Today In History (12/17): Season Beatings PPV, The Final Starrcade, Armageddon ’06, Slammy Awards

Birthdays:- Kazushige Nosawa (born December 17, 1976) turns 40

– Nick Dinsmore aka Eugene (born December 17, 1975) turns 41

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NWA Big Time Wrestling: December 17, 1968at Dallas, Texas

– Kurt Hess defeated Pantera Negra- Waldo von Erich defeated Bobby Pico- Joe Blanchard defeated Smasher Sloan- Baron von Raschke defeated Grizzly Smith- Dr. Dan Miller & Fritz von Erich defeated Don Jardine & Gary Hart (c) to win the NWA American Tag Team Championship

WWF in MSG: December 17, 1979at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York

– Larry Zbyszko defeated Bulldog Brower- Riki Choshu & Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Allen Coage & Joe Joe Andrews- Mike Graham defeated Johnny Rodz- Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Ted DiBiase by Referee DecisionWATCH: Hulk Hogan vs. Ted DiBiase at Madison Square Garden- Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) (c) defeated Bobby Duncum (w/ Captain Lou Albano) in a Texas Death Match to retain the WWF Heavyweight Championship- Antonio Inoki defeated Hussein Arab- Harley Race (c) defeated Dusty Rhodes by Referee Decision to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship- Pat Patterson (c) defeated Dominic DeNucci to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship- Tatsumi Fujinami (c) defeated Johnny Rivera to retain the WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship- Ivan Putski & Tito Santana (c) defeated Swede Hanson & Victor Rivera to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship

WWF Championship Wrestling: December 17, 1983at the Agricultural Hall in Allentown, Pennsylvania

– Tito Santana defeated Bill Dixon- Ivan Koloff defeated Steve Lombardi- Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Captain Lou Albano) defeated Tony Garea by DQ- The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Nick DeCarlo- Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas (c) defeated Kurt von Hess & Rene Goulet to retain the WWF World Tag Team Championship- SD Jones defeated Bill Williams

WWF Superstars of Wrestling: December 17, 1988 at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California

– Demolition (Ax & Smash) defeated Art Penna & Nick FerrariWATCH: Demolition vs. Can-Am Connection- Hercules defeated Steve Lombardi- Mr. Perfect defeated Nito Gomez- King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Frankie Valdez- The Big Boss Man (w/ Slick) defeated Pete Ketchum- The Ultimate Warrior defeated Conquistador Uno- Rhythm And Blues (Greg Valentine & The Honky Tonk Man) defeated Paul Brown & Rex Farmer- Dark match: Brutus Beefcake defeated Ron Bass- Dark match: The Rockers (Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels) defeated Demolition (Ax & Smash) (c) by Count Out in a WWF Tag Team Championship match- Dark match: Jake Roberts defeated Rick Rude- Dark match: Hulk Hogan defeated The Big Bossman by Count Out

WWF Wrestling Challenge: December 17, 1989at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana

– Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Frank DeFalco- Jimmy Snuka defeated Brian Costello- The Powers Of Pain (The Barbarian & The Warlord) (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated James Saxton & Todd Becker- Tito Santana defeated Barry Horowitz- The Big Boss Man (w/ Slick) defeated Alan Reynolds- The Honky Tonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Scott Colton- Demolition (Ax & Smash) (c) defeated Cleo Reeves & The Brooklyn Brawler to retain the WWF World Tag Team ChampionshipWATCH: Demolition vs. Legion of Doom

WWF Superstars of Wrestling: December 17, 1994at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York

– The Million Dollar Corporation (Bam Bam Bigelow & Tatanka) (w/ Ted DiBiase) defeated Men On A Mission (Mabel & Mo) (w/ Oscar) in a WWF World Tag Team Title Tournament Quarter Final Match (9:35)- Irwin R. Schyster defeated Phil Apollo- Adam Bomb defeated Tony DeVito- Henry O. Godwinn defeated ???- The British Bulldog defeated ???

ECW Holiday Hell: December 17, 1994from the Viking Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

– Stevie Richards defeated JT Smith- Dean Malenko (c) defeated Ray Odyssey to retain the ECW Television Championship- Chris Benoit defeated Hack Myers- 911 defeated The Pitbulls (Pitbull 1 & Pitbull 2) in a Two On One Handicap Match- Mikey Whipwreck defeated Don E. Allen- Cactus Jack & Tommy Dreamer defeated The Sandman & Tommy Cairo (13:00)- Shane Douglas (c) defeated Ron Simmons to retain the ECW Heavyweight Championship- The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge & Rocco Rock) (c) defeated Sabu & The Tazmaniac to retain the ECW Tag Team Championship

WWF In Your House 5: Season’s Beatings – December 17, 1995at the Hershey Park Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania

– Free For All Match: Savio Vega defeated Bob Backlund- Marty Jannetty & Razor Ramon defeated Sycho Sid & The 1-2-3 Kid- Ahmed Johnson defeated Buddy Landel (w/ Dean Douglas)- Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Henry O. Godwinn in an Arkansas Hog Pen Match (with Hillbilly Jim as Special guest referee)WATCH FULL MATCH: Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Henry O. Godwinn in an Arkansas Hog Pen Match- Owen Hart (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Diesel by DQ- The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated King Mabel (w/ Sir Mo) in a Casket MatchWATCH FULL MATCH: The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) vs. King Mabel in a Casket Match- Bret Hart (c) defeated The British Bulldog (w/Jim Cornette and Diana Smith) to retain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship- Dark Match: Goldust defeated Duke Droese- Dark Match: Barry Horowitz, Hakushi & The Smoking Gunns (Bart & Billy Gunn) defeated The Body Donnas (Skip & Zip), Isaac Yankem & Yokozuna

ECW Hardcore TV: December 17, 1996in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

– Taz defeated Rob Van Dam- Francine & Shane Douglas defeated Beulah & Tommy Dreamer

WCW Thunder: December 17, 1998at the Independence Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina

– Konnan defeated Kenny Kaos- Fit Finlay defeated Mike Enos- Rey Misterio Jr. defeated Juventud Guerrera by reverse decision- Disco Inferno defeated Shima Nobunoga- Norman Smiley defeated Jerry Flynn- Chris Jericho defeated Perry Saturn- Scott Hall defeated Lex Luger by Disqualification

ECW on TNN: December 17, 1999in Richmond, Virgina

– New Jack defeated DeVito (w/ Angel)- Mike Awesome (c) defeated Vic Grimes in a ECW World Heavyweight Title Match- Ikuto Hidaka vs. Super Calo vs. Tom Marquez ended in a No Contest in Three Way Dance Match- The Impact …

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