THIS DAY IN WWE HISTORY
By Graham Cawthon on 12/1/2008 10:48 AM
This is a list of known WWE, WCW, and ECW related events. For more, visit
http://www.TheHistoryofWWE.com.
Graham Cawthon
WWWF @ Washington DC – December 1, 1966
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Bull Ortega to a double
disqualification
Youngstown, OH - December 1, 1967
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Battman defeated Bill Miller &
Luke Graham
WWWF @ Washington DC - Coliseum - December 1, 1969
Al Nelson vs. Joe Cox
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Gene DuBois
Eric the Red vs. Carlos Colon
Waldo Von Erich & Ivan Koloff vs. Lou Albano & Tony Altimore
Killer Kowalski, Prof. Toru Tanaka, & Mitsu Arakawa vs. Gorilla Monsoon,
Antonio Pugliese, & Victor Rivera
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Ernie Ladd
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - December 1, 1972
Miguel Feliciano defeated Dean Ross via disqualification
Paul Figaro defeated Ben Ortiz
Tony Garea defeated Blackjack Slade
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated El Olympico
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru
Tanaka via count-out
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Arena - December 1, 1973 (5,412)
Jose Gonzalez defeated Frank Valois
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Joe Turco & Pancho
Valdez in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Mike McCord defeated El Olympico
Larry Hennig defeated Manuel Soto
Andre the Giant, Chief Jay Strongbow, & Victor Rivera defeated Blackjack
Lanza, Mr. Fuji, & Prof. Toru Tanaka
Stan Stasiak pinned WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales to win the title at
17:42 when all four men's shoulders were down following a back suplex from
the champion; after the bout, Stasiak was not announced as the new champion
for fear of a riot - rather the ring announcer simply said "Let's hear it
for a great champion, Pedro Morales"; the title change was announced the
following Saturday on television; Barney Solomon was the referee for the
bout
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ - December 1, 1977
The Golden Terror defeated Lenny Hurst
Mr. Fuji fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Nikolai Volkoff to a draw
Bob Backlund defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - December 1, 1978
Victor Rivera vs. Mike Paidousas
Peter Maivia vs. Tony Garea
Larry Zbyzsko vs. Crusher Blackwell
WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - December 1, 1979 (matinee)
Andre the Giant won a $10,000 battle royal by last eliminating Jerry
Valiant; other participants included: WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson, Tito
Santana, Ted Dibiase, Johnny Rodz, Ivan Putski, Bulldog Brower, Dominic
DeNucci, Gorilla Monsoon, Moose Monroe, Swede Hanson, Hussein Arab, Tony
Altimore, Jose Estrada, & Larry Zbyszko; order of elimination: Hanson by
Andre; Altimore eliminated; Arab by Andre; Monsoon by Jimmy & Johnny,
breaking the middle rope in the process, after Monsoon sustained an elbow
off the top by Johnny while Jimmy was caught in an airplane spin; Dibiase by
Jimmy Valiant; Jimmy by Andre with a boot; Johnny by Jerry after Andre threw
them together; Jerry by Andre via an atomic drop
Johnny Rodz fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Bulldog Brower
Andre the Giant pinned Swede Hanson with a sit-down splash after reversing
an attempted piledriver into a backdrop
Tito Santana fought Bobby Duncum to a double disqualification
Ivan Putski pinned Jerry Valiant with the Polish Hammer
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Valiant with a backslide
Ted Dibiase pinned Jimmy Valiant after hitting him with his own foreign
object
New Japan @ Numazu, Japan - December 1, 1979
Shoji Kai pinned Junji Hirata
Yoshiaki Fujiwara pinned Akira Maeda
Kengo Kimura pinned Kuniaki Kobayashi
Strong Kobayashi pinned Osamu Kido
Greg Valentine pinned Haruka Eigen
Tatsumi Fujinami fought Pedro Morales to a double count-out
Bob Backlund pinned Seiji Sakaguchi
