August 9 is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 144 days remain until the end of the year.
Births[]
- 1964 - Hoda Kotb
- 1970 - Kouhiro Kanemura
- 1971 - Nikki Ziering
- 1990 - Ingrid Mouth
- 1991 - Alexa Bliss, Shelby Paris
Deaths[]
Debuts and Returns[]
- 1977 - Hulk Hogan
- 1998 - Ayako Hamada
- 2015 - Terrale Tempo
- 2019 - Erina Yamanaka
- 2020 - Aegon, Yuuki Mashiro
- 2023 - YUNA
Events[]
| Year | Event(s) |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Showdown At Shea |
| 1993 | Monday Night RAW |
| 1997 | |
| 1999 | |
| 2001 | SmackDown |
| 2004 | RAW |
| 2010 | RAW |
| 2011 | NXT (Season 5, Episode 23) |
| 2013 | Friday Night SmackDown |
| 2016 | SmackDown Live |
| 2017 | NXT |
| 2021 | RAW |
| 2022 | NXT 2.0 |
| 2024 | Friday Night SmackDown |
Retirements[]
Title changes[]
1980
- Bob Backlund & Pedro Morales defeated The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika) (c) in a 2-out-of-3 falls match to win the WWF World Tag Team Championship
1997
- Hollywood Hogan defeated Lex Luger (c) to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
- Sabu defeated Terry Funk (c) in a Barbed Wire match to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship
1999
- Kane & X-Pac defeated The Acolytes (Faarooq & Bradshaw) (c) to win the WWF Tag Team Championship
- Chris Benoit defeated David Flair (c) to win the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
2001
- Kanyon & DDP defeated The Acolytes Protection Agency (Faarooq & Bradshaw) (c) to win the WWF Tag Team Championship
- The Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker & Kane) defeated The Natural Born Thrillers (Chuck Palumbo & Sean O'Haire (c) to win the WCW Tag Team Championship
External links[]
- August 9 on Wikipedia