Today In Wrestling History: March

[Mad Dog]

# 1981 - Paul Jones & Masked Superstar defeated Ray Stevens & Ivan Koloff for the NWA World Tag Team title
# 1993 - Brian Christpher & Scotty Flamingo defeated the Moondogs for the USWA Tag Team title
# 1997 - Jerry Lawler defeated Tank for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title
# 1997 - The Truth Commission defeated Flash Flanagan & billy joe Travis for the USWA Tag Team title
# 1997 - Chris Stephenson defeated Boris Dragoff to win the vacant SCW Heavweight title
# 1998 - The Nation of Immigration defeated The Sickness for the Jersey All Pro Tag Team Titles
# 1999 - Chino Martinez defeated Ric Ratchet for the Jersey All Pro Light-Heavyweight Title


# 1970 - Born - Frank Parker
# 1972 - Born - Bob Steele

[Mad Dog]

# 1983 - Scott McGhee defeated Johnny Heffernan in a tournament final for the Florida State Heavyweight title
# 1992 - Brian Christopher defeated jimmy Valiant for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title
# 1997 - Event - Wrestlemania XIII, Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
# 1997 - The Undertaker defeated Psycho sid for the WWF Heavyweight title
# 1999 - American Eagle defeated Johnny Spade for the Ohio Valley Light Heavyweight title
# 2001 - The WWF buys WCW for 2.5 million dollars


# 1961 - Born - Dino Scarlo
# 1968 - Died - Doctor X, Guy Taylor
# 1970 - Died - Skull Murphy of a heart attack at 39
# 1971 - Born - Hiroyoshi Tenzan

[Mad Dog]

# 1991 - Event - Wrestlemania VII, LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
# 1991 - Hulk Hogan defeated Sgt. Slaughter for the WWF Heavyweight title
# 1991 - The Nasty Boys defeated the Hart Foundation for the WWF Tag Team title
# 1994 - Jerry Lawler defeated Eddie Gilbert for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title
# 2001 - Flash Flanagan defeated Randy Orton for the Ohio Valley Hardcore title
# 2002 - Shannon Moore defeated Chad Collyer for the Heartland Wrestling Association Cruiserweight Title
# 2003 - Lance Storm & Sean Morley became WWE Raw Tag Team Champions when Wiliam Regal was forced to vacate due to illness


# 1962 - Born - The Undertaker aka Mean Mark Callus
# 1986 - Died - Warren Bockwinkel of Alzheimer's Disease at 74
# 1997 - Died - Dr. Bill Miller of a heart attack at 69

[Mad Dog]

# 1989 - Ken Patera & Brad Rheingans defeated Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka for the AWA Tag Team title
# 1995 - The Dream Team (Billy Simmons and Sean Powers) defeated The Rat Pack for the SCW Tag Team title
# 1996 - The Cyberpunks defeated Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich for the USWA Tag Team title
# 2000 - Natural Born Killers defeated New Dynamite Kid in a handi-cap match for the USA Pro-Wrestling Tag Team Titles
# 2000 - The Boogie Knights defeated Natural Born Killers for the USA Pro-Wrestling Tag Team Titles


1993 - Died - Promoter Wally Karbo of a heart attack at 77

[Mad Dog]

# 1991 - The Texas Hangmen defeated Jerry Lawler & Jeff Jarrett for the USWA Tag Team title
# 1994 - Shane Douglas defeated Terry Funk in an 8-man tag for the ECW Heavyweight title
# 1998 - Christian York defeated Joey Matthews for the SCW Light Heavyweight title
# 2001 - Vince McMahon simulcasts on RAW and Nitro to announce the purchase of WCW
# 2001 - Booker T defeated Scott Steiner for the WCW Heavyweight title
# 2001 - Sting defeated Ric Flair in the last WCW Nitro match
# 2001 - Billy Kidman & Rey Misterio Jr. defeated Kid Romeo & Elix Skipper to become the second and last WCW Cruiserweight Tag Champions


# 1978 - Born - Wild Child
# 2001 - Died - Benny McGuire of a heart attack at 54
# 2001 - Died - Johnny "Red Shoes" Dugan of Parkinson's disease at 89

[Mad Dog]

# 1999 - Event - Wrestlemania XV, First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA
# 1999 - Steve Austin defeated the Rock for the WWF Heavyweight title
# 1999 - Bob Holly defeated Billy Gunn for the WWF Hardcore title
# 2000 - Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley defeated Jacqueline for the WWF Women's title


# 1958 - Born - Curt Hennig aka Mr. Perfect
# 1962 - Born - The Warlord
# 1967 - Born - Yoji Anjoh
# 1980 - Born - Nick Mondo
# 2001 - Died - Benny McGuire at 54