WWWF & NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki & Riki Choshu defeated Tiger Jeet
Singh & Nikolai Volkoff in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Singh
forced Choshu to submit with a cobra claw; fall #2: Choshu defeated Singh
via disqualification; fall #3: Inoki pinned Volkoff
WWF @ Springfield, MA - December 1, 1979
Bruno Sammartino defeated Swede Hanson
WWF @ Phillipsburg, NJ - December 1, 1982
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Mr. X with a German
suplex into a bridge at 7:05 in a non-title match
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - December 1, 1984 (13,567)
Televised on the PRISM Network - featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick
Graham on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling - 2/26/85: Mr. Fuji pinned Salvatore Bellomo
(sub. for Blackjack Mulligan) at 8:13 with a reverse diving headbutt
Prime Time Wrestling - 2/26/85: Gama Singh pinned Johnny Rodz at
11:17 with a missile dropkick
David Schultz defeated Swede Hansen
Prime Time Wrestling - 2/26/85: Bob Orton Jr. fought Mike Rotundo to
a 20-minute time-limit draw at 19:12; Orton hit the superplex just before
the bell rang
Prime Time Wrestling - 2/26/85: The Iron Sheik defeated Dave Barbie
(sub. for an injured David Sammartino) via submission at 2:43 with the Camel
Clutch; prior to the bout, Sammartino was introduced to the crowd and fought
off an attack from behind by Sheik
Prime Time Wrestling - 2/26/85: Ken Patera defeated Jose Luis Rivera
(sub. for Rocky Johnson) via submission with the full nelson at 6:20; after
the bout, Patera applied the swinging full nelson
Roddy Piper defeated the Tonga Kid (w/ Jimmy Snuka) via disqualification at
6:15 when Snuka attacked Piper moments after Piper attacked Snuka from
behind on the floor; after the bout, Bob Orton Jr. came out and all four men
brawled until Snuka & Tonga cleared the ring of the opposition; ring
announcer Mel Phillips said both teams had been disqualified after the
match, even though it was a singles contest (
Rowdy
Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits)
Prime Time Wrestling - 2/26/85: WWF Women's Champion Wendi Richter
pinned Judy Martin with a lariat at 7:29
Prime Time Wrestling - 2/26/85: The Junkyard Dog defeated Brutus
Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) via disqualification at 6:28 when Johnny interfered
Sgt. Slaughter fought Nikolai Volkoff to a double count-out at 8:05 when
both men began brawling on the floor
Barry Windham pinned Buddy Rose at 4:29 after reversing a powerslam into a
small package
WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - December 1, 1985
Pedro Morales defeated Tiger Chung Lee
SD Jones defeated Rene Goulet
Scott McGhee defeated Terry Gibbs
Dan Spivey defeated Moondog Spot
Terry Funk defeated the Junkyard Dog
Paul Orndorff defeated Big John Studd via disqualification
Hillbilly Jim, Uncle Elmer, & Cousin Junior defeated Johnny V, WWF Tag Team
Champions Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Andre the Giant defeated King Kong Bundy
WWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - December 1, 1986 (12,000)
Sivi Afi pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
The Honkytonk Man pinned Lanny Poffo
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau fought the Islanders to a double disqualification
Hercules pinned Koko B. Ware
King Harley Race pinned Hillbilly Jim
Blackjack Mulligan pinned Rene Goulet
Butch Reed fought Tito Santana to a draw
George Steele defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff in a steel cage match
WWF @ Worcester, MA - Centrum - December 1, 1986
Paul Roma defeated Pete Doherty
SD Jones defeated Barry O
Pedro Morales defeated Sika via disqualification
WWF Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah deeated Velvet McIntyre
Tony Garea defeated Mario Mancini
Jerry Allen defeated Jose Luis Rivera
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Frenchy Martin
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage defeated King Kong Bundy via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champions Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Bret Hart
