This Week in Professional Wrestling History. September 8th - September 14th

09/08/1998 - Hacksaw Jim duggan announced his retirement due to a diagnosis of cancer
09/08/1998 - The Sandman signed with WCW
09/08/2001 - Race Steele defeated Nick Dinsmore for the HWA Heavyweight Title
09/09/1980 - The Samoans defeated Tony Garea & Rene Goulet in a tournament final for the WWWF Tag Team title
09/09/1986 - Dusty Rhodes defeated Arn Anderson for the NWA Television title
09/09/1993 - Shane Douglas won the ECW Heavyweight title by forfeit when Tito Santana did not appear
09/09/2000 - Rhino defeated Kid Kash to become the last ECW Television Champion
09/09/2000 - Justice Pain defeated Lobo for the Combat Zone World Heavyweight Title
09/09/2002 - Raw GM, Eric Bischoff introduced HLA to Raw
09/10/1980 - Harley Race defeated Shohei Baba for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title
09/10/1988 - Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard for the NWA World Tag Team title
09/10/1990 - Brian Lee & Don Harris defeated Jeff Jarrett & Jeff Gaylord for the USWA Tag Team title
09/10/1999 - Eric Bischoff fired as WCW President
09/10/2000 - The Boogie Knights defeated Natural Born Killers for the USA Pro-Wrestling Tag Team Titles
09/10/2001 - Kurt Angle defeated Rob Van Dam for the WWF Hardcore Title
09/10/2001 - Rob Van Dam defeated Kurt Angle for the WWF Hardcore Title
09/10/2001 - Tajiri defeated Chris Kanyon for the WCW U.S. Heavyweight title
09/11/1959 - Rey Mendoza defeated Dory Dixon for the EMLL NWA Light Heavyweight title
09/11/1973 - Professor Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun for the WWWF Tag Team title
09/11/1993 - The Rock n' Roll Express defeated the Bruise Brothers for the Smokey Mountain Tag Team title
09/11/1995 - Brian Christopher defeated Billy Jack Haynes for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title
09/11/1995 - Nitro won it's first Monday Night Ratings Battle against Raw, 2.5 to Raw's 2.2
09/11/1997 - Event - Wrestlefest, Fairgrounds Coliseum, Amarillo, TX
09/12/1982 - Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle defeated Shohei Baba & Antonio Inoki in a tournament final for the NWA World Tag Team title
09/12/1989 - Event - Clash of the Champions VIII
09/12/1999 - Event - Fall Brawl, Joel Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC
09/12/1999 - Sting defeated Hulk Hogan for the WCW Heavyweight title
09/12/1999 - Harlem Heat defeated Barry & Kendall Windham for the WCW Tag Team title
09/12/1999 - Sid Vicious defeated Chris Benoit for the WCW US Heavyweight title
09/13/1937 - John Pesek awarded the NWA World HEavyweight title
09/13/1993 - The Quebecers defeated the Steiner Brothers for the WWF Tag Team title
09/13/1993 - Tatanka defeated Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title
09/13/1993 - Tommy Rich defeated Jeff Jarrett for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title
09/13/1993 - The Dogcatchers defeated the Moondogs for the USWA Tag Team title
09/13/1998 - Event - Fall Brawl, Lawrence Joel Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC
09/13/1999 - Chris Benoit defeated Rick Steiner for the WCW Television title
09/13/1999 - Rip Rogers defeated Doug Basham for the Ohio Valley Heavyweight title
09/13/2002 - Wagner Brown defeated Homicide for the Jersey All Pro Heavyweight Title
09/13/2002 - Jay Lethal defeated Ghost Shadow and Rain for the Jersey All Pro Television Title
09/13/2003 - Trent Acid defeated Jimmy Rave & Nick Gage in the finals of a tournament for the Combat Zone World Ironman Title
09/14/1938 - Everett Marshall awarded the NWA World HEavyweight title
09/14/1997 - Event - Fall Brawl, Lawrence Joel Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC
09/14/1997 - Eddy Guerrero defeated Chris Jericho for the WCW Cruiserweight title
09/14/1998 - Billy Kidman defeated Juventud Guerrera for the WCW Cruiserweight title
09/14/1999 - Vince McMahon defeated Triple-H for the WWF Heavyweight title