On This Day in Pro Wrestling History

On This Day in Pro Wrestling History Clips of notable events that happened On This Day in Pro Wrestling History. Clipped by Jeff Townsend.

05/08/2026

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.

05/07/2026

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.

05/07/2026

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.

05/05/2026

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

05/04/2026

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

12/30/2023

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.

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