& Jim Neidhart
NWA @ Albuquerque, NM - December 1, 1988 (4,700)
Ron Simmons defeated the HalfBreed (Tim Chappa) at 1:15
Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane via
disqualification at 13:15
Bam Bam Bigelow & Eddie Gilbert defeated NWA US Champion Barry Windham & JJ
Dillon (sub. for NWA World Champion Ric Flair who had to fly home) when
Gilbert pinned Dillon at 12:39
NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda pinned the Italian Stallion
Rick Steiner defeated Steve Williams via disqualification when Mike Rotunda
interfered
NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors fought Sting & Lex Luger to a
double disqualification at 14:27
WWF @ Austin, TX - December 1, 1989 (13,500)
The first WWF show in Austin
The Red Rooster defeated Dale Wolfe
Rick Martel fought Brutus Beefcake to a double disqualification
Dusty Rhodes pinned the Big Bossman
The Genius pinned Tito Santana
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated the Powers of Pain via
disqualification
Koko B. Ware pinned Al Perez
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Mr. Perfect with the legdrop
NWA @ Memphis, TN - Mid-South Coliseum - December 1, 1989
Kevin Sullivan defeated Brad Anderson
Mike Rotunda defeated Norman
Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated Shane Douglas & Johnny Ace
The Samoan Swat Team & Samoan Savage defeated Hector Guerrero, Ranger Ross,
& Eddie Gilbert
Tom Zenk defeated Jimmy Garvin
Road Warrior Hawk defeated Dan Spivey via disqualification
NWA Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Doom
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA TV Champion the Great Muta via
disqualification
WWF Superstars
Taped 10/29/90; Indianapolis, IN; Market Square Arena
12/1/90 - included Jim Duggan as a guest of the Brother Love Show:
WWF IC Champion Kerry Von Erich defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Ted Dibiase defeated Jim Evans
Shane Douglas defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Tugboat defeated Jeff Sword
Paul Roma & Hercules defeated Dan Robbins & Alan Reynolds
Jimmy Snuka defeated Doug Vines
The Orient Express defeated Gary Jackson & Albert Bissel when Sato pinned
Bissel
WWF @ Los Angeles, CA - Sports Arena - December 1, 1990 (9,000)
Battle Kat defeated Buddy Rose
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Paul Roma & Hercules via
disqualification
The Big Bossman defeated the Barbarian
Davey Boy Smith defeated Haku
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Greg Valentine &
the Honkytonk Man
Ted Dibiase defeated Dusty Rhodes
WWF IC Champion Kerry Von Erich defeated Mr. Perfect
Randy Savage defeated WWF World Champion the Ultimate Warrior via count-out
NWA @ Milwaukee, WI - Mecca - December 1, 1990
Master Blaster Steel defeated Allen Iron Eagle
Terry Taylor pinned the Motor City Madman
Big Van Vader defeated Moondog Rex
Lex Luger pinned Big Cat
The Junkyard Dog pinned the Iron Sheik
NWA US Tag Team Champion Rick Steiner defeated Brian Knobbs (w/ Jerry Saggs)
in a steel cage match
NWA World Tag Team Champion Butch Reed pinned Ric Flair in a steel cage
match after Teddy Long threw Reed a foreign object, who then hit Flair in
the eyes with it
WWF @ Anchorage, AK - Sullivan Arena - December 1, 1990
The British Bulldog pinned Buddy Rose
Sgt. Slaughter pinned Jim Duggan after Gen. Adnan interfered
Kerry Von Erich defeated Mr. Perfect via disqualification
Koko B. Ware pinned Black Bart
The Legion of Doom defeated the Orient Express & Mr. Fuji in a handicap
match
Hulk Hogan pinned Earthquake
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Taped 11/12/91; Springfield, MA; Civic Center
12/1/91 - featured an opening statement from WWF President Jack Tunney in
which he said an Undertaker / Hulk Hogan rematch for the WWF World Title and
a match pitting Randy Savage against Jake Roberts would take place at the
first possible date, this Tuesday in Texas which would air on pay-per-view;
included comments from WWF World Champion the Undertaker & Paul Bearer
