Big Van Vader
On this day in pro wrestling history in 1963, Buddy Rogers was officially presented the WWWF World Heavyweight Title belt in Washington, D.C., after he won a fictitious tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
On this day in pro wrestling history in 1997, Big Van Vader was detained in Kuwait after he attacked Bossam Al Otham, host of Good Morning Kuwait, after taking offense to Otham’s questions.
On this day in pro wrestling history in 2011, Edge announced his retirement from professional wrestling on Raw.
