Today in Pro Wrestling History - August 1, 2014

Submitted By James Walsh on 08/01/14

One-time WCW Tag Team Champion Jimmy ‘Bunkhouse Buck’ Golden turns 64 today. Tag team legend & current TNA star Devon turns 42 today. Former WCW Television & Cruiserweight Champion Prince Iaukea turns 50 today. WWE referee Mike Chioda turns 42 today. Harry Smith, perhaps better known as DH Smith, is 29 years old today. 1964: WWWF held a live event at MSG with Gorilla Monsoon & Killer Kowalski defeating Bill Watts & Bobo Brazil in the main event. 1970: WWWF held a live event at MSG with the main event of Bruno Sammartino & Victor Rivera defeated Bepo Mongol (C) & Geto Mongol (C) by DQ in a WWF Tag Team Title Match. 17,864 fans were in attendance to see the show. 1977: WWWF held a live event at MSG with the main event of Bruno Sammartino Vs. Billy Graham (C) in a WWWF World Title match that ended in a Draw. 1994: WWF Raw was live from Youngstown, Ohio at the Beeghly Center in front of 8,000 people. The main event saw Bart Gunn & Billy Gunn defeated George Anderson & Tom Bennett. What a main event!!!! *sarcasm* 2000: WWF taped Smackdown from Birmingham, Alabama at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center. The main event saw Kurt Angle & Stephanie McMahon & Triple H defeating Bubba Ray Dudley & D-Von Dudley & Lita in a six man NO DQ tag team match. 2000: WCW taped Thunder from Terre Haute, Indiana at the Hullman Center with the main event of Booker T. & Brian Adams & Bryan Clark & Sting defeating Jeff Jarrett & The Demon & The Great Muta & Vampiro in a eight man elimination tag team match. 2005: WWE aired Raw live from Uncasville, Connecticut at the Mohegan Sun Hotel & Casino (CT) with the main event of John Cena defeating Carlito. 2006: WWE version of ECW was taped from New York, New York at the Hammerstein Ballroom with the main event of Batista defeating The Big Show (c) by DQ in a ECW World Title Match. 2008: ROH Fueling The Fire was held in Manassass, Virginia with the following results: – The Briscoe Brothers (Jay & Mark) defeated Sweet n’ Sour Inc. (Shane Hagadorn & Adam Pearce) – Pelle Primeau defeated Rex Sterling – Delirious defeated Rhett Titus – Roderick Strong defeated Necro Butcher – Austin Aries & Bryan Danielson fought The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) to a time-limit draw – Brent Albright defeated Chris Hero – Nigel McGuinness defeated Ruckus to retain the ROH World Title – The Age of the Fall (Tyler Black & Jimmy Jacobs) defeated Naomichi Marufuji & Go Shiozaki :: GO BACK TO THE HOME PAGE :: DISCUSS THIS STORY ON FACEBOOK! :: BUY WRESTLING DVD'S THROUGH OUR STORE!