October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 76 days remaining until the end of the year.
Births[]
- 1963 - Missy Hyatt
- 1969 - Takao Ōmori
- 1983 - Kenny Omega, Reena Sky
- 1984 - Melissa Lauren
- 1988 - Audrey Madison
- 1991 - Britt Baron
Deaths[]
Debuts and Returns[]
- 2007 - Jessica Shaw wrestled her first match in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in a taping aired on October 25, losing to Gail Kim.
- 2010 - Sawyer Fulton makes his in-ring debut as Jake South in Mid-Ohio Wrestling.
- 2014 - Carmella made her WWE in-ring debut on NXT.
Events[]
| Year | Event(s) |
|---|---|
| 1995 | |
| 2000 | |
| 2003 | SmackDown |
| 2006 | RAW |
| 2007 | WWE ECW |
| 2009 | Friday Night SmackDown |
| 2013 | NXT |
| 2014 | NXT |
| 2017 | RAW |
| 2018 | SmackDown Live |
| 2019 | NXT |
| 2020 | Friday Night SmackDown |
| 2023 | RAW |
Retirements[]
Title changes[]
- 2000 - William Regal defeated Al Snow (c) to win the WWF European Championship.
- 2015 - Steinbolt defeated Michael Schenkenberg in a tournament held in Maximum Wrestling to win the vacant Maximum Championship.
- 2018 - The Bar (Cesaro & Sheamus) defeated The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods) (w/Kofi Kingston) (c) to win the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
- 2023 - The Judgment Day (Damian Priest & Finn Bálor) defeated Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso (c) to win the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship & the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship
External links[]
- October 16 on Wikipedia