss in a Falls Count Anywhere match
-The Outlaw (Billy Gunn) defeats Kevin Nash in a First Blood match
-Christopher Daniels defeats A.J. Styles, Elix Skipper & Ron Killings in an Ultimate X Challenge match to win the NWA TNA X-Division Championship
-Jeff Jarrett defeats Diamond Dallas Page to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship after Monty Brown turned heel on DDP

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2011

TNA Victory Road 2011

-Tommy Dreamer defeats Bully Ray in a Falls Count Anywhere match
-Hernandez defeats Matt Morgan in a First Blood match
-AJ Styles defeats Matt Hardy
-Rob Van Dam fought Mr Anderson to a double countout
-Sting defeats Jeff Hardy to retain the TNA World Title. The match lasted a full 88 seconds as Jeff was in no condition to wrestle. He was sent home from the following Impact tapings

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March 14

1987

Saturday Night's Main Event featuring a 20 man battle royal involving Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant two weeks before WrestleMania III

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2004

WrestleMania XX: Chris Benoit wins a triple threat match agaisnt Triple H and Shawn Michaels to win the World Title.

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March 14

1987

Dick Murdoch & Ivan Koloff defeat Ron Garvin & Barry Windham to win the NWA United States Tag Team Titles


1999

WCW Uncensored

-Kevin Nash defeats Rey Mysterio
-Perry Saturn defeats Chris Jericho in a Dog Collar match
-Hak (The Sandman) defeats Bam Bam Bigelow and Raven in a Triple Threat Falls Count Anywhere match
-Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeat Barry Windham & Curt Hennig in a Lumberjack Match to win the WCW World Tag Team Titles
-Booker T defeats Scott Steiner to win the WCW Television Title
-Ric Flair defeats Hollywood Hogan in a First Blood Barbed Wire Cage Match to win the WCW World Title and gain control of WCW. Flair was actually bleeding first, but referee Charles Robinson refused to stop the match.



Naoya Ogawa ends Dan Severn's four-plus-year reign as NWA World Heavyweight Champion

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2001

The infamous Bob Costas interview of Vince McMahon. McMahon looked very intense and visably upset when Costas asked him questions about the fledgling XFL and the sex and violence in the WWF.

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2005

The Rockers reunite for one night only, facing La Resistance in a match

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2009

AJPW Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 7

-Riki Choshu & Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeat Osamu Nishimura & Manabu Soya
-Kaz Hayashi defeats Minoru to retain the AJPW Junior Heavyweight Title
-Taiyo Kea & Minoru Suzuki defeat Suwama & Shuji Kondo
-Yoshihiro Takayama defeats The Great Muta to win the AJPW Triple Crown Title

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2011

King Sheamus defeats Daniel Bryan to win the US Title

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March 15

1953

Whipper Billy Watson defeats Lou Thesz to win the NWA World Title


1982

WCCW Wrestling Star Wars

-Bugsy McGraw defeats The Spoiler
-"Wild" Bill Irwin defeats Frank Dusek
-Fritz Von Erich defeats The Great Kabuki
-Kevin & Kerry Von Erich fought "Playboy" Gary Hart & King Kong Bundy to a Double DQ in a Texas Death Cage match


1997

ECW Hostile City Showdown

-Taz defeats Rob Van Dam
-Shane Douglas defeats Pitbull #1 in an I Quit match to retain the ECW Television Championship
-The Dudley Boyz defeat The Eliminators to win the ECW World Tag Team Championship
-Terry Funk defeats Brian Lee
-Raven defeats Tommy Dreamer & Stevie Richards in a Three Way Dance to retain the ECW World Heavyweight Championship


1998

WCW Uncensored

-Diamond Dallas Page defeats Chris Benoit & Raven in a Triple Threat Falls Count Anywhere match to retain the WCW United States Championship
-The Giant defeats Kevin Nash by DQ
-Bret Hart defeats Curt Hennig
-Sting defeats Scott Hall to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
-Hollywood Hogan defeats Randy Savage in a Steel Cage match by forfeit

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Tank (from The Truth Commission) defeats Jerry Lawler to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title, ending Lawler's 25th reign

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1999

On Raw, Road Dogg defeats Val Venis to win the WWF IC Title. And Billy Gunn defeats Al Snow to win the WWF Hardcore Championship

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2003

ROH Expect The Unexpected

-CM Punk defeats Raven in a Raven’s Rules match
-Samoa Joe defeats BJ Whitmer, EZ Money and Homicide in a Four Corner Survival match to win the Number One Contender’s Trophy
-AJ Styles & Amazing Red defeat Christopher Daniels & Xavier to win the ROH Tag Team Championship

