August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 136 days remain until the end of the year.
Births[]
- 1969 - Donnie Wahlberg
- 1980 - Hakim Zane
- 1982 - Melissa Anderson
- 1989 - Big Wood
- 1992 - Paige
- 2001 - Arisu Nanase
Deaths[]
Debuts and Returns[]
- 1986 - Dynamite Kansai, Harley Saito
- 1995 - Emi Sakura
- 2013 - Alexis Lee, Chikage Kiba, Naomi Sanders
- 2019 - Diana Strong
Events[]
| Year | Event(s) |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Hardcore Heaven |
| 1998 | |
| 2000 | SmackDown |
| 2007 | Friday Night SmackDown |
| 2008 | SummerSlam |
| 2009 | RAW |
| 2010 | NXT (Season 2, Episode 11) |
| 2012 | Friday Night SmackDown |
| 2014 | SummerSlam |
| 2015 | RAW |
| 2016 | NXT |
| 2020 | RAW |
| 2021 | NXT |
Retirements[]
Title changes[]
1997
- Shane Douglas defeated Sabu (c) and Terry Funk in a Three-Way Dance to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship
2008
- Glamarella (Santino Marella & Beth Phoenix) defeated Kofi Kingston (c) & Mickie James (c) to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship and the WWE Women's Championship
- Matt Hardy defeated Mark Henry (c) to win the ECW Championship
2014
- Dolph Ziggler defeated The Miz (c) to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship
- Paige defeated AJ Lee (c) to win the WWE Divas Championship
- Brock Lesnar defeated John Cena (c) to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
2020
- Shelton Benjamin defeated R-Truth (c) to win the WWE 24-7 Championship
- Cedric Alexander defeated Shelton Benjamin (c) to win the WWE 24-7 Championship
- Shelton Benjamin defeated Cedric Alexander (c) to win the WWE 24-7 Championship
External links[]
- August 17 on Wikipedia