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Won By Won From Location Date

Buddy Rogers
Antonio Rocca
Rio De Janiero, Brazil
April 1963

Bruno Sammartino
Buddy Rogers
New York, NY
May 5, 1963

Ivan Koloff
Bruno Sammatino
New York, NY
January 18, 1971

Pedro Morales
Ivan Koloff
New York, NY
February 8, 1971

Stan Stasiak
Pedro Morales
Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 1973

Bruno Sammartino
Stan Stasiak
New York, NY
December 10, 1973

Billy Graham
Bruno Sammartino
Baltimore, MD
April 30, 1977

Bob Backlund
Billy Graham
New York, NY
February 20, 1978

Antonio Inoki
Bob Backlund
Tokushima, Japan
November 30, 1979

Bob Backlund
Antonio Inoki
Tokyo, Japan
December 6, 1979

The Iron Sheik
Bob Backlund
New York, NY
December 26, 1983

Hulk Hogan
The Iron Sheik
New York, NY
January 23, 1984

Andre The Giant
Hulk Hogan
Indianapolis, ID
February 5, 1988

Randy Savage
Ted DiBiase
Atlantic City, NJ
March 27, 1988

Hulk Hogan
Randy Savage
Atlantic City, NJ
April 2, 1989

The Ultimate Warrior
Hulk Hogan
Toronto, Canada
April 1, 1990

Sgt. Slaughter
The Ultimate Warrior
Miami, FL
January 19, 1991

Hulk Hogan
Sgt. Slaughter
Los Angelas, CA
March 24, 1991

The Undertaker
Hulk Hogan
Detriot, MI
November 27, 1991

Hulk Hogan
The Undertaker
San Antonio, TX
December 3, 1991

Ric Flair
Royal Rumble
Albany, NY
January 19, 1992

Randy Savage
Ric Flair
Indianapolis, ID
April 5, 1992

Ric Flair
Randy Savage
Hershey, PA
September 1, 1992

Bret Hart
Ric Flair
Saskatoon, Canada
October 12, 1992

Yokozuna
Bret Hart
Las Vegas, NV
April 4, 1993

Hulk Hogan
Yokozuna
Las Vegas, NV
April 4, 1993

Yokozuna
Hulk Hogan
Dayton, Ohio
June 13, 1993

Bret Hart
Yokozuna
New York, NY
March 20, 1994

Bob Backlund
Bret Hart
San Antonio, TX
November 23, 1994

Diesel
Bob Backlund
New York, NY
November 26, 1994

Bret Hart
Diesel
Landover, MD
November 19, 1995
Shawn Michaels
Bret Hart
Anaheim, CA
March 31, 1996

