Year 2002

by Mark Long

Text about the year 2002

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2002
Wrestling Legend Lou Thesz Dies
Lou Tesz - historyofwrestling.com

The man that many consider to be the greatest professional wrestling champion of all time, Lou Thesz, dies at the age of 86 following complications from a triple bypass surgery.  Thesz, credited as the first man to win the World heavyweight title on six different occasions, spent an amazing 4,924…
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Total Nonstop Action Makes Its Debut
The Debut of TNA - historyofwrestling.com

Total Nonstop Action makes its debut, emanating live from the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The two-hour event was hosted by former WCW play-by-play announcer Mike Tenay and his two color commentators, Don West and Ed Ferrara. The main event of the evening, a Royal Rumble-style match to crown…
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