On this day in history:
August 27th, 2000 | At 2000′s SummerSlam, the Intercontiental Title was defended in quite a unique way: a Mixed Tag Team match. The stipulation went that if Chyna or Eddie Guerrero pinned champ Val Venis or his partner Trish Stratus, they would win the Intercontinental Title. Trish didn’t have much to gain from the situation, so she was understandably hesitant to enter the ring until Eddie was laid out and she went for an unsuccessful pin attempt. This brought in Chyna, who dominated Trish. Trish battled back with help from Val, but when she tried to clothesline Chyna, she was knocked down like she had run into a brick wall. Chyna then only had to press slam Trish and pin her before she was crowned the new Intercontinental Champion.
What are your memories of this moment?
Also occurring today in history:
* 8/27/95 – Bertha Faye defeats Alundra Blayze to win the Women’s Title at SummerSlam 1995.
* 8/27/10 – Former WWE star Luna Vachon dies.
Note: This was originally posted on 8/27/12.