#OnThisDay in 1948: National Wrestling Alliance was formed as promoters Sam Muchnick, Fred Kohler, Wally Karbo & others joined Pinkie George. It was an effort to consolidate the many regional championships into one absolute, undisputed worlds champion of professional wrestling.

The idea was also to act as an official governing body for pro wrestling through talent and brand name franchising and a territorial system

#OnThisDay in 1994: WWF King of the Ring PPV: King of the Ring Semifinals: Owen Hart defeated 1-2-3 Kid in maybe the best sub 5 minute match of all time.

#OnThisDay in 1994: WWF King of the Ring PPV: Owen Hart is crowned King Of The Ring, and looks so regal and majestic. RIP King Of Harts.

Yes, he confirmed he wrote the lyrics in his 1981 autobiography Rolling Dreamer was released as Tsuruta's first single about a year before he began using it as his entrance music A little known fact is Jumbo was at one point workshopping a cover of Hotel California

Bret Hart vs. Jim Neidhart from Stampede in 1979

A young Seth Green watches Bill Dundee vs. Tim Horner from the movie Can't Buy Me Love (1987).

That time the AWA Worlds Title Belt was stolen from ringside in 1975.

Robert Gibson had this talent of being able to do big farts on command and he gassed Ricky Morton one time in Mid South while Ricky was trying to cut a promo as a rib. Vince McMahon when he found out years later was pissed off because he wasn't the best farter JR had ever met.

Dusty Rhodes getting on stage at a Willie Nelson concert in Florida in 1982 and *singing* with Willie. Dusty could do it all.

Bret Hart has said in the early 80's, Stu Hart paid him $600 a week, which was more than most of the guys not in the main event were making in Stampede. He admits that Stu and Helen went broke on Stampede in part because they provided steady full time livings for their kids.

Koko Ware was the first person in pro wrestling to try and recruit Kurt Angle. March 1987.

Got to protect kayfabe brother.

#OnThisDay in 1987: JCP World Wide Wrestling aired: Bobby Eaton hits The Gravedigger on George South. Why is it called The Gravedigger I hear you ask? Because it buries you 6 feet under.

#OnThisDay in 1969: Houston Wrestling: Johnny Valentine vs. Wild Bull Curry

#OnThisDay in 1987: Memphis TV: Jeff Jarrett hits a great Dropkick on Keith Roberson.

#OnThisDay in 1987: UWF TV: The lads.