Discover what happened A day like today in The history of wrestling: epic combat, debuts memorables, titles won, key facts And much more.
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WWE
- 1952: Mr. T (Laurence Tureaud) Born in Chicago, Illinois (United States).
- 1967: Chris Benoit (Christopher Michael Benoit) Nace en Montreal, Quebec (Canada).
- 1995: Jeff Jarrett recovers the intercontinental championship, starting his third reign, from Razor Ramon, in a non -televised show only two days after losing it.
Intercontinental Champion of the day: Jeff Jarrett – Reclaimed the title on May 21, 1995. This title reign lasted 63 days. 🏆 #WWF #WWE #Wrestling #Efficiently pic.twitter.com/LyQlmlZUK5
— WWF Wrestling (@WWFWrestling1) May 3, 2024
- 1997: Elton Prince (Lewis Howley) is born in Grays, England (United Kingdom).
- 2000: WWF celebrates the PPV Judgment Day. In the main combat Iron Man, with Shawn Michaels as a special guest Réferi, Triple H beats The Rock to win the wwf championship. The final marker is 6-5. The decisive fall is granted to HHH by disqualification when The Undertaker returns after eight months of absence due to injury such as American Badss.
- 2001: In one of the most remembered couples of Raw Is War, Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit defeat The Two Man Power Trip (Triple H and Stone Cold Steve Austin) to be crowned as WWF couples champions. During the fight, HHH suffers a breakage of quadriceps that will take him away from the ring until January 2002.
- 2002: The first episode of Velocity's history is broadcast. Billy Kidman defeats Tajiri, Hardcore Holly expires The Big Valbowski (Val Venis) and Trish Stratus defeats Stacy Keibler in a Bra and Panties Match to defend the WWE Women's World Championship.
- 2006: Judgment Day arrives again. Booker T starts its stage as King Booker by winning the King of the Ring tournament defeating Bobby Lashley. In the main fight, Rey Mysterio expires JBL to remain the world's world weight champion. In addition, the WWE couples championship changes hands when Paul London and Brian Kendrick defeat MNM (Johnny Nitro and Joey Mercury).
- 2017: In an edition of Backlash organized only by the friday night brand SmackDown, Jinder Mahal defeats Randy Orton to become WWE champion.
NJPW
- 1982: Kota Ibushi was born in Aira, Kagoshima (Japan).
- 2023: New Japan Pro Wrestling celebrates NJPW Strong Resurgence. Kyle Fletcher enters the ring and, on behalf of Aussie Open, renounces both the IWGP couples and Parejsa Strong championship. Mark Davis suffers an unspecified injury and will be out indefinitely, which prevents defending the titles. Kenta wins the Strong open weight championship for the second time defeating Hikuleo. In the main fight, Willow Nightingale expires an injured Mercedes Moné to be crowned as the first Strong champion.
CMLL
- 1954: Lou Thesz struggles for the first time in Mexico. Defeat Gory Guerrero in defense of the NWA World Weight Championship.
- 1989: Cyclone Ramírez expires wild beast to win the vacancy National Welter Weight Championship and start a 430 -day reign. The vacancy National Full Weight Championship finds a new owner when Popitekus defeats Great Markus Jr ..
#Enundiacomohoy But from 1989, Ciclón Ramírez became a new Welter national champion after dethroning the wild beast on the Arena Revolution track. pic.twitter.com/tGBlfOSa9l
– Wrestling and already (@luchalibreyya) May 21, 2019
- 1993: The 309 -day feline reign as worldwide welter weight champion CMLL ends when Cyclone Ramírez dethrona in a show broadcast on Televisa. The new champion will reign for 313 days.
Today in the #Luchaderrerrer We relive this thrilling meeting for the Welter World Championship of the CMLL between “The fastest fighter in Mexico” El Felino and Ciclón Ramírez on May 21, 1993 in the majestic Arena Mexico. pic.twitter.com/e7WTmGVYoo
– Wrestling and already (@luchalibreyya) July 24, 2022
- 1996: Magic mask beat Felino to get the vacancy World Welter Weight Championship in the Colosseum Arena in Mexico City.
- 1999: In the Mexico Arena, an arm of Gold loses its hair against the satanic.
#Enundo as But from 1999, the satanic managed to defeat the golden arm and thus keep his hair in the @Arena_MX. Great battle! pic.twitter.com/VaA6bKPMtG
– Wrestling and already (@luchalibreyya) November 29, 2017
- 2010: The World CMLL World Championship changes hands when the mask, shadow and golden mask defeat the yellow wave (Hiroshi Tanahashi, Okumura and Taichi). They will reign for 420 days.
TNA
- 2003: CM Punk debuts in the TNA PPVs participating in a quadrangular fight in which Paul London faces, who is the winner, Jason Cross and Kid Romeo, to be challenged to the X-Division championship during the 46th edition of NWA Total Nonstop Action.
Today in #IMPACTHistory: CM Punk, Kid Romeo, Jason Cross and Paul London battle in an elimination X-Division Number One Contenders match. (NWA-TNA PPV #46) pic.twitter.com/vQq0TZdgL5
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 22, 2021
ROH
- 2011: Sinclair Broadcasting, one of the largest media companies in the United States, announces the acquisition of Ring of Honor.
Several
- 1983: Alic Bates is born in Madisonville, Kentucky (United States).
- 1995: WCW presents Slamboree: A Legends' Meeting. In the main fight, Hulk Hogan and “Macho Man” Randy Savage defeat Vader and Ric Flair. In addition, The Nasty Boys beat Harlem Heat to win the WCW couples championship. In addition, Antonio Inoki is induced to the WCW Hall of Fame. Also, The Giant (The Big Show) makes its first appearance.
🗓️ ON THIS DAY 🗓️
May 21 1995 – WCW Slamboree – «A Legends Reunion»
Featuring a young @CodyRhodes on stage with his father. pic.twitter.com/QDXbQFc7xM
— Wrestling Should Be Fun (@WSBFun) May 21, 2019
- 1999: Mr. Águila defeats Tajiri to become the first full weight champion Jr. Iwa Puerto Rico in an event organized by WWF and International Wrestling Association Puerto Rico.
In 1999, an incredibly talented field competed in IWA Puerto Rico’s Jr. Heavyweight Title tournament:
TAKA Michinoku
Great Sasuke
Tiger Mask IV
Mr. Aguila
Rich
Chris Daniels
Super Crazy
Jeff Hardy
Reckless Youth
Alexander Otsuka
Pepe Prado
Danny Boy
Pablo Marquez
Black Scorpion pic.twitter.com/13uPACGQ8E— Vintage Puroresu Pro Wrestling (@vintagepuro) May 5, 2023
