Professor Toru Tanaka defeats WWWF(WWE) World Champion Bruno Sammartino in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when the match is stopped due to Sammartino's excessive bleeding. However, Tanaka was not awarded the title, since the champion was not pinned or forced to submit.
October 13, 1967
Harley Race defeated Gene Kiniski for the Missouri State Heavyweight title.
October 13, 1973
WWWF(WWE) World Champion Bruno Sammartino defends his title against Ivan Koloff, the man who ended his first title reign in 1971, at the building where the loss took place, Madison Square Garden in New York City. The match ended in a draw after a 20-minute brawl when the referee ruled that both men were bleeding too heavily to continue. A slew of wrestlers had to come out to separate the two. This was the first of three straight MSG shows headlined by the two, culminating a few months later in the first steel cage match ever held at Madison Square Garden.
October 13, 1975
NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title held up when Steve Corino was unable to continue against Shinya Hashimoto.
October 13, 2001
October 13, 2011
This Day in Wrestling History
October 12, 2011
Ring of Honor Comes to Baltimore
Ring of Honor is excited to announce that in 2012, for the first time in almost 8 years, we will be making our return to the great state of Maryland! On Saturday night January 7, 2012, the greatest pound-for-pound professional wrestling on the planet comes to the Du Burns Arena in the heart of Baltimore, MD.
Check back right here at ROHWrestling.com for more details regarding the on-sale date, talent announcements, and matches as the information becomes available. One thing we can tell you for certain is not only will this be a live event, but it will be our first SBG TV Taping of 2012! So don’t miss out as ROH brings the best wrestling in the world to Maryland on 1/7/12!
Ring of Honor Wrestling
January 7, 2012
Du Burns Arena
1301 South Ellwood Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224
www.rohwrestling.com
WWE Promotes Bully Prevention In Stamford and Abroad
World Wrestling Entertainment and The Creative Coalition are two of many companies within the Be a STAR (Show Tolerance and Respect) Alliance, founded in Apr. 2011, which will work against school bullying during October's National Bullying Prevention Month.
"WWE co-founded the Be a STAR program with the Creative Coalition," WWE Creative Executive VP Stephanie McMahon said. Besides Be a STAR, WWE's best known philanthropic effort may be its support of American troops, often doing shows overseas and providing free tickets in the U.S. for those currently serving.
The Creative Coalition is run by Robin Bronk and Tim Daly, formerly of "The Sopranos" and "Wings".
"We became more aware of the bullying problem in America and especially the world when we produced a film called 'That's What I Am', which had a message of tolerance and of anti-bullying," McMahon said. "We wanted to do something to make a difference."...More?
source: stamford patch
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to:
"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
October 12, 1945
Stan "The Lariat" Hansen
October 12, 1949
Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair for the WWF(E) Heavyweight title.
October 12, 1992
Ken Shamrock defeated X-Pac in a tournament final for the WWF(E) Intercontinental title.
October 12, 1998
October 11, 2011
Shawn Michaels and Triple H Reunite Before Tonight’s WWE SmackDown Tapings
Before tonight’s WWE SmackDown tapings began in Dallas, Texas, Shawn Michaels and Triple H re-united as DeGeneration X for an off-camera appearance.
DX did their usual shtick, cutting a very non-PG promo, according to a fan in attendance. They also teased a future WrestleMania event for Cowboys Stadium.
Vince McMahon came out to interrupt their celebration.
source: wrestling-edge.com
Oct. 10th Raw Rating Suffers Largest Hour-To-Hour Decline In Four Years
Last night's Oct. 10th WWE RAW SuperShow rating scored a 3.25 rating which was up from last weeks rating of 3.04. The first hour averaged a strong 5.38 million viewers, a clear indication of interest in the "walk-out" angle and the highest viewership since May 19. However there was a sharp dip in viewership for the second hour which plunged 13 percent to an average of 4.67 million viewers - the largest hour-to-hour decline in four years.
source: pwtorch.com
Mexican wrestling legend advertised for SmackDown TV taping in Mexico City
On the WWE.com Live Events listing, WWE is officially advertising Mexican wrestling legend Mil Mascaras for this Sunday's Smackdown TV taping in Mexico City. WWE is also advertising WWE champion Alberto Del Rio, who is the nephew of Mil Mascaras. Del Rio is the only Raw star advertised for the Smackdown taping in Mexico.
Tyson Tomko Arrested for Allegedly Shooting Up in a Chili's Bathroom and Robbery
Tyson Tomko -- who wrestled in the WWE between 2002 and 2009 -- is accused of robbing a CVS Pharmacy on October 10th ... allegedly threatening to attack the pharmacist unless he forked over several bottles of Oxycodone.
The pharmacist claims he complied -- and Tomko escaped with 210 tablets of the powerful painkiller.
According to the police report, obtained by TMZ, Tomko went to a nearby Chili's ... where he asked his waitress for a spoon. When the server brought him a teaspoon, he asked for a "deeper spoon" ... and when he got it, he took it to the men's room ... where he remained for 30 to 40 minutes.
Cops were eventually tipped off ... and when they arrived on the scene, one officer says Tomko had "needle marks and blood running down his arm" ... and had just flushed something down the toilet.
Tomko was taken into custody -- and allegedly told police he has a "severe drug problem."
Cops say Tomko admitted he took the Oxycodone from CVS ... and injected 178 pills, which he crushed up and melted down ... but he swore he never threatened the pharmacist.
Tomko was taken to a nearby hospital ... then transported to a nearby jail, where he was booked for robbery. He's currently behind bars -- bond was set at $7,500.
source: tmz.com
Finally, The Rock Returns to Boston
WWE announced today that “the most electrifying man in entertainment,” The Rock, will return to the city of Boston at the TD Garden on Monday, November 14 for a special three hour Raw® SuperShow that will air live on USA Network at 8 PM ET/7 PM CT.
