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Today in Wrestling History: August 8th
Posted by Larry Csonka on 08.08.2009



Major Events:
* 1998 - Road Wild, Rally & Races, Sturgis, SD

Title Changes:
* 1960 - Red & Lou Bastien defeated Al Costello & Roy Heffernan for the WWWF Tag Team title
* 1961 - Verne Gagne defeated Gene Kiniski for the AWA Heavyweight title
* 1963 - Verne Gagne defeated Fritz Von Erich for the AWA Heavyweight title
* 1981 - Wahoo McDaniel defeated Roddy Piper for the NWA U.S. Heavyweight title
* 1992 - Tony Anthony defeated Brian Lee for the Smokey Mountain Heavyweight title
* 1992 - The Fantastics defeated the Heavenly Bodies for the Smokey Mountain Tag Team title
* 1993 - Tito Santana defeated Don Muraco for the ECW Heavyweight title
* 1994 - The Rock n' Roll Express defeated Chris Candido & Brian Lee for the Smokey Mountain Tag Team title
* 1997 - Dirty Dutch Mantel defeated Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title
* 1997 - Steven Dunn & Flash Flanagan defeated PG-13 for the USWA Tag Team title
* 1998 - Juventud Guerrera defeated Chris Jericho for the WCW Cruiserweight title
* 1998 - Masa Chono defeated Tatsumi Fujinami for the IWGP Heavyweight title

Births and Death:
* 1967 - Born - Rena Mero AKA Sable
* 1974 - Born - Scott D'Amore


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Wow, I never knew Tito Santana was King of ECW!

Posted By: Guest#0074 (Guest)  on August 08, 2009 at 01:44 PM

 
 
forgot a birthday!!! also in 1967 we were blessed with your Olympic Heroes... brother, Eric Angle. Who according to wikipedia is listed as a American Pro Wrestler.

Posted By: Joe (Guest)  on August 08, 2009 at 03:00 PM

 
 
Only reason Eric Angle is a pro wrestler is because of the one time he was in WWE. Right?

Posted By: Guest#8035 (Guest)  on August 08, 2009 at 05:00 PM

 
 
So Was the Eric Angle angle a one time deal

Posted By: Horhay (Guest)  on August 08, 2009 at 08:49 PM

 


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