Clips of notable events that happened On This Day in Pro Wrestling History. Clipped by Jeff Townsend.
On this day in Pro Wrestling history: 5/8/2007 - Edge cashed in his newly won Money In The Bank briefcase to claim the World Heavyweight Title from The Undertaker. He had won this opportunity with a victory over Mr. Kennedy on Raw.
On this day in Pro Wrestling history: 5/7/2007: in what was presented as an impromptu match: Edge defeated Mr. Kennedy to win Kennedy’s Money In The Bank briefcase. Information was shared that this occurred because of a severe injury Kennedy had sustained. However, it was later determined to be much less serious than what was initially diagnosed.
On this Day in Pro Wrestling History: 5/6/2002 - it was announced that WWF had to change their name to World Wrestling Entertainment. This was because a lawsuit from The World Wildlife Fund regarding usage of the WWF initials.
On this Day in Pro Wrestling History: 5/5/2003 – ‘Plane Ride From Hell’ happened. With stories of a number of WWE superstars causing chaos mid-air during a flight back from a European tour. Video clip is from Vice’s Darkside of the Ring: https://youtu.be/ECDPrA9Lmko?si=r9jg3lrnTZmAH4VK
On this day in Pro Wrestling history: 5/4/2014 – at WWE’s Extreme rules: Bray Wyatt defeated John Cena in a steel cage match John Cena Bray Wyatt
On this Day in Pro Wrestling History: 12/29/1998: in one of his craziest promos- this was Flair’s message to Eric Bischoff from the December 28th, 1998 edition of Monday Nitro.