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This Date in Wrestling: April 23

By Jesse Suchanek on April 23, 2008 at 5:34 PM EST

1960 - Red & Lou Bastien defeated Eddie & Dr. Jerry Graham for the WWWF Tag Team title

1976 - Bob Backlund defeated Harley Race for the Missouri State Heavyweight title

1981 - The original Tiger Mask (Sataru Sayama) made his debut in New Japan by defeatin Dynamite Kid.

1988 - The third annual Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament Cup was held in Greenville, South Carolina and Greensboro, North Carolina. Sting and Lex Luger defeated Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard in the 24-team tournament to win the Cup and $1 million check.

1990 - Curt Hennig defeated Tito Santana in a tournament final for the WWF Intercontinental title

1992 - The Heavenly Bodies defeated the Fantastics in a tournament final for the Smokey Mountain Tag Team title

1994 - Chris Candido & Brian Lee defeated the Rock n' Roll Express for the Smokey Mountain Tag Team title

1994 - Brian Christopher & Eddie Gilbert defeated the Eliminators in a tournament final for the USWA Tag Team title

2006 - NWA TNA's "Lock Down" was held at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Here are some of the results of the show:

-Chris Sabin defeated Petey Williams, Elix Skipper, Puma, Chris Stevens, and Shark Boy (12:00) in a "Six-Way X-Division Escape the Cage"

-NWA TNA X Title Match: Samoa Joe pinned Sabu (7:00) to retain the title

- Lethal Lockdown Match: Sting's Warriors (AJ Styles, Rhino, Ron Killings, and Sting) defeated Jarrett's Army (Jeff Jarrett, Chris Harris, James Storm, and Scott Steiner) (28:00) when Sting made Chris Harris submit in a "Lethal Lockdown" match.



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