Sid Vicious
Shawn Michaels
New York, NY
November 17, 1996

Shawn Michaels
Sid Vicious
San Antonio, TX
January 19, 1997

Bret Hart
Final Four
Chattanooga, TN
February 16, 1997

Sid Vicious
Bret Hart
Nashville, TN
February 17, 1997

The Undertaker
Sid Vicious
Chicago, IL
March 23, 1997

Bret Hart
The Undertaker
East Rutherford, NJ
August 3, 1997

Shawn Michaels
Bret Hart
Montreal, Canada
November 9, 1997

Steve Austin
Shawn Michaels
Boston, MA
March 29, 1998

Kane
Steve Austin
Pittsburgh, PA
June 28, 1998

Steve Austin
Kane
Cleveland, OH
June 29, 1998

The Rock
Mankind
St. Louis, MO
November 15, 1998

Mankind
The Rock
Worcester, MA
December 29, 1998

The Rock
Mankind
Anaheim, CA
January 24, 1999

Mankind
The Rock
Tucson, AZ
January 26, 1999

The Rock
Mankind
Birmingham, AL
February 15, 1999

Steve Austin
The Rock
Philadelphia, PA
March 28, 1999

The Undertaker
Steve Austin
Kansas City, MO
May 23, 1999

Steve Austin
The Undertaker
Charlotte, NC
June 28, 1999

Mankind
Steve Austin
Minneapolis, MN
August 22, 1999

Triple H
Mankind
Ames, IA
August 23, 1999

Vince McMahon
Triple H
Las Vegas, NV
September 16, 1999

Triple H
Six Pack Challenge
Charlotte, NC
September 26, 1999

The Big Show
Triple H
Detriot, MI
November 14, 1999

Triple H
The Big Show
Miami, FL
January 3, 2000

The Rock
Triple H
Washington, D.C.
April 30, 2000

Triple H
The Rock
Louisville, KY
May 21, 2000

The Rock
Vince McMahon
Boston, MA
June 25, 2000

Kurt Angle
The Rock
Albany, NY
October 22, 2000

The Rock
Kurt Angle
Las Vegas, NV
February 25, 2001

Steve Austin
The Rock
Houston, TX
April 1, 2001

Kurt Angle
Steve Austin
Pittsburgh, PA
September 23, 2001

Steve Austin
Kurt Angle
Indianapolis, IN
October 8, 2001

Chris Jericho
Steve Austin
San Diego, CA
December 9, 2001

Triple H
Chris Jericho
Toronto, Ontario
March 17, 2002

Hulk Hogan
Triple H
Kansas City, MO
April 21, 2002


WWE Debuts
Wrestler Debut
Albert
1997

Kurt Angle
1999

Steve Austin
December 1989

Mike Awesome
February 1989

Chris Benoit January 1986
The Big Show 1995
Steve Blackman August 1986
Big Boss Man 1985
Booker T
1989

Bradshaw September 23, 1992
D-Lo Brown February 1994
Bull Buchanan
1996

Christian
1995

Rico Costantino
1999

Justin Credible
August 16, 1992

Tommy Dreamer
1989

Bubba Ray Dudley
1994

D-Von Dudley
1994

Spike Dudley
1995

Edge
1994

Faarooq
October 1986

The Godfather
September 16, 1989

Chavo Guerrero, Jr.
May 1994

Billy Gunn
1992

Scott Hall
October 1984

Jeff Hardy
March 1994

Matt Hardy
March 1994

Hurricane Helms
July 6, 1990

Hulk Hogan
1978

Crash Holly
1988

Hardcore Holly
1993

Chris Jericho
October 10, 1990

Kane
1994

Brock Lesnar
2000

Jerry Lynn
1988

Shane McMahon
February 1999

Hugh Morrus
1990

Kevin Nash
September 14, 1990

Randy Orton
2000

Dallas Page
1991

Raven
February 20, 1988

William Regal
August 1986

Steven Richards
February 25, 1992

Rikishi
1985

The Rock
May 1996

Perry Saturn
1989

Scotty Too Hotty
November 1989

Al Snow
1982

Shawn Stasiak
1996

Lance Storm
October 10, 1990

Yoshihiro Tajiri
1994

Tazz
June 3, 1987

Test
1997

Triple H
March 1992

The Undertaker
1989

Val Venis
1995

Rob Van Dam
June 1991

Ron Waterman
September 1, 2000

X-Pac
1990


Wrestling Obituaries

Obituaries








Date Who How Age
12/16/17
Frank Gotch
Uremic Poisoning
39

8/25/50
Earl Caddock
Dies At Home
62

5/??/71
Curtis Peterson
Fractured Neck In A Bout With Sam Abraham
??

7/??/51
Jeanette Wolf
Dies Following A Tag Match
18

6/??/58
David Von Erich
Dies On Operating Table While Being Treated For A Brain Tumor
??

12/26/63
"Gorgeous" George Wagner
Heart Attack
48

1/16/65
Yukon Eric
Suicide
41

8/7/66
Ed "Strangler" Lewis
Dies At Home
??

9/23/67
Stanislaus Zbyszko
Dies At Home
88

7/2/69
"Iron" Mike Dibiase
Heart Attack In the Ring
??

6/16/71
Alberto Torres
Dies From Injuries Suffered Six Days Earlier
??

7/23/71
Hercules Cortez
Car Accident
??

6/3/73
Dory Funk, Sr.
Dies At Home
54

2/20/75
Bobby Shane
Plane Crash
??

