Today In History (12/16): ECW In Japan, NXT Takeover London, Armageddon ’07, Starrcade ’90, TLC ’12

Birthdays:- Psycho Clown (born December 16, 1985) turns 31

Deaths:- Frank Gotch (April 27, 1877 – December 16, 1917)(WATCH: Frank Gotch vs. George Hackenschmidt Rivalry)

– Blue Demon (April 24, 1922 – December 16, 2000)(WATCH: Blue Demon Documentary)

– Don Jardine aka The Spoiler (24 March, 1940 – 16 December, 2006)(WATCH: The Spoiler vs. Chavo Guerrero – SCW Wrestling)

– Lizmark (December 18, 1950 – December 16, 2015)(WATCH: Lizmark vs. El Satanico in 1993)

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NWA Upstate: December 16, 1955in the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York

– Fred Atkins vs. Ilio DiPaolo ended in a Draw- Danny McShain defeated Harry Lewis- Pat Flanagan defeated Tommy O’Toole- Hard Boiled Haggerty defeated Nick Roberts- Argentina Rocca defeated Lord Athol Layton

AWA: December 16, 1960in St. Paul, Minnesota

– Nick Roberts defeated Bill Wright- Joe Scarpello defeated Paul DeMarco- Jim Hady defeated Larry Hennig- Hard Boiled Haggerty & Lenny Montana (c) defeated Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills by DQ in a AWA World Tag Team Title Match

WWWF in MSG: December 16, 1963at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York

– Klondike Bill defeated Tim Woods- Dory Dixon defeated Boris Malenko- The Tolos Brothers (Chris Tolos & John Tolos) defeated The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy Heffernan) in a Best Two Out Of Three Falls Tag Team Match- Vittorio Apollo defeated The Magnificent Maurice- Bobo Brazil vs. Gorilla Monsoon ended in a Draw- Miguel Perez & Pedro Morales defeated Brute Bernard & Skull Murphy in a Best Two Out Of Three Falls Tag Team Match- Bruno Sammartino (c) defeated Dr. Jerry Graham in a WWWF World Heavyweight Title Match

WWWF in MSG: December 16, 1974at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York

– The Fabulous Moolah defeated Joyce Grable- Jack Evans defeated SD Jones- Bill White vs. Jose Gonzales ended in a Draw- Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz- Chief Jay Strongbow & Spiros Arion defeated Hans Schroeder & Joe Nova- Killer Kowalski vs. Pedro Morales ended in a Draw- The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant) (c) defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea to retain the WWWF Tag Team Championship- Bruno Sammartino (c) defeated Bobby Duncum in a Texas Death Match to retain the WWWF Heavyweight Championship

WWF Prime Time Wrestling: December 16, 1986at The Summit in Houston, Texas

– The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid) (c) defeated Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik (w/ Slick) to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship- Butch Reed (w/ Slick) defeated Steve Gatorwolf- Danny Spivey defeated Moondog Spot- Mike Rotundo defeated Moondog Rex

Stampede Wrestling: December 16, 1989in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

– KC Houston & Skull Mason defeated Biff Wellington & Desiree Petersen in a Mixed Tag Team Match- Larry Cameron (c) defeated Bob Emory in a STAMPEDE North American Heavyweight Title Match- Owen Hart defeated Archangel- Bruce Hart (c) defeated The Great Gama in a STAMPEDE British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title Match- Angel Of Death defeated Chris Benoit- Jason Anderson defeated Konnan

WWF Superstars of Wrestling: December 16, 1989at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana

– Roddy Piper defeated Tom Stone- The Bolsheviks (Boris Zhukov & Nikolai Volkoff) defeated Mark Shelton & Mark Young- Dusty Rhodes defeated Al Burke- Ted DiBiase (w/ Virgil) defeated Reno Riggins- Hercules defeated Craig Green- The Rockers (Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels) defeated Dale Wolfe & The Brooklyn Brawler- Dino Bravo (w/ Jimmy Hart & The Canadian Earthquake) defeated Scott Colton

NWA Starrcade – Collision Course: December 16, 1990at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri

