This Day in Wrestling History - Oct 23rd 2010

Today’s Birthday Lesson—October 23rd
By: Bill Fenbers

10/23/1994—highlights from WCW Halloween Havoc
-Johnny B Badd fights The Honky Tonk Man to a time-limit draw. Badd retains the World Television Championship.
-Pretty Wonderful defeats Stars n’ Stripes, to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship.
-Jim Duggan defeats Steve Austin, by disqualification. Duggan retains the United States Championship.
-Hulk Hogan defeats Ric Flair, to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. This was a career vs. career Steel Cage Match. Flair was forced to retire after losing this match.

10/23/1995—Alundra Blayze defeats Bertha Faye, to win the WWF Women’s Championship.

10/23/1999—Lita makes her final appearance in Extreme Championship Wrestling.

10/23/2000—the Hardy Boyz, wrestling as Los Conquistadores, defeat Edge and Christian, to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. The night before, Edge and Christian had wrestled as Los Conquistadores, when they won the title from the Hardy Boyz.

10/23/2002—AJ Styles defeats Syxx Pac, to win the TNA X Division Championship.

10/23/2003—The Basham Brothers defeat Los Guerreros, to win the WWE Tag Team Championship.

10/23/2005—highlights from the first TNA Bound for Glory
-America’s Most Wanted defeats The Naturals, to retain the NWA World Tag Team Championship.
-AJ Styles defeats Christopher Daniels, to retain the TNA X Division Championship (Iron Man match).
-Rhino defeats Jeff Jarrett, to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Tito Ortiz was special guest referee.

10/23/2008—TNA iMPACT! begins airing in high definition.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS:
-Bobby Davis
-Ron and Don Harris (born 1961) known as The Harris Brothers in WCW
-Jasmin St. Claire (born 1972)
-BILL FENBERS (born 1982) writer of “Today’s History Lesson” on gerweck.net