Events in Film & TV
- 1948-07-30 Professional wrestling premieres on US prime-time TV (DuMont Network)
- 1953-07-30 Rikidōzan holds a ceremony announcing the establishment of the Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance
- 1973-03-24 Harley Race beats Dory Funk Jr in Kansas City, to become NWA professional wrestling champ
- 1986-08-28 Largest wrestling crowd in Canada (69,300) at Toronto Stadium
- 1989-02-10 To gain deregulation WWF admits pro wrestling is an exhibition & not a sport, in a NJ court
- 1989-11-29 8th Largest wrestling crowd UFW U-Cosmos (60,000-Tokyo Dome)
Pro Wrestling
1990-01-02 Sting joins pro wrestling's legendary "4 Horsemen" (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson)
- 1990-02-10 6th Largest wrestling crowd (63,900-Tokyo Dome)
- 1991-03-21 Largest wrestling crowd in Japan (64,500) at Tokyo Dome
- 1992-01-04 8th largest wrestling crowd NJPW Starcade (60,000-Tokyo Dome)
- 1992-08-29 Largest wrestling crowd outside US (75,000) at Wembley Stadium, London
- 1993-01-04 7th largest wrestling crowd (63,500-Tokyo Dome)
- 1994-01-04 10th largest wrestling crowd (58,000-Tokyo Dome)
Birthdays in Film & TV
- 1926-08-30 Ernie Roth, American wrestling manager (ring name "The Grand Wizard of Wrestling"), born in Canton, Ohio (d. 1983)
- 1929-01-26 Gordon Solie, American wrestling commentator (d. 2000)
- 1933-07-29 "Captain" Lou Albano, American professional wrestler, 1953-69, wrestler manager (1969-95), and actor (Cyndi Lauper music videos; Super Mario Brothers), born in Rome, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2009)
- 1942-09-04 Jerry Jarrett, American pro wrestling promoter (founder Continental Wrestling Association, US Wrestling Association, NWA:TNA), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2023)
- 1942-12-19 "Mean" Gene Okerlund, American pro wrestling interviewer, announcer and television host (WWF, WCW), born in Brookings, South Dakota (d. 2019)
- 1943-01-01 Jimmy Hart, American pro wrestling manager (WWF, WCW; Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Ted DiBiase and Jim Neidhart), born in Jackson, Mississippi
- 1945-08-24 Vince McMahon, American professional wrestling promoter, born in Pinehurst, North Carolina
- 1950-06-07 Howard Finkel, American pro wrestling ring announcer (WWE Hall of Fame), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2020)
- 1952-01-03 Jim Ross, American pro wrestling announcer (WWE), born in Fort Bragg, California
- 1953-08-22 Paul Ellering, American wrestling manager, born in Melrose, Minnesota
- 1955-05-27 Eric Bischoff, American professional wrestling promoter
- 1956-02-28 Mike Tenay, American wrestling commentator
- 1959-05-04 Scott Armstrong, American professional wrestling referee, born in Marietta, Georgia
- 1960-11-19 Miss Elizabeth [Hulette], American pro wrestling valet (Randy Savage), born in Frankfort, Kentucky (d. 2003)
- 1962-03-19 Jim Korderas, American professional wrestling referee
- 1963-06-20 Don West, American professional wrestling announcer, born in Chicago, IIlinois (d. 2022)
- 1963-10-16 Missy Hyatt, wrestling manager (WCW, ECW), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1965-09-11 Paul Heyman, American entertainment producer and wrestling manager, born in Westchester County, New York
- 1967-10-11 Tony Chimel, American professional wrestling announcer, born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
- 1968-12-08 Michael Cole, American professional wrestling commentator, born in Syracuse, New York
- 1969-05-04 Ryan Shamrock, American professional wrestling valet, born in Houston, Texas
- 1970-11-02 Sharmell Sullivan, American professional wrestling valet, born in Gary, Indiana
- 1971-07-14 Joey Styles, American wrestling commentator (WWE), born in The Bronx, New York
- 1976-01-09 Todd Grisham, American professional wrestling interviewer, born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- 1977-05-28 Jeremy Borash, American professional wrestling announcer
- 1977-11-20 Rudy Charles [Dan Engler], American professional wrestling referee, born in Evansville, Indiana
- 1980-11-25 Josh Lomberger, American professional wrestling backstage interviewer
- 1981-07-11 Aaron Proctor, American professional wrestling promoter & politician
- 1986-03-27 SoCal Val [Paige Nicole Mayo], American professional wrestling valet, born in Texas
Deaths in Film & TV
- 1954-11-22 Roderick McMahon, Professional Wrestling/Boxing Booker (b. 1882)
- 1983-10-12 Ernie Roth, American wrestling manager (ring name "The Grand Wizard of Wrestling"), dies at 57
- 1984-05-24 Vincent J. McMahon, American professional wrestling promoter (b. 1914)
- 1994-07-04 Joey Marella, American professional wrestling referee (b. 1964)
- 2000-07-27 Gordon Solie, American wrestling commentator (b. 1929)
- 2003-05-01 Miss Elizabeth [Hulette], pro wrestling valet (Randy Savage), dies of overdose at 42
- 2004-09-26 Marianna Komlos, professional wrestling valet (b. 1969)
- 2007-06-22 Nancy Benoit, former professional wrestling valet (b. 1964)
- 2019-01-02 "Mean" Gene Okerlund, American pro wrestling interviewer, announcer and television host (WWF, WCW), dies of kidney failure at 76
- 2020-04-16 Howard Finkel, American pro wrestling ring announcer (WWE Hall of Fame), dies from stroke complications at 69
- 2022-12-30 Don West, American professional wrestling announcer, dies of lymphoma at 59
- 2023-02-14 Jerry Jarrett, American pro wrestling promoter (founder Continental Wrestling Association, US Wrestling Association, NWA:TNA), dies of cancer at 80