• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (February 5, 1994) – ECW The Night The Line Was Crossed
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on February 5, 1994, ECW hosted ‘The Night The Line Was Crossed’ at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The promotion that was still called NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling at this point, had one of the greatest main events in its history that night.
The results from that night:
911 defeated Chad Austin
Mr. Hughes defeated Sal Bellomo
Double Dog Collar Chain Match: The Sandman & Tommy Cairo defeated Rockin Rebel & Pit Bull #1
No Rules: The Public Enemy defeated The Bruise Brothers
Jimmy Snuka defeated Tommy Dreamer
Pat Tanaka & The Sheik defeated Kevin Sullivan & The Tazmaniac
JT Smith defeated Mike Awesome
3 Way Dance – ECW Heavyweight Title: Terry Funk (c) vs. Sabu vs. Shane Douglas ended in a time-limit-draw
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (February 5, 2021) – Old School WWF Veteran Passed Away
On this day in 2021 we lost Old School WWF Veteran ‘The Natural’ Butch Reed (Real name: Bruce Reed) at the age of 66, due to heart complications.
Most Old School Wrestling Fans remember Butch Reed for his time in Bill Watts’ Mid-South Wrestling (1983-1986), the World Wrestling Federation (1986-1988) and Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling (1988-1992), where he formed a famous Tag Team with Ron Simmons called ‘Doom’.
During his time in the WWF, Reed was considered to become the Intercontinental Champion, but the decision was changed, when Reed no-showed an earlier house show, so they decided to put the belt on The Honky Tonk Man instead.
Unlike his former Tag Team partner Ron Simmons, Butch Reed was not inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame yet, which might not happen anytime soon either, as he was named part of a lawsuit against the WWE regarding traumatic brain injuries, which was dismissed in September 2018.
REST IN PEACE BUTCH REED!
July 11, 1954 – February 5, 2021
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (February 5, 1984) – Old School Lucha Libre Legend Passed Away
On this day in 1984 we lost Old School Lucha Libre Legend El Santo (Real name: Rodolfo Huerta) at the age of 66 due to a heart attack.
The masked Legend is considered THE single greatest & most famous Luchador in mexican wrestling history.
In 2018 El Santo got inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, as part of the annual ‘Legacy Wing’ inductions.
REST IN PEACE!
September 23, 1917 – February 5, 1984
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