April 16 is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 259 days remain until the end of the year.
Births[]
- 1987 - Charlie Valentine
- 1992 - Candy Cartwright
Deaths[]
- 1964 - Olga Zepeda
- 2020 - Howard Finkel (69)
Debuts and Returns[]
Events[]
| Year | Event(s) |
|---|---|
| 2000 | |
| 2001 | RAW is WAR |
| 2007 | RAW |
| 2010 | Friday Night SmackDown |
| 2012 | RAW |
| 2015 | SmackDown |
| 2018 | RAW |
| 2019 | SmackDown Live |
| 2021 | Friday Night SmackDown |
| 2024 | NXT |
Retirements[]
Title changes[]
1983
- Roddy Piper defeated Greg Valentine to win the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship
2000
- Terry Funk defeated Norman Smiley to win the vacant WCW Hardcore Championship
- Chris Candido (w/Tammy Lynn Sytch) defeated The Artist (w/Paisley), Juventud Guerrera, Shannon Moore (w/Shane Helms), Lash LeRoux, and Crowbar (w/Daffney) to win the vacant WCW Cruiserweight Championship
- Shane Douglas & Buff Bagwell (w/Vince Russo) defeated Ric Flair & The Total Package (w/Elizabeth) to win the vacant WCW World Tag Team Championship
- Scott Steiner defeated Sting by submission to win the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
- Jeff Jarrett defeated Diamond Dallas Page (w/Kimberly Page) to win the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship
2001
- Triple H (w/Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) defeated Jeff Hardy (c) (w/Lita) to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
2007
- Santino Marella defeated Umaga (c) (w/Armando Estrada & Vince McMahon) to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship
2018
- Jeff Hardy defeated Jinder Mahal (c) (w/Sunil Singh) to win the WWE United States Championship
External links[]
- April 16 on Wikipedia