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Today In Pro Wrestling History (8/30) Summerslam ’93 & ’98, Sunday Night Heat, Mickie James

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1993: WWF Summerslam was held at The Palace of Auburn Hills, in Auburn Hills, Michigan. 23,945 fans were in attendance to see the following:

* Razor Ramon defeated Ted Dibiase

* The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott) defeated The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray) (with Jim Cornette) to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles 

* Shawn Michaels (with Diesel) defeated Mr. Perfect via countout to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
* Irwin R. S defeated The 1-2-3 Kid 

* Bret Hart defeated Doink The Clown (with Jerry Lawler) via DQ 

* Ludvig Borga defeated Marty Jannetty
* The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) defeated Giant Gonzalez (with Harvey Wippleman) in a Rest In Peace Match

* Tatanka & The Smoking Gunns (Billy & Bart Gunn) defeated Bam Bam Bigelow & The Headshrinkers (Fatu & Samu) (with Luna Vachon & Afa)

* Lex Luger defeated Yokozuna (with Mr. Fuji & Jim Cornette) via countout (Yoko retains the WWF Title)

1996: Sid Vicious defeated Jerry Lawler to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title.

1998: WWF Summerslam, held at Madison Square Garden, in New York City. 21,588 fans were in attendance to see the following:

* D’Lo Brown defeated Val Venis via DQ to retain the WWF European Title 

* The Oddities (Golga, Giant Silva, & Kurrgan) (with Luna Vachon & The Insane Clown Posse) defeated Kaientai (Funaki, Dick Togo, Mens Teioh, & Taka Michinoku) (with Yamaguchi-san) 

* X-Pac defeated Jeff Jarrett in a Hair vs Hair Match

* Edge & Sable defeated Marc Mero & Jacqueline 

* Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart (with Dan Severn) in a Lion’s Den Match 

* The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg & Billy Gunn) defeated Mankind in a No-DQ Handicap Match to win the WWF Tag Team Titles 

* Triple H (with Chyna) defeated The Rock (with Mark Henry) in a Ladder Match to win the WWF Intercontinental Title

* Steve Austin defeated The Undertaker to retain the WWF Title

1998: The first edition of WWF Sunday Night Heat aired with future WWE Hall of Famer Edge wrestling on the show.

1999: The Rock n Sock Connection (The Rock & Mankind) defeated The Unholy Alliance (The Big Show & The Undertaker) to win the WWF Tag Team Titles on Raw.

1999: WWF Monday Night Raw defeated WCW Monday Nitro: 4.2 to 4.0 in the ratings.

2007: WWE’s announced that they had suspended 10 stars for Wellness Policy violations: Chavo Guerrero Jr., Hurricane Helms, John Morrison, Randy Orton, Funaki, Charlie Haas, Umaga, William Regal, Mr. Kennedy, & Edge.

2007: WWE signed former WCW star Johnny Stamboli.

2008: WWE Hall of Famer Killer Kowalski died aged 81. 

2010: WWE aired it’s 900th episode of Monday Night Raw broadcast.

2010: Mickie James signs with TNA.

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