cyclone2k
08-08-2006, 01:52 AM
Credit: ITSC, BQ
Daily Wrestling Quote..
At this point I have no interest in returning to wrestling. I am pursuing my acting career. But I never say never. I enjoyed the three years I was in the wrestling industry.
- Rita Mero
On August 8 in wrestling history ..
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 - Road Wild, Rally & Races, Sturgis, SD
1998 - Juventud Guerrera defeated Chris Jericho for the WCW Cruiserweight title
1998 - Masa Chono defeated Tatsumi Fujinami for the IWGP Heavyweight title
Wrestling milestones on August 8 ..
1949 - Died - Ivan the Terrible Maximovich Poddubny
1967 - Born - Rena Mero AKA Sable
1974 - Born - Scott D'Amore
Daily Wrestling Quote..
At this point I have no interest in returning to wrestling. I am pursuing my acting career. But I never say never. I enjoyed the three years I was in the wrestling industry.
- Rita Mero
On August 8 in wrestling history ..
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 - Road Wild, Rally & Races, Sturgis, SD
1998 - Juventud Guerrera defeated Chris Jericho for the WCW Cruiserweight title
1998 - Masa Chono defeated Tatsumi Fujinami for the IWGP Heavyweight title
Wrestling milestones on August 8 ..
1949 - Died - Ivan the Terrible Maximovich Poddubny
1967 - Born - Rena Mero AKA Sable
1974 - Born - Scott D'Amore