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Tito Santana Timeline

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The following is a timeline for the WWE career of the Tito Santana. Listed is every PPV match (excluding battle royals in which he was not involved in the ending) and title change that he has been involved in. Bolded items represent title victories while italicized items represent title losses.

1979
10/22 - w/Ivan Putski won the WWF Tag Team Championship from Johnny & Jerry Valiant

1980
4/12 - lost the tag team titles to the Wild Samoans

1984
2/11 - won the Intercontinental Title from Don Muraco
9/24 - lost the Intercontinental Title to Greg Valentine

1985
3/31 Wrestlemania - beat The Executioner
7/6 regained the Intercontinental Title from Greg Valentine in a Steel Cage Match
11/2 Saturday Night's Main Event # 3 - lost to Randy Savage by count out
11/7 Wrestling Classic - beat Don Muraco in Round 1
11/7 Wrestling Classic - fought Paul Orndorff to a double-count out in the Quarterfinals

1986
2/8 - lost the Intercontinental Title to Randy Savage
4/7 Wrestlemania 2 - w/Junkyard Dog lost to Dory & Terry Funk

1987
2/21 SNME # 10 - w/Danny Spivey lost to Tag Team Champions The Hart Foundation
3/29 Wrestlemania III - Danny Davis & Tag Champs The Hart Foundation beat The British Bulldogs & Tito Santana
10/27 - w/Rick Martel (Strike Force) won the WWF Tag Team Championship from the Hart Foundation
11/26 Survivor Series - The Killer Bees, Young Stallions, Strike Force, Rougeau Brothers, & British Bulldogs beat The Dream Team, Demolition, The Islanders, The Bolshevicks, & The Hart Foundation

1988
1/22 SNME # 14 - Strike Force beat The Bolsheviks
2/5 The Main Event 1 - Strike Force beat The Hart Foundation (only the beginning of the match was shown due to time constraints)
3/27 Wrestlemania IV - Strike Force lost the tag team titles to Demolition
11/24 Survivor Series - Andre the Giant, Dino Bravo, Rick Rude, Harley Race, & Curt hennig beat Jim Duggan, Jake Roberts, Scott Casey, Ken Patera, & Tito Santana

1989
1/7 SNME # 19 - beat The Red Rooster
4/2 Wrestlemania V - Strike Force lost to The Brain Busters
8/2 SummerSlam - The Rougeau Brothers & Rick Martel beat The Rockers & Tito Santana
10/14 SNME # 23 - Tito Santana & Rick Martel fought to a double DQ
11/23 Survivor Series - Dusty Rhodes, Terry Taylor, Brutus Beefcake, & Tito Santana beat Big Bossman, Bad News Brown, The Honky Tonk Man, & Rick Martel

1990
4/1 WrestleMania VI - lost to The Barbarian
7/28 SNME # 27 - lost to Intercontinental Champion Curt Hennig
8/27 SummerSlam - lost to The Warlord
11/22 Survivor Series - Nikolai Volkoff, Tito Santana, & The Bushwhackers beat Sgt. Slaughter, Boris Zukhov & The Orient Express
11/22 Survivor Series - In a match featuring the survivors of the previous matches: Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior, & Tito Santana beat Rick Martel, Power & Glory, The Warlord & Ted DiBiase

1991
3/24 WrestleMania VII - lost to The Mountie
4/27 SNME # 29 - lost to The Mountie
11/27 Survivor Series - Jim Duggan, Sgt. Slaughter, Kerry Von Erich & Tito Santana beat Col. Mustafa, The Berzerker, Skinner, & Hercules
12/3 Tuesday in Texas - w/Virgil lost to Ted DiBiase & Repo Man

1992
4/5 WrestleMania VIII - lost to Shawn Michaels
8/29 SummerSlam - lost to Papa Shango

2004

  • 3/13 - Tito Santana was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame

    Sources include: Pro Wrestling Illustrated Almanac, wwe.com, and onlineworldofwrestling.com

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