Wrestling History

October 7th – On This Day In Wrestling History

October 7th - On This Day In Wrestling History

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1988 – Rockin’ Robin defeated Sensational Sherri for the WWF Women’s Championship. She reigned as champion until the title was deactivated in 1990.

1997 – On an episode of Raw Is War, The Legion Of Doom defeated The Godwinns to win the WWF Tag Team Championships. This was the last title Hawk and Animal would compete as a team in a major company.

2001 – ‘Gentleman’ Chris Adams was shot and killed at his home in Waxahachie, Texas following an alcohol-fuelled argument. The Rugby, England-born wrestler was 46 years old.

2007 – WWE presented ‘No Mercy’ on PPV from the All-State Arena in Chicago. The event was notable for containing a record three WWE Championship matches. The event began with Randy Orton being awarded the title after John Cena’s pectoral injury prior to the event. Orton was then immediately defeated for the title by Triple H. The Game subsequently defended the title against Umaga before losing it back to Orton in a Last Man Standing match, all on the same night.

2015 – WWE presented NXT TakeOver: Respect From Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. In the main event, Bayley successfully defended her title against Sasha Banks in a 30-minute Iron Woman match that many consider to be the best women’s match under the WWE banner in history. Elsewhere on the event, Finn Balor and Samoa Joe were declared the winners of the first-ever Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament with a victory over Rhyno and Baron Corbin in the final.

2020 – AEW celebrated 30 years of Jericho as part of Dynamite. The main event featured ‘The Demo God’ teaming with Jake Hager to defeat Luther and Serpentico. Also on that night, Cody Rhodes won the TNT Championship back from the late Brodie Lee in a Dog Collar match.

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