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Trivia

1980 – Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta win the All Japan World’s Strongest Tag Team League

1986 – Antonio Inoki & Yoshiaki Fujiwara win the NJPW Japan Cup Tag League, defeating Akira Maeda & Osamu Kido in the final

1987 – Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu win the All Japan World’s Strongest Tag Team League

2001 – Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan win the NJPW G1 Climax Tag League, defeating Mike Barton & Jim Steele in the final

Events

In 2005, TNA Turning Point was held in Orlando, Florida. Jeff Hardy no-showed this event, leading to his TNA departure

– Sabu defeats Abyss in a Barbed Wire Massacre
– Christian Cage defeats Monty Brown
– Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) defeat America’s Most Wanted (Chris Harris & James Storm) in a Tables Match
– Samoa Joe defeats AJ Styles to win the TNA X-Division Title
– Jeff Jarrett defeats Rhino to retain the NWA World Title

Title Changes

1959 – Danny McShain defeats Mr Moto to win the vacant Texas Brass Knuckles Title

1971 – The Spoiler defeats Wahoo McDaniel to win the WCCW American Heavyweight Title

1997 – on Raw, Shawn Michaels intentionally loses his WWF European Title defense to Triple H

2002 – Sonny Siaki defeats Jerry Lynn to win the TNA X-Division Title

2004 – Hiroshi Tanahashi & Shinsuke Nakamura defeat Minoru Suzuki & Yoshihiro Takayama to win the IWGP Tag Team Titles

2009 – El Mesias defeats Dr Wagner Jr to win the AAA Heavyweight Title

Birthdays

Happy birthday to former ECW and AJPW Tag Team Champion Doug Furnas (50)