May 1 is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 244 days remain until the end of the year.
Births
- 1947 - Great Kutsuwada
- 1957 - David Taylor
- 1961 - Leon Rojo
- 1965 - Tim Storm
- 1970 - Jack Bull, Xóchitl Hamada
- 1979 - Molotov
- 1980 - Demente Extreme
- 1983 - Human Tornado
- 1985 - Eric Cairnie
- 1986 - Jessy El Vasco Jr.
- 1987 - Araña de Plata, Princesa Egipcia
- 1991 - Gia Love
- ? - Diosa Hera
Deaths
- 2018 - As Charro, Falcón de Oro, Sombra Vengadora Jr., Universo 2000
- 2021 - Shawn Vexx
Debuts and Returns
- 1993 - Heavy Boy
- 1993 - Psicopata
- 1994 - Robin Maravilla
- 2004 - Luis Cirio Jr.
- 2005 - Aoi Kizuki
- 2019 - Banny Oikawa
- 2010 - La Reina de Corazones
- 2021 - Paola Blaze
Events
| Year | Event(s) |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Monday Night RAW |
| 2000 | |
| 2003 | SmackDown |
| 2005 | Backlash |
| 2006 | RAW |
| 2007 | WWE ECW |
| 2009 | Friday Night SmackDown |
| 2011 | Extreme Rules |
| 2013 | NXT |
| 2014 | NXT |
| 2016 | Payback |
| 2017 | RAW |
| 2018 | SmackDown Live |
| 2019 | NXT |
| 2020 | Friday Night SmackDown |
| 2023 | RAW |
Retirements
Title changes
1998
- Booker T defeated Chris Benoit (c) to win the WCW World Television Championship
2002
- Tommy Dreamer defeated Steven Richards (c) to win the WWF Hardcore Championship
- Goldust defeated Tommy Dreamer (c) to win the WWF Hardcore Championship
- Steven Richards defeated Goldust (c) to win the WWF Hardcore Championship
2005
- The Hurricane & Rosey won a Tag Team Turmoil match to win the World Tag Team Championship
2011
- Kofi Kingston defeated Sheamus (c) in a Tables match to win the WWE United States Championship
- Christian defeated Alberto Del Rio in a Ladder match to win the vacant World Heavyweight Championship
- John Cena defeated The Miz (c) & John Morrison in a Triple threat Steel Cage match to win the WWE Championship
External links
- May 1 on Wikipedia