Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon defeated Crusher & Dick the Bruiser for the AWA Tag Team title.
August 30, 1969
Paul Orndorf defeated Vader in a locker room brawl and Vader left WCW.
August 30, 1995
Triple H defeats The Rock for the WWF(E) IC Title in a Ladder Match at SummerSlam at Madison Square Garden.
August 30, 1998
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August 30, 2009
This Day in Wrestling History
August 29, 2009
Rey Mysterio Explains His Suspension......Sort of
Rey Mysterio recently spoke with The Record Newspaper in Mexico and commented on his WWE suspension. During the interview Mysterio said that he failed the test because of a drug he's taking for his knee and arm, and furthered his comments by saying that he had a prescription for the medication. However, because he had to fly to The UK for SummerSlam promotion, and because he was on vacation for a small period of time, he was unable to show WWE the valid prescription by the deadline they gave him and was suspended as a result.
source: wrestlezone.com
He can't possibly think we believe that, can he?
WWE Stars Appearing on The Food Network
Over the SummerSlam weekend in LA, WWE stars Jim Ross, The Miz, Gail Kim, Big Show and Stephanie McMahon all filmed a segment which will air on The Food Network's "Dinner Impossible" show in November.
Who Would Triple H Like to See Host RAW?
Who would Triple H pick for a guest host on RAW? "Andre the Giant," he told ign.com. "I think first of all, Andre's the one guy that I always wanted to meet that I never got to meet and he was very close to my wife. I would have loved to have met him. But also, at the same time, Andre had an incredible sense of humor that I don't think a lot of people ever saw." Triple H went on to say that he thought that Andre, the way the business is in 2009, would have been able to show more of his fun side. "I think that it was something, that in today's environment, that he could have put out there a lot more."
source: ign.com
Triple H Brings a Fan into the Ring After SmackDown
After the dark match at the Smackdown-taping in Phoenix, Triple H was saluting the crowd. Suddenly a handicapped fan asked Triple H if he could do a pose with him. Hunter asked the security if they could pull up the fan. Then Triple H and the fan stepped into the ring. At that time, Shawn Michaels entered the ring and they did the DX pose together.
The Ring Post 20
From Kevin Eck of the Baltimore Sun:
This is my ranking of the top 20 wrestlers over the past year, using the same criteria that Pro Wrestling Illustrated uses for its list: titles won, major feuds, won-loss records, quality of opponents, prominence within their individual promotion, activity and overall ability.
For this list, I treated pro wrestling as if it were an actual competition and not scripted entertainment. Therefore, I did not take into account attributes such as charisma, promo skills and whether someone is or isn’t a “great worker.” I also did not factor in backstage politics, who is married to the boss’ daughter, et cetera.
Unlike the PWI 500, I did not consider wrestlers from Japanese or Mexican promotions. My list is composed entirely of WWE and TNA wrestlers. As talented as some of the Ring of Honor guys are, the fact is that ROH is a distant No. 3 in terms of prominence.
1. TRIPLE H
2. JOHN CENA
3. EDGE
4. RANDY ORTON
5. STING
6. JEFF HARDY
7. CHRIS JERICHO
8. THE UNDERTAKER
9. SAMOA JOE
10. KURT ANGLE
Click here for the rest of the list.
This Day in Wrestling History
"The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith defeats Bret "Hitman" Hart for the WWF(E) IC Title in a classic match at Wembley Stadium in London in front of 82,000 fans.
August 29, 1992
August 28, 2009
SmackDown Results: Extreme Exodus
Later that night, after years of incredible feats of reckless abandon, fate finally caught up with Jeff Hardy in a moment of tragic irony. After blocking the high-flying specialist’s climb to victory, the World Heavyweight Champion superplexed him from high atop of the cage. Hardy battled back heroically, trying to prevent his adversary from getting over the cage with every fiber of his being. But a thumb to the eye by Punk sealed his fate, allowing The Straightedge Superstar to retain his title while simultaneously vanquishing the amazing Jeff Hardy from the WWE ring. After Hardy delivered a heartfelt goodbye to the WWE Universe, the ruthless Punk added insult to injury, attacking the departing Superstar from behind with the World title. Full results.
source: wwe.com
Heyman: WWE's Punk Move Worked
The former Smackdown head writer has sided with his previous employers, despite admitting that Taker launching an unprovoked attacked on the villainous new champion "violates every principle of 'Booking 101' ever taught".
"There were a lot of people that were really upset with WWE over this storyline twist. Jeff Hardy had just put on a spectacular performance with CM Punk in a TLC Match as the main event of SummerSlam, and by having Undertaker appear out of nowhere just made everyone lose focus on the brilliant performance Hardy had delivered. But that's the entire point behind Vince McMahon's decision to go in this direction. Jeff is leaving WWE, and every moment after that main event a potential paying customer is thinking of Jeff is a moment that customer is not thinking of spending money on WWE and its shows. By placing the emphasis on The Undertaker coming after Punk, WWE ensured itself a huge attraction in the Smackdown world title picture."...More?
source: the sun
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