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Today In Pro Wrestling History + Wrestling Birthdays

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ECW Triple Crown Champion Mikey Whipwreck turns 41 today.

Also, today would have marked the birthday of the late WWE Hall of Famer Gorilla Monsoon who would have turned 77.

2001: WWF Monday Night Raw was held  from the Target Center, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The main event was Steve Austin defeated Chris Jericho to retain the WWF World Heavyweight Title.

2002: NWA-TNA announced that they signed Former WCW talent Rick Steiner for their first PPV.

2002: Billy & Chuck defeated Rico & Rikishi in an Elimination Match to win the WWF Tag Team Titles on Smackdown.

2004: TNA aired their first episode on Fox Sports Net. This would also be the first show with the six sided ring. The main event was AJ Styles defeated Elix Skipper, Michael Shane, & Chris Sabin.

2007: Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch defeated The Hardys (Matt & Jeff) to win the World Tag Team Titles on Raw.

2009: WWE released second generation star Maverick Darsow (son of Barry “Demolition Smash” Darsow)

2009: WWE signed Chris Master for his second run.

2012: WWE Monday Night Raw was held from the Bi-LO Center, in Greenville, South Carolina. The main event saw John Cena defeated Tensai.