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1991 - Jerry Lynn defeats The Lightning Kid (Sean Waltman) for the vacant Pro Wrestling America Light Heavyweight Title in Fridley, Minnesota, beginning his second reign.

1991 - E.Z. Ryder defeats The Natural (Don Callis) to win the West Four Wrestling Alliance Canadian Heavyweight Title in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

1992 - At a television taping in Columbus, Georgia, Ron Simmons and Big Josh (Matt Borne) defeat The Young Pistols (Steve Armstrong and Tracy Smothers) for the WCW United States Tag Team Title. The match aired on the February 16 edition of WCW Main Event.

1994 - Masayoshi Motegi defeats Shinichi Nakano to win the WWC World Junior Heavyweight Title in Toda, Japan. This was during the title's tenure in the W*ING promotion.

1995 - John Hawk defeats Kevin Von Erich for the NWA North American Heavyweight Title in Dallas, Texas.

1995 - Tommy Rich and Doug Gilbert win their second USWA Tag Team Title, defeating PG-13 (JC Ice and Wolfie D) in Memphis, Tennessee, ending their fifth reign.

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1990 - Tony Anthony & Doug Gilbert defeat Jeff Jarrett & Cody Michaels in Memphis, Tennessee to win the USWA World Tag Team Title for the second time.

1994 - Harlem Heat, Booker T & Stevie Ray, defeat Stars & Stripes (The Patriot & Marcus Bagwell) to win the WCW World Tag Team Title in Atlanta, Georgia, ending the second reign of Bagwell & Patriot. This was the first of an eventual ten WCW World Tag Team Title reigns for Harlem Heat.

2001 - Psicosis defeats Juventud Guerrera to win the World Wrestling All-Stars International Cruiserweight Title in Glasgow, Scotland.

2005 - It is announced that WWE Diva Stacy Keibler would be a contestant on the second season of ABC's "Dancing With The Stars". After appearing on the show and making it to the final episode, Keibler would never appear in WWE again.

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1969 – Karl Karlsson & Tarzan Baxter defeat The Medics (1 & 2) to win the TSW United States Tag Team Titles

1976 – Blackjack Mulligan defeats Paul Jones to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic United States Title. This change is unrecognised by current WWE Title Histories

1983 – Super Destroyer 1 defeats Johnny Mantell to win the WCCW Television Title

1985 – Magnum TA defeats Tully Blanchard to win the NWA United StatesTitle

1985 – The Dynamic Duo (Gino Hernandez & Chris Adams) defeat The Von Erichs (Kerry & Kevin) to win the vacant WCCW American Tag Team Titles

1995 – Tasha Simone is awarded the reactivated USWA Women's Title

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1960 – The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy Heffernan) defeat Johnny Valentine & Buddy Rogers to win the NWA Northeast United States Tag Team Titles

1975 – Bill Watts defeats Karl Kox to win the TSW North American Title

1982 – The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes) defeat King Kong Bundy & Bill Irwin to win the WCCW American Tag Team Titles

1990 – Danny Davis defeats Ken Wayne to win the USWA Junior Heavyweight Title

1994 – Diesel defeats Bob Backlund to win his first WWF Title. The match is the shortest WWF Title Match in history, lasting around 8 seconds

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1982 – Stagger Lee defeats Ted DiBiase to win the MSW North American Title

1985 – The Spider Lady (The Fabulous Moolah in disguise) defeats Wendi Richter to win the WWF Womens Title. This match has been dubbed ‘The Original Screwjob’ as Richter kicked out of the pin at the count of 1.

1987 – The Von Erichs (Kerry & Kevin) defeat Frankie Lancaster & Brian Adias to win the WCCW World Tag Team Titles. Also, Shaun Simpson defeats Eric Embry to win the WCCW World Light Heavyweight Title

1991 – Kamala defeats Jerry Lawler to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title

1994 – Hiroshi Hase & Keiji Mutoh defeat The Hell Raisers (Hawk Warrior & Power Warrior) to win the IWGP Tag Team Titles

2006 – Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal defeat The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli) to win the ROH Tag Team Titles

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1981 - Pedro Morales defeats Magnificent Muraco for the WWF Intercontinental Title at Madison Square Garden in New York City to become the first two-time Intercontinental Champion ever.

