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Today In Pro Wrestling History + Wrestling Birthdays

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One-time World Class Heavyweight Champion Black Bart turns 66 today.

One-time TNA World Champion James Storm turns 37 today.

1972: Andre the Giant made his Canadian pro wrestling debut in Montreal, Quebec.

1998: WWF Raw defeated WCW Monday Nitro: 4.4 to 3.7 in the Monday night ratings war.

2008: The fourth and final WWE One Night Stand was held from the San Diego Sports Arena, in San Diego, California. 9,961 were in attendance to see Edge defeated The Undertaker in a TLC Match to win the vacant World Heavyweight Title, & banned The Undertaker from the WWE.

2009: Kofi Kingston defeated MVP to win the WWE United States Title on Raw.

2010: Wade Barrett wins WWE NXT season one.

2011: Half Pint Brawlers made its debut on Spike TV. The show was a reality series focusing on midget wrestling. It just lasted one season…

2013: Ring of Honor Honor In The Heart of Texas was held at the San Antonio Shrine Auditorium, in San Antonio, Texas. The main event was Jay Briscoe defeated Davey Richards to retain the ROH World Title.