Magazine Cover of the Week

October 2005

Pro Wrestling Illustrated Cover of the Week

2005 The Year in Review/Achievement Awards

Batista

2005 PWI Wrestler of the Year

10 Fascinating WWE SummerSlam 2005 Facts

SummerSlam 

August 21st 2005

MCI Center, Washington DC

Results

No.	Results[3][4][35]	Stipulations	Times[3]
1H	Chris Masters defeated The Hurricane (with Rosey and Super Stacy)[22]	Singles match	01:56
2	Chris Benoit defeated Orlando Jordan (c) by submission	Singles match for the WWE United States Championship	00:25
3	Edge (with Lita) defeated Matt Hardy	Singles match	04:50
4	Rey Mysterio defeated Eddie Guerrero	Ladder match for custody of Dominick	20:19
5	Kurt Angle defeated Eugene (with Christy Hemme) by submission	Singles match for Kurt Angle's Olympic medal	04:31
6	Randy Orton defeated The Undertaker	Singles match	17:17
7	John Cena (c) defeated Chris Jericho	Singles match for the WWE Championship	14:49
8	Batista (c) defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield	No Holds Barred match for the World Heavyweight Championship	09:05
9	Hulk Hogan defeated Shawn Michaels	Singles match	21:24

Pro Wrestling Illustrated Cover of the Week

Today in Pro Wrestling History (June 20)

Title Changes for June 20 

1977 – Cowboy Bill Watts defeated Stan Hansen to win the vacant NWA North American (Tri-State) Heavyweight Championship 

1978 – Dos Caras defeated Canek to win the EMLL Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship

1979 – Ricky & Robert Gibson defeated The Twin Devils to win the NWA Americas Tag Team Championship

1981 – "The Magnificent" Don Muraco defeated Pedro Morales to win the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship

1981 – Les Thornton defeated Terry Taylor to win the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship

1983 – Man Mountain Link defeated Jerry "The King" Lawler to win the AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship

1986 – "Honky Tonk" Wayne Farris defeated Bad News Allen to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship

1987 – Barry Windham defeated Black Bart in a tournament final to become the first UWF Western States Heritage Champion

1991 – The Bruise Brothers (Ron & Don Harris) defeated Steve Doll & Jimmy Jack Funk to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship

1997 – The Dudley Boyz defeated John Kronus in a Handicap Match to win the ECW World Tag Team Championship for the 2nd time

1998 – The Brooklyn Brawler defeated Gene Austin to win the NWA Michigan Heavyweight Championship

2000 – Rikishi defeated Chris Benoit to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship

 

 2001 – Klondike Kate defeated Sweet Saraya to win the British Women’s Championship

2003 – Duke Durrango defeated Bruce Hart to win the Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship

2003 – Octagon & La Parka, Jr. defeated Electro Shock & Chessman to win the AAA Mexican National Tag Team Championship

2005 – Carlito defeated Shelton Benjamin to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship 

Match of the Night (Benoit vs Eddie Guerrero)

One Night Stand 2005

06/12/2005

Chris Benoit

vs

Eddie Guerrero

Royal Rumble 2005

From January 30th 2005 in Fresno California its the Royal Rumble featuring in a weird twist of fate the late great Eddie Guerrero as entrant #1 and the late great Chris Beniot at #2.   The fans got their money's worth with this 2 opening the match.