regarding the title defense against Hogan; featured highlights of the ending
and aftermath of the Ted Dibiase / Virgil match for the Million $ Title from
the Survivor Series Showdown; included highlights of Sgt. Slaughter making
the save for Jim Duggan the previous week on Wrestling Challenge; featured
promos from Randy Savage and Jake Roberts regarding their match at Tuesday
in Texas; included a promo from Davey Boy Smith regarding the latest issue
of WBF Magazine; featured closing comments from Hulk Hogan regarding his
title shot against the Undertaker at Tuesday in Texas:
The Berzerker (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Ross Greenburg via count-out at 2:55
after throwing Greenberg to the floor
Owen Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Duane Gill & Barry Horowitz when Hart
pinned Gill at 3:44 following the Rocket Launcher
Virgil defeated Brian Donahue via submission with the Million $ Dream at the
3-minute mark; during the bout, Tito Santana cut an insert promo about
teaming with Virgil at Tuesday in Texas to face Ted Dibiase & Repo Man
Col. Mustafa (w/ Gen. Adnan) defeated Al Phillips via submission with the
Camel Clutch at 2:19
WWF IC Champion Bret Hart defeated Chris Duffy via submission with the
Sharpshooter at 2:51; during the bout, it was announced Hart would defend
the title at Tuesday in Texas against the Barbarian
The Natural Disasters (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Jason Hedding & Mario Mancini
at 3:25 when Earthquake pinned Hedding with the sit-down splash; during the
bout, Jamison was shown in the crowd
WWF @ El Paso, TX - December 1, 1991
WCW @ Key West, FL - December 1, 1991 (450)
Madusa defeated Bambi
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman defeated Mike Graham
WWF @ Ft. Worth, TX - December 1, 1991 (1,300)
The Warlord pinned Greg Valentine
The Big Bossman pinned IRS
Kerry Von Erich pinned the Berzerker
WWF Tag Team Champions the Legion of Doom defeated the Natural Disasters via
disqualification
Ted Dibiase pinned Chris Chavis
The Bushwhackers defeated the Beverly Brothers
Ric Flair pinned Roddy Piper
WCW @ Gainesville, GA - Georgia Mountains Center - December 1, 1992
Included Brian Pillman and WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Shane Douglas
WWF @ Utica, NY - War Memorial - December 1, 1993 (4,500)
WWF Superstars taping:
All-American Wrestling - 12/19/93: Bam Bam Bigelow & the
Headshrinkers defeated the 1-2-3 Kid & the Smoking Gunns
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecars via
disqualification
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
Bret Hart defeated Shawn Michaels in a steel cage match by escaping over the
top as Michaels had his feet caught inbetween the steel bars (Bret "The
Hitman" Hart 1994)
12/18/93 - included a pre-taped sit-down interview between Vince McMahon
and Bret Hart in which they discussed Owen's comments from the previous week
and Bret said he would never under any circumstances fight his brother in
the ring:
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated PJ Walker
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Duane Gill
Jeff Jarrett defeated Chris Duffy
Crush defeated Ross Greenberg
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Brooklyn Brawler & Tony DeVito
12/25/93 - included a promo by Bret & Owen Hart in which they said they
had patched up all their problems and would be facing the Quebecars for the
tag team titles at the Royal Rumble:
Shawn Michaels defeated Phil Apollo
Men on a Mission defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Mike Bell
Adam Bomb defeated Brian Walsh
Doink the Clown defeated Reno Riggins
IRS defeated Ralph Mosca
1/1/94:
Lex Luger pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jacques Rougeau (w/ Johnny Polo) with
the running forearm after knocking out an interfering Pierre and covering
both men
The Headshrinkers defeated Mike Khoury & Tim McNeany
Bastion Booger defeated Tony Roy
Owen Hart (w/ Bret Hart) defeated Barry Hardy
Ludvig Borga defeated John Crystal
ECW @ Reading, PA - Bodyslams Arena - December 1, 1995 (350)
