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April 15

1995

ECW Hostile City Showdown

-Eddie Guerrero wrestles Dean Malenko to a draw. Guerrero retains the ECW Television Championship
-The Sandman defeats Shane Douglas to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship
-The Public Enemy defeat The Pitbulls to retain the ECW World Tag Team Championship

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Mitsuharu Misawa wins the AJPW Champion’s Carnival, defeating Akira Taue in the final

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2000

Kenta Kobashi wins the AJPW Champion's Carnival, defeating Takao Omori in the final


2001

Mitsuharu Misawa defeats Yoshihiro Takayama in the final of a tournament to become the first GHC Heavyweight Champion

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2007

TNA Lockdown

-Team 3D defeats LAX in an Electrified Six Sides of Steel Cage match to retain the NWA World Tag Team Championship
-Team Angle (Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Rhino, Sting and Jeff Jarrett) defeat Team Cage (Christian Cage, A.J. Styles, Scott Steiner, Abyss and Tomko) in a Lethal Lockdown match

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2012

TNA Lockdown

Team Garett (Garett Bischoff, A.J. Styles, Austin Aries, Mr. Anderson, and Rob Van Dam) defeat Team Eric (Eric Bischoff, Gunner, Bully Ray, Christopher Daniels, and Kazarian) in a Lethal Lockdown match. As a result of his team's loss, Eric Bischoff is forced to leave TNA and renounce his name.
-Jeff Hardy defeats Kurt Angle
-Bobby Roode defeats James Storm in a Six Sides of Steel Cage match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship

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April 16

1982

Giant Baba wins the AJPW Champion’s Carnival. This would be the last Carnival until 1991


1991

This year’s AJPW Champion’s Carnival introduced the modern ‘dual-block’ system. Stan Hansen won group A and Jumbo Tsuruta won group B with Tsuruta defeating Hansen in the final.


1994

Toshiaki Kawada wins the AJPW Champion’s Carnival, defeating Steve Williams in the final




1999

Vader wins the AJPW Champion’s Carnival, defeating Kenta Kobashi in the final

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2000

WCW Spring Stampede

-Mancow defeats Jimmy Hart
-Terry Funk defeats Norman Smiley to win the vacant WCW Hardcore Title
-Chris Candido defeats The Artist, Juventud Guerrera, Shannon Moore, Lash LeRoux & Crowbar in a Suicide Six-Way Match to win the vacant WCW Cruiserweight Title
-Shane Douglas & Buff Bagwell defeat Ric Flair & Lex Luger in the final of a tournament to win the vacant WCW World Tag Team Titles
-Scott Steiner defeats Sting in the final of a tournament to win the vacant WCW United States Title
-Jeff Jarrett defeats Diamond Dallas Page in the final of a tournament to win the vacant WCW World Title after Kimberly turns on DDP and joins Eric Bischoff & Vince Russo's New Blood

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2007

Santino Marella makes his debut (as a fan), and defeats Umaga for the Intercontinental Championship

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April 17

1992

The AJPW Champion’s Carnival is held. Mitsuharu Misawa wins group A and Stan Hansen wins group B, with Hansen defeat Misawa in the final


1994

WCW Spring Stampede

-The Nasty Boys defeat Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne in a Chicago Street Fight to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship
-Stunning Steve Austin defeats The Great Muta by DQ to retain the WCW United States Championship
-Sting defeats Rick Rude to win the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship
-Ric Flair fought Ricky Steamboat to a No Contest due to a double-pin; Flair retained the WCW World Heavyweight Title but the title was later held up due to the finish.

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2000

Chris Jericho defeats Triple H to "win" the WWF Championship. After the match, Triple H, along with Stephanie and Shane McMahon, dragged referee Earl Hebner back to the ring and demanded that he reverse the decision due to the fast-count. Hebner said he would, provided that nobody puts their hands on him again as long as he is a WWF official, with Triple H agreeing. After Hebner reversed the decision and handed the WWF belt back to Triple H, he was assaulted & fired by Triple H & Shane. Of the match, Triple H said that the match never happened, was stricken from the record, and the fans didn’t see a thing.

