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Wrestling history for June 23: historic matches, title changes, debuts and big moments, each with its sources.

Today

1 entry from 1 year, newest first.

1996

30 years ago

WWF (now WWE)Major moment30th anniversary was June 23

“Austin 3:16” is born

Stone Cold Steve Austin beat Jake Roberts to win the King of the Ring tournament, and his victory speech gave rise to the “Austin 3:16” catchphrase.

Date
June 23, 1996
Where
MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wrestlers
Steve Austin, Jake Roberts

Source: Wikipedia: King of the Ring (1996)

Dates with records

How we date history

  • Every entry is a verified record with linked sources. Summaries are short; follow the links for the full story.
  • Dates are the local date where it happened. Taped television shows both dates and appears on both days, labelled "Taped" or "Aired".
  • When the exact day isn't established, we say so: month-only records appear under "Also in" that month, and uncertain dates get no exact anniversary count.
  • The same moment reported by several sources is one entry, with every source listed.
  • February 29 records appear on February 28 in years without a leap day. "Today" follows Toronto time.
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