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February 28th
On this day in history in ....
1913 - Jean Paradis defeats Eugene Tremblay for the World Lightweight Title in
Montreal, Quebec.
1928 - Jim Hesslyn defeats Jack Ross in Augusta, Georgia to win the Georgia
Southern Lightweight Title.
1934 - Charley Fischer defeats Joe Banaski for the Midwest Wrestling
Association World Light Heavyweight Title in Columbus, Ohio, ending Banaski's
third reign.
1939 - Dewey Robertson is born in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
1952 - Enrique Torres defeats Bob Orton to win the NWA Heart of America
Heavyweight Title in Kansas City, Kansas.
1953 - Ricky Steamboat is born in West Point, New York.
1953 - Ray Greenfield defeats Len Holt for the Australian Middleweight Title
in Sydney, Australia.
1958 - Angelo Savoldi defeats Mike Clancy for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight
Title in Amarillo, Texas.
1961 - Dick the Bruiser defeats Bobo Brazil to win the Detroit NWA United
States Heavyweight Title in Detroit, Michigan, beginning his fourth reign,
1963 - Jerry Graham and Jim Wright defeat Dominic Bravo and Ron Etchison for
the Stampede International Tag Team Title in Calgary, Alberta.
1963 - Bulldog Brower and Johnny Valentine defeat Bruno Sammartino and Whipper
Billy Watson for the Toronto NWA International Tag Team Title in Toronto,
Ontario.
1966 - Paddy Barrett and Tom Geohagen defeat Black Terror (Bobby Graham) and
John Tolos to win the Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Title in Vancouver,
British Columbia, beginning their second reign.
1968 - Archie Gouldie defeats Pat O'Connor in a tournament final to become the
first Stampede North American Heavyweight Champion in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
1968 - Curtis Iaukea wins his third NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title in Honolulu,
Hawaii, ending Jim Hady's second reign.
1969 - Johnny Valentine wins the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title for the third
time in Houston, Texas, defeating Dan Miller.
1969 - Dick Murdoch defeats Don Kent for the NWA Central States Heavyweight
Title in St. Joseph, Missouri.
1971 - The Wrestling Pro defeats Bob Kelly to win the NWA Gulf Coast
Heavyweight Title in Pensacola, Florida, beginning the Pro's second reign and
ending Kelly's third.
1972 - Tim Woods defeats Bobby Shane for the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight
Title in Tampa, Florida.
1973 - Mr. Kleen defeats Buddy Colt to win the Florida NWA Southern
Heavyweight Title in Miami, Florida, ending Colt's fourth reign.
1974 - Bob Brown and Lord Alfred Hayes defeat Jim Brunzell and Mike George for
the Central States NWA World Tag Team Title in Kansas City, Kansas, ending
Brunzell and George's second reign.
1975 - Louie Tillet and John Tolos defeat The Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown
and Buddy Roberts) for the NWA Americas Tag Team Title in Los Angeles,
California, ending the Blonds' second reign.
1975 - Ron Fuller defeats Ron Wright in Knoxville, Tennessee for the NWA
Southeastern Heavyweight Title, ending Wright's second reign and beginning
Fuller's second.
1976 - Roddy Piper and Crusher Verdu defeat Chavo and Gory Guerrero to win the
NWA Americas Tag Team Title.
1977 - Perro Aguayo defeats Ringo Mendoza to win the Mexican National
Middleweight Title in Mexico City, Mexico.
1981 - Los Pastores (Butch Miller and Luke Williams) defeat Carlos Colón and
Invader I for the WWC North American Tag Team Title in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
1982 - Jim Crockett Promotions held a tournament for the vacant NWA World Tag
Team Title in Atlanta, Georgia. The results:
First round:
- Jack and Jerry Brisco defeated Ron Bass and Kevin Sullivan.
- Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk defeated Rip Oliver and Buddy Rose.
- Leroy Brown and Ron Fuller defeated Masked Superstar and Super Destroyer.
- Genichiro Tenryu and Jumbo Tsuruta defeated Rick Harris and Mongolian
Stomper.
- Ole Anderson and Stan Hansen defeated Brad Armstrong and Tommy Rogers.
Second round:
- Jack and Jerry Brisco defeated Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk to receive a
bye to the final round.
- Genichiro Tenryu and Jumbo Tsuruta defeated Leroy Brown and Ron Fuller.
