27 years ago today at an NWA Power Hour taping in Gainesville, Georgia, Arn Anderson defeated The Great Muta to win the NWA World Television Championship.
14 years ago today in Alberquerque, New Mexico, a live Smackdown is highlighted by one of the more infamous weddings in WWE history.
Dawn Marie and Al Wilson, Torrie's father (played by Torrie's real-life father), get kayfabe married in their underwear.
The full show, which also features Team Angle versus Chris Benoit and Edge and Brock Lesnar versus Matt Hardy, is available for viewing on WWE Network right here.
9 years ago today, the Associated Press reported that an agreement had been reached in principle on the division of the estate of Chris Benoit.
The agreement, according to Michael Benoit (Chris' father), called for the estate to be evenly divided between Chris' two children from a previous marriage and the family of Chris' second wife Nancy. Though exact terms were not disclosed, Benoit's estate was estimated to be worth between $1.5 million and $3 million.
8 years ago today, the Congressional Oversight Committee's report on steroid use in professional wrestling was filed to the Office of National Drug Control Policy. The letter, filed by Senator Henry Waxman, revealed some pretty damning information:
- 40% of WWE talent tested positive for steroids or other drugs banned under the WWE's wellness policy.
- 25% of TNA talent tested positive for steroids or other drugs.
- Benoit tested positive for steroids three times by WWE prior to the June 2006 murder/suicide. (Under today's guidelines, three positive tests would gotten Benoit terminated, with a minimum one-year ban.)
- Five of eight wrestlers who tested positive for steroids in their pre-hire exams were hired anyway, but according to documentation provided by WWE, only after they tested negative at a later period.
Ultimately, nothing significant came of the investigation.
1 year ago today, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla presented Lemmy from American Legion Post #308 in Resada, California.
The show was named after Lemmy, the stage name of Ian Kilmister, the longtime lead singer of metal band Motörhead (you may know them as the band that performs Triple H’s entrance themes “The Game” and “King of Kings”).
Kilmister was found dead in his apartment in Los Angeles, California on December 28, 2015, just four days after his 70th birthday. The official causes of death were prostate cancer, congestive heart failure, and cardiac arrhythmia. Just two days prior to his death, Kilmister was diagnosed with terminal cancer in his brain and neck and was told he had at most six months to live.
- Brian Cage defeated Chris Dickinson.
- Timothy Thatcher defeated Drew Gulak.
- Sami Callahan defeated Trevor Lee.
- Drew Galloway defeated Jack Evans.
- Adam Cole defeated “Speedball” Mike Bailey.
- Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Akira Tozawa.
- Roderick Strong defeated Chris Hero to retain the PWG World Championship.
Today would have been the 120th birthday of Christos Theofilou, aka Christopher Theopleus, aka "The Golden Greek" Jim Londos.
Born in Argos, Greece, this youngest child of thirteen left his home and family behind at 13 (his mom wanted him to be a priest, while his dad wanted him to be a soldier) and emigrated to the United States. He worked odd jobs to make ends meet including cabin boy, electrician, construction, nude modeling, and carnival acrobat catcher. It was during his carnival period he learned of the art of professional wrestling.
After initially wrestling as working man "The Wrestling Plasterer" Christopher Theophelus, he wrestled under the name Jim Londos. He compensated for his lack of in-ring ability by relying on his good looks and muscular physique and purposely took on the ugliest opponents he could find. The promotional tactic worked, and Londos became one of the most popular wrestlers of the Great Depression era. At the height of his popularity, he wrestled in front of nearly 100,000 fans in his native Greece.
Londos retired in 1946 and went into charity work, most notably dealing with Greek war orphans during and after World War II. He was honored by President Nixon and King Paul of Greece.
On August 19, 1975, Londos died of a heart attack in Escondido, California. He was 78. At the time of his death, he was survived by his wife and three children.
The best of cSs on this day:
2016: Joey Ryan's penis is flipping dudes with the YouPorn Plex again (Joey Ryan takes down five guys with his penis)
2015: Video: CM Punk fan Q&A at UFC 182 weigh ins (The former WWE Champion fields questions at UFC 182 weigh-ins, including the real story—probably—of the “CM” in CM Punk)
2014: Report: Undertaker asked to work with Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 30 (Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports Undertaker has asked for a match against Daniel Bryan at the upcoming Wrestlemania)
2013: WWE says CM Punk is cleared to compete but there are conflicting reports elsewhere (WWE says CM Punk will compete on RAW on January 7; Bryan Alvarez of Wrestling Observer says it’s not a done deal yet)
2012: WWE: Chris Jericho is the mystery return man on Jan. 2, 2012 Raw (To the surprise of almost no one, Chris Jericho returns on the January 2 RAW; to the surprise of everyone, Jericho plays to the crowd for five minutes then leaves without saying a word)
2011: UFC 125 Results: Edgar and Maynard Entertain, Stann Crushes Leben (Full review of UFC 125 main event plus results of the full card)
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