May 8 history

1974

Hamburg, Pennsylvania:
- Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea for the WWWF Tag Team Titles

Tokyo, Japan:
- Antonio Inoki defeated Killer Karl Krupp and Seiji Sakaguchi to win the 1st Annual New Japan Pro Wrestling World League
  (Inoki, Krupp and Sakaguchi had all tied each other in the round robin portion of the tournament)

1978

Memphis, Tennessee:
- Mike Hendricks beat Frank Dalton
- Jerry Bryant & Lord Littlebrook beat Jim White & Hillbilly Pete
- Frankie Laine & Mike Boyer beat Tommy Gilbert & Kojak
- Porkchop Cash beat Ron Slinker
- Steve Kyle beat Norvell Austin in a lumberjack match
- Lord Littlebrook won a pole battle royal
- Jerry Lawler, Jimmy Valiant, & Bill Dundee beat Sonny King, Jos LeDuc, & John Louie in a "no DQ" match

1981

Sioux City, Iowa:
- Cage Match: Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura
- Jerry Blackwell defeated Baron Von Raschke
- Brad Rheingans wrestled to a draw with Ray Stevens
- Tito Santana defeated Big John Studd
- Buck Zum Hofe beat Billy Howard

1982

Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
- AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan dq
- Handicap Match: Hulk Hogan & Buck Zumhofe beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ken Patera & Bobby Heenan
- Baron Von Raschke beat Bobby Duncum
- Jacques Goulet drew Brad Rheingans

1984

Muskogee, Oklahoma:
- Buck Zumhofe fought Super Destroyer #2 to a draw
- The Great Kabuki fought Kamala to a draw
- Kevin Von Erich defeated Terry Gordy
- NWA World Champion Kerry Von Erich defeated Ric Flair in a non-title match

Raleigh, North Carolina:
- Sam Houston defeated Ben Alexander
- Brian Adidas defeated Barry O
- Adrian Street defeated Rufus R. Jones
- Jimmy Valiant defeated Tully Blanchard via disqualification
- Ivan Koloff & Don Kernolde defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Wahoo McDaniel & Mark Youngblood to win the titles

Columbia, South Carolina:
- Vinnie Valentino defeated Jeff Sword
- Gary Royal defeated Doug Vines
- Jesse Barr defeated Brett Hart
- Johnny Weaver defeated Kurt Von Hess
- Wahoo McDaniel defeated Ernie Ladd
- Ricky Steamboat defeated Dick Slater via disqualification

1985

San Francisco, California:
- Sgt. Slaughter & Larry Hennig & Curt Hennig beat Road Warriors & Paul Ellering in a Steel Cage match
- In a Steel Cage Match, Jerry Blackwell beat Sheik Adnan El Kassey
- Baron Von Raschke beat Jim Garvin
- Steve Regal beat Buck Zumhofe
- Brad Rheingans beat Butch Reed dq
- Samula beat Drew Tossell

1988

Irving, Texas:
- Kerry Von Erich defeated Iceman King Parsons to win the World Class Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Title

Tokyo, Japan:
- Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Big Van Vader for the IWGP Heavyweight Title

1991

Birmingham, Alabama:
- Big Van Vader pinned Black Bart
- Bobby Eaton pinned Terrance Taylor
- Big Josh pinned Rip Morgan
- Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong defeated Michael Hayes & Jack Victory
- Dustin Rhodes defeated the Angel of Death
- Sting & El Gigante defeated Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey via disqualification
- WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW World Champion Ric Flair & Barry Windham

1992

St. Joseph, Missouri:
- Big Josh pinned Richard Morton
- Van Hammer pinned JT Southern
- The Junkyard Dog pinned Mr. Hughes
- Ron Simmons pinned Cactus Jack
- Nikita Koloff (subsituting for WCW World Champion Sting) & the Great Muta defeated Big Van Vader & WCW U.S. Champion Rick
  Rude via disqualification
- WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
- Ricky Steamboat pinned Steve Austin
- WCW World Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton

1993

Barbourville, Kentucky:
- Tim Horner pinned The Tazmaniac
- The Rock-n-Roll Express beat Joe Cazana & Killer Kyle
- Brian Lee beat Kevin Sullivan in a "Singapore spike" match
- SMW Champ Tracy Smothers beat The Dirty White Boy in a match with two referees
- SMW Tag Champs The Heavenly Bodies (Lane & Pritchard) beat Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden

Memphis, Tennessee:
- Wolfie D defeated Danny Davis to win the USWA Middleweight Title

Indianapolis, Indiana:
- Robbie V pinned Rip Rogers
- Chris Benoit pinned Steve Regal
- Arn Anderson defeated Maxx Payne
- 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated the Wrecking Crew
- NWA World Champion Barry Windham defeated Erik Watts
- Sting & Dustin Rhodes defeated Rick Rude & WCW TV Champion Paul Orndorff
- WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Brian Pillman defeated Ricky Steamboat in a steel cage match

1994

Beckley, West Virginia:
- Timothy Well pinned Bobby Blaze
- The Dirty White Boy pinned Kendo the Samurai
- Bruiser Bedlam pinned Tracy Smothers
- The Rock-n-Roll Express beat SMW Tag Champs Brian Lee & Chris Candido via DQ
- Tracy Smothers won a pole battle royal

2000

Uniondale, New York:
- Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho for the WWF Intercontinental Title

2002

Santa Ana, California:
- Tom Howard defeated Christopher Daniels to win the Ultimate Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Title

2007

WWE Smackdown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
- Undertaker defeated Batista in a steel cage match
- Edge cashed in the Money in the Bank title shot and defeated the Undertaker to win the World Title

2010

ROH Supercard of Honor: New York City:
- Tyler Black defeated Roderick Strong to retain the ROH World Title
- in a NYC Last Man Standing Death Match; Kevin Steen defeated Colt Cabana

2022

WWE Backlash: Providence, Rhode Island:
- Cody Rhodes pinned Seth Rollins
- Omos pinned Bobby Lashley
- Edge beat A.J. Styles
- Ronda Rousey beat Charlotte Flair in an I Quit match to win the Smackdown women’s title
- Madcap Moss pinned Happy Corbin
- Roman Reigns & The Usos beat Drew McIntyre & Randy Orton & Riddle