On This Day In Wrestling History

[Wolf Pac]

December 19

1999

Bret Hart suffers a career-ending concussion from a Superkick by Goldberg during their WCW Title match at Starrcade

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2009

ROH Final Battle

-Eddie Kingston defeats Chris Hero in a Fight Without Honor
-The Young Bucks defeat Kevin Steen & El Generico
-The Briscoe Brothers defeat The American Wolves to win the ROH Tag Team Titles
-Jack Evans defeats Teddy Hart in an Unsanctioned Match with Julius Smokes as special guest referee
-Austin Aries fought Tyler Black to a one-hour time limit draw to retain the ROH World Title

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2010

WWE TLC

-Dolph Ziggler defeats Kofi Kingston & Jack Swagger in a Triple Threat Ladder Match to retain the WWE Intercontinental Title
-Natalya & Beth Phoenix defeat Lay-Cool in a Tag Team Tables Match
-John Morrison defeats Sheamus in a Ladder Match
-The Miz defeats Randy Orton in a Tables Match to retain the WWE Title
-Edge defeats Kane, Rey Mysterio & Alberto Del Rio in a Fatal 4 Way TLC Match to win the World Heavyweight Title
-John Cena defeats Wade Barrett in a Chairs Match

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[Wolf Pac]

December 20

1993

Jerry Lawler defeats Jeff Jarrett to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title

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1995

Jeff Jarrett defeats Ahmed Johnson to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title


1999

Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Jeff Jarrett & Bret Hart form the nWo 2000



2003

The first WWE Tribute To The Troops show is held at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq

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2009

TNA Final Resolution

-The British Invasion defeat The Motor City Machine Guns to retain the TNA Tag Team Titles
-Tara defeats ODB to win the TNA Knockouts Title
-Kevin Nash, Sheik Abdul Bashir, Samoa Joe & Rob Terry win the Feast or Fired Match. Nash won a TNA Tag Title shot, Joe a World Title shot, Terry an X-Division Title shot & Bashir was fired
-Bobby Lashley defeats Scott Steiner in a Last Man Standing Match
-Kurt Angle defeats Desmond Wolfe in a 3 Degrees of Pain Match. Wolfe won the pinfalls-only first fall, Angle won the submissions-only second fall and the deciding escape-the-cage fall
-AJ Styles defeats Daniels to retain the TNA World Title

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[Wolf Pac]

December 21

2008

El Mesias defeats El Zorro in a Ladder Match to win the vacant AAA Heavyweight Title

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[Wolf Pac]

December 22

1997

Shawn Michaels intentionally loses the WWF European Title to Triple H after Commissioner Slaughter orders him to defend the title against Helmsley

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[Wolf Pac]

December 23

1999

Sabu defeats Taz and Justin Credible in a Three Way Dance to win the ECW FTW Title. Taz intentionally lost the title, pulling an unconscious Sabu over himself, confident that he would defeat Shane Douglas for the ECW World Title at Guilty As Charged, thus no longer needing the FTW Title.

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2006

Homicide defeats Bryan Danielson to win the ROH World Title at Final Battle


2011

ROH Final Battle

-Jay Lethal defeats El Generico & Mike Bennett in a 3-Way Dance to retain the ROH Television Title
-Kevin Steen defeats Steve Corino in a No-DQ Match with Jimmy Jacobs as special guest referee to regain his place in ROH
-The Briscoe Brothers defeat Wrestling’s Greatest Tag Team to win the ROH Tag Team Titles
-Davey Richards defeats Eddie Edwards to retain the ROH World Title

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[Wolf Pac]

December 24

1994

The Rock N’ Roll Express defeat The Gangstas to win the SMW Tag Team Titles for the 10th and final time


2006

Minoru Tanaka defeats Koji Kanemoto to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title


2010

Atsushi Aoki & Naomichi Marufuji defeat Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask IV to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles

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[The Brain]

December 25

1982

The famous feud between The Von Erichs and The Fabulous Freebirds begins. Michael Hayes serves as special referee as Kerry Von Erich challenges Ric Flair for the NWA Title in a steel cage. After Von Erich refuses to accept help from Hayes Terry Gordy slams the cage door into Von Erich's head.

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For some reason there is no video of the actual incident, just immediately after.