8/19/75
Jim Londos
Heart Attack
78

6/30/79
Chris Taylor
Dies At Home
29

6/13/82
Peter Maivia
Cancer
47

10/12/83
Grand Wizard
Heart Attack
54

2/10/84
David Von Erich
Acute Enteritis
25

5/??/84
Vince McMahon, Sr.
No Cause Known
??

8/2/84
Argentina Apollo
No Cause Known
??

1/21/85
Eddie Graham
Suicide
55

3/8/85
Bull Curry
No Cause Known
70

5/4/85
Dan Shocket
Cancer
35

9/1/85
Jay Youngblood
Ruptured Spleen & Three Heart Attacks
30

11/1/85
Rick McGraw
Injuries Sustained In the Ring
30

2/4/86
Gino Hernandez
Cocaine Overdose
29

3/24/86
Warren Bockwinkel
Alzheimer's Disease
74

4/6/86
El Solitario
Heart Attack
40

??/??/87
Ann Gunkel
Cancer
50

4/12/87
Mike Von Erich
Suicide
23

8/24/87
Malcolm Dirk
Dies During A Match
??

7/4/88
Adrian Adonis
Car Accident
??

7/4/88
Pat Kelley
Car Accident
??

7/4/88
Dave McKigney
Car Accident
??

7/17/88
Bruiser Brody
Stabbed To Death
??

9/6/88
Leroy Brown
No Cause Known
38

9/9/88
Leroy McGuirk
Dies At Home
78

2/18/89
Midred Burke
No Cause Known
73

3/7/89
Paul Boesch
Dies At Home
76

9/7/89
Eduardo Perez
Dies At Home
61

12/7/89
"Haystacks" Calhoun
Diabetes
55

1/7/90
Bronko Nagurski
Dies At Nursing Home
81

2/4/90
Billy Watson
Dies At Home
74

2/15/90
Mark Tendler
Dies Two Days After Being Shot
55

4/18/90
Gori Guerrero
Dies In El Paso, TX
??

8/16/90
Pat O'Conner
Cancer
65

12/31/90
Ed "The Bull" Gantner
Kidney Disease
31

6/30/91
Duke Keomuka
Heart Failure
70

8/25/91
Vivian Vachon
Car Accident
40

9/12/91
Chris Von Erich
Suicide
21

10/31/91
Gene Anderson
Heart Attack
58

11/10/91
Dick The Bruiser
Dies While Lifting Weights
62

12/27/91
Wilbur Snyder
Heart Failure
62

2/7/92
"Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer
Dies At Home
32

2/19/92
Tojo Yamamoto
Suicide
65

4/20/92
Jimmy Lennon, Sr.
Heart Failure
79

6/26/92
Buddy Rogers
Dies Four Days After Suffering Two Strokes
??

6/30/92
Stan Frazier
Diabetic Complications
54

9/24/92
Roy Hefferman
Heart Attack
67

1/27/93
Andre The Giant
Heart Attack
46

2/18/93
Kerry Von Erich
Suicide
33

3/11/93
Dino Bravo
Murdered
44

3/25/93
Wally Karbo
Heart Attack
77

6/14/93
Don Kent
Leukemia
61

10/26/93
Oro
Brain Aneurysm
??

11/13/93
Rufus R. Jones
Heart Attack
60

12/13/93
Larry Cameron
Heart Attack
41

1/14/94
Sam Menacker
No Cause Known
79

3/??/94
Ronnie Etchinson
Natural Causes
??

3/9/94
Eddie Creatchman
Heart Attack
66

5/23/94
Ray Candy
Heart Attack
43

7/4/94
Joey Marella
Car Accident
30

9/1/94
Boris Malenko
Cancer
61

11/23/94
Art Barr
Drug-Related Causes
28

1/22/95
Jerry "Crusher" Blackwell
Complications From Pneumonia
45

2/18/95
Eddie Gilbert
Heart Attack
33

3/20/95
John Studd
Liver Cancer
46

5/10/95
Ilio DePaulo
Struck By A Car
68

10/2/95
John Ayres
Liver Cancer
42

12/4/95
Little Beaver
Emphysema
61

5/5/96
Ray Stevens
Heart Attack
60

6/15/96
Dick Murdoch
Heart Attack
49

7/23/96
Herb Abrams
Drug Overdose
??

