This Day In Pro Wrestling History

Events

In 2001, WWF Unforgiven was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

– The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray & D-Von) defeat The Big Show & Spike Dudley, Lance Storm & The Hurricane and The Hardy Boyz (Matt & Jeff) in a Fatal Four Way Elimination Match to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– Christian defeats Edge to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
– The Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker & Kane) defeat KroniK (Brian Adams & Bryan Clark) to retain the WCW Tag Team Titles
– Rob Van Dam defeats Chris Jericho to retain the WWF Hardcore Title
– The Rock defeats Booker T & Shane McMahon in a Handicap Match to retain the WCW World Title
– Rhyno defeats Tajiri to win the WCW United States Title
– Kurt Angle defeats Steve Austin to win the WWF Title

Title Changes

1974 – Tex McKenzie & Johnny Valentine defeat The Blackjacks (Lanza & Mulligan) to win the WCCW American Tag Team Titles

1975 – Jose Lothario defeats Billy Graham to win the Texas Brass Knuckles Title

1986 – Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami defeat Akira Maeda & Osamu Kido to win the IWGP Tag Team Titles

1996 – on Nitro, Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge & Rocco Rock) defeat Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) to win the WCW Tag Team Titles

1996 – on Raw, Marc Mero defeats Faarooq in the final of a tournament to win the vacant WWF Intercontinental Title

1998 – Scott Norton defeats Yuji Nagata to win the vacant IWGP Heavyweight Title

2000 – Lance Storm defeats Terry Funk to win the WCW United States Title

2002 – on Raw, Hurri-Kane (Kane & The Hurricane) defeat The Un-Americans (Lance Storm & Christian) to win the WWF Tag Team Titles

2002 – Mitsuharu Misawa defeats Yoshihiro Takayama to win the GHC Heavyweight Title. Also, Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito defeat Wild II (Takeshi Morishima & Takeshi Rikio) to win the GHC Tag Team Titles

2003 – on Smackdown, Tajiri defeats Rey Mysterio to win the WWE Cruiserweight Title

2009 – Akebono & Ryota Hama defeat Minoru Suzuki & Nosawa Rongai to win the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Titles

2010 – Amazing Red defeats Jay Lethal to win the TNA X-Division Title