Next weekend is the biggest weekend of the year for wrestling fans Wrestlemania weekend. This year especially it marks the 25th anniversary of Wrestlemania. The most important title in wrestling is the WWE heavyweight title in which has changed hands in 14 of the previous 24 Wrestlemanias. Here thanks to wwe.com is a list of the title history since in came into play in 1963 while the first Wrestlemania didn't take place till 1985 I highlighted the 14 Wrestlemania title changes in red and italics.


CHAMPION
DEFEATED
DATE
Buddy Rogers
Antonino Rocca
04-29-63
Bruno Sammartino
Buddy Rogers
05-17-63
Ivan Koloff
Bruno Sammartino
01-18-71
Pedro Morales
Ivan Koloff
02-08-71
Stan Stasiak
Pedro Morales
12-01-73
Bruno Sammartino
Stan Stasiak
12-10-73
Superstar Billy Graham
Bruno Sammartino
04-30-77
Bob Backlund
Superstar Billy Graham
02-20-78
The Iron Sheik
Bob Backlund
12-26-83
Hulk Hogan
The Iron Sheik
01-23-84
Andre the Giant
Hulk Hogan
02-05-88
Randy Savage
Ted DiBiase
03-27-88
Hulk Hogan
Randy Savage
04-02-89
Ultimate Warrior
Hulk Hogan
04-01-90
Sgt. Slaughter
Ultimate Warrior
01-19-91
Hulk Hogan
Sgt. Slaughter
03-24-91
Undertaker
Hulk Hogan
11-27-91
Hulk Hogan
Undertaker
12-03-91
Ric Flair
Winner of 30 man battle royal at the Royal Rumble
01-19-92
Randy Savage
Ric Flair
04-05-92
Ric Flair
Randy Savage
09-01-92
Bret Hart
Ric Flair
10-12-92
Yokozuna Notice this
Bret Hart
04-04-93
Hulk Hogan and this both took place at Wrestlemania 9
Yokozuna
04-04-93
Yokozuna
Hulk Hogan
06-13-93
Bret Hart
Yokozuna
03-20-94
Bob Backlund
Bret Hart
11-23-94
Diesel
Bob Backlund
11-26-94
Bret Hart
Diesel
11-19-95
Shawn Michaels
Bret Hart
03-31-96
Sid
Shawn Michaels
11-17-96
Shawn Michaels
Sid
01-19-97
Bret Hart
Undertaker
02-16-97
Sid
Bret Hart
02-17-97
Undertaker
Sid
03-23-97
Bret Hart
Undertaker
08-03-97
Shawn Michaels
Bret Hart
11-09-97
Stone Cold
Shawn Michaels
03-29-98
Kane
Stone Cold
06-28-98
Stone Cold
Kane
06-29-98
The Rock
Mankind
11-15-98
Mankind
The Rock
01-04-99
The Rock
Mankind
01-24-99
Mankind
The Rock
01-31-99
The Rock
Mankind
02-15-99
Stone Cold
The Rock
03-28-99
Undertaker
Stone Cold
05-23-99
Stone Cold
Undertaker
06-28-99
Mankind
Stone Cold
08-22-99
Triple H
Mankind
08-23-99
Mr. McMahon
Triple H
09-16-99
Triple H
Vince forfeits title
09-26-99
Big Show
Triple H
11-14-99
Triple H
Big Show
01-03-00
The Rock
Triple H
04-30-00
Triple H
The Rock
05-21-00
The Rock
Triple H
06-25-00
Kurt Angle
The Rock
10-22-00
The Rock
Kurt Angle
02-25-01
Stone Cold
The Rock
04-01-01
Kurt Angle
Stone Cold
09-23-01
Stone Cold
Kurt Angle
10-08-01
Chris Jericho
Stone Cold
12-09-01
Triple H
Chris Jericho
03-17-02
Hulk Hogan
Triple H
04-21-02
Undertaker
Hulk Hogan
05-19-02
The Rock
Undertaker
07-21-02
Brock Lesnar
The Rock
08-25-02
Big Show
Brock Lesnar
11-17-02
Kurt Angle
Big Show
12-15-02
Brock Lesnar
Kurt Angle
03-30-03
Kurt Angle
Brock Lesnar
07-27-03
Brock Lesnar
Kurt Angle
09-18-03
Eddie Guerrero
Brock Lesnar
02-15-04
JBL
Eddie Guerrero
06-27-04
John Cena
JBL
04-03-05
Edge
John Cena
01-08-06
John Cena
Edge
01-29-06
Rob Van Dam
John Cena
06-11-06
Edge
RVD & John Cena
07-03-06
John Cena
Edge
09-17-06
Randy Orton
Awarded title after Cena wasn’t able
to defend title due to injury
10-07-07
Triple H
Randy Orton
10-07-07
Randy Orton
Triple H
10-07-07
Triple H
Randy Orton
04-27-08
Edge
Triple H
11-23-08
Jeff Hardy
Edge
12-14-08
Edge
Jeff Hardy
01-25-09
Triple H
Elimination chamber: Edge, Kozlov, Undertaker, Jeff Hardy, and The Big Show
02-15-09