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2011

TNA Lockdown

-Jeff Jarrett defeats Kurt Angle in a 2 Out of 3 Falls "Ultra Male" Cage match
-Sting defeats Rob Van Dam & Mr. Anderson in a Triple Threat Cage match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
-Fortune (James Storm, Robert Roode, Kazarian and Christopher Daniels) defeat Immortal (Ric Flair, Abyss, Bully Ray and Matt Hardy) in a Lethal Lockdown match

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April 18

2005

Hulk Hogan returns to Madison Square Garden to save Shawn Michaels from an attack by Muhammad Hassan and Daivari.

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April 18

1988

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


1989

Jumbo Tsuruta defeats Stan Hansen to unify the NWA International Title, the PWF Heavyweight Title and the NWA United National Title to create the AJPW Triple Crown Title

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1991

Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey defeat The Miracle Violence Connection (Steve Williams & Terry Gordy) to win the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Titles

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1992

Hulk Hogan defeats Nick Bockwinkel to "win" the AWA World Heavyweight Championship. However, AWA President Stanley Blackburn voided the title change and returned the title to Bockwinkel because of both men using foreign objects in the match. This was the first of Hogan’s two unrecognized AWA World Title victories.

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1998

Mitsuharu Misawa wins the AJPW Champion’s Carnival, defeating Jun Akiyama in the final


2004

WWE Backlash

-Shelton Benjamin defeats Ric Flair
-Chris Jericho defeats Christian & Trish Stratus in an Intergender Handicap match
-Randy Orton defeats Cactus Jack in a Hardcore match to retain the Intercontinental Championship
-Edge defeats Kane
-Chris Benoit defeats HHH & Shawn Michaels in a Triple Threat to retain the World Heavyweight Championship

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2010

TNA Lockdown

-Kurt Angle defeats Mr. Anderson in a Cage match
-AJ Styles defeats "The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero in a Cage match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
-Team Hogan (Abyss, Rob Van Dam, Jeff Jarrett & Jeff Hardy) defeat Team Flair (Sting, Beer Money Inc & Desmond Wolfe) in a Lethal Lockdown match

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April 19

1986

The Road Warriors defeat Magnum T.A. and Ron Garvin to win the first Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tournament

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1998

WCW Spring Stampede

-Hollywood Hogan & Kevin Nash defeat Roddy Piper & The Giant in a Baseball Bat on a Pole Match
-Raven defeats Diamond Dallas Page in a Raven’s Rules Match to win the WCW United States Title
-Randy Savage defeats Sting in a No-DQ Match to win the WCW World Title

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1999

The "Funeral" of Stone Cold Steve Austin after The Rock threw him off a bridge one week earlier.




2001

Undertaker & Kane defeat Edge & Christian to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles. Kane lost the Hardcore Title to Rhyno earlier in the show.






2004

Edge & Chris Benoit defeat Ric Flair & Batista to win the WWE World Tag Team Titles

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2009

TNA Lockdown

-Team 3D defeat Beer Money Inc in a Street Fight to retain the IWGP Tag Team Titles and win the TNA Tag Team Titles
-Team Jarrett (Jeff Jarrett, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels) defeat Team Angle (Kurt Angle, Scott Steiner, Booker T & Kevin Nash) in a Lethal Lockdown Match
-Mick Foley defeats Sting to win the TNA World Title

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2010

Rob Van Dam defeats AJ Styles to win the TNA World Title

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April 20

1986

AWA WrestleRock

-Nick Bockwinkel defeats Stan Hansen by DQ; Hansen retains the AWA World Heavyweight Championship
-Verne Gagne defeats Sheik Adnan El Kassey in a Cage match
-The Road Warriors defeat Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin in a Cage match

