Bruno Sammartino: Behind The Championship Belt (Full Documentary)
#RIPBruno #BrunoSammartino #Bruno #GreatestEver #NWA #WWWF #WWE #WWEChampionship #WWEChampion #WWETitle #WWELegend #WWELegends #WWEHallOfFame #WWEHallOfFamer #WWEHOF #WWEHistory
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FUN FACTS: Kerry Von Erich came out to "Texas" by Tanya Tucker for this main event.
The NWA Title change was so big even the WWF acknowledged it.
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5/6/1984
Kerry Von Erich defeated Ric Flair to win the NWA Championship at #WCCW 1st Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions from Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas.
#RIPKerry #NWA #NationalWrestlingAlliance #KerryVonErich #TexasTornado #TenPoundsOfGold #WWE #WWELegend #WWEHistory
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5/6/2000
Tommy Dreamer & New Jack made cameo appearances on Early Edition.
Episode: Mel Schwartz, Bounty Hunter.
#EarlyEdition #ECW #ExtremeChampionshipWrestling #TommyDreamer #ManInABox #RIPJerome #NewJack #NaturalBornKillaz #WWE #WWELegend #WWELegends #WWEHistory
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FUN FACT: Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) attended this PPV.
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5/6/2000
defeated Shane McMahon & Triple H to retain the WWF Championship at Insurrextion from Earls Court in #WWELondon, England
#TheRock #DwayneJohnson #JustBringIt #TeamBringIt #Electrifying #Boots2Asses #HunterHearstHelmsley #TripleH #HHH #WWE #WWETitle #WWEHistory
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5/6/2001
WCW was supposed to have its return PPV before the WWF buyout.
#WCW #WorldChampionshipWrestling #83Weeks #EricBischoff #EasyE #WWE #WWELegend #WWEHistory
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5/6/2013
Brock Lesnar destroyed Hunter Hearst Helmsley's office at WWE Headquarters.
#BrockLesnar #PaulHeyman #TheNextBigThing #NextBigThing #BeastIncarnate #HereComesThePain #SuplexCity #EatSleepConquerRepeat #HunterHearstHelmsley #TripleH #HHH #BigGoldBelt #WWEHistory
5/6/2015
Ric Flair launched his podcast, Woo Nation.
#RicFlair #NatureBoy #TheMan #Naitch #DoItWithFlair #WOO #WooNation #SpaceMountain #Alsosprachzarathustra #DiamondsAreForever #WWE #WWEChampion #WorldHeavyweightChampion #WWESuperstar #WWELegend #WWEHallOfFame #WWEHistory
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5/6/2015
JTG's first book, Damn! Why Did I Write This Book?, was released.
#JTG #Shad #CrymeTyme #CrimeTime #MoneyMoney #YeahYeah #WhereBrooklynAt #WWE #WWESuperstar #WWESuperstars #WWEHistory
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5/6/2018
Ruby Riot defeated Bayley at #Backlash from the Prudential Center in #WWENewark, New Jersey.
#Bayley #TurnItUp #FreeHugs #RubyRiot #RiotSquad #RubySoho #TheRunaway #SarahLogan #LivMorgan #WomensWrestling #WomenOfWrestling #Herstory #WWE #WWESuperstars #WWEHistory
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5/6/2018
Seth Rollins defeated The Miz to retain the Intercontinental Championship at #Backlash from the Prudential Center in #WWENewark, New Jersey.
#SethRollins #TheArchitect #Kingslayer #BurnItDown #NeverShutsUp #TheMiz #Miz #ImAwesome #ICameToPlay #ICTitle #WWE #WWEHistory
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5/6/2018
Nia Jax defeated Alexa Bliss to retain the RAW Women's Championship at #Backlash from the Prudential Center in #WWENewark, New Jersey
#NiaJax #IrresistibleForce #NotLikeMostGirls #AlexaBliss #TheGoddess #WickedWitch #TwistedBliss #WomensTitle #Herstory #WWE #WWEHistory
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5/6/2018
Jeff Hardy defeated Randy Orton to retain the United States Title at #Backlash from the Prudential Center in #WWENewark, New Jersey.
#RandyOrton #RKO #LegendKiller #TheViper #ApexPredator #JeffHardy #CharismaticEnigma #BrotherNero #HardyBoyz #USTitle #WWE #WWEHistory
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5/6/2018
Daniel Bryan defeated Cass by submission at #Backlash from the Prudential Center in #WWENewark, New Jersey.
#DanielBryan #BryanDanielson #YesYesYes #YesMovement #FightForYourDreams #Cass #BigCass #Morrisey #BadaBoom #HowYouDoing #SAWFT #Tapout #WWE #WWEHistory
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5/6/2018
Carmella defeated Charlotte Flair to retain the SD Women's Title at #Backlash from the Prudential Center in #WWENewark, New Jersey.