8/23/96
Neil Superior
Altercation with Police
33

9/10/96
Sapphire
Heart Attack
61

1/3/97
Rick Martello
No Cause Known
38

2/7/97
"Bulldog" Bob Brown
No Cause Known
??

3/1/97
Frank "Gorilla" Marconi
No Cause Known
??

3/24/97
Dr. Bill Miller
No Cause Known
??

6/30/97
Larry O'Day
No Cause Known
53

6/??/97
Stan Stasiak
Heart Attack
60

8/15/97
Plum Mariko
Head Trauma During A Match
29

8/31/97
Dale Lewis
Leukemia
??

9/11/97
Fritz Von Erich
Cancer/Brain Tumor
68

10/5/97
Brian Pillman
Heart Attack
36

1/??/97
Juanita McMahon
No Cause Known
??

1/25/98
Bobo Brazil
No Cause Known
73

2/15/98
Louie Spicolli
Asphyxiation From A Mix of Pain Killers & Alcohol
27

6/2/98
Junk Yard Dog
Car Accident
45

6/29/98
Jose Rivera
Leukemia
45

8/17/98
Brian Hauser
Shot By Cops
23

1/31/99
Giant Baba
Liver Failure
61

2/25/99
Renegade
Suicide
33

4/20/99
Rick Rude
Heart Attack
39

5/23/99
Owen Hart
Fell From The Rafters
34

9/8/99
Brian Hildebrand
Cancer
??

9/9/99
Naoko "Jackie" Satoh
Stomach Cancer
41

10/6/99
Gorilla Monsoon
Complications From A Heart Attack & Diabetes
62

11/27/99
Hiro Matsuda
Cancer
??

1/??/00
Al Costello
No Cause Known
79

1/??/00
Raul Reyes
No Cause Known
60

1/24/00
Bobby Duncum, Jr.
Overdose of Pain Killers
34

10/22/00
Yokozuna
Heart Failure
34

12/16/00
The Blue Demon
Heart Attack
78

3/26/01
Benny McGuire
Heart Attack
54

3/26/01
"Red Shoes" Dugan
Parkinson's Disease
??

4/24/01
Johnny Valentine
Natural Causes
73

5/16/01
Jumbo Tsuruta
Complications From Hepatitis
49

7/16/01
Terry Gordy
Heart Attack
40

7/27/01
Rhonda Singh
No Cause Known
40

7/29/01
Dennis Coraluzzo
Stroke
48

10/7/01
Chris Adams
Shot To Death
46

10/28/01
Chief Dave Foxx
Heart Attack
44

11/4/01
Helen Hart
Complications From Diabetes
76

12/15/01
Russ Haas
Heart Attack
27

12/25/01
Mike Davis
Heart Attack
46

1/7/02
Mighty Igor
Heart Failure
60's

2/4/02
Nelson Royal
Heart Attack
70

2/20/02
Swede Hanson
Heart Failure
68

4/18/02
Wahoo McDaniel
Stroke
63

4/28/02
Lou Thesz
Died In His Sleep
86


Tag Teams
Team Name Promotion Members
1-2-3 Rock On
WWE
1-2-3 Kid & Marty Jannetty

Ace Men
WWE
Bob Orton, Jr. & Don Muraco

Ace Men
AJPW
Johnny Ace & Road Warrior Hawk

The Acolytes
WWE
Faarooq & Bradshaw

Allied Powers
WWE
Davey Boy Smith & Lex Luger

Allied Powers
WCW
Davey Boy Smith & Sting

Amazing French Canadians
WCW
Jacques Rougeau & Carl Oulette

American Males
WCW
Marcus Bagwell & Scotty Riggs

Armageddon
WWE
The Undertaker & The Big Show

Bad Attitude
WCW
Bobby Eaton & Steve Keirn

Bad Boys
WWE
Big Bossman & Bull Buchanan

Badd Company
AWA
Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka

The Baldies
ECW
Tony DeVito & Angel

The Best Friends
WWE
Mankind & Al Snow