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1996

ECW Hostile City Showdown

-The Dudley Boyz defeat The Pitbulls
-Primetime Brian Lee defeats Tommy Dreamer
-Sabu defeats Rob Van Dam
-Raven defeats Shane Douglas to retain the ECW World Heavyweight Championship






Jeff Jarrett defeats Jerry Lawler to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title

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Akira Taue wins the AJPW Champion’s Carnival, defeating Steve Williams in the final




1997

WWF In Your House: Revenge Of The Taker

-The Legion Of Doom defeat Owen Hart & The British Bulldog by DQ; Hart & Bulldog retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
-Savio Vega defeats Rocky Maivia by countout; Maivia retains the WWF Intercontinental Title
-The Undertaker defeats Mankind to retain the WWF Title
-Stone Cold Steve Austin defeats Bret Hart by DQ






1998

Goldberg defeats Raven in a Raven’s Rules Match to win the WCW United States Championship

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Hollywood Hogan defeats Randy Savage in a No DQ to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship after Bret Hart turns heel on Savage and helps Hogan win the belt








2004

Keiji Mutoh wins the AJPW Champion’s Carnival, defeating Kensuke Sasaki in the final


Charlie Haas & Rico defeat Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty to win the WWE Tag Team Titles




2005

Kensuke Sasaki wins the AJPW Champion’s Carnival, defeating Jamal (Umaga) in the final


2006

Taiyo Kea wins the AJPW Champion’s Carnival, defeating Kohei Suwama in the final
 
April 21

1973

Giant Baba wins the AJPW Champion's Carnival, defeating Mark Lewin in the final


1980

Ken Patera defeats Pat Patterson to win the WWF Intercontinental Title




1982

Bruiser Brody defeats Dory Funk Jr to win the NWA International Heavyweight Title

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1984

Ricky Steamboat defeats Dick Slater to win the NWA United States Title


1993

Stan Hansen wins the AJPW Champion's Carnival, defeating Mitsuhara Misawa in the final

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2004

AJ Styles defeats Jeff Jarrett in a Cage Match to win the NWA World Title




2008

William Regal wins the King Of The Ring tournament, defeating CM Punk in the final

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April 22

1989

Randy Savage cuts Brutus Beefcake's hair on the Brother Love Show setting up Savage and Beefcake's roles in the SummerSlam main event.

1996

The Giant beats Ric Flair for the WCW title

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April 22

2000

ECW Cyberslam - Tommy Dreamer defeats Taz to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, but loses the title to Justin Credible later in the night.




2002

Big Show turns on Austin during a tag match and joins the nWo

 
April 23

1977

THE CHAMP (Cena) IS BORN!!!!


1981

Giant Baba wins the AJPW Champion’s Carnival, defeating Bruiser Brody in the final


1988

Sting and Lex Luger win the 3rd Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup tournament, defeating Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard in the final


1999

D-Von Dudley defeats Rob Van Dam to win the ECW Tag Team Titles for The Dudley Boyz




2006

TNA Lockdown

-Samoa Joe defeats Sabu in a Six Sides of Steel match to retain the X-Division Championship
-Christian Cage defeats Abyss in a Six Sides of Steel Cage match to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
-Sting's Warriors (Sting, A.J. Styles, Ron Killings & Rhino) defeat Jarrett's Army (Jeff Jarrett, Scott Steiner & America's Most Wanted) in a Lethal Lockdown match

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April 24

1983

AWA Super Sunday

-Rick Martel, Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeat Jesse 'the Body' Ventura, Ken Patera & Blackjack Lanza
-Nick Bockwinkel defeats Hulk Hogan by DQ; Bockwinkel retains the AWA World Heavyweight Championship
-Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon defeat Jerry "Crusher" Blackwell & Shiek Adnan El Kassey

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1989

Big Van Vader defeats Shinya Hashimoto in the final of a tournament with Lou Thesz as special guest referee to win the vacant IWGP Heavyweight Title




