Today In Wrestling History: May

[Mad Dog]

# 1982 - Wahoo McDaniel defeated Sgt. Slaughter for the NWA U.S. Heavyweight title
# 1986 - The White Ninja defeated Kendall Windham for the Florida State Heavyweight title
# 1990 - Rex King & Steve Dolldefeated Brickhouse Brown & Sweet Daddy Falcone for the USWA Tag Team title
# 1995 - Event - Slamboree, Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, FL
# 1995 - The Nasty Boys defeated Harlem Heat for the WCW World Tag Team title
# 1999 - The Haas Brothers defeated The Big Unit for the Jersey All Pro Tag Team Titles
# 2000 - Event - Judgment Day, Freedom Hall, Louisville, Ky
# 2000 - Triple H defeated the Rock for the WWF Heavyweight title
# 2001 - Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho defeated Steve Austin & Triple H for the WWF Tag Team title
# 2001 - The Big Show defeated Rhyno for the WWF Hardcore Title


1967 - Born - Chris Benoit

[Mad Dog]

# 1972 - Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna for the WWWF Tag Team title
# 1985 - The Nightmare defeated Terry Taylor for the Mid-South North American Heavyweight title
# 1989 - Lex Luger defeated Michael Hayes for the NWA U.S. Heavyweight title
# 1992 - Brian Lee defeated Paul Orndorff in a tournament final for the Smokey Mountain Heavyweight title
# 1994 - Event - Slamboree, Civic Center, Philadelphia, PA
# 1994 - Cactus Jack & Kevin Sullivan defeated the Nasty boys for the WCW World Tag Team title
# 1999 - John Zandig Nick Gage, Kronus, and Justice Pain in a Four Way Match for the Combat Zone World Heavyweight Title
# 1999 - Mr. Motion & Heartbreaker defeated The Brothers of East LA for the Combat Zone Wrestling Tag Team Titles
# 2000 - Vince Russo stripped Ric Flair of the WCW Heavyweight title
# 2000 - Jeff Jarret is awarded the WCW Heavyweight title
# 2000 - Daffney defeated Crowbar for the WCW Cruiserweight title
# 2000 - Shane Douglas defeated Terry Funk for the WCW Hardcore title


# 1962 - Born - Brian Pillman
# 1981 - Born - American Dragon
# 1984 - Died - George Zaharias at 76

[Mad Dog]

# 1906 - Frank Gotch defeated Tom Jenkins for the American Heavyweight title
# 1961 - Wilbur Snyder & Leo Nomellini defeated Hardboiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski for the AWA Tag Team title
# 1992 - Steve Austin defeated Barry Windham for the WCW Television title
# 1993 - Event - Slamboree, The Omni, Atlanta, GA
# 1999 - Event - Over the Edge, Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO
# 1999 - Owen Hart died in a tragic fall during the WWF PPV
# 1999 - The Undertaker defeated Steve Austin for the WWF Heavyweight title
# 2000 - Kevin Nash defeated Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner for the WCW Heavyweight title
# 2000 - Terry Funk (with Norman Smiley) defeated Shane Douglas for the WCW Hardcore title
# 2003 - J.T. Stahr & T.J. Dalton defeated Rory Fox for the Heartland Wrestling Association Cruiserweight Title
# 2003 - D'Lo Brown & Matt Stryker defeated Cody Hawk & Chet Jablonski for the Heartland Wrestling Association Tag Team Titles


# 1994 - Died - Ray Candy of a heart attack at 43
# 1999 - Died - Owen Hart of a tragic accidental fall at 33

[Frank Coutinho]

Nomellini (250) had been a great lineman for the San Francisco 49's before he entered wrestling. He was a tag specialist who also wrestled with Verne Gagne. Snyder (240) was a scientific wrestler who was very popular in the Midwest.

[Mad Dog]

# 1973 - Harley Race defeated Dory Funk, Jr. for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title
# 1974 - Dory funk, Jr. defeated Harley Race for the Missouri State Heavyweight title
# 1984 - Ric Flair defeated Kerry Von Erich for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title
# 2000 - Nick Dinsmore defeated The Damaja for the Ohio Valley Heavyweight title


# 1845 - Born - William Muldoon
# 1948 - Born - Sergeant Slaughter

[Frank Coutinho]

Muldoon was the Greco-Roman Champion from 1880-91. He was called 'The Iron Duke' and was one of the most upstanding individuals in and out of the ring.He was the New York State Athletic Commissioner into the 1920's. He was the 1st to insist that professional wrestling matches be billed as exhibitions. He weighed 210 LBS.