Semifinals:
- Ole Anderson and Stan Hansen defeated Genichiro Tenryu and Jumbo Tsuruta.
Finals:
- Ole Anderson and Stan Hansen defeated Jack and Jerry Brisco to win the
vacant NWA World Tag Team Title.
1983 - Bobby Eaton defeats Sweet Brown Sugar in a loser-leaves-town match for
the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning his
ninth reign. Sweet Brown Sugar returned under the name Stagger Lee a week
later, and is better known as the WWF's Koko B. Ware.
1984 - Itsuki Yamazaki defeats Noriyo Tateno to win the AJW Singles Title in
Sagamihara, Japan. The title had been vacated by Lioness Asuka on January 18.
1986 - Dick Slater defeats Jake Roberts in Houston, Texas to become the final
Mid-South Television Champion before Mid-South Wrestling's name change to the
Universal Wrestling Federation, which happened in March.
1987 - Buddy Landel defeats Ron Fuller for the NWA Southeast Continental
Heavyweight Title in Chattanooga, Tennessee, ending Fuller's second reign.
1989 - Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner defeat Kevin Sullivan and Steve Williams
to win the NWA United States Tag Team Title in Columbia, South Carolina.
1992 - Barry Horowitz wins his second Global Wrestling Federation Light
Heavyweight Title in Dallas, Texas, defeating Ben Jordan.
1994 - The World Wrestling Network, a new promotion started by Jim Crockett,
Jr., which was affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance, held a
television taping entitled "World Wrestling Network in New York" at
the Manhattan Center in New York City, New York. The WWN was Crockett's last
attempt to build a national wrestling promotion after selling Jim Crockett
Promotions to Ted Turner in 1988. The show results were:
- Jake Roberts defeated Bob Orton, Jr.
- The Bruise Brothers (Ron and Don Harris) defeated The Kodiak Bear and Keith
Scherer.
- The Convict (formerly the WWF's Nailz; with Sherri Martel) defeated Jason
Knight.
- 911 defeated Paul Warrior and Mikey Watson (Mikey Whipwreck) in a handicap
match.
- The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) defeated Badd Company (Paul
Diamond and Pat Tanaka).
- Tommy Dreamer defeated Gino Caruso.
- Terry Funk defeated The Kodiak Bear by disqualification.
- Tommy Cairo and J.T. Smith defeated Mike B. and The Captain.
- Road Warrior Hawk defeated Keith Scherer.
- Mikey Watson defeated Jason Knight by disqualification.
- The Convict defeated Mikey Watson by submission.
- The Tasmaniac defeated Ray Odyssey.
- Bob Orton, Jr. defeated Tommy Dreamer.
- Keith Scherer defeated Jake Roberts.
- Terry Funk vs. Sabu (with Paul E. Dangerously) ended in a
double-disqualification
1994 - Brian Christopher defeats Doug Gilbert to win the USWA Heavyweight
Title in Memphis, Tennessee, ending Gilbert's second reign and began
Christopher's 11th.
1996 - Silver King and Dr. Wagner, Jr. defeat Dos Caras and Ultimo Dragon in a
tournament final for the vacant CMLL World Tag Team Title in Mexico City,
Mexico.
1998 - The third-annual Eddie Gilbert Memorial Brawl was held in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. The results were:
- Overweight Lover defeated Johnny Rotten.
- Ray Odyssey defeated Patch.
- Brittany Brown defeated Brandi Alexander.
- The Great Caruso defeated Metal Maniac.
- Lance Diamond defeated Twiggy Ramirez.
- NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dan Severn defeated Franz Schumann to retain
the title.
- Ace Darling and Devon Storm defeated NWA United States Tag Team Champions
Derrik Domino and Harley Lewis to win the title.
- Sid Vicious defeated King Kong Bundy.
- Doug and Tommy Gilbert defeated Dory Funk, Jr. and Buddy Landel.
1998 - J.B. Destiny defeats Sean Evans to win the NWA Pro Wrestling eXpress
Television Title in North Versailles, Pennsylvania.
1998 - The Tennessee Volunteers (Steven Dunn and Reno Riggins) defeat Ladies'
Night Out (Shane Eden and Frenchy Riviera) to win the Music City Wrestling
North American Tag Team Title in Lebanon, Tennessee.
