May 16

May 16 is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 229 days remain until the end of the year.
==Births==
*1928 - Billy Martin
*1980 - Miss Natural
*1983 - Yuzuki Aikawa
==Deaths==
*1970 - King Kong Czaya
*1984 - Andy Kaufman
*2002 - Alex Rizzo
*2017 - Doug Somers
*2019 - Ashley Massaro
==Debuts and Returns==
*1992 - Masayuki Naruse
*1996 - Adam Pearce
*2008 - Kevin Fulton
*2015 - Xia Brookside makes in-ring debut
==Events==
Year	Event(s)
1994	Monday Night RAW
1998	A Matter of Respect
1999	
*No Mercy (UK)
*Hardcore Heaven
2002	SmackDown
2004	Judgment Day
2005	RAW
2008	Friday Night SmackDown
2011	RAW
2012	NXT (Season 5, Episode 63)
2014	Friday Night SmackDown
2016	RAW
2017	SmackDown Live
2018	NXT
2021	WrestleMania Backlash
2022	RAW
2023	NXT
==Retirements==
==Title changes==
2002
*The Hurricane defeated Billy Kidman and Tajiri (c) in a Triple Threat match to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
2004
*Chavo Guerrero (w/Chavo Classic) defeated Jacqueline (c) to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
2021
*Rey Mysterio & Dominik Mysterio defeated Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode (c) to win the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship
==External links==
* on Wikipedia
Category:Days of the year
Category:May