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
- 1984: Vincent James McMahon, also known as Vince McMahon Mr., Vince McMahon's father, dies to Lops 69 years.
- 1999: WWE dedicates the episode of Monday Night Raw after the Over The Limit to honor Owen Hart's memory one day after his tragic death in the PPV. The program, Raw Is Owen, revolves around tributes and anecdotes of friends and colleagues of Owen.
#OnThisDayInWWE 25 years ago on Raw Is Owen:@TheRock pays tribute to Owen Hart and his son, Oje:
«Damn it, you know The Rock loved you like no other» pic.twitter.com/pRSGmWQi50
— On This Day in WWE (@OTD_in_WWE) May 24, 2024
- 2010: The Uses (Jey Use and Jimmy Use) and Tamina debuts in WWE.
- 2012: WWE does his first show (not televised) in Brazil. During the main combat, Chris Jericho generates controversy by discussing the Brazilian national flag disrespectfully: the wrinkle and steps in front of the public. The local authorities intervene and Jericho is forced to apologize in full meeting using the microphone of the enclosure, before he can continue. He ends up losing to CM Punk, champion WWE. After the event, Jericho leaves Brazil as soon as possible to Ecuador, where the following show is celebrated. WWE issues an official apology to the Brazilian government and suspend Jericho for his behavior.
- 2017: Velveteen Dream debuta in NXT.
AAA
- 2001: Wrestling AAA Worldwide (today assistance, advice and administration) Celebrates the Triplemanía IX event. In the main fight, Pirate Morgan loses its hair against Chicana Blood and the coward.
AEW
- 2023: The Sabu legend debuts at All Elite Wrestling during an episode of Dynamite.
TNA
- 2009: Total Non-Stop Action celebrates the PPV Sacrifice. In the main fight, called Ultimate Sacrifice, Sting defeats Mick Foley, Kurt Angle and Jeff Jarrett. Each fighter risk something in case of being defeated: Sting must leave TNA, Foley would lose the TNA World Weight Championship to those who defeat him, and Jarrett would lose his authority to make decisions in TNA. Finally, Angle is the one who receives the count and loses the leadership of Main Event Mafia to whom he defeats him: Sting.
NWA
- 1973: The second longest reign in the history of the NWA World Weight Championship (1,563 days) touches its end when Harley Race defeats Dory Funk Jr ..
- 1984: Ric Flair defeats Kerry von Erich during the sixth night of the AJPW Grand Champion Carnival II event and begins his fourth reign as a full -weight world champion NWA, which will be the longest of his career (793 days), in which he will also hold 437 headlines.
Several
- 2000: During an episode of WCW Thunder, Kevin Nash defeats Jeff Jarrett and becomes the new WCW full world weight champion for the fourth time.
- 2010: Rusher Kimura, former Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Noah or New Japan Pro Wrestling, and five times World International Weight Wrestling Wrestling Enterprise champion, dies at 69 years.
