Today In History (12/30): Daniel Bryan Joins The Wyatts, Colossal Connection Win Gold, MNM Win Gold

Birthdays: – Eddie Edwards (born December 30, 1983) born 33WATCH: Austin Aries’ vs. Eddie Edwards – ROH: December 22, 2006WATCH: Jack Evans’ vs. Eddie Edwards – ROH: January 26, 2007WATCH: Roderick Strong’ w/Truth Martini (c) vs. Eddie Edwards (ROH World Championship Match) – ROH’ Manhattan Mayhem IV: March 19, 2011

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AWA: December 30, 1960in St. Paul, Minnesota

– Nick Roberts defeated Jack Daniels- Jim Hady defeated Bill Wright- Lorraine Johnson defeated Mars Monroe- Hard Boiled Haggerty & Lenny Montana (c) defeated Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills in a AWA World Tag Team Title Match

NWA Detroit: December 30, 1960in Detroit, Michigan

– Dick Garza vs. Luis Martinez ended in a Draw- Emile Dupree vs. Larry Hamilton ended in a Draw- Jack Pesek defeated George McArthur- Wilbur Snyder defeated Ernie Dusek- Dick The Bruiser & Killer Kowalski vs. Argentina Rocca & Verne Gagne ended in a Draw

WWF in MSG: December 30, 1985at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York

– SD Jones defeated Ron Shaw- B. Brian Blair vs. Jim Neidhart ended in a Time Limit Draw- Hercules Hernandez (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jose Luis Rivera- Adrian Adonis defeated Lanny Poffo- Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated Hulk Hogan (c) by Count Out to retain the WWF World Heavyweight ChampionshipWATCH: “Macho Man” reunites with Miss Elizabeth at WrestleMania VII- Big John Studd defeated Tony AtlasWATCH: Andre the Giant vs. Big John Studd in a $15,000 Body Slam Challenge at Wrestlemania 1- Haiti Kid defeated Butch Cassidy- Jim Brunzell defeated Bret Hart- The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) (w/ Johnny V) (c) defeated Hillbilly Jim & Uncle Elmer to retain the WWF World Tag Team Championship

WWF in MSG: December 30, 1988at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York

– The Blue Blazer vs. The Red Rooster ended in a Time Limit Draw- Mr. Perfect defeated Koko B. Ware- The Bushwhackers (Butch & Luke) defeated The Bolsheviks (Boris Zhukov & Nikolai Volkoff) (9:23)- Jim Duggan defeated Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) in a Flag MatchWATCH FULL MATCH: Jim Duggan vs. Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) in a Flag Match- Tim Horner defeated Barry Horowitz- The Powers of Pain (The Barbarian & The Warlord) (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Demolition (Ax & Smash) (c) by Count Out in a No Disqualification Match for the WWF World Tag Team ChampionshipWATCH: Ultimate Warrior’ & Legion of Doom vs. Demolition- Greg Valentine defeated Ronnie GarvinWATCH: Ronnie Garvin vs. Greg Valentine in a Submission Match at WWF Royal Rumble’ 1990- Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) (c) defeated Bad News Brown to retain the WWF Championship (WATCH FULL MATCH HERE)

WWF Superstars of Wrestling: December 30, 1989at the Von Braun Civic Center in Huntsville, Alabama

– Dusty Rhodes (w/ Sapphire) defeated Mark Davis – Dino Bravo (w/ Jimmy Hart & The Canadian Earthquake) defeated Reno Riggins by DQ- Hercules defeated Conquistador Uno- Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Mario Mancini- The Colossal Connection (Andre The Giant & Haku) defeated Demolition (Ax & Smash) (c) to win the WWF Tag Team Championship

WCW Saturday Night: December 30, 1989at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina

– Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin by DQ- Buzz Sawyer defeated Larry Santo- Norman defeated Mike Thor- Arn Anderson defeated Bob Cook- The Wild Samoans defeated Brodie Chase & Mike Hart- Stan Lane defeated Shane Douglas- Tommy Rich & Ranger Ross defeated Cactus Jack & Ned Brady- Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner defeated Rick Fargo & Bill Ford- Sting defeated the Dragon MasterWATCH: Sting vs.The Iron Sheik in a NWA Television Championship Match at WrestleWar 1989

WWF Wrestling Challenge: December 30, 1990at the West Palm Beach Auditorium in West Palm Beach, Florida

– The Rockers (Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels) defeated JT Smith & Tom StoneWATCH: The Rockers vs. The Brainbusters at MSG- The Barbarian (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Don Steel- Rick Martel defeated Danny Brazil- The Texas Tornado defeated Black Bart- Power and Glory (Hercules & Paul Roma) (w/ Slick) defeated Kevin Greeno & Pat Armstrong

Smoky Mountain Wrestling: December 30, 1994

– The Buddha defeated The Executioner- Tracy Smothers defeated Bryant Anderson in an I Quit matchWATCH: Tracey Smothers vs. Chris Candido’ in a Ladder Match at SMW- Cactus Jack defeated Chris Candido in a Falls count anywhere match- Buddy Landel defeated Dirty White Boy (c) by DQ in a SMW Heavyweight Championship match- The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) & Bobby Blaze defeated The Gangstas (Mustapha Saed & New Jack) & D-Lo Brown

WCW Monday Nitro: December 30, 1996in the Knoxville Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennesse

– The Amazing French Canadians defeated Public Enemy- J Crown Champion The Ultimo Dragon (w/ Sonny Onoo) pinned Jushin Liger- Konnan defeated …

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