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- Updated: December 19, 2016
Birthdays:- Erik Watts (born December 19, 1967)
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WWWF in MSG: December 19, 1977at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
– Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. SD Jones ended in a Time Limit Draw- Dark Match: Dominic DeNucci vs. The Golden Terror ended in a Double Count Out- Butcher Vachon defeated Johnny Rivera- Arnold Skaaland defeated Captain Lou Albano by Count Out- Bob Backlund defeated Mr. Fuji (w/ Freddie Blassie)- Mil Mascaras (w/ Bob Backlund) defeated Superstar Billy Graham (c) by Referee decision in a WWWF Heavyweight Championship MatchWATCH: Mil Mascaras shows off his skills in a wild six-man brawl- Dusty Rhodes defeated Stan Stasiak- Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka by DQ- Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe [2:1] in a Best Two Out Of Three Falls Tag Team Match
Stampede Wrestling: December 19, 1983in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
– Bret Hart & Davey Boy Smith vs. Tatsumi Fujinami & The Cobra ended in a Double Count Out- Hiro Saito vs. Nobuhiko Takada ended in a Draw- Antonio Inoki defeated Kerry Brown
WWF Superstars of Wrestling: December 19, 1987at the SunDome in Tampa, Florida
– Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated Steve Lombardi- Ted DiBiase (w/ Virgil) defeated Rick Hunter- Don Muraco defeated Dusty Wolfe- The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Omar Atlas & Outback Jack- Jake Roberts defeated Brian Costello- Ron Bass defeated Tio Samoa- Koko B. Ware defeated Raul Mata
WWF Superstars of Wrestling: December 19, 1992at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio
– Crush defeated Dark Destiny- Kamala (w/ Harvey Wippleman & Kim Chee) defeated Bill Koby- The Big Boss Man defeated Barry Hardy- Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Rich Myers- Damien Demento defeated Kerry Davis- Money Inc. (Irwin R. Schyster & Ted DiBiase) (c) (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Chris Hahn & Laverne McGill to retain the WWF World Tag Team Championship
WCW Saturday Night: December 19, 1992at the Center Stage Theater in Atlanta, Georgia
– Dark Match: Johnny Gunn & The Z-Man defeated Chic Donovan & Mike Thor- Ricky Steamboat defeated Flyin ‘Brian- Barry Windham defeated Shane Douglas- Dustin Rhodes & Ron Simmons defeated Paul Orndorff & Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) by disqualification
WWF Wrestling Challenge: December 19, 1993at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts
– Dark match: Virgil defeated The Brooklyn Brawler- Dark match: Heidi Lee Morgan defeated Black Venus in a WWF World Women’s Title Tournament Match- Dark match: Rusty Thomas defeated Angie Marino in a WWF World Women’s Title Tournament Match- Dark match: Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) defeated The Quebecers (Jacques & Pierre) (c) by DQ in a WWF Tag Team Championship Match- Dark match: Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Doink The Clown- Dark match: The Undertaker defeated Crush- Dark match: Yokozuna (c) defeated Razor Ramon to retain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship- Razor Ramon defeated Ralph Mosca- The Quebecers (Jacques & Pierre) defeated Mark Thomas & Virgil- Adam Bomb defeated Tim McNeany- The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Brian Walsh- Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Tony Roy
WWF Monday Night RAW: December 19, 1994in Liberty, New York
– Irwin R. Schyster defeated Lex Luger by countout- The Smoking Gunns defeated Chris Avery and Roy Raymond- Bob Holly defeated Chris KanyonWATCH: The Bushwhackers andHoward Finkel backstage segment – WWF RAW, December 19, 1994- The Bushwhackers w/ Howard Finkel defeated Well DunnWATCH: The Bushwhackers w/ Howard Finkel vs. Well Dunn- Jim Neidhart defeated Nick Barbarry
ECW Hardcore TV: December 19, 1995in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
– Taz defeated El Puerto Ricano- The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge & Rocco Rock) defeated The Heavenly Bodies (Jimmy Del Ray & Tom Prichard)
WWF Shotgun Saturday Night: December 19, 1998at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington
– The JOB Squad (Gillberg & The Blue Meanie) defeated The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq)
WCW Saturday Night: December 19, 1998at the Manatee Civic Center in Palmetto, Florida
– Glacier defeated Mike Sullivan- Kaz Hayashi defeated Barry Darsow by DQ- Wrath defeated Al Green- Chris Jericho (w/ Ralphus) defeated Booker T by DQ- Kanyon defeated Barry Horowitz- Kaos defeated Prince Iaukea- Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Brian Adams & Vincent
WWF Heat: December 19, 1999in Tallahassee, Florida
– Val Venis (c) defeated Steve Blackman in a WWF European Title Match- The Head Bangers (Mosh & Thrasher) defeated Gangrel & Mideon- D-Lo Brown defeated Taka …