Today in Wrestling History: June 23rd

Major Events:
* 1989 – AWA War in The Windy City, Odeon Pavilion. Chicago, Illinois.
* 1994 – WCW Clash of the Champions XXVII, McAllister Fieldhouse, Charleston, South Carolina
* 1996 – WWF King of the Ring, The Mecca, Milwaukee, WI
* 2002 – WWE King of the Ring, Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
* 2006 – ROH Throwdown, Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, Michigan
* 2007 – ROH Driven, Frontier Fieldhouse, Chicago Ridge, Illinois

Title Changes:
* 1939 – Bronko Nagurski defeated Lou Thesz for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title
* 1982 – Ted DiBiase defeated Junkyard Dog for the Mid-South North American Heavyweight title
* 1984 – Gino Hernandez defeated NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair to win the vacant WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title
* 1990 – Rex King & Joey Maggs defeated Tony Anthony & Tom Burton for the USWA Tag Team title
* 1992 – The Super Destroyers defeated The Night Breed in a tournament final for the ECW Tag Team title
* 1994 – Lord Steven Regal defeated Larry Zbyszko for the WCW Television title
* 1994 – WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair defeated WCW International World Heavyweight Champion Sting to unify the titles
* 1996 – Ahmed Johnson defeated Goldust for the WWF Intercontinental title
* 1996 – Steve Austin defeated Jake Roberts in the tournament final to become the 1996 King of the Ring
* 2002 – Brock Lesnar defeated Rob Van Dam in the tournament final to become the 2002 King of the Ring
* 2002 – Molly Holly defeated Trish Stratus for the WWE Women’s title
* 2002 – Jamie Noble defeated Hurricane for the WWE Cruiserweight title

Births and Death:
* 2006 – Died – Grady Johnson aka “Crazy” Luke Graham