1999 - Chicky Starr and Victor the Bodyguard defeat Ricky Santana and Shane
Sewell for the WWC World Tag Team Title in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.
1999 - Shadow WX defeats Abdullah the Butcher for the BJW Deathmatch
Heavyweight Title in Tokyo, Japan, beginning his second reign.
1999 - Azumi Hyuga defeats Hikari Fukuoka in Tokyo, Japan to win the JWP
Openweight Division Title.
2000 - The Monday Night War continued, with WWF RAW is WAR defeating WCW
Monday Nitro three-fold the ratings, 6.5 to 2.1.
WCW Monday Nitro was live from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The results:
- WCW World Tag Team Champions The Mamalukes (Johnny the Bull and Big Vito)
defeated Idol and Lane.
- 3 Count (Shane Helms, Evan Karagias and Shannon Moore) defeated WCW Hardcore
Champion Brian Knobbs in a handicap match to win the title as a unit.
- Dustin Rhodes pinned Norman Smiley.
- WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett pinned Vampiro.
- WCW Cruiserweight Champion The Artist Formerly Known as Prince Iaukea pinned
David Flair.
- The Maestro pinned Ernest Miller.
- Buff Bagwell defeated Lex Luger by disqualification.
- WCW World Heavyweight Champion Sid Vicious defeated Tank Abbott.
WWF RAW is WAR, which featured one of the most infamous occurrences in WWE
history, was live from Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The
results were:
- Joey Abs defeated ? in a dark match.
Jakked:
- Test pinned Mideon after an elbow drop off the top.
- The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) defeated Inferno Kid and Kevin Landry
after the Stage Dive.
- WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Essa Rios (with Lita) pinned Funaki after a
moonsault.
- D'Lo Brown and The Godfather defeated Albert and The Big Bossman, when D'Lo
pinned Albert after a leg lariat.
RAW is WAR:
- The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) defeated The Acolytes (Bradshaw and Faarooq),
when Matt pinned Bradshaw after the Twist of Fate.
- Rikishi defeated WWF European and Intercontinental Champion Kurt Angle by
countout, after Angle got out of the ring after Rikishi's Stinkface. Angle
retained the European title.
- Edge and Christian (with Terri) defeated Al Snow and Steve Blackman, when
Edge pinned Blackman after a Spear.
- The Rock pinned The Brooklyn Brawler after the Rock Bottom in 31 seconds.
The match came about from earlier in the show when The Rock said to Triple H
that he would become champion at WrestleMania, with Triple H telling Rock that
he had to start back at the bottom of the roster. Triple H told Rock after the
match that he could earn a WWF Title match at WrestleMania if he pinned Triple
H and Big Show in a handicap match later in the show.
- Chris Jericho (with Chyna) pinned Perry Saturn (with Dean Malenko) with the
Lionsault, after Chyna ran in and low-blowed Saturn behind the referee's back.
- Mark Henry (with Mae Young) and WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly fought to
a no-contest after Mae gave Crash a splash and then was in pain. Paramedics
took the pregnant Mae to the locker room, where she would later give birth...
to a hand.
- Tazz defeated Chris Benoit by disqualification, when Albert and The Big
Bossman interfered.
- WWF Tag Team Champions The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) vs. Road Dogg
and X-Pac (with Tori) ended in a no-contest after Kane came to the ring and
chokeslammed everyone except X-Pac.
- The Rock defeated Big Show (with Shane McMahon) and WWF Champion Triple H
(with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) in a handicap match by disqualification when
Shane McMahon broke up Rock's cover on Triple H after he hit the People's
Elbow, resulting in Rock not earning a title shot.
2002 - Mega and Ultra Mega defeat Fantasy and Star Boy for the IWRG
Intercontinental Tag Team Title in Naucalpan, Mexico.
2003 - The Ultimate Fighting Championship held UFC 41: Onslaught at Boardwalk
Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The results were:
Preliminary card:
- Yves Edwards defeated Rich Clementi by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:07
of round three in a Lightweight bout.
- Gan McGee defeated Alexandre Dantas by TKO (strikes) at 4:49 of round one in
a Heavyweight bout.
- Din Thomas defeated Matt Serra by split decision after three rounds in a
Lightweight bout.
Main card:
- Vladimir Matyushenko defeated Pedro Rizzo by unanimous decision after three
rounds in a Heavyweight bout.
