On This Day - A Look Back Into Pro Wrestling's Past - Jan 16, 2019

Professional Wrestling has a long, storied history full of ups and downs. As with anything, we fans like to get nostalgic and take a look back at where we've been, so we can have a clear picture of where we are going in the future.

That said, let's take a moment and reflect on this day in professional wrestling history.

SOULED ALL THE WAY OUT - 2000

WCW hosted it's 4th Annual (and final) Souled Out PPV, 19 years ago in the Firstar Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
WCW 2000 continues to be a laughing stock company year for the professional wrestling industry, and this show, if you were to go back and watch it, can go a long way to showcasing that.
In this show, Kevin Nash defeated Terry Funk in a Hardcore Match to win the title of WCW Commissioner. I'm sure you all remember how well THAT went.
Also, Chris Benoit defeated Sid Vicious to win the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Title. However, Benoit would be stripped of the title on Nitro the next night, as footage would show that Sid's leg was under the ropes during the referee's count.
In reality, Benoit was fed-up with the company and walked out. He would appear on WWF television 2 weeks later.

THE FIRST FINAL - 2005

TNA held their first ever Final Resolution PPV from the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida.
This show was highlighted by an excellent Ultimate X match for the X-Division Championship.
AJ Styles would defeat then-champion Petey Williams, and Chris Sabin.

THE FIRST STEP OF AN EVOLUTION - 2010

Evolve held their debut event to approximately 300 people in Rahway, New Jersey.
This event featured names including: Kyle O'Reilly, Bobby Fish, Ricochet, Jimmy Jacobs, Johnny Gargano, TJP, Mike Quackenbush, Davey Richards, and Kota Ibushi.
Evolve has come a long way in 9 years, making quite the name for themselves along the way, evidenced by Triple H and WWE/NXT working closely with the organization, even lending Evolve some talent occasionally for special events.

USO-ONE GETS A BETTER HALF - 2014

Naomi and Jimmy Uso (I don't know what their real names are and we don't fact-check at The Spanish Announce Table. We DO however refer to Jimmy Uso as Uso 1), were married in Hawaii 5 years ago.
The ceremony that was taped for an airing on an episode of Total Divas.

THAT HAD TO STING A LITTLE BIT - 2014

TNA broadcast an episode of Impact Wrestling on this day 5 years ago; one that would prove to be the final company appearance for a man called Sting. Sting would eventually resurface in November, on WWE television.
Sting had a sizeable career in TNA, and you could argue is one of the reasons it continued to have any legitimacy in the mainstream wrestling fans eyes, during the time he was there.
If nothing else, a whole lot of young, up-and-coming talent had the chance to work with one of the most-revered legends in the industry.

Well, as you can see, a lot can happen on any given day in the crazy world of professional wrestling, so thank you for joining me on this journey, as we reflect upon what happened ON THIS DAY!

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