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1994 Hulk Hogan beats Ric Flair to win WCW wrestling championship
1994 10th largest wrestling crowd (58,000-Tokyo Dome) 1993 7th largest wrestling crowd (63,500-Tokyo Dome) 1992 Largest wrestling crowd out side of U.S. (75,000) at Wembley Stadium 1992 Ric Flair wins NWA wrestling title 1992 5th Largest wrestling crowd (64,287-Toronto SkyDome) 1992 8th largest wrestling crowd (60,000-Tokyo Dome) 1991 Largest wrestling crowd in Japan (64,500) at Tokyo Dome 1991 Tatsumi Fujinami beats Ric Flair for NWA wrestling championship 1991 Ric Flair wins NWA/WCW wrestling title 1990 6th Largest wrestling crowd (63,900-Tokyo Dome) 1990 Mitsuko Nishiwaki beats Nakano to become Japan Women wrestling champ 1989 8th Largest wrestling crowd (60,000-Tokyo Dome) 1989 To gain deregulation WWF admits pro wrestling is an exhibition and not a sport, in a New Jersey court 1988 Andre beats Hulk Hogan in 1st prime-time wrestling match in 30 years 1986 Largest wrestling crowd in Canada (69,300) at Toronto Stadium 1983 Hulk Hogan pins Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title 1978 Bob Backland beats Billy Graham in NY, to become WWF wrestling champ 1977 Harley Race beats Terry Funk in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champ 1976 In pre-game promo at Atlanta County Stadium, 34 couples wed at home plate followed by Championship Wrestling "Headlocks and Wedlocks" 1974 Jack Brisco beats Giant Baba in Tokyo, to become NWA wrestling champ 1972 Mosje Weinberg, Israeli olympic wrestling coach, murdered 1972 Charlie Haas, born in Houston, Texas, Charles Doyle 'Charlie' Haas II, professional wrestler, wrestles for World Wrestling Entertainment, previously teamed with brother, Russ, on independent circuit, winning JAPW Tag Team Championship 1971 Pedro Morales beats Ivan Koloff in NY, to become WWF wrestling champ 1968 Fred Blasie wins 5th wrestling world championship belt 1968 Akira Nogami, born in Narashino, Chiba, professional Japanese wrestler, actor, wrestled for the New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion, NJPW, in 1991, reigned as IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, in 2000, appeared in television show, Kamen Rider Kuuga, competed part-time after 2004, regularly wrestling with Keiji Mutoh's All Japan Pro Wrestling 1963 Missy Hyatt, born in Atlanta, Georgia, wrestling manager, WCW, ECW 1963 Buddy Rogers and Lou Thesz wrestle in Toronto, Rogers becomes WWF wrestling champ and Thesz becomes NWA champ 1960 "Lovely" Elizabeth, Frankfurt, Kentucky, WWF's 1st lady of wrestling 1960 Verne Gagne beats Doctor X in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ 1959 Doctor X beats Wilber Snyder in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ 1958 Wilber Snyder beats V Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ 1958 "Sensational" Sherri Martel, woman's wrestling champ (WWF) 1957 Dick Hutton beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champ 1957 Jeff Blatnick, born in Schenectady, New York, wrestling, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics 1957 Edouard Carpentier beats Lou Thesz, to become NWA wrestling champ 1955 Norio Honaga, born in Japan, athlete, professional wrestler, junior heavyweight three-time, New Japan Pro Wrestling Champion in IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, retired and became referee in 1988 1952 Henry Wittenberg wins his 8th AAU wrestling title 1950 Rick Flair, Richard Fliehr, wrestling champ, NWA/WWF/WCW/AWA 1948 Professional wrestling premieres on prime-time network TV (DuMont) 1948 Lou Thesz beats Bill Longson, to become NWA wrestling champ 1947 Bill Longson beats Lou Thesz in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1947 Lou Thesz beats Whipper Watson in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1947 Whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champ 1942 Bobby Managoff beats Yvon Robert in Houston, to become wrestling champ 1942 Yvon Robert beats Bill Longson in Montreal, to become wrestling champ 1942 Bill Longson beats Managoff and Sandor Szabo, to become wrestling champ 1941 Sandor Szabo beats B Nagurski in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1941 Bronko Nagurski beats Ray Steele in Minn, to become wrestling champ 1940 Wrestling returns to Madison Square Garden after 12 year lay off 1940 Ray Steele beats B. Nagurski in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1939 Bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz in Houston, to become wrestling champ 1939 Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1938 Steve Casey beats Lou Thesz in Boston, to become wrestling champ 1937 Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1936 Everett Marshall beats Ali Baba in Columbus, to become wrestling champ 1935 Danno O'Mahoney beats Ed George in Boston, to become wrestling champ 1935 Danno O'Mahoney beats Jim Londos in Boston, to become wrestling champ 1929 1st AAU Greco-Roman wrestling championships held 1917 Dennis James, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, wrestling announcer/TV host, PDQ 1908 Frank Gotch wins world heavyweight wrestling championship in 2 hours 1905 Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champ 1898 Championship wrestling match at Met turns into a brawl |
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