[Mad Dog]

# 1987 - Soldat Ustinov & Boris Zukhof defeated Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels for the AWA Tag Team title
# 1989 - Salman Hashimikov defeated Big Van Vader for the IWGP Heavyweight title
# 1997 - Shawn Michaels & Steve Austin defeated Owen Hart & Davy Boy Smith for the WWF Tag Team title
# 1999 - Jeff Jarrett defeated the Godfather for the WWF Intercontinental title
# 1999 - Faarooq & Bradshaw defeated Kane & X-Pac for the WWF Tag Team title
# 2000 - Event - 2000 Brian Pillman Memorial, Schmidt Field House, Cincinatti. OH
# 2000 - Race Steele defeated Chip Fairway in a tournament final for the HWA Heavyweight Title


# 1956 - Born - Tatsutoshi Goto
# 1962 - Born - Hiro Saito
# 1969 - Born - Wolverine
# 1973 - Born - Rich Myers
# 1993 - Died - D.J. Peterson at 33

[Mad Dog]

# 1987 - Rick Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Manny Fernandez & Rick Rude for the NWA World Tag Team title
# 1996 - Event - In your House VIII, Civic Center, Florence, SC
# 1996 - The Smokin' Guns defeated the Godwins for the WWF Tag Team title
# 1999 - Shark Boy defeated Bobby Casanova (formerly "Bad Boy" Bobby Kane) for the HWA Cruiserweight Title
# 2001 - The Messiah defeated New Jack for the XPW Heavyweight title
# 2002 - Homicide defeated Dixie for the Jersey All Pro Heavyweight Title
# 2003 - Rory Fox defeated J.T. Stahr, T.J. Dalton, & The Hussla for the Heartland Wrestling Association Cruiserweight Title
# 2003 - Cody Hawk & Chet Jablonski defeated D'Lo Brown & Matt Stryker for the Heartland Wrestling Association Tag Team Titles

[Mad Dog]

1959 - Eddie & Dr. Jerry Graham defeated Mark Lewin & Don Curtis for the WWWF Tag Team title

# 1957 - Born - Eric Bischoff
# 1978 - Born - Natrone Steele
# 1984 - Died - Promoter Vince McMahon, Sr.

[Graymar]

Maddog...

Love the 'Today in Wrestling History'...also the Galactic Acadmy...read both everyday.

Thanks

Graymar

[Frank Coutinho]

'Maniac' Mark Lewin and 'The Buffalo Bomber' Don Curtis were one of the very best tag teams of all time. They would be considered terrific. Each weighted in at about 250 LBS. They seem to have been fogotten so I would go out on a limb to say they are probably the most underrated team ever. Lewin of course was reinvented later by Kevin Sullivan as The Puple Haze.

[Mad Dog]

* 1995 - Brian Christopher defeated Doug Gilbert for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title
* 2000 - Too Cool defeated Edge & Christian for the WWF Tag Team title
* 2000 - Kevin Nash awarded Ric Flair the WCW Heavyweight title
* 2000 - Jeff Jarrett defeated Ric Flair for the WCW Heavyweight title


# 1973 - Born - Steve Corino
# 1978 - Born - Adam Jacobs

[Mad Dog]

graymar said:

Maddog...

Love the 'Today in Wrestling History'...also the Galactic Acadmy...read both everyday.

Thanks

Graymar

Thanks. Good to know you're enjoying both.

I was out of town just in case anyone was wondering why I missed yesterday.

[Mad Dog]

# 1925 - Joe Stecher defeated Stanislaus Zbyszko for the World's Heavyweight Wrestling title
# 1973 - Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Professor Tanaka & Mr. Fuji for the WWWF Tag Team title
# 1986 - Terry Gordy defeated Hacksaw Jim Duggan for the UWF Heavyweight title
# 1998 - Tennessee Volunteers defeated Limited Edition for the Music City Southern Tag Team title
# 2000 - Chuck Palumbo & Sean Stasiak defeated Kronik for the WCW Tag Team title


# 1955 - Born - Jake the Snake Roberts
# 1955 - Born - Michelle Starr

[Mad Dog]

# 1996 - Scott Sterling defeated Beau James for the SSW Appalachian title
# 1998 - Event - IYH: Over the Edge, Wisconsin Center Arena, Milwaukee, WI
# 1999 - Bam Bam Bigelow & Diamond Dallas Page defeated Saturn & Kanyon for the WCW Tag Team title
# 2002 - Trailer Park Trash & Flash Flanagan defeated Nick Dinsmore & Rob Conway for the Ohio Valley Southern Heavyweight Tag Title
# 2003 - Raven defeated Balls Mahoney for the USA Pro-Wrestling Heavyweight Title
# 2003 - Simon Diamond & Striker defeated The Dirty Rotten Scoundrelz for the USA Pro-Wrestling Tag Team Titles