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2009

TNA Destination X

-Matt Morgan defeats Abyss in a Match Of 10,000 Tacks
-Scott Steiner defeats Samoa Joe by DQ
-AJ Styles defeats Booker T to win the TNA Legends Championship
-Team 3D defeats Beer Money Inc. by countout; Beer Money retain the TNA World Tag Team Titles
-Sting defeats Kurt Angle to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship; Jeff Jarrett was the Special Guest Referee and Mick Foley was Special Guest Enforcer

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March 16

1985

Dusty Rhodes defeats Tully Blanchard to win the NWA Television Title


1989

Hiroshi Hase defeats Shiro Koshinaka to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title


1995

Kamala defeats Koko B. Ware to win the USWA Unified Heavyweight Title


1997

WCW Uncensored

-Dean Malenko defeats Eddy Guerrero to win the WCW United States Title
-Buff Bagwell defeats Scotty Riggs in a Strap Match
-Prince Iaukea defeats Rey Misterio Jr to retain the WCW Television Title
-Harlem Heat defeat Public Enemy in a Texas Tornado match
-Team nWo (Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Hollywood Hogan & Randy Savage) defeat Team Piper (Roddy Piper, Chris Benoit, Steve McMichael & Jeff Jarrett) & Team WCW (Lex Luger, The Giant, & Scott Steiner) in a Triangle Elimination Match with Hogan as the lone survivor. Team WCW was supposed to include Rick Steiner, but he was attacked before the match. After the match, Sting came down from the rafters and attacked the nWo, finally revealing that he's on WCW's side, after months of silence about whose side he was on.

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March 17

1999

Koji Kanemoto defeats Jushin Liger to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title


2000

Beyond The Mat opens in theaters.

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2001

Scott Norton defeats Kensuke Sasaki to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title
 
March 18

1995

ECW Extreme Warfare

-Mikey Whipwreck defeats Jason Knight.
-Ron Simmons defeats Hack Myers.
-Raven's Flock defeat Tommy Dreamer in a Gauntlet match (Dreamer beat Tony Stetson, Johnny Hot Body & Stevie Richards before being beat by Raven)
-2 Cold Scorpio defeats Dean Malenko to win the ECW Television Title
-Axl Rotten defeats Ian Rotten in a Strap match.
-The Public Enemy defeat The Pitbulls
-Sabu defeats Mikey Whipwreck
-Terry Funk and The Sandman defeat Cactus Jack and Shane Douglas


2001

WCW presents it's last ever PPV, Greed.

-Elix Skipper & Kid Romeo defeat Rey Misterio Jr & Billy Kidman to become the first WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions
-Shane Helms defeats Chavo Guerrero Jr to win the WCW Cruiserweight Title
-The Natural Born Thrillers (Sean O’Haire & Chuck Palumbo) defeat Totally Buff (Lex Luger & Buff Bagwell) to retain the WCW World Tag Team Titles
-Booker T defeats Rick Steiner to win the WCW United States Title
-Dusty & Dustin Rhodes defeat Ric Flair & Jeff Jarrett
-Scott Steiner defeats Diamond Dallas Page in a Falls Count Anywhere Match to retain the WCW World Title

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2002

WWF Raw - Brock Lesnar makes his debut. Linda McMahon announces the brand split and the superstar draft will begin the next week.

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2006

WWE Saturday Night Main Event makes it return to NBC.

-Triple H & John Cena defeat Randy Orton, Kurt Angle & Rey Mysterio
-Stone Cold Steve Austin defeats JBL by DQ in a Beer Drinking contest
-Shane McMahon defeats Shawn Michaels via Montreal Screwjob finish

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March 19

1995

WCW Uncensored

-The Blacktop Bully defeats Dustin Rhodes in a King of the Road Match. Both men were fired for blading during the match, violating WCW’s no-blood policy
-Johnny B Badd defeats Arn Anderson by KO in a Boxer vs Wrestler Match
-Randy Savage defeats Avalanche by DQ after Ric Flair (posing as a fan) attacked Savage. Despite the finish, the match had been advertised as a no-DQ contest
-The Nasty Boys defeat Harlem Heat in a Falls Count Anywhere Match
-Hulk Hogan defeats Vader in a Strap Match






2000

WCW Uncensored

-Billy Kidman & Booker defeat Harlem Heat 2000 (Stevie Ray & Big T (Ahmed Johnson))
-Vampiro defeats Fit Finlay in a Falls Count Anywhere Match
-Dustin Rhodes defeats Terry Funk in a Bullrope Match
-Sting defeats The Total Package (Lex Luger) in a Lumberjacks With Casts Match
-Sid Vicious defeats Jeff Jarrett to retain the WCW World Title
-Hulk Hogan defeats Ric Flair in a Yappapi Indian Strap Match

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2001

The Monday Night Wars enters it's last week before the WWF buy out WCW

WWF Raw - Edge & Christian defeat The Hardy Boyz to win the WWF Tag Team Titles with help from Rhyno, who was making his debut. Later in the night, The Dudley Boyz defeat Edge & Christian to win the titles with help from Spike Dudley, who was also making his debut. Chris Jericho pees in William Regal's tea.

