On this day in history:
October 23rd, 2006 | After Trish Stratus won the Women’s Championship in her retirement match at Unforgiven, the belt was vacated and a tournament took place to crown the new champion. In one of the semifinal matches, Melina and Mickie James faced off, packing the intensity of a Pay-Per-View match into a four-minute time slot on Raw. Both were determined to earn a shot at the title, but it was Mickie who advanced, pinning Melina after hitting the Mickie-DT.
What are your memories of this moment?
Also occurring today in history:
* 10/23/95 – Alundra Blayze defeats Bertha Faye to win the Women’s Title. This would be the title’s final reign before being deactivated at the end of the year.
* 10/23/11 – Beth Phoenix defeats Eve Torres to retain the Divas Title at Vengeance 2011.
Note: This was originally posted on 10/23/12.