Today in Puroresu History

2026/08/28 Fri

• 1976 - After defeating the last title holder Akihisa Takachiho to become the Japanese representative, Jumbo Tsuruta defeats the American representative Jack Brisco in Tokyo to win the vacant NWA United National Heavyweight Title.
• 2002 - W.M.F. (Wrestling Marvelous Future) has its opening card with Hayabusa as the president.
• 2003 - Yoshihiro Takayama and Masahiro Chono wrestles in the first steel cage match ever to take place on a New Japan card.
• DEATH: 2010 - Kotetsu Yamamoto (68) [hypoxic encephalopathy]



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