On this Day in Pro Wrestling History

1970 - Toru Tanaka defeats Fritz Von Erich in Houston, Texas to win the NWA American Heavyweight Title (later to become the World Class World Heavyweight Title), ending Fritz' eighth reign as champion.

1975 - Giant Baba won All Japan Pro Wrestling's 20-man Open Championship tournament in Tokyo with 11 points, beating out second place finishers Abdullah The Butcher and Dory Funk Jr. by one point.

1978 - Ricky Steamboat defeats Ric Flair in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to win the United States Title for a second time.  This also marked the end of Flair's second reign with the belt.

1991 - Blue Panther defeats Satanico in a tournament final to become the first CMLL World Middleweight Title in Acapulco, Mexico.  Panther would vacate the title six months later when he jumped to the rival AAA promotion.

On this Day in Pro Wrestling History

1975 - All Japan Pro Wrestling held their first card at Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan, headlined by Giant Baba & The Destroyer defeating Dory Funk Jr. & Jumbo Tsuruta. 

1996 - FMW Brass Knuckles Champion The Gladiator (Mike Awesome) defeats Wing Kanemura in Tokyo, Japan to win the FMW Independent World Heavyweight Title, unifying the top two singles titles in FMW.

2002 – Sonny Siaki defeats Jerry Lynn to win the TNA X-Division Title

2004 – Hiroshi Tanahashi & Shinsuke Nakamura defeat Minoru Suzuki & Yoshihiro Takayama to win the IWGP Tag Team Titles

2009 – El Mesias defeats Dr Wagner Jr to win the AAA Heavyweight Title