This Week in Professional Wrestling History. October 20th - October 26th

10/20/1964 - Mad Dog Vachon defeated Verne Gagne for the AWA Heavyweight title
10/20/1984 - Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez defeated Ivan Koloff & Don Kernodle for the NWA World Tag Team title
10/20/1995 - Terry Gordy defeated Brad Armstrong for the Smokey Mountain Heavyweight title
10/20/1996 - Event - In Your House XI, Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN
10/20/2000 - WCW fired Bret Hart due to his incapacitating injury - Hart announced his retirement
10/20/2001 - Tim Arson defeated Ken Sweeney for the USA Pro-Wrestling U.S. Heavyweight Title
10/20/2002 - Event - No Mercy, Alltel Arena, Little Rock, AR
10/20/2002 - Triple H defeated Kane to unify the WWE Heavyweight and Intercontinental titles
10/20/2002 - Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit defeated Edge & Rey Misterio, Jr in a tournament final for the new WWE Smackdown Tag Team title
10/21/1983 - Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Rick Steamboat & Jay Youngblood for the NWA World Tag Team title
10/21/1985 - NWA World Champion Ric Flair battled AWA World Champion Rick Martel to a double countout after 34 minutes in Tokyo, Japan
10/21/1996 - Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Marc Mero for the WWF Intercontinental title
10/21/1996 - Brian christopher & Wolfie D defeated Bill & Jamie Dundee for the USWA Tag Team title
10/21/2001 - Event - No Mercy, Savvis Center, St. Louis, MO
10/21/2001 - Edge defeated Christian for the WWF Intercontinental title
10/21/2001 - Chris Jericho defeated The Rock for the WCW Heavyweight title
10/21/2002 - Triple H molested a corpse while dressed as Kane, in the infamous Katie Vick necrophilia skit
10/21/2003 - The Basham Brothers defeated Los Guerreros for the WWE Smackdown World Tag Team Title
10/21/2003 - Rory Fox defeated Quinten Lee for the Heartland Wrestling Association Cruiserweight Title
10/21/2003 - Quinten Lee defeated Rory Fox for the Heartland Wrestling Association Cruiserweight Title
10/22/1979 - Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Johnny & Jerry Valiant for the WWWF Tag Team title
10/22/1995 - Event - In Your House IV, Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
10/22/1995 - Shawn Michales forfeited the WWF Intercontinental title to Shane Douglas
10/22/1995 - Razor Ramon defeated Shane Douglas for the WWF Intercontinental title
10/22/2000 - Event - No Mercy, Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY
10/22/2000 - Kurt Angle defeated the Rock for the WWF Heavyweight title
10/22/2000 - Edge & Christian, as the Masked Conquestidores, defeated the Hardy Boyz for the WWF Tag Team title
10/22/2001 - Chris Jericho & The Rock defeated The Dudley Boyz for the WWF Tag Team title
10/22/2001 - Bradshaw defeated Hurricane Helmes for the WWF European Heavyweight title
10/22/2001 - Kurt Angle defeated Rhyno for the WCW U.S. Heavyweight title
10/22/2001 - Tajiri defeated Billy Kidman for the WCW Cruiserweight title
10/23/1981 - Ken Patera defeated Jack Brisco for the Missouri State Heavyweight title
10/23/1989 - The Soultaker defeated Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title
10/23/1994 - Event - Halloween Havoc, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
10/23/1994 - Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma defeated the Patriot & Marcus Bagwell for the WCW World Tag Team title
10/23/1995 - Brian Christopher defeated Jesse James Armstrong for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title
10/23/1995 - Alundra Blaze defeated Bertha Faye for the WWF Women's title
10/23/2000 - The Hardy Boyz defeated Edge in a handicap match for the WWF Tag Team title
10/23/2001 - The Dudley Boyz defeated The Hardy Boyz to unify the WWF/WCW Tag titles
10/23/2002 - AJ Styles defeated Syxx-Pac for the NWA-TNA X title
10/24/1974 - Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated Crusher & Billy Robinson for the AWA Tag Team title
10/24/1984 - Ernie Ladd defeated Magnum T.A. for the Mid-South North American Heavyweight title
10/24/1993 - Event - Halloween Havoc, Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA
10/24/1992 - Don Muraco defeated Jimmy Snuka for the ECW Heavyweight title
10/24/1994 - The Moondogs defeated the Phantoms for the USWA Tag Team title
10/24/1998 - The Dudley Boys defeated Rob Van Dam & Sabu for the ECW Tag title
10/24/1999 - Event - Halloween Havoc, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegal, NV
10/24/1999 - Harlem Heat defeated Konnan & Kidman and Brian Knobbs & Hugh Morris for the WCW Tag Team title
10/24/1999 - Goldberg defeated Sid Vicious for the WCW US Heavyweight title
10/24/1999 - Rick Steiner defeated Chris Benoit for the WCW Television title
10/24/2001 - EZ Money defeated D'Lo Brown in a tournament final for the HWA Heavyweight Title
10/25/1992 - Event - Halloween Havoc, Civic Center, Philadelphia, PA
10/25/1997 - The War Machine wins a four corners match over Johnny Thunder, Steve Flynn, and Ricky Harrison for the SSW Heavyweight title
10/25/1998 - Event - Halloween Havoc, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
10/25/1998 - Rick Steiner defeated The Giant & Scott Steiner for the WCW Tag title
10/25/1998 - Vito & Guido defeated Nick Dinsmore & Rob Conway for the Ohio Valley Southern Heavyweight Tag Title
10/25/1999 - Ivory defeated Fabulous Moolah for the WWF Women's title
10/25/1999 - Kidman & Konnan defeated Harlem Heat for the WCW Tag Team title
10/25/1999 - Bret Hart defeated Goldberg for the WCW US Heavyweight title
10/25/2000 - Nick Dinsmore defeated Rob Conway for the Ohio Valley Heavyweight title
10/25/2003 - John Zandig defeated The Messiah for the Combat Zone World Heavyweight Title
10/26/1976 - The Executioners were stripped of the WWWF Tag Team title when three participated in a title defense
10/26/1980 - Dusty Rhodes defeated Bobby Jaggers for the Florida State Heavyweight title
10/26/1982 - Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito for the WWWF Tag Team title
10/26/1983 - Junkyard Dog defeated Butch Reed for the Mid-South North American Heavyweight title
10/26/1987 - Bill Dundee & Jerry Lawler defeated Dr. D & Hector Guerrero for the AWA Tag Team title
10/26/1997 - Event - Halloween Havoc, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
10/26/1997 - Rey Misterio, Jr. defeated Eddy Guerrero for the WCW Cruiserweight title
10/26/1998 - Diamond Dallas Page defeated Bret Hart for the WCW US Heavyweight title
10/26/1999 - Davey Boy Smith defeated D-Lo Brown for the WWF European Heavyweight title
10/26/2000 - Davey Boy Smith is arrested for allegedly threatening the life of his estranged wife and her sister
10/26/2001 - Event - World Wrestling All-Stars, Superdome, Sydney, Australia
10/26/2001 - Jeff Jarrett pinned Road Dogg in a tournament final to become the first WWA Heavyweight Champion
10/26/2001 - Event - King of the Indies Tournament, Pacific Sports Center, Vallejo, CA
10/26/2002 - Event - Rebellion, Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England
10/26/2002 - Event - NWA 54th Anniversary Show, Memorial Coleseum, Corpus Christi, TX