Magazine Cover of the Week

March 13th 2004

20th Anniversary of Wrestlemania 

10 Fascinating WWE SummerSlam 2004 Facts

SummerSlam 

August 15th 2004

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Results

No.	Results[3][5][38][39]	Stipulations	Times
1H	Rob Van Dam defeated René Duprée[2][40]	Singles match	06:07
2	The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley and Spike Dudley) defeated Rey Mysterio, Billy Kidman and Paul London	Six-man tag team match	08:06
3	Kane defeated Matt Hardy	"Till Death Do Us Part" match	06:08
4	John Cena defeated Booker T (c)	Singles match First in the best of five series for the United States Championship	06:25
5	Edge (c) defeated Chris Jericho and Batista	Triple threat match for the Intercontinental Championship	08:26
6	Kurt Angle (with Luther Reigns) defeated Eddie Guerrero by submission	Singles match	13:38
7	Triple H defeated Eugene	Singles match	14:06
8	John "Bradshaw" Layfield (c) (with Orlando Jordan) defeated The Undertaker by disqualification[4]	Singles match for the WWE Championship	17:37
9	Randy Orton defeated Chris Benoit (c)[4]	Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship	20:10

WE LOVE NEW JAPAN!

NJPW  IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions

2004

Curry Man (Christopher Daniels) and 

American Dragon (Daniel Bryan)

Won the belts at Hyper Battle 2004, March 12th in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Gedo and Jado.

They held the belts for 85 days before losing them in a rematch with Gedo and Jado at Best of the Super Juniors XI, June 5th 2004 in Osaka, Japan.

This would be the only time either of these men would hold the Jr. Heavyweight tag team titles.

IWGP Champion

Kensuke Sasaki 

5  time IWGP Champion

1997 - 216 days defeated Shinya Hashimoto

2000 - 279 days defeated Genichiro Tenryu

2001 - 72   days defeated Kawada (tournament final)

2004 - 16   days defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan

2004 - 64   days defeated Kazuyuki Fujita

Eddie Guerrero wins WWE Championship 2004

NO WAY OUT

February 15th 2004

Cow Palace 

Daly City, CA

Eddie Guerrero defeats Brock Lesnar to win the WWE Championship

Ring of Honor (2004 Anniversary Show)

Ring of Honor

2nd Anniversary Show

Feb 14th 2004

Boston MA

PURE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP

AJ Styles

vs

CM Punk 

Second City Saints

Second City Saints

2 time Ring of Honor Tag Team champions

CM Punk and Colt Cabana

1st win April 24th 2004

Chicago Ridge, IL

defeated Jay and Mark Briscoe

held the titles for 21 days

2nd win May 15th 2004

(Round Robin Challege III)

Lexington, MA

defeated Jay and Mark Briscoe

held the titles for 84 days

Wrestling Magazine Cover of the Week

Pro Wrestling Illustrated 

2004 The Year in Review

PPV Poster of the Week

Results[edit]

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1D	Sgt. Slaughter defeated Muhammad Hassan (with Daivari) by disqualification	Singles match	N/A
2	Shelton Benjamin defeated Chris Jericho (c)	Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship	10:55
3	Trish Stratus (c) defeated Molly Holly, Stacy Keibler, Victoria, Gail Kim, Jazz and Nidia	Fulfill Your Fantasy battle royal for the WWE Women's Championship	5:30
4	Gene Snitsky defeated Kane (with Lita)	Weapon of Choice match	14:17
5	Eugene defeated Eric Bischoff	"Choose the Loser's Fate" match	2:01
6	Chris Benoit and Edge defeated La Résistance (Sylvain Grenier and Robért Conway) (c)	Tag team match for the World Tag Team Championship	16:15
7	Christy Hemme defeated Carmella DeCesare	Lingerie Pillow Fight	1:48
8	Triple H (c) defeated Shawn Michaels	Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship	14:05
9	Randy Orton defeated Ric Flair	Steel cage match	10:35
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match D – indicates the match was a dark match

Today in Wrestling History (October 19th)

October 19th 2004

Edge and Chris Benoit win the WWF World Tag Team titles at Taboo Tuesday.  They defeated champions La Resistance (Rob Conway and Sylvain Greiner).  

Benoit and Edge were voted into this match as a result of neither winning the World Heavyweight Championship voting. Benoit won the title himself after Edge abandoned him midway through the match.

Today in Wrestling History (June 15th)

Title Changes for June 15

1962 – Sailor Art Thomas defeated The Mummy to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship 

1977 – Ricky Steamboat defeated Nature Boy Ric Flair to win the NWA Television Championship 

1979 – The Blond Bombers (Larry Latham & Wayne Farris) defeated Jerry 'The King' Lawler & Superstar Bill Dundee to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship

1980 – Sangre Chicana defeated Cachorro Mendoza to win the NWA World Middleweight Championship

1982 – King Kong Bundy is awarded the vacant NWA American Heavyweight Championship after previous champion Fritz Von Erich retires

1990 – Hollywood John Tatum defeated Superstar Bill Dundee to win the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship

1992 – "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert defeated Jerry 'The King' Lawler to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship

1996 – Brickhouse Brown defeated Bart Sawyer to win the vacant USWA Television Championship

2004 – The Dudley Boyz defeated Charlie Haas & Rico to win the WWE Tag Team Championship in Rosemont, IL.


2004 - Rey Mysterio, Jr. defeated Chavo Classic to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship

2009 – Randy Orton defeated John Cena, HHH & The Big Show in a Fatal 4-Way to win the vacant WWE Championship

Royal Rumble 2004

January 25th 2004 was the date for the 17th annual WWF Royal Rumble PPV.

Held at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia PA

Here is the Royal Rumble Match