TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JULY 8th: Rey Mysterio, Jr. wins his first Cruiserweight title
The diminutive, young high-flyer from Mexico gets his first taste of WCW gold by defeating Dean Malenko on Monday Nitro
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TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JAN 31st: RAW gets Radical
2000 – Free agents Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn make their WWF debuts on Monday Night RAW, after jumping ship from WCW
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… SEPT. 14th: The Horsemen Ride Again
Ric Flair returns to WCW in the heart of Horsemen Country- South Carolina – and reforms the group in one of the most emotional nights of all time
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… AUGUST 27th: Shane Douglas throws down the NWA title
The Franchise wins the ‘Ten Pounds of Gold’, but then shirks tradition and launches the Era of Extreme
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JULY 21st: The Magic of Malenko
Dean Malenko takes the TV title from Eddie Guerrero during their classic series of matches in Extreme Championship Wrestling