ECW founder Tod Gordon turns 59 today.
1994: WWF King of the Ring was held at the Baltimore Arena, in Baltimore, Maryland. 12,000 were in attendance to see Roddy Piper defeated Jerry Lawler in the main event.
2000: WWF Monday Night Raw defeated WCW Monday Night Raw: 5.8 to 2.7 in the ratings.
2000: Gerald Brisco defeated Crash Holly to win the WWF Hardcore Title on Raw.
2001: The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray & D-Von) defeated Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho to win the WWF Tag Team Titles.
2002: NWA-TNA held its 1st ever event at the Von Braun Center, in Huntsville, Alabama. Ken Shamrock defeated Malice to win the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Title. Also, Ricky Steamboat served as the special guest referee.
2002: AJ Styles defeated Low Ki, Jerry Lynn, & Psicosis in a Four Way Double Elimination Match to become the first TNA X-Division Champion.
2005: TNA Slammiversary, held at the Impact Zone, in Orlando, Florida. 775 were in attendance to see Raven defeated AJ Styles, Monty Brown, Abyss & Sean Waltman in a King of the Mountain Match to win the NWA World Title.
2006: Senshi defeated Sonjay Dutt & Samoa Joe in a 3-Way Dance to win the TNA X-Division Title.
2007: Samoa Joe defeated Jay Lethal to win the TNA X-Division Title.
2009: WWE released former Women’s champion Candice Michelle.
2010: ROH Death Before Dishonor VIII was held at the Ted Reeve Arena, in Toronto, Canada. Tyler Black defeated Davey Richards to retain the ROH World Title in the main event.
2011: WWE Capitol Punishment was held at the Verizon Center, in Washington DC. 9,850 were in attendance to see John Cena defeated R-Truth to retain the WWE Title in the main event.
