2013 Event The International Olympic Committee announces that the sport of wrestling has been dropped from the 2020 Summer Olympics 1994 Event Hulk Hogan beats Ric Flair to win WCW wrestling championship 1994 Event 10th largest wrestling crowd (58,000-Tokyo Dome) 1993 Event 7th largest wrestling crowd (63,500-Tokyo Dome) 1992 Event Largest wrestling crowd out side of U.S. (75,000) at Wembley Stadium 1992 Event Ric Flair wins NWA wrestling title 1992 Event 5th Largest wrestling crowd (64,287-Toronto SkyDome) 1992 Event 8th largest wrestling crowd (60,000-Tokyo Dome) 1991 Event Largest wrestling crowd in Japan (64,500) at Tokyo Dome 1991 Event Tatsumi Fujinami beats Ric Flair for NWA wrestling championship 1991 Event Ric Flair wins NWA/WCW wrestling title 1990 Event 6th Largest wrestling crowd (63,900-Tokyo Dome) 1990 Event Mitsuko Nishiwaki beats Nakano to become Japan Women wrestling champ 1989 Event 8th Largest wrestling crowd (60,000-Tokyo Dome) 1989 Event To gain deregulation WWF admits pro wrestling is an exhibition and not a sport, in a New Jersey court 1988 Event Andre beats Hulk Hogan in 1st prime-time wrestling match in 30 years 1986 Event Largest wrestling crowd in Canada (69,300) at Toronto Stadium 1983 Event Hulk Hogan pins Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title 1978 Event Bob Backland beats Billy Graham in NY, to become WWF wrestling champ 1977 Event Harley Race beats Terry Funk in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champ 1976 Event In pre-game promo at Atlanta County Stadium, 34 couples wed at home plate followed by Championship Wrestling "Headlocks and Wedlocks" 1975 Birthday Torrie Wilson, born in Boise, Idaho, professional wrestler, fitness competitor, model, signed by World Championship Wrestling, appeared in 'Playboy' magazine 1974 Event Jack Brisco beats Giant Baba in Tokyo, to become NWA wrestling champ 1972 Death Mosje Weinberg, Israeli olympic wrestling coach, murdered 1972 Birthday Shinjiro Otani, born in Yamaguchi City, Japan, professional wrestler, WCW World Cruiserweight Champion, created Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE with Shinya Hashimoto, acting president of ZERO1 1972 Birthday Charlie Haas, born in Houston, Texas, Charles Doyle 'Charlie' Haas II, professional wrestler, wrestles for World Wrestling Entertainment, previously teamed with brother, Russ, on independent circuit, winning JAPW Tag Team Championship 1971 Birthday Hiroyoshi Tenzan, born in Kyoto, Tokyo, professional wrestler, born Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, ring name Hiroyoshi Tenzan, works for New Japan Pro Wrestling 1971 Birthday Osamu Nishimura, born in Tokyo, Japan, professional wrestler, New Japan Pro Wrestling 1971 Event Pedro Morales beats Ivan Koloff in NY, to become WWF wrestling champ 1970 Birthday Satoshi Kojima, professional wrestler, born in Koto, Japan, works for New Japan Pro Wrestling, trained by Hiroshi Hase, Kensuke Sasaki 1968 Event Fred Blasie wins 5th wrestling world championship belt 1968 Birthday Akira Nogami, born in Narashino, Chiba, professional Japanese wrestler, actor, wrestled for the New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion, NJPW, in 1991, reigned as IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, in 2000, appeared in television show, Kamen Rider Kuuga, competed part-time after 2004, regularly wrestling with Keiji Mutoh's All Japan Pro Wrestling 1967 Birthday Manabu Nakanishi, born in Kyoto, Japan, professional wrestler, former IWGP Heavyweight Champion, wrestler for New Japan Pro Wrestling, competed in 1992 Summer Olympics 1966 Birthday El Samurai, born in Hanamaki, Japan, professional wrestler, works for New Japan Pro Wrestling, trained by New Japan Dojo 1966 Birthday Takayuki Iizuka, born in Muroran, Hokkaido, Japanese professional wrestler, trained by New Japan Pro Wrestling Dojo 1965 Birthday Akitoshi Saito, born in Sendai, Miyagi, Japanese professional wrestler, trained by Masashi Aoyagi and Yoshiaki Fujiwara, works for Pro Wrestling Noah 1965 Birthday Shinya Hashimoto, born in Toki Gity, Japan, professional wrestler, competed in New Japan Pro Wrestling in the mid 