– Pat O’Connor International Tag Team Tournament First Round Match: Team Japan (Mr. Saito & The Great Muta) defeated Team New Zealand (Jack Victory & Rip Morgan)- Pat O’Connor International Tag Team Tournament First Round Match: Team USSR (Salman Hashimikov & Victor Zangiev) defeated Team Canada (Danny Johnson & Troy Montour)- Michael Wallstreet (w/ Alexandra York) defeated Terry Taylor- The Skyscrapers (Dan Spivey & Sid Vicious) defeated Big Cat & The Motor City Madman- Ricky Morton & Tommy Rich (w/ Robert Gibson) defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes) (w/ Little Richard Marley)- Pat O’Connor International Tag Team Tournament Semi Final Match: Team USA (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) defeated Team Mexico (Konnan & Rey Misterio)- Pat O’Connor International Tag Team Tournament Semi Final Match: Team Japan (Mr. Saito & The Great Muta) defeated Team USSR (Salman Hashimikov & Victor Zangiev)- Lex Luger defeated Stan Hansen (c) in a Bullrope Match to win the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship- NWA World Tag Team Title Street fight: Doom (Butch Reed & Ron Simmons) (w/ Teddy Long) (c) vs. The Four Horsemen (Arn Anderson & Barry Windham) ended in a Double Pin- Pat O’Connor International Tag Team Tournament Final Match: Team USA (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) defeated Team Japan (Mr. Saito & The Great Muta)- Sting (c) defeated The Black Scorpion in a Steel Cage Match to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (Special Referee: Dick The Bruiser)

WWF Wrestling Challenge: December 16, 1990at the Onandoga War Memorial Coliseum in Syracuse, New York

– Rick Martel defeated Sonny Blaze- The British Bulldog defeated Scott Colontonio- Sgt. Slaughter (w/ General Adnan) defeated Glen Ruth- The Big Boss Man defeated Mike Durham- Earthquake (w/ Dino Bravo & Jimmy Hart) defeated Jim McPherson- The Bushwhackers (Butch & Luke) defeated Black Bart & Chris Duffy

Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair – WWF Prime Time Wrestling: December 16, 1991

WCW Saturday Night: December 16, 1995at the Center Stage Theater in Atlanta, Georgia

– Joey Maggs defeated Disco Inferno- Alex Wright defeated Bunkhouse Buck- Kurasawa defeated Rick Garcia- Eddie Guerrero defeated Mr. JL- Johnny B. Badd defeated Brian Pillman by DQ- Lex Luger (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Larry Santo- Sting defeated Sgt. Craig Pittman

WWF Superstars of Wrestling: December 16, 1995in Salisbury, Maryland

– Goldust defeated Aldo Montoya- Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Titus Dunning- Marty Jannetty & Razor Ramon defeated Jason Ahrndt & Jerry Faith- Skip (w/ Sunny) defeated Rich Myers- Ahmed Johnson defeated Isaac Yankem DDS by DQ

WCW Monday Nitro: December 16, 1996in the Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola, Florida

– Lord Steven Regal (c) defeated Psychosis to retain the WCW World Television Championship- Big Bubba Rogers defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.- Chris Jericho defeated Masahiro Chono by DQ- Dean Malenko (c) defeated David Sammartino to retain the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship- Ice-Train (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Jerry Flynn- Rey Misterio Jr. defeated Bobby Eaton- Kevin Sullivan (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Arn Anderson- Rick Steiner (w/ Scott Steiner) vs. Sting ended in a No Contest- The Faces of Fear (Meng & The Barbarian) (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs. The Outsiders (Kevin Nash & Scott Hall) ended in a No Contest

WWF Monday Night RAW: December 16, 1996at the Ice Palace in Tampa, Florida

– Dark Match: Jason Ahrndt defeated Marty Garner- Dark Match: Leif Cassidy defeated Jeff Hardy- Dark Match: Steve Austin defeated Vader by DQ- Dark Match: The Undertaker defeated Sycho Sid (c) by DQ in a WWF Championship match- Dark Match: Hector Garza defeated Jeff Hardy- Dark Match: Brakkus defeated Dr. X- Dark Match: Shawn Michaels defeated Vader- Steve Austin vs. Vader ended in a no contest- Diesel & Razor Ramon defeated The Godwinns (Henry Godwinn & Phineas Godwinn)- Doug Furnas & Philip Lafon …

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