1991

WWF UK Rampage

-Davey Boy Smith defeats The Bezerker.
-Earthquake defeats Jake Roberts via countout.
-Hulk Hogan defeats Sgt. Slaughter to retain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship






2005

TNA Lockdown

-Jeff Hardy defeats Raven in a Six Sides Of Steel Tables match
-Team Nash (Sean Waltman, Diamond Dallas Page & BG James) defeat Team Jarrett (Jeff Jarrett, The Outlaw & Monty Brown) in a Lethal Lockdown Match
-AJ Styles defeats Abyss to earn a NWA World Title shot at Hard Justice

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Hiroshi Tanahashi wins the New Japan Cup, defeating Manabu Nakanishi in the tournament final
 
April 25

1992

Jimmy Snuka defeats Salvatore Bellomo in the final of a tournament to become the first NWA-ECW Champion


1999

WWF Backlash

-Al Snow defeats Hardcore Holly in a Hardcore Match to win the WWF Hardcore Title
-The New Age Outlaws defeat Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett
-Mankind defeats Paul Wight in a Boiler Room Brawl
-Triple H defeats X-Pac
-The Undertaker defeats Ken Shamrock
-Stone Cold Steve Austin defeats The Rock in a No Holds Barred Match with Shane McMahon as special guest referee to retain the WWF Title

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2002

Randy Orton makes his WWE debut on Smackdown, defeating Hardcore Holly

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2010

WWE Extreme Rules

-CM Punk defeats Rey Mysterio in a Hair Match; If Punk lost, he would've have his head shaved by Mysterio
-Jack Swagger defeats Randy Orton in an Extreme Rules Match to retain the World Heavyweight Title
-Sheamus defeats Triple H in a Street Fight
-Edge defeats Chris Jericho in a Cage Match
-John Cena defeats Batista in a Last Man Standing Match to retain the WWE Title

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April 26

1992

Johnny Hotbody defeats Jimmy Snuka to win the NWA-ECW Title, one day after Snuka won the belt to become the first ever champion.


1999

Sting defeats Diamond Dallas Page to win the WCW World Title, but would lose it back to Page later in the show in a No-DQ Fatal Four Way Match also featuring Kevin Nash & Goldberg.




The Undertaker-Stephanie McMahon Black Wedding




2000

David Arquette pins Eric Bischoff in a tag team match also featuring Jeff Jarrett (as Eric's partner) & DDP (as David's partner) to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.

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2009

WWE Backlash

-Chris Jericho defeats Ricky Steamboat
-Jeff Hardy defeats Matt Hardy in an I Quit match
-Christian defeats Jack Swagger to win the ECW World Championship
-Legacy (Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr.) defeat HHH, Batista & Shane McMahon. Randy Orton pinned HHH to win the WWE Championship
-Edge defeats John Cena in a Last Man Standing match to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

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April 27

1981

Tommy Rich defeats Harley Race to win the NWA World Title


1984

Austin Idol defeats Jerry Lawler to win the Southern Heavyweight Title in their infamous Hair vs. Hair Steel Cage match

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1990

Keiji Mutoh & Masahiro Chono defeat Masa Saito & Shinya Hashimoto to win the IWGP Tag Team Titles

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1997

Jerry Lawler defeats King Reginald to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title. This would be Lawler's 28th and final reign with the title.


2000

Stone Cold blows up the DX Express




2003

WWE Backlash

-Big Show defeats Rey Mysterio
-Triple H, Ric Flair & Chris Jericho defeat Kevin Nash, Shawn Michaels & Booker T
-Brock Lesnar defeats John Cena to retain the WWE Title
-Goldberg defeats The Rock

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2008

WWE Backlash

-Matt Hardy defeats MVP to win the WWE United States Title
-Shawn Michaels defeats Batista with Chris Jericho as special guest referee
-The Undertaker defeats Edge to retain the World Heavyweight Title
-Triple H defeats Randy Orton, John Cena & JBL in a 4-Way Elimination Match to win the WWE Title

