August 1st – On This Day In Wrestling History

1994 – Shawn Michaels took part in his first match since losing to Razor Ramon in the iconic ladder match at WrestleMania X. In the main event of Monday Night Raw, Michaels defeated Ramon in a 23-minute barnburner.

2006 – CM Punk made his much-anticipated ECW debut in a match against Justin Credible on an episode of ‘ECW On Sci-Fi’ taped at the Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City.

Notable Wrestling Birthdays:

• George Hackenschmidt (1878)
• Bunkhouse Buck (1950)
• Prince Iaukea (1964)
• D-Von Dudley (1972)
• Harry Smith (1985)