5 November 2013

On this Day in Pro Wrestling History


1974 – Ken Mantell defeats Wrestling Pro to win the NWA Junior Heavyweight Title. This change is only recognized in the Gulf Coast region
1979 – Jim Garvin & Herb Calvert defeat Oki Shikina & Sugar Bear Harris to win the TSW United States Tag Team Titles
1990 – Terry Funk defeats Jerry Lawler to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title
1991 – Hiroshi Hase & Keiji Mutoh defeat Rick Steiner & Scott Norton (subbing for the injured Scott Steiner) to win the IWGP Tag Team Titles
1991 – The Young Pistols (Steve Armstrong & Tracey Smothers) defeat The Patriots (Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip) to win the WCW United States Tag Team Titles
1994 – The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock & Johnny Grunge) defeat Cactus Jack & Mikey Whipwreck to win the ECW Tag Team Titles
1997 – The J-Crown is retired after the WWF retakes control of it’s Light Heavyweight Title, causing Shinjiro Otani to vacate all of the J-Crown titles except the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
2001 – on Raw, The Rock defeats Chris Jericho to win the WCW World Title. Also, Test defeats Edge to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
2002 – on Smackdown, Edge & Rey Mysterio defeat Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match to win the WWE Tag Team Titles
2005 – Akira Taue defeats Takeshi Rikio to win the GHC Heavyweight Title

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