This is where you can find something from On This Day in Wrestling history. Could be newspaper clippings, ticket stubs, match results or all of the above! Enjoy
March 2 (1985)
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – March 2, 1985 (13,300)
Terry Gibbs defeated Steve Lombardi
Wendi Richter defeated WWF Women’s Champion Leilani Kai via count-out
Brutus Beefcake defeated George Wells
WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine defeated Tito Santana in a lumberjack match
Jim Neidhart defeated Swede Hanson
Tony Atlas defeated Les Thornton
Andre the Giant & David Sammartino (sub. for Blackjack Mulligan) defeated Big John Studd & Ken Patera via disqualification
March 1 (1986)
WWF @ Baltimore Arena – March 1, 1986 (14,000)
The Slammy Awards – shown live on MTV
February 28 (1982)
AWA – Minneapolis, MN – February 28, 1982
Evan Johnson defeated Tom Stone
Brad Rheingans vs. Jerry Blackwell DRAW
Jim Brunzell defeated Sgt. Jacques Goulet
Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissey defeated Greg Gagne COR
Ken Patera/Bobby Duncum/Bobby Heenan def Buck Zumhofe/Hulk Hogan/Baron Von Raschke
AWA World Heavyweight Title Match
Nick Bockwinkel (c) vs. Tito Santana (No Contest)
February 27 (1982)
February 26 (1983)
February 25 (1949)
Ric Flair is born
February 24 (1987)
February 23 (1980)
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – February 23, 1980 (12,500)
February 22 (1980)
February 21 (1987)
WWF @ Milwaukee, WI – Mecca – February 21, 1987 (5,710)
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk fought Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. to a draw
Moondog Spot pinned Scott McGhee
Sivi Afi pinned the Assassin
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau vs. Dino Bravo & Johnny V
Paul Roma defeated Terry Gibbs
Pedro Morales pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
King Harley Race pinned the Junkyard Dog
Roddy Piper defeated Adrian Adonis by disqualification
February 20 (1986)
February 18 (1987)
WWF @ West Palm Beach, FL – Auditorium – February 18, 1987 (4,150)
SD Jones defeated Joe Mirto
Scott McGhee vs. Iron Mike Sharpe
WWF Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Penny Mitchell
Butch Reed defeated Pedro Morales
Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik defeated the Islanders
Jake Roberts defeated Koko B. Ware
Ricky Steamboat & Davey Boy Smith (sub. for George Steele) defeated WWF IC Champion Randy Savage & the Honkytonk Man
February 17 (1975)
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – February 17, 1975 (25,000; sellout including the Felt Forum)
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez defeated Jack Evans & Johnny Rodz in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; final fall: Soto pinned Evans with a sunset flip
Butcher Nova defeated Bill White at 15:02
Victor Rivera defeated Hans Schroeder at 9:17
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Killer Kowalski & Bubby Duncum via disqualification at 14:17 when Garea was repeatedly double teamed
The Wolfman defeated El Olympico at 3:14
Pedro Morales pinned Butcher Vachon at 4:59 with a sunset flip from the apron
Spiros Arion defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via disqualification at 13:00 when Bruno twice pushed the referee away when he was trying to break the two up from fighting in the corner; after the bout, Bruno had to be held back by several wrestlers including Gorilla Monsoon, Dean Ho, & Tony Garea
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant fought Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow to a curfew draw at 19:09 in a non-title match; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted the champions ringside
February 16 (1985)
JCP / AWA @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – February 16, 1985
Magnum TA pinned Doug Vines at 1:36
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown pinned Keith Larson at 17:14
Bob Backlund & Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian via disqualification at 10:15
Dick Slater pinned Dory Funk Jr. (sub. for Terry Funk) at 12:43
NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel fought Ole Anderson to a double count-out
NWA Tag Team Champions Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff at 12:15 when Rhodes pinned Ivan
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Sgt. Slaughter via reverse decision at 20:10; Slaughter originally won the match and title with an elbowsmash but the decision was overturned by original referee Tommy Young since Flair collided with Young earlier in the match and fell over the top rope; a replacement referee counted the pinfall
February 15 (1992)
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – February 15, 1992
Skinner pinned Chris Walker with a neckbreaker
The Big Bossman defeated Repo Man via disqualification when Repo choked Bossman with his tow rope
Shawn Michaels (w/ Sensational Sherri) pinned Jim Powers
Sgt. Slaughter & Jim Duggan defeated the Nasty Boys after Saggs accidentally hit Knobbs with Duggan’s 2X4
Tito Santana pinned the Barbarian (sub. for Ted Dibiase)
Owen Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated the Beverly Brothers when Neidhart pinned Beau Beverly
Randy Savage pinned Jake Roberts in a steel cage match with the flying elbowsmash; after the bout, Savage hit the move a second time
February 14 (1987)
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – February 14, 1987 (10,000)
Brad Rhiengans defeated Moondog Spot
Paul Roma defeated Steve Lombardi
Dino Bravo defeated SD Jones
Jim Duggan defeated Sika
The Islanders defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
The Honkytonk Man defeated Pedro Morales
Koko B. Ware defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage & Hercules defeated Ricky Steamboat & Billy Jack Haynes
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala in a steel cage match
February 13 (1983)
WWF @ Salisbury, MD – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center – February 13, 1983
February 12 (1983)
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – February 12, 1983
Johnny Rodz defeated Curt Hennig at 9:55
Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton at 6:14
Pete Sanchez defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Mr. Fuji defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow (sub. for Salvatore Bellomo) at 13:08
Tony Garea defeated Bob Bradley (sub. for Sika) at 2:12
Pedro Morales defeated Swede Hanson
Rocky Johnson & SD Jones defeated Buddy Rose & Ray Stevens at 13:21
Big John Studd defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow at 5:00
Jimmy Snuka defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 8:05
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund at 14:16 via TKO
February 11 (1978)
WWWF @ Baltimore Civic Center
Jose Estrada defeated Joe Turco
Johnny Rodz defeated Frankie Williams
Nikolai Volkoff defeated SD Jones
Butcher Vachon defeated Dennis Johnson
Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Bob Backlund defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
February 10 (1984)
David Von Erich passes away
February 9 (1990)
WWF @ Cincinnati, OH – Riverfront Coliseum (5,400)
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