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UFC 14: Showdown was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 27, 1997 in Birmingham, Alabama. The event was seen live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on home video.

Dusty wins the NWA World Championship from Ric Flair.

Britney Spears and Jason Alexander The Truth Revealed! The interview to end all interviews!

I sit with Chaz Morgan who tells a tale of sex, deceit, control, greed and the Illuminati!

Britney Spears and Jason Alexander never had a chance!

July 19 Pro Wrestling History ECW Heatwave 97

Paul Heyman let's his feelings be known about Chris Benoit

Alberto Del Rio talks about Jeff Hardy!

Dusty Rhodes chased NWA World Champion Terry Funk for the title in Championship Wrestling from Florida. This was an angle during this time.

1 on 1 With Cueball Carmichael. State of the Union of Pro Wrestling and career shoot.

On July 11, 1961 – Gene Kiniski defeats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, Minnesota to win the AWA World Heavyweight Championship.

gene Kiniski born November 23, 1928 – died April 14, 2010) was a Canadian athlete who played football for the Edmonton Eskimos and later was a successful professional wrestler recognized as a multiple-time world heavyweight champion. "Canada's Greatest Athlete", as he billed himself for promotional purposes, was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He's the only man to win the awa and nwa World championships.

Kiniski joined the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in 1960 and defeated AWA World Champion Verne Gagne to win the title on July 11, 1961, also capturing the AWA World Tag Team title twice with Hard Boiled Haggerty. The title reign lasted less than a month. Kiniski won another title in West Texas a year later.

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verne Gagne born February 26, 1926 – died April 27, 2015) was an American amateur and professional wrestler, football player, wrestling trainer, and wrestling promoter. He was the owner and promoter of the Minneapolis-based American Wrestling Association (AWA), the predominant promotion throughout the Midwest and Manitoba for many years. He remained in this position until 1991, when the company folded.

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In 1960, Gagne formed his own promotion, the American Wrestling Alliance (later it became Association). Before this, the Minneapolis territory was under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) umbrella.

the AWA was formed in August 1960 and it was announced that because NWA champion Pat O'Connor failed to meet Gagne, that the AWA recognized Gagne as the first AWA World Champion.

5☆ Promo Kurt Angle vs Stone Cold Singing to Vince.

16 years ago today at a Smackdown taping in Birmingham, Alabama (WWE Network link), Jeff Hardy defeated Mike Awesome to win the WWF Hardcore Championship.

The show is probably best remembered for Kurt Angle's acoustic rendition of "Jimmy Crack Corn" in which Angle and Stone Cold take turns singing to Vince McMahon to try and make him happy.

In a 2009 countdown, this moment was selected as the fifth greatest in Smackdown history. Thanks for checking out today's promo. Please subscribe like and share. Please stay tuned at 9 am everyday for great promos of the past.