Explore May 23 in pro wrestling history featuring the tragic death of Owen Hart at WWF Over The Edge 1999, Bruno Sammartino main events, Steve Austin’s WCW Television Title win, WCW Slamboree 1993, ECW classics, Andre the Giant in Japan, and more legendary moments from WWE, WCW, ECW, AJPW, and the WWWF.

May 17 in Pro Wrestling History May 17 is not just another date in wrestling history. This is the day Bruno Sammartino became champion. On May 17, 1963, inside Madison Square Garden, Bruno Sammartino defeated WWWF World Champion Buddy Rogers in under a minute with an over-the-shoulder backbreaker. That one moment began the longest WWWF/WWF/WWE Championship reign in history, lasting more than seven years. That is not a title reign. That is a monument. Bruno Sammartino Makes Hi

Relive May 13 in pro wrestling history featuring Jake Roberts’ debut, Bruno Sammartino classics, ECW’s legendary “Enter Sandman” event, Ric Flair battles, Andre the Giant’s WWF suspension angle, and more wrestling history from WWE, WCW, ECW, NWA and beyond

Roddy Piper shocks Los Angeles with a surprise WWF return, Hulk Hogan wrestles a rare televised match, Bruno Sammartino works two cities in one day, and Rob Van Dam makes his first WWF appearance. Full May 12 pro wrestling history from the WWWF, WWF, NWA, and WCW

Professional wrestling history on May 11th feels like a territory map bursting at the seams. Madison Square Garden marathons. Bruno Sammartino surviving 70-minute wars. The first-ever Saturday Night’s Main Event changing the business forever on NBC. Steve Austin unknowingly walking out of WCW for the final time before becoming the biggest star the industry would ever create. This date is stacked with turning points, legends, and strange little moments that became giant domino

May 10th From Bruno Sammartino and Buddy Rogers to Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, ECW, and Steve Austin, May 10th captures the night wrestling evolved from territorial warfare into mainstream chaos.

May 9th: When Wrestling Felt Like a Different World Every Hundred Miles There are certain days in professional wrestling history where the business feels less like one industry and more like a collection of roaming storms scattered across armories, civic centers, smoky arenas, television studios, and packed coliseums all over the world. May 9th is one of those days. Long before wrestling became centralized and corporate, every territory had its own pulse. Memphis felt dang

May 3 On This Day in Pro Wrestling History May 3 is one of those dates that feels like wrestling history opened a filing cabinet and dumped

May 2 in pro wrestling history features the births of The Rock and Big Bossman, Curt Hennig winning the AWA World Title, Kawada defeating

May 1 in pro wrestling history features Toshiaki Kawada winning the All Japan Triple Crown, Shinya Hashimoto capturing the

April 19 in pro wrestling history features the birth of Ox Baker, Ric Flair winning more gold, the first Crockett Cup, WCW