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WCW Nitro - Eric Bischoff phones in on the show to announce the final episode of Nitro for next week.

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2007

Bobby Lashley becomes the first man to break the Masterlock in the Masterlock Challenge

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2011

Eddie Edwards defeats Roderick Strong to win the ROH World Title and become ROH's first Triple Crown winner

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March 20

1996

Shinjiro Otani defeats Wild Pegasus in the final of a tournament to win the vacant WCW Cruiserweight Title. The title had been vacant for well over 3 years and renamed from the Light Heavyweight Title to the Cruiserweight Title.


2000

Mick Foley comes out of "retirement" to participate in the Fatal 4 Way WWF Championship match at Wrestlemania 16.

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2011

Yuji Nagata wins the New Japan Cup, defeating Shinsuke Nakamura in the tournament final


2012

AJPW Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 14

-Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi defeat Takumi Soya & Suwama to retain the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Titles
-Kenny Omega defeats Shuji Kondo to retain the AJPW Junior Heavyweight Title
-Yuji Nagata defeats Masayuki Kono in a Cage Death Match
-Satoshi Kojima defeats Seiya Sanada
-Get Wild (Manabu Soya & Takao Omori) defeat The Dark Carnival (Dark Cuervo & Dark Ozz) to win the AJPW Tag Team Titles
-Jun Akiyama defeats Keiji Mutoh to retain the AJPW Triple Crown Title

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March 21

1997

WWF Slammy Awards

-Rocky Maivia wins the New Sensation Award
-Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart from Wrestlemania XII wins Match of the Year
-The Undertaker wins Best Entrance Music
-Shawn Michaels' Sweet Chin Music wins Best Finisher
-Goldust & Marlena win Best Couple
-Steve Austin wins the Freedom of Speech Award
-The Undertaker wins Superstar of the Year
-Arnold Skaaland wins the Lifetime Achievement Award
-Sable is Miss Slammy

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1999

ECW Living Dangerously

-Rob Van Dam defeats Jerry Lynn to retain the ECW Television Title
-New Jack defeats Mustafa
-Spike Dudley & Nova defeat The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray & D-Von). Nova was injured during the match and was replaced by Sid Vicious
-Tommy Dreamer & Shane Douglas defeat The Impact Players
-Taz defeats Sabu to unify the FTW Title and the ECW World Title




2001

The final WCW Thunder airs on TBS

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2007

Yuji Nagata wins the New Japan Cup, defeating Togi Makabe in the tournament final


2010

TNA Destination X

-Kazarian defeats Daniels, Amazing Red & Brian Kendrick in a 4-Way Ladder Match
-Motor City Machine Guns defeat Generation Me in an Ultimate X Match
-The Band (Scott Hall & Syxx-Pac) defeat Eric Young & Kevin Nash to win TNA contracts
-Doug Williams defeats Shannon Moore to retain the X-Division Titles
-Matt Morgan & Hernandez defeat Beer Money Inc to retain the TNA Tag Team Titles
-Kurt Angle defeats Mr. Anderson
-AJ Styles fought Abyss to a no contest when Styles was chokeslammed through the ring. Styles retains the TNA World Title

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March 22

1997

Jerry Lawler defeats Tank to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title


1999

Kensuke Sasaki & Shiro Koshinaka defeat Ten-Koji (Hiroyshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) to win the IWGP Tag Team Titles


2003

Samoa Joe defeats Xavier to win the ROH World Title


2004

WWE holds the 2004 Draft Lottery on RAW.

