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This Week in Professional Wrestling History. May 5th - 11th 05/05/2009
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by Inside the Squared Circle

05/05/1904 - George Hammerschmidt defeated Tom Jenkins for the World's Heavyweight Wrestling title
05/05/1985 - Event - Second Annual David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions at Texas Stadium, Irving, TX
05/05/1985 - Hector Guerrero defeated Jesse Barr for the Florida State Heavyweight title
05/05/1990 - Jerry Lawler defeated Jimmy Valiant for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title
05/05/1995 - Mike Samson defeated Steve Flynn for the SSW Heavyweight title
05/05/1999 - Jason Lee defeated American Eagle for the Ohio Valley Light Heavyweight title
05/05/2001 - Event - Insurrection, Earls Court, London, England
05/05/2001 - Randy Orton defeated Flash Flanagan for the Ohio Valley Hardcore title
05/06/1921 - Stanislaus Zbyszko defeated Ed Strangler Lewis for the World's Heavyweight Wrestling title
05/06/1984 - Event - First Annual David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions at Texas Stadium, Irving, TX
05/06/1984 - Kerry Von Erich defeated Ric Flair for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title
05/06/1984 - Crusher & Baron Von Raschke defeated Crusher Blackwell & Ken Patera for the AWA Tag Team title
05/06/2000 - Davey Boy Smith defeated Crash Holly for the WWF Hardcore title
05/06/2002 - The WWF becomes the WWE after a World Wildlife Fund lawsuit
05/07/1989 - Event - Music City Showdown, Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN
05/07/1989 - Ric Flair defeated Ricky Steamboat for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title
05/07/1989 - Michael Hayes defeated Lex Luger for the NWA U.S. Heavyweight title
05/07/1989 - Mike Rotundo & Steve Williams are stripped of the NWA World Tag Team title by guest referee Nikita Koloff
05/07/1999 - Nick Dinsmore defeated Rob Conway for the Ohio Valley Heavyweight title
07/07/1999 - Johnny Spade defeated Jason Lee for the Ohio Valley Light Heavyweight title
05/07/2000 - Event - Slamboree, Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO
05/07/2000 - Jeff Jarrett defeated David Arquette and Diamond Dallas Page for the WCW Heavyweight title
05/08/1974 - Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea for the WWWF Tag Team title
05/08/1988 - Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Big Van Vader in a tournament final for the IWGP Heavyweight title
05/08/1998 - Joey Matthews defeated Christian York for the SCW Light Heavyweight title
05/08/2000 - Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho for the WWF Intercontinental title
05/08/2002 - Johnny the Bull defeated Race Steele for the Heartland Wrestling Association Heavyweight Title
05/08/2002 - BJ Whitmer defeated Shannon Moore, Jamie Knoble & Matt Stryker for the Heartland Wrestling Association Cruiserweight Title
05/09/1988 - Jerry Lawler defeated Curt Hennig for the AWA Heavyweight title
05/09/1994 - Brian Christopher defeated Doug Gilbert for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title
05/09/1996 - Death & Destruction defeated The Fantastic Express (Ricky Morton & Bobby Fulton) for the SSW Tag Team title
05/09/1999 - Event - Slamboree, TWA Dome, St. Louis, MS
05/09/1999 - Kevin Nash defeated Diamond Dallas Page for the WCW Heavyweight title
05/09/1999 - Saturn & Raven defeated Billy Kidman & Rey Misterio, Jr for the WCW Tag Team title
05/09/1999 - Rick Steiner defeated Booker T for the WCW Television title
05/09/2000 - Crash Holly defeated Davey Boy Smith for the WWF Hardcore title
05/09/2000 - Buff Bagwell is arrested for allegedly assaulting a production worker and is suspended from WCW for 30 days
05/10/1980 - Rick Steamboat & Jay Youngblood defeated Ray Stevens & Greg Valentine for the NWA World Tag Team title
05/10/1981 - Verne Gagne retired as AWA Heavyweight Champion
05/10/1999 - Debra defeated Sable for the WWF Women's title
05/10/2001 - Vince McMahon officially announced the end of the XFL
05/11/1976 - The Executioners defeated Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan for the WWWF Tag Team title
05/11/1996 - Shane Douglas defeated 2 Cold Scorpio for the ECW Television title
05/11/1996 - Beau James defeated Tracy Smothers to determine first SSW Appalachian champion
05/11/1997 - Event - IYH: Cold Day in Hell, Coliseum, Richmond, VA
05/11/2002 - The Messiah defeated Justice Pain in a scaffold tag team match involving The Messiah & Nick Mondo vs. Adam Flash & Justice Pain for the Combat Zone World Heavyweight Title
05/11/2002 - Nick Mondo pinned Adam Flash in a scaffold tag team match involving The Messiah & Nick Mondo vs. Adam Flash & Justice Pain for the Combat Zone World Ironman Title
05/11/2002 - Nick Gage & Nate Hatred defeated Eddie Valentine & Jon Dahmer for the Combat Zone Wrestling Tag Team Titles

 


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