#Carmella #Fabulous #MellaIsMoney #CharlotteFlair #NatureGirl #DoItWithFlair #WomensTitle #WomensWrestling #Herstory #WWE #WWEHistory
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5/6/2018
Bobby Lashley & Braun Strowman defeated Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn at #Backlash from the Prudential Center in #WWENewark, New Jersey.
#BobbyLashley #Lashley #TheAlmighty #BraunStrowman #TheTitan #TheBlackSheep #MonsterAmongMen #GetTheseHands #IAmStronger #WWE #WWEHistory
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5/6/2018
AJ Styles Vs. Shinsuke Nakamura ended in a draw at #Backlash from the Prudential Center in #WWENewark, New Jersey.
#AJStyles #PhenomenalOne #IAmPhenomenal #TheyDontWantNone #ShinsukeNakamura #Nakamura #KingOfStrongStyle #Subconscious #ComeOn #WWE #WWETitle #WWEHistory
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5/6/2018
Roman Reigns defeated Samoa Joe at #Backlash from the Prudential Center in #WWENewark, New Jersey.
#RomanReigns #TheRomanEmpire #ThePowerhouse #ICanIWill #BelieveThat #SamoanDynasty #OneVersusAll #TribalChief #SamoaJoe #TheDestroyer #JoeJoeJoe #WWE #WWEHistory
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5/6/2019
Kofi Kingston defeated Daniel Bryan to retain the WWE Championship on RAW from the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.
#KofiKingston #TroubleInParadise #BoomSquad #TheNewDay #NewDayRocks #DanielBryan #BryanDanielson #YesYesYes #YesMovement #WWE #WWETitle #WWEHistory
5/6/2020
& made their WWE in-ring return on #NXT from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.
#KillerKross #KarrionKross #TollMan #PayTheToll #KrossKult #Doomsday #TimesUp #FallAndPray #ScarlettBordeaux #SmokeShow #WeWantTheSmoke #WWE
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5/6/2022
Fozzy's 8th album, Boom Box, was released.
#BoomBox #ChrisJericho #Y2J #Fozzy #BreakTheWallsDown #Lionheart #KingOfTheWorld #AyatollahOfRockNRolla #YouJustMadeTheList #TheList #GiftOfJericho #DrinkItInMan #SaveUsY2J #Painmaker #JAS #AEW #WWE #WWELegend #WWEHistory
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5/5/1995
Vader made a cameo appearance on Boy Meets World.
Episode: The Thrilla in Phila
#RIPLeon #Vader #BigVanVader #Mastodon #VaderTime #ItsVaderTime #Vaderbomb #WorldHeavyweightChampion #BoyMeetsWorld #CoryMatthews #BenSavage #WWE #WWESuperstar #WWELegend #WWEHistory
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"I would take these men into the mouth of Hell to fight The Devil. I would trust these men to breathe for me and to pump my blood with their hearts. Jim Neidhart, Davey Boy Smith, my lovable brother Owen, and Brian Pillman. We are The Hart Foundation!”
- Bret Hart
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5/5/1997
The Hart Foundation reformed on RAW from the Brown County Expo in #WWEGreenBay, Wisconsin.
#BretHart #JimNeidhart #OwenHart #DaveyBoySmith #TheBritishBulldog #BrianPillman #HartFoundation #HartDynasty #VinceRusso #DarksideOfTheRing #WWE #WWELegends #WWEHistory
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It was supposed to be a rematch from Backlash, but Kane had an elbow injury.
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5/5/2001
The Undertaker defeated Stone Cold & Hunter Hearst Helmsley in a Handicap Match at #Insurrextion from Earls Court in #WWELondon, England.
#TheUndertaker #Undertaker #StoneCold #SteveAustin #StoneColdSteveAustin #HunterHearstHelmsley #TripleH #HHH #Kane #WWE #WWEHistory
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FACT CHECK: Kurt Angle Vs. Vince McMahon's Airplane match happened in 2001. (A year before The Plane Ride From Hell.)
SOURCE: Kurt Angle
It's True, It's True book
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Contrary to popular belief, Brock Lesnar defeated Curt Hennig in the Airplane match.
SOURCE: Everybody who witnessed it.
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5/5/2002
The Plane Ride From Hell happened.
#WWE #WWESuperstar #WWESuperstars #WWELegend #WWELegends #WWEHistory #DarkSideOfTheRing
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5/5/2003
Steve Austin & Bill Goldberg on RAW from the Metro Centre in Halifax, Canada.
#SteveAustin #StoneCold #StoneColdSteveAustin #Austin316 #TexasRattlesnake #BionicRedneck #BillGoldberg #Goldberg #WhosNext #FearTheSpear #BelieveTheHype #WWE #WWELegends #WWEHistory
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