Bar Fight

I've been wanting to eventually do a backyard wrestling story and earlier today I just happen to catch something on Fox News. Kelly's Court discussed a situation in Washington state where a local bar was putting on wrestling without a license to do so. Should this be Ok? Is wrestling a sport or entertainment? are the 2 main topics that came up on the show.
To see this story from Fox News
http://www.foxnews.com/video-search/m/22026466/sport_or_spectacle.htm#q=bar+wrestling+in+washington

RIP Test

This past week wrestling lost one of it's great stars from the late 90's and early 2000's,
Andrew Martin. He wrestled under the name Test. If you aren't much of a wrestling fan you still have probably seen him. He played Sabertooth in the first X Men movie.
The cause of death is still uncertain, but here is what 2 Florida newspapers are reporting:

The St. Petersburg Times is reporting police officers discovered prescription drugs, including painkillers and steroids in the apartment of Andrew "Test" Martin. Police were called to Martin's home when a neighbor had become suspicious after watching him lie motionless on a couch for hours. Police spokeswoman Laura McElroy said Martin was in the middle of a meal when he died as there was a half-eaten pizza and soda nearby his body.
The Tampa Tribune reported that "prescription drugs, including painkillers and steroids" were found by authorities in Andrew "Test" Martin's apartment in Tampa. To read the article, click here.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/article984517.ece
Martin was found dead in his apartment Friday evening. A toxicology report is pending but is not expected back for several weeks

The Partridge Family

There's a couple of things I could talk about this week Dwayne Johnson "The Rock" hosted Saturday Night Live this past Saturday and his movie Escape to Witch Mountain opens soon.
Several wrestlers hosted VH1's top 20 countdown this past weekend. My topic of choice however is going to be Danny Bonaduce.
The following is from tnawrestling.com:Total Nonstop Action Wrestling announced today that Philadelphia-based disc jockey Danny Bonaduce will have his first pro wrestling match on Sunday, April 19, at Lockdown, inside the lethal six-sides of steel.Bonaduce, the former wise-cracking son on the 1970s television series The Partridge Family, is the morning drive DJ on WYSP (94.1 FM) in Philadelphia.TNA Wrestling executives would not comment on who Bonaduce's opponent will be, but confirmed that the TNA Wrestling Superstar will be in Philadelphia next Friday, March 20, for the official Contract Signing, to be held on-air during Bonaduce's radio show

Live Events

Ok I'm obviously not going to be able to top last weeks somewhat controversial 9/11 incident.

This week I thought I would let you all know about some live events coming to Missouri coming in the month of March thanks to World League Wrestling not to be confused with World Wrestling Entertainment. Which, is still coming to West Plains on the 22nd.

Here's what I learned thanks to the website http://www.harleyrace.com/wlw/wlwdates.htm

March 6
in Fordland, MO at the Fordland High School.
The event will feature former WWE star Eugene.

March 7
Eldorado Springs, MO
Eldorado High School Gym
This will also feature Eugene

March 13
Wardsville, MO
Blair Oaks High School
Eugene will be here as well

March 20
Sedalia, MO
Liberty Park Convention Hall
Here you can see the legendary Rowdy Roddy Piper!

March 21
Eldon, MO
Eldon Community Center
If you can't make it to Sedalia here is another opportunity to see THE Rowdy Roddy Piper!

March 28
Bolivar, MO
Jamz Sports Complex
Eugene will be at this event!

There you have it! Plenty of excitement coming to the Missouri area!