August 23 is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 130 days remain until the end of the year.
In ancient Astrology it is a cusp date between Virgo and Leo.
Births[]
Deaths[]
- 2009 - Brian Linder
- 2013 - Lawman (78)
- 2021 - Brick Bronsky
- 2023 - Terry Funk (79)
Debuts and Returns[]
- 1999 - Lilian Garcia
- 2008 - Josh Crane
- 2014 - Marce Lewis
Events[]
| Year | Event(s) |
|---|---|
| 1996 | Requiem for a Pitbull |
| 1999 | |
| 2001 | SmackDown |
| 2004 | RAW |
| 2009 | SummerSlam |
| 2010 | RAW |
| 2011 | NXT (Season 5, Episode 25) |
| 2013 | Friday Night SmackDown |
| 2015 | SummerSlam |
| 2016 | SmackDown Live |
| 2017 | NXT |
| 2020 | SummerSlam |
| 2021 | RAW |
| 2022 | NXT 2.0 |
| 2024 | Friday Night SmackDown |
Retirements[]
Title changes[]
1999
- Mark Henry is awarded the WWF European Championship
- Triple H defeated Mankind (c) with Shane McMahon as special guest referee to win the WWF Championship
- The West Texas Rednecks (Barry Windham & Kendall Windham) defeated Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) (c) to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship
2009
- CM Punk defeated Jeff Hardy (c) in a Tables Ladders and Chairs match to win the World Heavyweight Championship
2015
- The New Day (Big E & Kofi Kingston) defeated The Prime Time Players (Darren Young & Titus O'Neil) (c), Los Matadores (Diego & Fernando) and The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto & Sin Cara) in a Fatal 4-Way match to win the WWE Tag Team Championship
- Seth Rollins defeated John Cena (c) to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and win the WWE United States Championship
2020
- Asuka defeated Sasha Banks (c) to win the WWE Raw Women's Championship
- "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt defeated Braun Strowman (c) in a Falls Count Anywhere match to win the WWE Universal Championship
External links[]
- August 23 on Wikipedia