1996 - Steven Dunn & Flash Flanagan defeat The Grim Twins (Ron & Don Harris) for the USWA Tag Team Title in Memphis, Tennessee, ending the fifth and final reign for the Harris brothers.

2007 - Linda Hogan filed for divorce against former WWF and WCW World champion Hulk Hogan, a process that was dragged out in the media due to the success of their "Hogan Knows Best" reality series.  The public sniping between the two continues to this day, both in media statements and in dueling autobiographies that have been released since the divorce was finalized.

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1975 - Nick Bockwinkel defeats Verne Gagne for the AWA World Heavyweight Title, ending Gagne's ninth reign, in St. Paul, Minnesota. This was Bockwinkel's first reign, and lasted well over four years.

1980 - Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeat The Samoans for the WWF World Tag Team Title in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ending the second reign for Afa & Sika.

1993 - Brian Christopher & Jeff Jarrett defeat Rex Hargrove & Koko B. Ware for the USWA Tag Team Title in Memphis, Tennessee, starting their second reign. They had lost the belts to Hargrove & Ware only seven days earlier.

1997 - ECW ran at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with the following results:
- Chris Candido & Lance Storm defeated Tommy Rogers & Jerry Lynn.
- Mikey Whipwreck defeated Spike Dudley.
- Al Snow defeated Paul Diamond.
- Axl Rotten defeated D-Von Dudley, John Kronus and Tracy Smothers in a Four Way Dance.
- Justin Credible defeated Chris Chetti.
- Blue Meanie defeated Jason Knight.
- ECW World Champion Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Shane Douglas.
- Taz & Tommy Dreamer defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam.

1997 - Bull Pain defeats Buddy Landell in Bardstown, Kentucky to win back the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title, which Landel had won the night before.

1999 - The New Age Outlaws defeat Mankind & Al Snow for the WWF World Tag Team Title in State College, Pennsylvania. This would be the fifth, and final tag title reign for Billy Gunn & Road Dogg.

1999 - Scott Hall defeats Bret Hart, Sid Vicious & Goldberg for the vacant WCW U.S. Heavyweight Title in a Ladder match in Indianapolis, Indiana, starting his second title reign.

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1989 - Jerry Lawler defeats The Soultaker (Papa Shango/Kama/Godfather/Goodfather) for the USWA Unified Heavyweight Title in Memphis, Tennessee to begin his third reign (of an eventual 27) as champion.

1998 - The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh & D-Von, now known as Team 3D) defeat Masato Tanaka & Balls Mahoney for the ECW World Tag Team Title in New York, starting their fifth title reign, and breaking the record for most ECW Tag Title reigns (Public Enemy had four).  The Dudleys would eventually hold the championship on eight separate occasions.

2000 - Bull Buchanan & The Goodfather defeat The Hardy Boyz for the WWF Tag Team Title in Houston, Texas, ending their third title reign.

2000 - Crowbar defeats Reno for the WCW Hardcore Title in Chicago, Illinois.

2002 - Jerry Lynn defeats AJ Styles for the NWA:TNA X Division Title in Nashville, Tennessee, ending Styles' second reign and starting Lynn's second run with the title. 

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1988 - They Live, the John Carpenter directed Sci-Fi movie featuring Roddy Piper in his first starring role in a feature film, is released. The movie would gross $4,827,903 during it's first three days in theaters, finishing number one for the weekend. 

1991 - Tom Prichard defeats Eric Embry for the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title in Memphis, Tennessee, ending Embry's second title reign and starting the second for Prichard. On the same show, Doug Masters & Bart Sawyer defeat Jeff Jarrett & Robert Fuller for the USWA Tag Team Title, ending their third, and final, reign.

1994 - At an ECW television taping in Hamburg, Pennsylvania, 2 Cold Scorpio defeats Jason for the ECW World Television Title, only to lose it later that night to Dean Malenko (who was managed by Jason).