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This Date in Wrestling: June 2

By Jesse Suchanek on June 2, 2008 at 5:34 PM EST

1983 - Hulk Hogan defeated Antonio Inoki in a tournament final for the IWGP Heavyweight title

1987 - The Honky Tonk Man defeated Ricky Steamboat for the WWF Intercontinental title

1990 - Tony Anthony & Tom Burton defeated Rex King in a handicap match for the USWA Tag Team title

1998 - The Junkyard Dog, one of wrestling's most beloved wrestling figures, dies in a car crash near Forest, Mississippi after falling asleep at the wheel.

2000 - Tommy Cairo defeated defeated Axl Rotten for the vacant USA Pro-Wrestling Heavyweight Title

2000 - Natural Born Killers defeated The Boogie Knights for the USA Pro-Wrestling Tag Team Titles

2001 - Kurt Angle inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, OK

2003 - "Classie" Freddie Blassie passed away of natural causes at the age of 85.

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