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NJPW Untitled PPV

-Masato Tanaka & Shinjiro Otani defeat Koji Kanemoto & Ryusuke Taguchi
-Riki Choshu, Masahiro Chono & Jushin Liger defeat Manabu Nakanishi, Tiger Mask IV & Tetsuya Naito
-Wataru Inoue defeats Christopher Daniels to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
-Togi Makabe & Toru Yano defeat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Takashi Iizuka to retain the IWGP Tag Team Titles
-Keiji Mutoh defeats Shinsuke Nakamura to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title
 
April 28

1996

Shawn Michaels successfully defends the WWF title against Diesel in an awesome no holds barred match at In Your House: Good Friends Better Enemies.

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April 29

1996

NJPW Battle Formation

-The Great Sasuke defeats Jushin Liger to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
-Randy Savage defeats Hiroyoshi Tenzan
-Masahiro Chono defeats Lex Luger
-Power Warrior & The Road Warriors defeat Scott Norton & The Steiner Brothers
-The Great Muta defeats Jinsei Shinzaki
-Genichiro Tenryu defeats Tatsumi Fujinami
-Shinya Hashimoto defeats Nobuhiko Takada to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title

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1999

The first ever episode of Smackdown before it officially became a weekly program in August of that year

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2001

WWF Backlash

-Rhyno defeats Raven to retain the WWF Hardcore Title
-William Regal defeats Chris Jericho in a Duchess of Queensbury Rules Match
-Chris Benoit defeats Kurt Angle in an Ultimate Submission Match
-Shane McMahon defeats The Big Show in a Last Man Standing Match
-Stone Cold Steve Austin & Triple H defeat Kane & The Undertaker to win the WWF Tag Team Titles and retain the WWF Title (Austin) and WWF Intercontinental Title (HHH)

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2007

WWE Backlash

-Chris Benoit defeats MVP to retain the WWE United States Title
-Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon & Umaga defeat Bobby Lashley in a 3-on-1 Handicap Match. Vince wins the ECW Title by pinning Lashley
-The Undertaker fought Batista to a no-contest in a Last Man Standing Match; Taker retains the World Heavyweight Title
-John Cena defeats Edge, Randy Orton & Shawn Michaels in a Fatal Four Way Match to retain the WWE Title

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2012

WWE Extreme Rules

-Randy Orton defeats Kane in a Falls Count Anywhere Match
-Cody Rhodes defeats The Big Show in a Tables Match to win the WWE Intercontinental Title
-Sheamus defeats Daniel Bryan in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match to retain the World Heavyweight Title
-CM Punk defeats Chris Jericho in a Chicago Street Fight to retain the WWE Title
-John Cena defeats Brock Lesnar in an Extreme Rules Match

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April 30

1977

"Superstar" Billy Graham defeats Bruno Sammartino to win the WWWF Title


1981

Dory Funk Jr defeats Terry Funk (subbing for the injured Bruiser Brody) in the final of a tournament to win the vacant NWA International Heavyweight Title

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1983

Greg Valentine defeats Roddy Piper by referee stoppage to win the NWA United States Title. The match was stopped when Piper suffered a large cut over his left eye


1994

Diesel defeats Razor Ramon to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship

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1995

Triple H makes his WWF debut

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2000

WWF Backlash

-T&A defeat The Dudley Boyz
-The Big Show defeats Kurt Angle
-Chris Benoit defeats Chris Jericho by DQ to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
-The Rock defeats Triple H with Shane McMahon as special guest referee to win the WWF Title

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2006

WWE Backlash

-Trish Stratus defeats Mickie James by DQ; James retains the WWE Womens Title
-Rob Van Dam defeats Shelton Benjamin to retain his Money In The Bank contract and win the WWE Intercontinental Title
-Vince & Shane McMahon defeat Shawn Michaels & ‘God’ in a No Holds Barred Tornado Tag Team Match
-John Cena defeats Triple H & Edge in a Triple Threat Match to retain the WWE Title

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Giant Bernard (Tensai) wins the New Japan Cup, defeating Yuji Nagata in the tournament final

 
May 1

1980

Jumbo Tsuruta wins the AJPW Champion’s Carnival, defeating Dick Slater in the final


1994

Rick Rude defeats Sting to win the WCW International World Title, but suffers the back injury that would end his career in the match.