[Mad Dog]

# 1939 - Steve Casey defeated Gus Sonnenberg for teh AWA World Heavyweight title
# 1981 - Steve O defeated Mongolian Stomper for the Georgia National Heavyweight title
# 1987 - Event - Wrestlemania III, The Silverdome, Pontiac, MI
# 1987 - Ricky Steamboat defeated Randy Savage for the WWF Intercontinental title
# 1993 - The Moondogs defeated Brian Christopher & Scotty Flamingo for the USWA Tag Team title
# 1994 - Men on a Mission defeated the Quebecers for the WWF Tag Team title
# 1997 - Brian Christopher defeated Spellbinder for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title
# 1998 - Event - Wrestlemania XIV, Fleet Center, Boston, MA
# 1998 - Steve Austin defeated Shawn Michaels for the WWF World Heavyweight title
# 1999 - Goldust defeated the Road Dogg for the WWF Intercontinental title
# 1999 - Billy Kidman & Rey Misterio, Jr defeated Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko for the WCW Tag Team title
# 2000 - Jason Lee & Derrick King defeated Scotty Sabre & BJ Payne for the Ohio Valley Southern Heavyweight Tag Title


# 1959 - Born - Doc Hendrix aka Michael PS Hayes
# 2001 - Died - Rolando Vera of a heart attack at 86

[Mad Dog]

# 1970 - Rey Mendoza defeated Carlos Elio Colisetti for the EMLL NWA Light Heavyweight title
# 1998 - Billy Gunn & the Road Dog defeated Cactus Jack & Terry Funk for the WWF Tag title
# 1999 - Kane & X-Pac defeated Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett for the WWF Tag Team title
# 1999 - Flash Flanagan & Trailer Park Trash defeated Jebediah Blackhawk & Cousin Otter for the Ohio Valley Southern Heavyweight Tag Title
# 1999 - Johnny Spade defeated American Eagle for the Ohio Valley Light Heavyweight title
# 2000 - Billy Kidman defeated the Artist for the WCW Cruiserweight title
# 2003 - Brock Lesnar defeated Kurt Angle for the WWE Smackdown Heavyweight title
# 2003 - Trish Stratus defeated Victoria for the WWE Women's title


# 1944 - Born - Rugged Ronnie Garvin aka the Hands of Stone
# 1958 - Born - Mike Rotundo aka Michael Wallstreet, Irwin R. Shyster
# 1983 - Born - Zach Gowen

[Mad Dog]

# 1984 - Billy Jack defeated Kendo Nagasaki for the Florida State Heavyweight title
# 1985 - Event - Wrestlemania, Madison Square Garden, NY
# 1985 - Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff defeated Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo for the WWF Tag Team title
# 1985 - Wendi Richter defeated Lelani Kai for the WWF Women's title
# 1989 - Sting defeated Mike Rotundo for the NWA Television title
# 1994 - The Quebecers defeated Men on a Mission for the WWF Tag Team title
# 1996 - Event - Wrestlemania XII, Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA
# 1996 - Shawn Michaels defeated Bret Hart for the WWF Heavyweight title
# 1996 - The Bodydonnas defeated The Godwins in a tournament final for the WWF Tag Team title
# 2000 - The Artist defeated Billy Kidman for the WCW Cruiserweight title
# 2003 - Kane & Rob Van Dam defeated Lance Storm & Sean Morley for the WWE Raw Tag Team title


1968 - Born - Naoya Ogawa

[Mad Dog]

# 1989 - Master of Pain defeated Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title
# 1990 - Event - Wrestlemania VI, Skydome, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
# 1990 - The Ultimate Warior defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWF Heavyweight title
# 1990 - Demolition defeated Andre the Giant & Haku for the WWF Tag Team title
# 1994 - The Rock n' Roll Express defeated the Heavenly Bodies for the Smokey Mountain Tag Team title
# 1996 - Goldust defeated Savio Vega to regain the held up WWF Intercontinental title
# 2001 - Event - Wrestlemania X-7, Astrodome, Houston TX
# 2001 - Steve Austin defeated The Rock for the WWF Heavyweight title
# 2001 - Edge & Christian defeated The Dudley Boyz and The Hardy Boyz in a TLC Match for the WWF Tag Team title
# 2001 - Chyna defeated Ivory for the WWF Women's title
# 2001 - Eddie Guerrero defeated Test for the WWF European Heavyweight title
# 2001 - Kane pinned The Big Show to defeat Raven & Big Show in a 3-Way for the WWF Hardcore Title


1980 - Born - Randy Orton