On this day in pro wrestling history: WrestleMania X, Bret wins WWF title, Shawn vs. Razor ladder match

  • F4W Staff

By Brian Hoops

1972 – Danny Hodge defeated Dr X (Jim Osborne) to win the NWA Junior Heavyweight Title.

1978 – Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund
when the match was stopped due to a cut over Backlund’s eye in Madison
Square Garden.

1983 – WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Intercontinental
Champion Don Muraco in a Texas Death match in Madison Square Garden.

1983 – In Denver, Colorado; AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel defeated
Rick Martel and AWA
World Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell defeated Jerry
Blackwell and Sheik Adnan El Kassey.

1994 – Razor Ramon defeated Shawn Michaels in a ladder match to win the
undisputed Intercontinental Title in a ladder match. Also, Bret Hart
pinned Yokozuna to win the WWF World Title in Madison Square Garden.

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