This Day In History - May 28th
May 28th
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1921 - Walter Miller wins the World Middleweight Title for the second time, defeating Ted Thye in Los Angeles, California.
1937 - Walter Achiu defeats Sailor Watkins in a tournament final to become the first National Wrestling Association World Junior Light Heavyweight Champion in El Paso, Texas.
1949 - Tarzan Lopez defeats Mike Kelly to win the NWA World Middleweight Title, beginning his third reign.
1965 - Buddy Fuller defeats Mario Galento to win the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title in Atlanta, Georgia.
1965 - Alberto and Enrique Torres defeat Curtis Iaukea & Mr. Fujiwara for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Title in Honolulu, Hawaii.
1966 - Crusher & Dick the Bruiser defeated Larry Hennig & Harley Race for the AWA World Tag Team Title in Minneapolis, Minnesota, starting their third reign as champions.
1966 - Michiaki Yoshimura & Hiro Matsuda defeat Killer Karl Kox & Joe Carrolo to win the JWA All Asia Tag Team Title in Sapporo, Japan.
1974 - Red Bastien defeats The Great Mephisto for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title in Dallas, Texas, beginning his second reign.
1977 - Tony St. Clair defeats Gwynn Davies for the British Heavyweight Title in Manchester, England, ending Davies' third reign.
1977 - Jackie Fargo defeats The Executioner to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title in Chattanooga, Tennessee, beginning his second reign.
1978 - Bruiser Brody defeats Dale Valentine in Houston, Texas to win the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title.
1978 - Dutch Mantel defeats Don Garfield (Don Fargo) to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title in Chattanooga, Tennessee, beginning his second reign.
1979 - King Curtis defeats Jim Garvin for the Florida version of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Title in West Palm Beach, Florida.
1980 - Rocky Brewer & George Gulas defeat Tojo Yamamoto and Gypsy Joe to win the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Title in Nashville, Tennessee.
1983 - The WWF runs at Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. The results were:
- Victor Rivera defeated Barry Hart.
- Princess Victoria & Susan Starr defeated The Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai.
- Ivan Koloff pinned Salvatore Bellomo.
- Jimmy Snuka pinned Sika.
- Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna.
- Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco fought Rocky Johnson to a double disqualification. Swede Hanson was the guest referee.
- Samula pinned Bob Bradley.
- Sgt. Slaughter pinned Chief Jay Strongbow.
- WWF Heavyweight Champion Bob Backlund defeated Afa via submission.
1985 - Dino Bravo defeats King Tonga (Haku/Meng) for the vacant International Wrestling International Heavyweight Title in Montreal, Quebec, beginning his sixth reign.
1993 - Eddie Golden defeats Alex Shane in Sullivan Gardens, Tennessee to win the Southern States Wrestling Junior Heavyweight Title for the second time.
1996 - WWF airs three live matches from their planned television taping in North Charleston, South Carolina on pay-per-view as a "make up" to fans that had ordered the "Beware Of Dog" pay-per-view event the previous Sunday, which had been hampered due to weather problems. The matches, along with a replay of the two matches (Mero-HHH, Michaels-Smith) that did air on the PPV, were broadcast in what was a planned replay slot for the original event. Here are the results of those matches:
- Savio Vega defeated Steve Austin in a Carribean Strap Match after touching all four corners. As a result, Austin's manager, Ted DiBiase, was forced to leave the WWF (he was heading to WCW). Vega led the crowd in singing "Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye" as DiBiase left.
- Vader defeated Yokozuna with a Vader Bomb.
- WWF Intercontinental Champion Goldust defeated The Undertaker in a casket match when Mankind emerged from the casket and used the Mandible Claw to subdue the Undertaker and put him in it.
1997 - The Truth Commission defeated Steven Dunn & Paul Diamond for the USWA Tag Team Title in West Helena, Arkansas, starting their third and final runs with the belts.
1997 - Mohammed Hussein defeats Rey Gonzalez in Gurabo, Puerto Rico to win the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title, ending Gonzalez's third reign.
1998 - The Midnight Rider (a masked Ian Rotten) defeats Tower of Doom, who was defending for Ox Harley, to win his second IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title in Louisville, Kentucky.
1999 - Toxic Insanity (Juggernaut & Biohazard) defeat Moondog Manson & Prophet for the vacant NWA Canadian Tag Team Title in New Westminster, British Columbia.
2000 - El Hijo del Santo wins the World Wrestling Association World Welterweight Title for the seventh time in Monterrey, Mexico, defeating Blue Panther.
2001 - The WWF fired Brian Lawler, aka Grandmaster Sexay, following his arrest for possession of illegal drugs. He was arrested early in the morning in Calgary, Alberta, Canada after landing for Raw that night, where he was scheduled to team with Steve Blackman and Trish Stratus against Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn and Terri. The WWF had apparently made it very clear to their employees not to bring any "illegal contraband" into Canada, and his arrest at an international checkpoint was an embarrassment to the company. Sexay had been getting storyline and TV time, and had in fact appeared as the guest co-host on Heat the night before.
2001 - There was quite a bit of controversy over the Hart family (most notably Bruce, Stu and Diana) appearing in the front row at an edition of Raw in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Martha Hart, widow of Owen Hart, said it would be "disgusting" if any of them showed up before the event, given her legal entanglements with the company. Bret Hart was obviously against it, although neither he or Martha talked to their family, instead deciding to send their messages back and forth in the Canadian newspapers. On the show, Chris Jericho defeated The Big Show for the WWF Hardcore Title, but then lost it to Rhyno.
2002 - The NWA's Bill Behrens announces that Dan Severn is being stripped of the NWA World Heavyweight Title. A unanimous vote of the NWA Board of Directors decided to take the belt off of Severn for not being able to schedule a title defense on June 19th at the first NWA:TNA Pay-per-view event.
2005 - El Diamante defeats Eddie Colon to win the WWC Universal Heavyweight Title in Gurabo, Puerto Rico, ending Colon's second reign.
2005 - The Faroh of Phunk defeats Mike Carter for the NWA Southern Television Title in Magee, Mississippi.
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