- Matt Lindland defeated Phil Baroni by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28,
29-28) after three rounds in a Middleweight bout.
- B.J. Penn and Caol Uno fought to a split draw (48-47 Uno, 48-46 Penn, 48-48)
after five rounds in a bout which was for the vacant UFC Lightweight Title.
- Frank Mir defeated Tank Abbott by submission (toe hold) at 0:46 of round one
in a Heavyweight bout.
- Tim Sylvia defeated UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez by knockout
(strikes) at 3:09 of round one to win the title.
2003 - XPW held the first of two events in their My Bloody Valentine Tour at
X-Park in North Hills, California. The results were:
- Team Futura (Jardi Frantz and Bobby Quance) defeated The Aerial Express
(Quicksilver and Scorpio Sky).
- Super Crazy defeated Chris Candido in an XPW European Title Tournament first
round match.
- Vic Grimes (with Lucy (Daffney)) defeated Raven.
- Southern Comfort (Chris Hamrick and Tracy Smothers) defeated Mexico's Most
Wanted (Damián 666 and Halloween).
- XPW King of the Deathmatch Champion Supreme defeated Justice Pain to retain
the title.
- Jonny Storm defeated Salem (Devon Storm).
- XPW World Tag Team Champions Youthanazia (Josh (Prohibition) and Matt
(M-Dogg20) Cross) defeated Angel and Shark Boy to retain the title.
- Jerry Lynn defeated Juventud Guerrera.
- X (Sean Waltman) defeated XPW Television Champion Kaos (with G.Q. Money) to
win the title.
- XPW World Heavyweight Champion Shane Douglas defeated Justin Credible to
retain the title
2003 - Yoshihiro Sakai defeats Shouichi Ichimiya to win the the Dramatic Dream
Team Ironman Heavymetalweight Title in Tokyo, Japan. This ended Ichimiya's
seventh reign and began Sakai's second reign.
2004 - Pablo Marquez defeats Diabólico for the WWC World Junior Heavyweight
Title in Caguas, Puerto Rico. This ended Diabólico's second reign and began
Marquez's third.
2004 - Super Atomo ends Paparazzi's second IWA World Junior Heavyweight Title
reign in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
2004 - Dru Onyx defeats Tank to become the first Championship Wrestling
Association Heavyweight Champion. The CWA joined the NWA in June and became
NWA Quebec.
2004 - Fahrenheit 420 (David Mercury and Stash) defeat The Shane Twins (Mike
and Todd) to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Title in St. Petersburg, Florida,
ending the Shanes' fourth reign.
2004 - Lance Dayton defeats Devin Divine for the NWA East Three Rivers Title
in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, ending Divine's second reign. At the same show,
Nikita Allanov wins his second NWA East Heavyweight Title from Justin Idol.
2004 - Il Marchese and Pain defeat Corvo Bianco and Puck to win the Italian
Championship Wrestling Italian Tag Team Title in Carugate, Italy.
2006 - Hawaii Allen defeats Omry Balely to win the Israeli Pro Wrestling
Association Heavyweight Title in Tel Aviv, Israel.
2007 - Hale Collins and Vik Dalishus defeat Bull Buchanan and Johnny Swinger
for the Great Championship Wrestling Tag Team Title in Phenix City, Alabama.
2007 - MTV essentially cancelled Wrestling Society X and removed the series
from its lineup, which had only aired four of its 10 episodes on the network,
presumably due to the drop in ratings for the show. The main reason/rumor
given was that MTV had a problem with an occurrence on the fourth episode,
where Ricky Banderas (now TNA's Judas Mesias) threw a fireball in Vampiro's
face. That episode aired, with the fireball spot edited. MTV stated that the
series was to be "finished effective immediately", and after a two
week hiatus, returned. MTV seemed to be in a hurry to get rid of WSX, as they
aired five of the six the remaining episodes in a marathon from 11:00pm to
1:30am on March 13 and 14. The final episode, featuring an exploding steel
cage match main event between Team Dragon Gate (Genki Horiguchi and Masato
Yoshino) and The Filth and The Fury (Matt Cross and Teddy Hart), never aired
on television, but was included in Big Vision Entertainment's DVD, entitled
"Wrestling Society X: The Complete First (and Last) Season", which
was released in November 2007.
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