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Today In History (12/06): Bobby Heenan Gets Fired, Capital Carnage PPV, Lita Vs Trish Stratus
- Updated: December 6, 2016
Birthdays:
– Nick Bockwinkel (December 6, 1934 – November 14, 2015)
Deaths:
– Jerry Tuite aka The Wall (December 27, 1966 – December 6, 2003)
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NWA: December 6, 1953in the Civic Auditorium in Honolulu, Hawaii
– Lou Thesz (c) defeated Rikidozan to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
AWA: December 6, 1960in Minneapolis, Minnesota
– Bob Geigel defeated Guy Hill- Jim Hady vs. Roy McClarity ended in a Draw- Hard Boiled Haggerty & Lenny Montana (c) defeated Joe Scarpello & Nick Roberts in a AWA World Tag Team Title Match- Gene Kiniski vs. Wilbur Snyder ended in a No Contest
WWWF in MSG: December 6, 1971at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
– Manuel Soto defeated Mike Monroe- Farmer Jerome & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Little Brutus & Sky Low Low (2:0) in a Best Two Out Of Three Falls Tag Team Match- Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Stan Stasiak ended in a Time Limit Draw- Victor Rivera defeated Jimmy Valiant- The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Don Kent) vs. The Rugged Russians (Igor & Ivan) ended in a Time Limit Draw in a Best Two Out Of Three Falls Tag Team Match- Karl Gotch & Rene Goulet defeated Luke Graham & Tarzan Tyler (c) (2:0) in a Best Two Out Of Three Falls Match to win the WWWF Tag Team Championship- Pedro Morales (c) defeated Freddie Blassie in a Roman Gladiator Match to retain the WWWF Heavyweight Championship
WWF Superstars of Wrestling: December 6, 1986at the Joyce Athletic & Convocation Center in South Bend, Indiana
– Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) (c) defeated SD Jones to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship- Koko B. Ware defeated Bobby Colt- Adrian Adonis (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Paul Roma- Hercules Hernandez (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Jose Luis Rivera- Kamala (w/ Kim Chee & The Wizard) defeated Salvatore Bellomo- Billy Jack Haynes & The Rougeau Brothers (Jacques Rougeau & Raymond Rougeau) defeated Dino Bravo & The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) (w/ Johnny V) ended in a Double DQ
WWF Wrestling Challenge: December 6, 1987at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska
– Rick Rude defeated Omar Atlas- Jake Roberts defeated Barry Horowitz- King Harley Race defeated Jerry Allen- Don Muraco defeated Pete Sanchez- The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Scott Casey & Sivi Afi
WWF Wrestling Challenge: December 6, 1992at the Louisville Gardens in Louisville, Kentucky
– Crush defeated Brian Costello- The Headshrinkers (Fatu & Samu) (w/ Afa) defeated Dan Robbins & John Larz- Virgil defeated Mike Kramer- Marty Jannetty defeated Louie Spicolli- Rick Martel defeated Gary Jackson
WWF Monday Night RAW: December 6, 1993at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York
– Shawn Michaels defeated The 1-2-3 Kid by DQ- The Quebecers (Jacques & Pierre) (w/ Johnny Polo) defeated Mike Walsh and Bert Centano- Doink (w/ Dink) defeated Tony DeVito- Crush defeated Tony Roy
ECW Hardcore TV: December 6, 1994in the Viking Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
– Ron Simmons & Too Cold Scorpio defeated Brian Pillman & Shane Douglas (w/ Sherri Martel)
WCW Saturday Night: December 6, 1997in Toledo, Ohio
– Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Rick Fuller- Chris Jericho defeated Brad Armstrong- Yuji Nagata (w/ Sonny Onoo) defeated La Parka- Disco Inferno defeated Scott D’Amore- The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge & Rocco Rock) defeated Los Villanos (Villano IV & Villano V)- Juventud Guerrera defeated Lizmark Jr.- The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) defeated Disorderly Conduct (Mean Mike & Tough Tom)- Chris Benoit defeated Bobby Blaze- Scott Hall defeated Ray Traylor
WWF Shotgun Saturday Night: December 6, 1997at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia
– Dark Match: Jesus Castillo defeated Sean Morley- Dark Tag Team Match: Los Boricuas (Miguel Perez,Jr. & Savio Vega) defeated The Headhunters (Headhunter A & Headhunter B)- Dark Match: Mark Henry defeated The Sultan- Ken Shamrock defeated Mark Kyle- Dude Love defeated Marc Mero by DQ- The Legion Of Doom (Road Warrior Animal & Road Warrior Hawk) defeated Frank Parker & Roger Hill- Aguila & Brian Christopher defeated Flash Flanagan & Taka Michinoku
ECW Hardcore TV: December 6, 1997in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
– Rob Van Dam defeated Al Snow- Mikey Whipwreck defeated Spike Dudley
WWF Heat: December 6, 1998at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland
– Duane Gill (c) (w/ Al Snow, Hardcore Holly, and Scorpio) defeated Taka Michinoku (w/ Wally Yamaguchi, Dick Togo, Mens Teioh, and Sho Funaki) in a WWF Light Heavyweight Championship Match- Legion of Doom (Animal & Droz) defeated Too Much (Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor) – The Corporation (The Rock, Ken Shamrock, and Big Bossman) defeated The Brood (Edge, Christian, and Gangrel) in a Six-Man Tag Team Match- Jeff …