– WWE Hall of Famer ‘High Chief’ Peter Maivia would have turned 77 today. He was born on April 6, 1937 and died at the age of 45 due to
cancer on June 12, 1982.
– WCW “Spring Stampede” went down in 1997 on this day and aired from the Tupelo
Coliseum, in Tupelo, Mississippi. 8,356 were in attendance to see Diamond
Dallas Page defeat Randy Savage in a NO-DQ Match.
– WWF Raw defeated WCW Monday Nitro: 4.7 to 4.6 in the ratings back in 1998.
– WCW held Nitro back in 1998 and the show aired from the Miami Arena in Miami,
Florida to see WCW World Heavyweight champion Sting defeat Kevin Nash via DQ to
retain the belt.
– Finally, last year’s WrestleMania (29) was held from Metlife Stadium, in East
Rutherford, New Jersey. There were 80,676 in attendance to see The Rock – John
Cena 2 in the main event. Cena defeated Rock to win the WWE Title.