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1995

Jerry Lawler defeats Razor Ramon to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title


1998

Toshiaki Kawada defeats Mitsuharu Misawa to win the AJPW Triple Crown Title

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2005

WWE Backlash

-Shelton Benjamin defeats Chris Jericho to retain the WWE Intercontinental Title
-Edge defeats Chris Benoit in a Last Man Standing Match
-Hulk Hogan & Shawn Michaels defeat Muhammad Hassan & Daivari
-Batista defeats Triple H to retain the World Heavyweight Title

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2006

Joey Styles' infamous "shoot" on RAW.

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2011

WWE Extreme Rules

-Randy Orton defeats CM Punk in a Last Man Standing Match
-Michael Cole & Jack Swagger defeat Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler in a Country Whipping Match
-Christian defeats Alberto Del Rio in a Ladder Match to win the vacant World Heavyweight Title
-John Cena defeats The Miz & John Morrison in a Triple Threat Cage Match to win the WWE Title

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May 2

1972

The Rock is born.


1987

AWA SuperClash II

-Sherri Martel defeats Madusa Micelli to retain the AWA Womens Title
-Curt Hennig defeats Nick Bockwinkel to win the AWA World Title
-Shawn Michaels, Marty Jannetty & Ray Stevens defeat Buddy Wolfe, Doug Somers & Kevin Kelly
-Jimmy Snuka & Russ Francis defeat The Terrorist & The Mercenary


1994

The Headshrinkers w/ Captain Lou Albano defeat The Quebecers to win the WWF Tag Team Championship

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1999

AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Show

-Masahito Kakihara, Maunakea Mossman & Yoshinari Ogawa wrestled Hayabusa, The Great Sasuke & Tiger Mask IV to a 30 minute Time Limit Draw
-Akira Taue, Stan Hansen & Steve Williams defeat Gary Albright, Takao Omori & Yoshihiro Takayama
-The Road Warriors & Johnny Ace defeat Jinsei Shinzaki, Jun Akiyama & Kenta Kobashi
-Mitsuharu Misawa defeated Big Van Vader to win the AJPW Triple Crown Unified Heavyweight Championship

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2005

Shawn Michaels defeats Shelton Benjamin in one of the greatest RAW matches ever. This was part of the "Gold Rush" Tournament to determine a new #1 contender for Batista's World Heavyweight Title.




2003

NJPW Ultimate Crush

-Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeats Hiroshi Tanahashi
-Ken Shamrock defeats Takashi Iizuka
-Jushin Liger & Koji Kanemoto defeat Tiger Mask IV & Heat to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
-Kenta Kobashi defeats Masa Chono to retain the GHC Heavyweight Title
-Yoshihiro Takayama defeats Yuji Nagata to retain the NWF Heavyweight Title and win the IWGP Heavyweight Title

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2007

Kaientai (Dick Togo & Taka Michinoku) defeat Gedo & Jado to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles

 
May 3

1975

Giant Baba wins the revamped AJPW Champion’s Carnival by defeating Gene Kiniski, The Destroyer & Mr Wrestling in a Round Robin League


1985

Ted DiBiase & Steve Williams defeat The Rock N Roll Express to win the MSW Tag Team Titles

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1987

WCCW Parade Of Champions 4

-Bruiser Brody defeats Jeep Swenson
-Kevin Von Erich fought Nord The Barbarian to a double countout to retain the WCWA World Title
-The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) & Steve Simpson defeat The Rock 'n Roll RPMs (Mike Davis & Tommy Lane) & Eric Embry in a Scaffold Match