1980s and 1990s, nicknamed one of the 'Three Musketeers' 1963 Birthday Missy Hyatt, born in Atlanta, Georgia, wrestling manager, WCW, ECW 1963 Birthday Masahiro Chono, born in Seattle, Washington, professional wrestler, works for New Japan Pro Wrestling, trained by Stu Hart, Lou Thesz 1963 Event Buddy Rogers and Lou Thesz wrestle in Toronto, Rogers becomes WWF wrestling champ and Thesz becomes NWA champ 1962 Birthday Keiji Muto, born in Fujiyoshida, Japan, professional wrestler, trained by Hiro Matsuda, appeared on World Championship Wrestling television editions, ring name, The Great Mota 1961 Birthday Hiro Hase, born in Oyabe, Japan, professional wrestler, worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling, transitioned to position of chairman for the PWF, in the Japanese parliament 1960 Birthday "Lovely" Elizabeth, Frankfurt, Kentucky, WWF's 1st lady of wrestling 1960 Event Verne Gagne beats Doctor X in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ 1959 Event Doctor X beats Wilber Snyder in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ 1958 Event Wilber Snyder beats V Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ 1958 Death "Sensational" Sherri Martel, woman's wrestling champ (WWF) 1957 Event Dick Hutton beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champ 1957 Birthday Jeff Blatnick, born in Schenectady, New York, wrestling, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics 1957 Event Edouard Carpentier beats Lou Thesz, to become NWA wrestling champ 1955 Birthday Norio Honaga, born in Japan, athlete, professional wrestler, junior heavyweight three-time, New Japan Pro Wrestling Champion in IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, retired and became referee in 1988 1953 Birthday Kengo Kimura, born in Niihama, Japan, professional wrestler, worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling, trained by Antonio Inoki 1952 Event Henry Wittenberg wins his 8th AAU wrestling title 1950 Birthday Rick Flair, Richard Fliehr, wrestling champ, NWA/WWF/WCW/AWA 1950 Birthday Osamu Kido, born in Kawasaki City, Japan, professional wrestler for New Japan Pro Wrestling, participated founding the Japanese-based Universal Wrestling Federation 1948 Event Professional wrestling premieres on prime-time network TV (DuMont) 1948 Event Lou Thesz beats Bill Longson, to become NWA wrestling champ 1947 Event Bill Longson beats Lou Thesz in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1947 Event Lou Thesz beats Whipper Watson in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1947 Event Whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champ 1942 Event Bobby Managoff beats Yvon Robert in Houston, to become wrestling champ 1942 Event Yvon Robert beats Bill Longson in Montreal, to become wrestling champ 1942 Event Bill Longson beats Managoff and Sandor Szabo, to become wrestling champ 1941 Event Sandor Szabo beats B Nagurski in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1941 Event Bronko Nagurski beats Ray Steele in Minn, to become wrestling champ 1940 Event Wrestling returns to Madison Square Garden after 12 year lay off 1940 Event Ray Steele beats B. Nagurski in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1939 Event Bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz in Houston, to become wrestling champ 1939 Event Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1938 Event Steve Casey beats Lou Thesz in Boston, to become wrestling champ 1937 Event Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1936 Event Everett Marshall beats Ali Baba in Columbus, to become wrestling champ 1935 Event Danno O'Mahoney beats Ed George in Boston, to become wrestling champ 1935 Event Danno O'Mahoney beats Jim Londos in Boston, to become wrestling champ 1929 Event 1st AAU Greco-Roman wrestling championships held 1917 Birthday Dennis James, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, wrestling announcer/TV host, PDQ 1908 Event Frank Gotch wins world heavyweight wrestling championship in 2 hours 1905 Event Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champ 1898 Event Championship wrestling match at Met turns into a brawl
