Monday, June 2, 2014

Today in Wrestling History (June 2nd)

Title Changes for June 2nd 
(courtesy This Day in Pro Wrestling History)
1960 – Dan Miller & Frank Valois defeated Rikidozan & Michiaki Yoshimura to win the vacant JWA All-Asia Tag Team Championship
1962 – Dick the Bruiser defeated Wilbur Snyder to win the NWA United States (Detroit) Heavyweight Championship
1979 – Dennis Condrey defeated Ron Garfield to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship
1979 – Chief Wahoo McDaniel vacates the NWA American Heavyweight Championship due to injury. The title is awarded to The Spoiler.
1980 – "Maniac" Matt Borne & "Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer defeated Jimmy Snuka & The Iron Sheik in a tournament final to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship
1980 – Dennis Condrey defeated Gorgeous George, Jr. to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship
1980 – Ken Lucas & Ricky Morton defeated Gypsy Joe & Skull Murphy to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship
1983 – Handsome Harley Race defeated Dewey Robertson to win the NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship
1983 – Tiger Mask defeated Kuniaki Kobayashi to win the vacant NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship
1987 – The Honky Tonk Man defeated Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat to win the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
1993 – The Eagle & The Patriot defeated Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Kenta Kobashi to win the AJPW All-Asia Tag Team Championship
2001 – Fidel Sierra defeated Invader I to win the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship
2002 – Tommy Dreamer defeated Steven Richards to win the WWE Hardcore Championship
2002 - Raven defeated Tommy Dreamer to win the WWE Hardcore Championship
2002 - Steven Richards defeated Raven to win the WWE Hardcore Championship
2004 – Jeff Jarrett defeated AJ Styles, Raven, & "Wildcat" Chris Harris in a King Of The Mountain Match to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship

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