1993

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku

-Tiger Mask defeats Jushin Liger
-Scott Norton fought Sting to a double-disqualification.
-The Hellraisers (Hawk Warrior (Road Warrior Hawk) and Power Warrior (Kensuke Sasaki)) defeat Masahiro Chono and Shinya Hashimoto to retain the IWGP Tag Team Championship
-WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan defeats IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Keiji Mutoh
-Tatsumi Fujinami and Antonio Inoki defeat Riki Choshu and Genichiro Tenryu

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Papa Shango defeats Jerry Lawler to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title




1995

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku

-Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit) defeat 2 Cold Scorpio
-Sabu defeats Koji Kanemoto to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
-The Steiner Brothers defeat Scott Norton and Road Warrior Hawk
-Ric Flair defeats Hiroshi Hase
-Kensuke Sasaki defeats Hiroshi Tenzan.
-Keiji Mutoh defeats Shinya Hashimoto to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship

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1997

NJPW Strong Style Evolution

-Tatsumi Fujinami defeats Hiroyoshi Tenzan.
-nWo Sting and Syxx defeat Takashi Iizuka and Tadao Yasuda
-Vicious and Delicious (Buff Bagwell and Scott Norton) defeat The Giant and Lex Luger
-Masahiro Chono and The Outsiders defeat Keiji Mutoh and The Steiner Brothers
-Antonio Inoki and Tiger King defeat Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Jushin Liger
-Satoshi Kojima and Manabu Nakanishi defeat Riki Choshu and Kensuke Sasaki to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship
-Shinya Hashimoto defeats Naoya Ogawa to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship


1998

ECW Wrestlepalooza

-Chris Candido & Lance Storm defeat The Hardcore Chair Swingin’ Freaks (Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney) to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
-Tommy Dreamer & The Sandman defeat The Dudley Boyz
-Rob Van Dam fought Sabu to a time-limit draw to retain the ECW Television Title
-Shane Douglas defeats Al Snow to retain the ECW World Title

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2004

NJPW Nexess

-Koji Kanemoto, Ultimo Dragon & American Dragon defeat Heat, Tiger Mask & Naomichi Marufuji
-Yoshihiro Takayama & Minoru Suzuki defeat Masa Chono & Kazunari Murakami to retain the IWGP Tag Team Titles
-Hiroshi Tanahashi defeats Sean O’Haire
-Musashi defeats Katsuyori Shibata by KO
-Bob Sapp defeats Shinsuke Nakamura to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title


2009

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku

-Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano defeat Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma
-Jushin Liger & CIMA defeat Tiger Mask & Koji Kanemoto
-Yuji Nagata defeats Takashi Iizuka by KO in a Dog Collar Chain Death Match
-Bad Intentions (Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson) defeat Ten-Koji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima)
-Hiroshi Tanahashi defeats Hirooki Goto to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title

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2010

NJPW Wrestlng Dontaku

-Jushin Liger defeats Negro Casas to win the CMLL World Welterweight Title
-Blue Justice Army (Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue) defeat NO LIMIT (Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito) and Bad Intentions (Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson) in a 3-Way Match to win the IWGP Tag Team Titles
-Naomichi Marufuji defeats Ryusuke Taguchi to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
-Togi Makabe defeats Shinsuke Nakamura to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title

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2011

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku

-Jushin Liger defeats Mascara Dorada to retain the CMLL World Middleweight Title
-Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi defeat The No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards & Rocky Romero) to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
-Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson defeat Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito to retain the IWGP Tag Team Titles
-Hiroshi Tanahashi defeats Shinsuke Nakamura to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title


2012

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku

-Low Ki defeats Prince Devitt to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
-Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka defeat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima to win the IWGP Tag Team Titles
-Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tetsuya Naito defeat Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi
-Kazuchika Okada defeats Hirooki Goto to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
 
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