 

[Wolf Pac]

December 26

1983

The Iron Sheik defeats Bob Backlund to win the WWF Title

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1988

NWA Starrcade

-Kevin Sullivan & Steve Williams defeat The Fantastics to win the NWA United States Tag Team Titles
-The Midnight Express defeat The Original Midnight Express
-The Russian Assassins defeat The Junkyard Dog & Ivan Koloff
-Rick Steiner defeats Mike Rotunda to win the NWA Television Title
-Barry Windham defeats Bam Bam Bigelow by countout to retain the NWA United States Title
-Sting & Dusty Rhodes defeat The Road Warriors by DQ; Road Warriors retain the NWA World Tag Team Titles
-Ric Flair defeats Lex Luger to retain the NWA World Title

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1990

Tatsumi Fujinami defeats Riki Choshu to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title. Also, Hiro Saito & Super Strong Machine defeat Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki to win the IWGP Tag Team Titles


1993

Terry Funk defeats Sabu in a No-DQ Match to win the NWA-ECW Title


2004

Austin Aries defeats Samoa Joe to win the ROH World Title

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[The Brain]

December 26

1987

The Islanders kidnap Matilda

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[Wolf Pac]

December 27

1966

Bill Goldberg is born


1987

Vader makes his NJPW debut at the Sumo Hall in Tokyo, challenging Antonio Inoki to a match and knocking him out with a Powerslam for the win. This led the pro-Inoki audience to riot, resulting in New Japan being banned from running events at the Sumo Hall for over a year. Vader immediately skyrocketed to the top of NJPW, as it had been years since Inoki had lost a match via clean pinfall.

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1989

WWF No Holds Barred: The Movie/The Match airs on PPV. The PPV consisted of the No Holds Barred movie starring Hulk Hogan in its entirety, followed by Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake defeating Randy Savage & Zeus in a Cage Match

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1993

The 10th anniversary of Starrcade featuring Ric Flair defeating Vader in a Title vs Career Match to win the WCW World Title

Spoiler

1994

WCW Starrcade: Triple Threat

-Vader defeats Jim Duggan to win the WCW United States Title
-Alex Wright defeats Jean-Paul Levesque
-Johnny B Badd defeats Arn Anderson to retain the WCW Television Title
-The Nasty Boys defeat Harlem Heat by DQ; Heat retain the WCW Tag Team Titles
-Mr. T defeats Kevin Sullivan
-Sting defeats Avalanche
-Hulk Hogan defeats The Butcher to retain the WCW World Title

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1995

WCW Starrcade: World Cup Of Wrestling (NJPW vs WCW)

-Jushin Liger defeats Chris Benoit (NJPW 1-0 WCW)
-Koji Kanemoto defeats Alex Wright (NJPW 2-0 WCW)
-Lex Luger defeats Masa Chono (NJPW 2-1 WCW)
-Johnny B Badd defeats Masa Saito (NJPW 2-2 WCW)
-Shinjiro Otani defeats Eddy Guerrero (NJPW 3-2 WCW)
-Randy Savage defeats Hiroyoshi Tenzan (NJPW 3-3 WCW)
-Sting defeats Kensuke Sasaki to win the World Cup of Wrestling for WCW
-Ric Flair defeats Lex Luger & Sting by countout in a Triangle Match to face Savage for the WCW Title
-Ric Flair defeats Randy Savage to win the WCW World Title

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1998

Kevin Nash hands Goldberg his first ever loss and ends his undefeated streak with help from Scott Hall and his Tazer to win the WCW Title at Starrcade

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[The Brain]

December 28

1997

Sting defeats Hollywood Hulk Hogan for the WCW Title at Starrcade

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[klunderbunker]

December 28

1997

Sting defeats Hollywood Hulk Hogan for the WCW Title at Starrcade

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For you young pups, this show is everything you're not supposed to do on a major show.

