Today in Wrestling History: May 17th

Major Events:
* 1992 – Wrestle War, Jacksonville Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL
* 1998 – Slamboree, Centrum, Worcester, MA

Title Changes:
* 1963 – Bruno Sammartino defeated Buddy Rogers for the WWWF Heavyweight title
* 1986 – Buddy Rose and Doug Somers defeated Scott Hall and Curt Hennig for the AWA Tag Team title
* 1993 – Marty Jannetty defeated Shawn Michaels for the WWF Intercontinental title
* 1998 – The Giant and Sting defeated Kevin Nash and Scott Hall for the WCW Tag title
* 1998 – Dean Melanko defeated Chris Jericho for the WCW Cruiserweight title
* 1998 – Rip Rogers and Dave the Rave defeated Nick Dinsmore and Rob Conway for the Ohio Valley Southern Heavyweight Tag Title
* 1998 – Nick Dinsmore and Rob Conway defeated Rip Rogers and Dave the Rave for the Ohio Valley Southern Heavyweight Tag Title
* 2002 – Nick Dinsmore and Rob Conway defeated Doug Basham and The Damaja for the Ohio Valley Southern Heavyweight Tag Title

Births and Death:
* 1974 – Born – Alex Wright
* 1984 – Died – Vince McMahon Sr. of cancer at 69
* 2002 – Died – “British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith of a heart attack at 39