The History of WWE
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On March 15th 1987, WWF held the Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. The tournament was won by The Killer Bees, Jim Brunzell Jr and @killerbee1b. The victory earned The Killer Bees an immediate title shot against The Hart Foundation.
On March 16th 1994, Mick Foley's ear was famously ripped off in a match against Big Van Vader in Munich, Germany.
On March 17th 2002, Dwayne Johnson defeated Hulk Hogan in a match billed as 'Icon vs. Icon' at WrestleMania X8 in front of 68,237 fans at SkyDome in Toronto.
On March 18th 2001, WCW held 'Greed' - their final pay-per-view. In the main event, Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner retained his WCW World Heavyweight Title against DDP. Elsewhere on the card, Booker T. Huffman defeated Rick Steiner to win the WCW United States Championship.
On March 19th 1990, The Ultimate Warrior defeated Mr. Perfect at Madison Square Garden broadcast on MSG Network, marking Perfect's first televised singles loss in the WWF.
On March 21st 2001, the 156th and final episode of WCW Thunder aired on TBS following a three year run. In the main event, Jeff Jarrett and Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner defeated Dustin Rhodes in a handicap match.
On March 23rd 1997, Bret Hart defeated Steve Austin in a No Disqualification Submission match at WrestleMania 13. Special referee KEN SHAMROCK stopped the match when Austin refused to submit to Hart's Sharpshooter, passing out instead.
On March 24th 1965, Undertaker was born Mark William Calaway in Houston, Texas. Happy Birthday Phenom!
On March 24th 1991, Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth reunited after Savage lost a Retirement Match to The Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania 7. Elsewhere on the card, The Undertaker made his WrestleMania debut by defeating Jimmy Snuka and Hulk Hogan won his third WWF Championship.
On March 25th 2002, the first ever WWE Draft took place on WWE Raw, pitting Vince McMahon's SmackDown against Ric Flair®'s Raw. McMahon drafted Dwayne Johnson to SmackDown as the number one pick and Flair selected The Undertaker for Raw with the second.