Former WWE & WCW Cruiserweight Champion Gregory ‘Hurricane’ Helms turns 40 today.
Former WWE, UFC and IWGP Champion Brock Lesnar turns 37 today.
One-time WWWF Tag Team Champion Rene Goulet turns 82 today.
Current NXT star & former ROH Tag & Television Champion Sami Zayn/El Generico turns 30 today.
1992: WCW’s The Great American Bash, held at the Gray Civic Center, in Albany, Georgia. 8,000 were in attendance to see the final bash before the show went on a three year hiatus until 1995.
* Nikita Koloff & Ricky Steamboat defeated Brian Pillman & Jushin Liger in a NWA Tag Team Title Tournament Quarter-Finals Match
* Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Steve Austin & Rick Rude (with Madusa) in a NWA Tag Team Title Tournament Quarter-Finals Match
* Hiroshi Hase & Shinya Hashimoto defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin) in a NWA Tag Team Title Tournament Quarter-Finals Match
* WCW World Tag Team Champions Terry Gordy & Steve Williams defeated Nikita Koloff & Ricky Steamboat in a NWA Tag Team Title Tournament Semi-Final Match (Gordy & Williams’ titles were not on the line)
* Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Hiroshi Hase & Shinya Hashimoto (subbing for the injured Akira Nogami) in a NWA Tag Team Title Tournament Semi-Final Match
* Big Van Vader (with Harley Race) defeated Sting to win the WCW World Heavyweight Title
*WCW World Tag Team Champions Terry Gordy & Steve Williams defeated Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham to win the vacant NWA World Tag Team Titles.
1995: WWF President Jack Tunney resigned.
1998: WCW Bash at the Beach was held at the Cox Arena, in San Diego, California. 10,095 were in attendance and here are the results:
* Raven (with Lodi & Riggs) defeated Perry Saturn in a Raven’s Rules Match
* Juventud Guerrera defeated Billy Kidman
* Stevie Ray defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
* Eddie Guerrero defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. in a Hair vs Hair Match (after the match Chavo shaved his own head)
* Konnan (with Lex Luger & Kevin Nash) defeated Disco Inferno (with Alex Wright)
* The Giant defeated Kevin Greene
* Rey Misterio Jr defeated Chris Jericho to win the WCW Cruiserweight Title. The belt was returned to Jericho the following night as Dean Malenko had interfered in the match
* Booker T defeated Bret Hart via DQ to retain the WCW Television Title
* Goldberg defeated Curt Hennig to retain the WCW World Title
* Hollywood Hogan & Dennis Rodman (with The Disciple) defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Karl Malone
1999: WWF announced that Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura will be the special guest referee at August 22′s SummerSlam in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1999: WWF Monday Night Raw defeated WCW Monday Nitro: 6.0 to 3.4 in the ratings.
1999: Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage to win the WCW World Title on Raw.
2010: WWE Monday Night Raw was held at Rupp Arena, in Lexington, Kentucky.
* Alicia Fox defeated Gail Kim
* The Usos (Jimmy & Jey), & Tamina Snuka defeated The Hart Dynasty (D.H. Smith & Tyson Kidd), & Natalya in a 6-person tag match
* Edge defeated Randy Orton
* The Miz fought Mark Henry to a no contest
* The Great Khali, Vladimir Kozlov, Santino Marella, & Goldust defeated Doink The Clown (Steve Lombardi), William Regal, Zack Ryder, & Primo
* The Nexus (Michael Tarver, Skip Sheffield, David Otunga, Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, & Heath Slater) defeated John Cena in a Handicap Match
2011: Miss Tessmacher & Tara defeated Mexican America (Rosita & Sarita) to win the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Titles.
2012: Kharma aka Awesome Kong confirmed she had been released from WWE.
