Discover the important events that occurred on this date in the lucha libre history.
1949: Tarzan Lopez won the NWA World Middleweight Championship for the third-time in his career after beating Mike Kelly in Mexico City.
1976: Saturo Sayama‘s debut with New Japan Pro Wrestling at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
1983: Lizmark won the Mexican National Middleweight Championship for the second-time in his career after beating Espectro Jr. at Arena Puebla in Puebla.
1993: Rey Mysterio Jr. won the El Bandido‘s mask in a Triple Threat Mask vs. Mask Match at Lucha Libre AAA Live Show at Arena Queretaro in Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro.
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2000: Ricky Marvin won the Super Cacao‘s (Nosawa) hair in a Hair vs. Hair Match at Arena Coliseo in Mexico City. Ricky Marvin & Super Cacao faced each other after losing against Tony Rivera & Fugaz in a relevos suicidas match.
2000: El Hijo del Santo won the WWA World Welterweight Championship for the seventh-time in his career after beating Blue Panther at Arena Coliseo Monterrey in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.
2012: Puma King won Karrisma mask‘s in a 12-Man Steel Cage Match at Arena Puebla in Puebla. Asturiano, Dragon Lee, Skandalo, Espiritu Maligno, Stigma, Hombre Bala Jr., Lestat, Millenium, Pegasso & Super Comando also participated in this match.
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