This Day in Wrestling History

Stone Cold Steve Austin becomes the first ever 3 time winner of the WWF(E) Royal Rumble, also winning the event in 1997 and 1998
January 21, 2001

ECW Results: Ready to Rumble

World Tag Team Champion John Morrison pinned his partner in a Fatal Four Way Match to give the Tuesday Night Delight a victory against three of his 29 opponents in the Royal Rumble Match. Full results.

MyNetworkTV Eases Past CW

Unlike the other broadcast networks, which are seeing an erosion of ratings, upstart MyNetworkTV has seen ratings grow this season. In fact, MyNetworkTV is the only of the six English-speaking broadcast nets to grow this season...More?

source: mediabuyerplanner.com

Triple H Wins the 2002 Royal Rumble

January 20, 2002

MVP: Big things are poppin' again

This past Friday on SmackDown, General Manager Vickie Guerrero thought she had engineered a sure-fire way to kick Triple H out of Sunday’s Royal Rumble. But, Montel Vontavious Porter surprised both Guerrero and the WWE Universe by breaking his 20-week losing streak, beating Big Show in a Last Man Standing Match with a little help from an unlikely ally.

Inside even the most downtrodden WWE Superstar lives the heart of a lion that will never retreat and never surrender. In an absolutely grueling match, the combination of MVP’s straight ballin’ refusal to stay down - no matter what Big Show threw his way – and a hard-hitting shot from the mighty sledgehammer of The Game allowed MVP to literally rise to the occasion as The World’s Largest Athlete failed to beat the 10-count...More?

Complete list of MVP's losing streak.

Box office figures for "The Wrestler"

Fox Searchlight's "The Wrestler" starring Mickey Rourke brought in $1.7 million this weekend at the box office according to Boxofficemojo.com. The film has brought in an estimated $5,387,000 with a release in 144 theaters.

President Barack H. Obama

Tiger Khan's sad story detailed in upcoming documentary

source: slam wrestling

Pulse Wrestling’s Top 100 Wrestlers of the Modern Era: #14 - Triple H

Lashley: 'I Can Match Up with Any Heavyweight Right Now'

Wrestling for the WWE for three years seems to take center stage, but that’s a distinction Lashley hopes will take a backseat after joining American Top Team.

“Coming into MMA, I just wanted to make sure people realize that I’m coming in this for real and I want to be known as a fighter that used to be a professional wrestler as opposed to a professional wrestler that’s now fighting,”...More?

source: sherdog.com

CM Punk now a triple crown winner in WWE

According to PWInsider, CM Punk has now become a triple crown champion in WWE after his Intercontinental Championship win on last night's Raw. Punk has won the triple crown (World Heavyweight Championship, Tag Team Championship and Intercontinental Championship) faster than anyone else in the history of the company in just 203 days. The only person who has reportedly come close is Kevin Nash who become a triple crown champion in 227 days.

Raw Results: Disastrous Return

Mr. McMahon's return to Raw didn't go as well as he would have hoped, as the show ended with Randy Orton refusing to apologize for his actions, and punctuating that refusal with a cruel punt to the Chairman's skull. Full results.