April 7 is the 97th day of the year (98th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 268 days remain until the end of the year.
Births[]
- 1887 - Ad Santel
- 1932 - Cyclone Negro
- 1985 - Maki Narumiya, Sophia Locke
- 1990 - Anna Bogomazova
- 1998 - Remy Rayne
Deaths[]
- 1996 - Bearcat Brown
- 2009 - Iván el Bronco
- 2016 - Robert Windham
- 2024 - Al Zinck
Debuts and Returns[]
- 2016 - Aaron Helms
Events[]
| Year | Event(s) |
|---|---|
| 1986 | WrestleMania 2 |
| 1997 | |
| 2003 | RAW |
| 2005 | SmackDown |
| 2006 | Friday Night SmackDown |
| 2008 | RAW |
| 2009 | WWE ECW |
| 2013 | WrestleMania XXIX |
| 2014 | RAW |
| 2016 | SmackDown |
| 2018 | NXT TakeOver: New Orleans |
| 2019 | WrestleMania 35 |
| 2021 | NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver: Night 1 |
| 2023 | Friday Night SmackDown |
| 2024 | WrestleMania XL: Night 2 |
Retirements[]
Title changes[]
1986
- The British Bulldogs (w/Lou Albano & Ozzy Osbourne) defeated The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) (c) (w/Johnny Valiant) to win the WWF Tag Team Championship
1997
- Ultimo Dragon defeated Prince Iaukea (c) to win the WCW World Television Championship
2002
- William Regal defeated Bubba Ray Dudley (c) to win the WWF Hardcore Championship
- Goldust defeated William Regal (c) to win the WWF Hardcore Championship
- Bubba Ray Dudley defeated Raven (c) to win the WWF Hardcore Championship
2013
- The Miz defeated Wade Barrett (c) by submission to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship
- John Cena defeated The Rock (c) to win the WWE Championship
2014
- Paige defeated AJ Lee (c) (w/Tamina) to win the WWE Divas Championship
2018
- Adam Cole defeated EC3, Killian Dain, Lars Sullivan, Ricochet and Velveteen Dream in a Ladder Match to become the inaugural NXT North American Champion
- Shayna Baszler defeated Ember Moon (c) by submission to win the NXT Women's Championship
- Aleister Black defeated Andrade "Cien" Almas (c) (w/Zelina Vega) to win the NXT Championship
2019
- Tony Nese defeated Buddy Murphy (c) to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
- Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder defeated The Revival (Dash Wilder & Scott Dawson) (c) to win the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship
- Seth Rollins defeated Brock Lesnar (c) (w/Paul Heyman) to win the WWE Universal Championship
- The IIconics (Billie Kay & Peyton Royce) defeated Bayley & Sasha Banks (c), Nia Jax & Tamina, and Beth Phoenix & Natalya to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
- Kofi Kingston (w/Big E & Xavier Woods) defeated Daniel Bryan (c) (w/Rowan) to win the WWE Championship
- Finn Bálor defeated Bobby Lashley (c) (w/Lio Rush) to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship
- Becky Lynch defeated Ronda Rousey (RAW) and Charlotte Flair (SmackDown) to win the WWE Raw Women's Championship and the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
2021
- MSK (Wes Lee & Nash Carter) defeated Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson) and Legado Del Fantasma (Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde) in a Triple Threat tag team match to win the vacant NXT Tag Team Championship
- Raquel González (w/Dakota Kai) defeated Io Shirai (c) to win the NXT Women's Championship
2024
- Drew McIntyre defeated Seth "Freakin" Rollins (c) to win the World Heavyweight Championship
- Damian Priest defeated Drew McIntyre (c) to win the World Heavyweight Championship
- Bayley defeated IYO SKY (c) to win the WWE Women's Championship
- Cody Rhodes defeated Roman Reigns (c) to win the WWE Championship & the WWE Universal Championship
External links[]
- April 7 on Wikipedia