-Rene Dupree to Smackdown
-Shelton Benjamin to Raw
-Mark Jindrak to Smackdown
-Nidia to Raw
-Triple H to Smackdown (Triple H was traded back to Raw after the show, in exchange for The Dudley Boyz and Booker T being sent to Smackdown)
-Rhyno to Raw
-RVD to Smackdown
-Tajiri to Raw
-Theodore Long to Smackdown
-Edge to Raw
-Spike Dudley to Smackdown
-Paul Heyman to Raw (Heyman kayfabe quit immediately, not wanting to work for Eric Bischoff, leaving Smackdown without a general manager)

Eddie Guerrero defeats Triple H by DQ to retain the WWE Title after the Raw & Smackdown rosters got involved and brawled to end the show




2009

Hirooki Goto wins the New Japan Cup, defeating Giant Bernard in the tournament final






2010

Hirooki Goto wins the New Japan Cup, defeating Togi Makabe in the tournament final
 
March 23

1985

Magnum TA defeats Wahoo McDaniel in a Cage match to win the NWA United States Championship

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1992

Brian Christopher defeats Jimmy Valiant for the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship. The first of 25 runs with the title for Christopher.


2008

Hiroshi Tanahashi wins the New Japan Cup, defeating Giant Bernard in the tournament final

 
March 24

1965

The Undertaker is born

1991

WrestleMania VII

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March 24

1994

Rick Rude defeats Hiroshi Hase to win the WCW International World Title. Hase beat Rude for the title on March 16th.

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1996

WCW Uncensored

-Konnan defeats Eddy Guerrero to retain the WCW United States Championship
-Sting & Booker T defeat The Road Warriors in a Chicago Street Fight
-The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage) defeat The Alliance to End Hulkamania (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Meng, The Barbarian, Lex Luger, Kevin Sullivan, Z-Gangsta and The Ultimate Solution) in a Doomsday Cage match

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2002

Cho-Ten (Masahiro Chono and Hiroyoshi Tenzan) defeat Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata in the final of a tournament to win the vacant IWGP Tag Team Titles.
 
March 25

1983

Terry Gordy defeats The Great Kabuki to win the NWA Brass Knuckles (Texas) Heavyweight Championship


1994

Jerry Lawler defeats Eddie Gilbert to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title


2002

The first ever WWE Draft Lottery takes place on Raw, with Vince McMahon picking for Smackdown and Ric Flair for Raw. The first two superstars to be drafted were The Rock (SD) and The Undertaker (Raw). WWF Undisputed Champion, Triple H and WWF Women’s Champion, Jazz were uneligible to be drafted and would wrestle on both shows. Steve Austin was also uneligible to be drafted and would make the decision as to which brand he wanted to be on the following week.

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Triple H defeats Chris Jericho and Stephanie McMahon in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWF Undisputed Championship. As a result of her being pinned, Stephanie was forced to leave the company.

 
March 26

2001

The final Nitro airs as Vince McMahon announces he purchased WCW.

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March 26

1994

ECW Ultimate Jeopardy

-J.T. Smith defeats Rockin' Rebel to retain the ECW World Television Championship
-Jimmy Snuka defeats Tommy Dreamer in a Steel Cage match
-Shane Douglas, Mr. Hughes & The Public Enemy defeat Terry Funk, Road Warrior Hawk, Kevin Sullivan & The Tazmaniac in a Ultimate Jeopardy match. Douglas pinned Funk to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship


2005

NJPW Nexess V

-Hirooki Goto defeats Hiroyuki Ito to win the Young Lions Cup
-Ron Waterman & Minoru Suzuki defeat Kensuke Sasaki & Takashi Iizuka
-Tsuyoshi Kosaka defeats Yuji Nagata by TKO
-Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeats Masahiro Chono
-Satoshi Kojima fought Shinsuke Nakamura to a time-limit draw to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
 
March 27

1983

Roddy Piper defeats "Dirty" Dick Slater to win the NWA Television Championship


1988

NWA Clash Of The Champions I

-The Road Warriors & Dusty Rhodes defeat The Powers of Pain & Ivan Koloff in a Barbed Wire match
-Lex Luger & Barry Windham defeat Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship
-NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Ric Flair wrestled Sting to a 45 minute draw





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

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2010

WWE Hall Of Fame Induction

Inductees:

-Stu Hart
-Gorgeous George
-Ted DiBiase
-Antonio Inoki
-Mad Dog Vachon
-Wendi Richter
-Bob Uecker

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March 28

2003

Satoshi Kojima wins the AJPW Champion’s Carnival, defeating Arashi in the final


2004

NJPW Untitled PPV

-Jushin Liger defeats Masayuki Naruse to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Title
-Heat defeats Koji Kanemoto to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
-Hiroshi Tanahashi defeats Kazunari Murakami to retain the U-30 Title
-Yoshihiro Takayama & Minoru Suzuki defeat Manabu Nakanishi & Genichiro Tenryu to retain the IWGP Tag Team Titles
-Yuji Nagata defeats Masahiro Chono
-Bob Sapp defeats Kensuke Sasaki to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title

 
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