This Day in Wrestling History

Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama) defeats The Dynamite Kid in Tokyo, Japan for the vacant WWF(E) Junior Heavyweight Title. Tatsumi Fujinami had vacated the title in December when he moved up to the heavyweight division.
January 1, 1982

The St. Louis Wrestling Club held the "Sam Muchnick Retirement Show" before 19,821 at The Checkerdome in St. Louis, Missouri.
January 1, 1982

Masahiro Chono defeats Mike George in Des Moines, Iowa to become the last NWA Central States Television Champion. The promotion closed later in the year.
January 1, 1988

Ted Turner's purchase of WCW comes into full effect as all NWA changes are complete and World Championship Wrestling drops the NWA name.
January 1, 1991

El Signo defeats Villano III to win the WWF(E) World Light Heavyweight Title in Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico, to end his sixth reign.
January 1, 1993

Billionaire Ted, The Huckster and the Nacho Man debut on Monday Night Raw.
January 1, 1996