- WWE announced the release of Scotty Goldman (Scott Colton).
- Poll results: Do you like WWE's PG rated product?
Yes - 16%
No - 84%
- Impact on 2/19 scored a record 1.33 cable rating, with an average audience of 1.9 million viewers.
- Masanori Murakawa, better known as The Great Sasuke, was arrested in Japan for assault. A fan is alledging he was kicked by Sasuke after he tried to take a photo of him with his cell phone on a train. Sasuke is denying there was an assault.
- On this day in wrestling history:
* 1928 - Ed Strangler Lewis defeated Joe Stecher for the World's
Heavyweight title
* 1933 - Jim Browning defeated Ed Strangler Lewis for the NWA
Heavyweight title
* 1943 - Antonio Inoki was born
* 1969 - Atlas Riviera was born
* 1975 - Bobby Shane died in an airplane crash at 29
* 1978 - Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham for the WWWF
Heavyweight title
* 1989 - Chi-Town Rumble from the UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL
* 1989 - Ricky Steamboat defeated Ric Flair for the NWA Heavyweight
title
* 1989 - Lex Luger defeated Barry Windham for the NWA U.S. title
* 1989 - Mike Rotundo defeated Rick Steiner for the NWA Television title
* 1994 - SuperBrawl IV from the Civic Center, Albany, GA
* 2000 - The Artist defeated Lash LaRoux in a tournament final for the
WCW Cruiserweight title
* 2000 - Brian Knobbs defeated Bam Bam Bigelow for the WCW Hardcore
title
* 2002 - John Cena defeated Batista for the Ohio Valley Heavyweight
title
* 2002 - Swede Hanson died of Alzheimer's disease at 68
* 2003 - Tony Altomare died of a heart attack at 74
