This Day In History - October 24th

October 24th

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1956 - Mitsuo Surugaumi defeats Michiaki Yoshimura in a tournament final to become the first Japanese Junior Heavyweight Champion in Tokyo, Japan.

1967 - Paul DeMarco and Lorenzo Parente defeat Kurt and Skull Von Stroheim to win the Florida version of the NWA World Tag Team Title in Tampa, Florida.

1970 - Moondog Mayne defeats Mr. Fuji to win his 11th NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title.

1974 - Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeat Crusher & Billy Robinson in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to win the AWA World Tag Team Title for their third and final time.

1976 - Alfonso Dantes wins his second NWA World Light Heavyweight Title in Guadalajara, Mexico, defeating Carlos Plata.

1979 - Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood win the Mid-Atlantic version of the NWA World Tag Team Title in Raleigh, North Carolina, ending the second reign of Paul Jones and Baron Von Raschke.

1979 - Bobby Eaton wins his second NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title, ending the fifth reign of Dutch Mantel in Nashville, Tennessee.

1980 - Tiger Jeet Singh scores the biggest win of his career, defeating Antonio Inoki in Okinawa, Japan for the UWA World Heavyweight Title.

1980 - Tony Atlas defeats Dennis Condrey to win the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title in Atlanta, Georgia.

1981 - "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal defeats "Playboy" Buddy Rose for the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title, ending Rose's seventh reign and beginning his second.

1982 - Jumbo Tsuruta defeats Harley Race to win the NWA United National Heavyweight Title for the fifth time in Kitami, Japan.

1983 - Jimmy Garvin defeats Chris Adams for the WCCW Television Title in Fort Worth, Texas.

1993 - WCW held their Halloween Havoc Pay-per-view in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Lakefront Arean. Here are the results:
- Ice Train, Charlie Norris & The Shockmaster defeated Harlem Heat & The Equalizer when Shockmaster pinned Kole (Booker T) after giving him a bearhug.
- Paul Orndorff defeated Ricky Steamboat via countout after the Assassin, seconding Orndorff at ringside, headbutted Steamboat with a foreign object.
- WCW Television Champion Steven Regal vs. Davey Boy Smith ended in a time-limit draw just as Smith was covering Regal for the pin after a piledriver.
- United States Champion Dustin Rhodes defeated Steve Austin. Austin pinned Rhodes with his feet on the ropes, but the referee restarted the match, and Rhodes rolled up Austin from behind for the pin as he argued with the referee.
- The Nasty Boys defeated Marcus Bagwell & 2 Cold Scorpio to win the WCW World Tag Team Title when Knobbs pinned Scorpio after Saggs hit him with his boot.
- Sting defeated Sid Vicious when Col. Robert Parker accidentally hit Sid.
- WCW International World Champion Rick Rude defeated Ric Flair via DQ. After both the original referee and second referee Terry Taylor were knocked out, Rude pulled out a foreign object, but Flair got control of it and knocked out Rude. Flair covered Rude, and Taylor counted the pin, but the original referee disqualified Flair for using the foreign object.
- Vader defeated Cactus Jack in a Texas Death match. This was a "Spin The Wheel, Make The Deal" match, where Cactus spun a wheel with various match stipulations to determine what type of match this would be. The finish saw Cactus hit Vader with a DDT after losing a fall, but manager Harley Race zapped Cactus with a taser. When the rest period after the fall ended, Cactus couldn't answer the ten count and Vader was declared the winner.

1994 - The Moondogs (Spot & Rex) defeat the Phantoms for the USWA Tag Team Title in Memphis, Tennessee, starting their second reign.

1998 - A card held in Cherry Hill, New Jersey sees three championships decided. Doug Gilbert wins the NWA National Heavyweight Title from Stevie Richards, starting his second reign. Christopher Daniels and Kevin Quinn defeat Danny Dominion and Ace Steel to become the first NWA Midwest Tag Team Champions, and E.Z. Ryder defeats Paul Atlas to win the revived NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title.

1998 - The Dudley Boys defeat Rob Van Dam & Sabu in Cleveland, Ohio to win their fourth ECW World Tag Team Title.

1999 - WCW held their Halloween Havoc Pay-per-view at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the first WCW PPV since the arrival of writers Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara from the WWF. Here are the results:
- Cruiserweight Champion Disco Inferno defeated Lash LeRoux with the Last Dance (stunner). After the match, LeRoux powerbombed Disco on the title belt.
- Harlem Heat defeated Konnan & Billy Kidman (subbing for Rey Mysterio) and Brian Knobbs & Hugh Morrus in a Falls Count Anywhere, Streetfight, Triangle Match to win the WCW World Tag Team Title. Harlem Heat pinned Knobbs at the same time Kidman pinned Morrus, but the referee ruled that Harlem Heat's pin came first, so they got the belts.
- Eddie Guerrero defeated Perry Saturn via DQ when Ric Flair ran in and hit Guerrero with a crowbar. Flair also hit Billy Kidman with a crowbar, and kissed Torrie Wilson, before leaving.
- A backstage brawl saw Bill Goldberg bloody Sid Vicious.
- Jeff Jarrett vs. Buff Bagwell never takes place as Lex Luger tried to hit Jarrett with a guitar, but instead hits Bagwell, knocking him out.
- Brad Armstrong defeated Berlyn when he blocked a neckbreaker by holding onto the top rope and got the pin.
- Rick Steiner defeated Chris Benoit to win the WCW Television Title when Dean Malenko turned on Benoit and hit him with a chair.
- Lex Luger defeated Bret Hart via submission with a single leg Boston crab on Hart's previously injured leg.
- WCW World Heavyweight Champion Sting defeated Hulk Hogan in three seconds. Hogan walked to the ring, said something to Sting, then laid down on the mat and let Sting pin him before leaving.
- Bill Goldberg defeated Sid Vicious when the referee stopped the match due to Sid's bleeding. Sid kept wanting to continue, and finally Rick Steiner convinced him to return to the locker room after the referee ended the match.
- Diamond Dallas Page defeated Ric Flair in a Strap match with a Diamond Cutter. After the match, The Filthy Animals attack Flair and drive off with him in an ambulance.
- Bill Goldberg defeated Sting in three minutes to win the WCW World Heavyweight Title in an impromptu match with a spear and jackhammer. The next night, the title was held up due to this being an unsanctioned match, and due to Sting hitting the referee during the bout.

1999 - Bombero Infernal defeats Mr. Niebla to win the IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Title in Naucalpan, Mexico.


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