 

[Wolf Pac]

December 28

1992

WCW Starrcade: Battlebowl/The Lethal Lottery II

-Shane Douglas & Ricky Steamboat defeat Barry Windham & Brian Pillman to retain the WCW & NWA Tag Team Titles
-Sting defeats Big Van Vader to win the King of Cable Tournament
-Ron Simmons defeats Steve Williams by DQ to retain the WCW World Title
-Masa Chono defeats The Great Muta to retain the NWA World Title
-The Great Muta wins the Battlebowl, defeating Van Hammer, Danny Spivey, Eric Watts, Big Van Vader, Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, Steve Williams & Sting

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1998

Vince McMahon fires Shawn Michaels as WWF Commissioner

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Ric Flair defeats Eric Bischoff to become the new President of WCW



2002

ROH Final Battle

-CM Punk defeats Colt Cabana
-The Prophecy (Christopher Daniels & Donovan Morgan) defeat The SAT (Jose & Joel Maximo) in a 2-Out-Of-3-Falls Match to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
-Jody Fleisch defeats Amazing Red
-Xavier defeats Paul London to retain the ROH World Title
-Bryan Danielson vs. Low Ki vs. Samoa Joe vs. Steve Corino ends in a 45 minute time-limit draw for the Number One Contender’s Trophy

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2009

Vince McMahon officially announces on Raw that Bret Hart would be returning to the WWE as the Guest Host of Raw on 1/4/2011.

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[Wolf Pac]

December 29

1985

Stan Hansen defeats Rick Martel to win the AWA World Title

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1991

WCW Starrcade: Battlebowl/The Lethal Lottery

-Marcus Bagwell & Jimmy Garvin defeat Michael Hayes & Tracy Smothers to advance to Battlebowl
-Steve Austin & Rick Rude defeat Van Hammer & Big Josh to advance to Battlebowl
-Dustin Rhodes & Richard Morton defeat Larry Zbyszko & El Gigante to advance to Battlebowl
-Bill Kazmaier & Jushin Liger defeat Diamond Dallas Page & Mike Graham to advance to Battlebowl
-Lex Luger & Arn Anderson defeat Terrance Taylor & The Z-Man to advance to Battlebowl
-Ricky Steamboat & Todd Champion defeat Cactus Jack & Buddy Lee Parker to advance to Battlebowl
-Sting & Abdullah The Butcher defeat Brian Pillman & Bobby Eaton to advance to Battlebowl
-Big Van Vader & Mr Hughes defeat Rick Steiner & The Nightstalker to advance to Battlebowl
-Scott Steiner & Firebreaker Chip defeat Arachnaman & Johnny B Badd to advance to Battlebowl
-Ron Simmons & Thomas Rich defeat Steve Armstrong & PN News to advance to Battlebowl
-Sting wins the Battlebowl, last eliminating Lex Luger

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1995

Mikey Whipwreck defeats 2 Cold Scorpio to win the ECW Television and Tag Team Titles. Cactus Jack appoints himself as Whipwreck’s partner

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1996

WCW Starrcade

-The Ultimate Dragon defeats Dean Malenko to unify the J-Crown Championship and the WCW Cruiserweight Title
-Akira Hokuto defeats Madusa to become the first WCW Womens Champion
-The Outsiders defeat The Faces of Fear to retain the WCW World Tag Team Titles
-Eddy Guerrero defeats Diamond Dallas Page to win the vacant WCW United States Title
-Lex Luger defeats The Giant
-Roddy Piper defeats Hollywood Hogan

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2003

Shawn Michaels takes on Triple H for the World Heavyweight Title on Raw

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[Wolf Pac]

December 30

1989

The Colossal Connection (Andre The Giant & Haku) defeat Demolition to win the WWF Tag Team Titles

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1992

Big Van Vader defeats Ron Simmons to win the WCW World Title



1999

An Intercontinental Title match between Chyna and Chris Jericho ends in a double pinfall and as a result both are recognized as co-champions

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2007

The Age of the Fall defeat The Briscoe Brothers to win the ROH Tag Team Titles

 

[Wolf Pac]

December 31

2011

Brock Lesnar announces his retirement from MMA after losing via TKO to Alistair Overeem in the main event of UFC 141

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[The Brain]

December 31

2012

Wade Barrett defeats Kofi Kingston for the WWE Intercontinental Tite

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[The Brain]

And that's a wrap folks. If I'm not mistaken we got a post in this thread every single day for 2013. That was the goal and honestly year ago I didn't think it would happen. Special thanks to Macho Machismo for keeping the thread going all year. If not for him this thread probably would have faded away in March. Have a good 2014 everyone.