Hack Myers pinned Stevie Richards
JT Smith defeated the Blue Meanie
George Love defeated Ranger Seven
Bruiser Mastino defeated the Dark Ninja (Rockin Rebel)
The Pitbulls defeated Perry Saturn & John Kronus; 911 and Taz were guest
referees for the bout
Public Enemy defeated Buh Buh Ray & Dances with Dudley when Rocco Rock
pinned Dances with Dudley
ECW World Champion Mikey Whipwreck pinned Raven
Tommy Dreamer defeated Tom Prichard via disqualification
WWF @ Cleveland, OH - Gund Arena - December 1, 1995 (4,500)
Fatu, Barry Horowitz, & Hakushi defeated Kama, Isaac Yankem DDS, & Skip
Goldust pinned Bob Holly with a roll up
Ahmed Johnson defeated Rad Radford
Savio Vega pinned Bob Backlund with a small package
Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Henry Godwinn in a slop bucket match by
putting his feet on the ropes during the cover
1-2-3 Kid pinned Marty Jannetty
Davey Boy Smith defeated Diesel via disqualification when Diesel slammed the
Bulldog head-first into an unprotected turnbuckle
WWF Tag Team Champions the Smoking Gunns defeated Owen Hart & Yokozuna when
Owen was pinned
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated Psycho Sid via disqualification when
Ted Dibiase and the 1-2-3 Kid interfered
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated the Undertaker via disqualification
when Davey Boy Smith and Owen Hart interfered
WWF Superstars
Taped 11/19/96; Springfield, MA; Civic Center
12/1/96:
WWF IC Champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Goldust (w/ Marlena) via
count-out in a non-title match after the champion used Marlena's cigar on
Goldust
Leif Cassidy pinned Scott Taylor with a German suplex
The Executioner (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated Bert Centeno with the Asian Spike
Barry Windham pinned Roy Raymond with the superplex
Crush, WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (w/ Clarence
Mason) defeated Savio Vega, Marc Mero, (w/ Sable) & Jake Roberts when Owen
pinned Savio after Savio sustained Crush's heart punch
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - December 1, 1996
(1,737)
Argo pinned Dr. X (Tom Prichard) with an atomic drop
Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon defeated Marty Jannetty & Leif Cassidy when Furnas
pinned Leif Cassidy
The Sultan pinned Jesse Jammes with a roll up after Bob Backlund distracted
Jammes
Savio Vega pinned Salvatore Sincere by blocking a sunset flip
Marc Mero defeated WWF IC Champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley via
disqualification when the champion pulled the referee into Mero
Diesel II & Razor Ramon II defeated the Grimm Twins following the powerbomb
from Diesel
Billy Gunn pinned Bart Gunn with his feet on the ropes
Shawn Michaels pinned Goldust with the superkick
WWF @ Syracuse, NY - December 1, 1997 (4,807)
Savio Vega, Jose Estrada, & Miguel Perez defeated Chainz, Skull, &
8-Ball
Jim Neidhart defeated the Sultan
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated the Headbangers
Kane defeated Vader
The Legion of Doom defeated Kama & Rocky Maivia
Marc Mero defeated Flash Funk
Ken Shamrock defeated D-Lo Brown
The Undertaker defeated Triple H in a casket match
WWF Raw is War
Taped 11/25/97; Roanoke, VA; Civic Center
12/1/97:
WWF Light Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi Finals: Taka Michinoku
pinned Aguila with the Michinoku Driver after a missile dropkick; Sunny was
the guest ring announcer for the bout
Chainz (w/ Skull & 8-Ball), defeated Recon (w/ Sniper, the Jackyl, & the
Interrogator), D-Lo Brown (w/ Farooq, Kama, & Rocky Maivia), and Miguel
Perez (w/ Savio Vega, Jesus Castillo, & Jose Estrada) via disqualification
in an elimination match; Chainz pinned Recon with a DVD; Miguel pinned D-Lo
with an inside cradle; Savio Vega interfered and prevented a pinfall after
Miguel sustained a DVD; after the match, all the men at ringside, save the
Jackyl who joined the commentary team, entered into a brawl
Rocky Maivia (w/ the Nation) defeated Vader via count-out when Vader left
ringside to chase an interfering TAFKA Goldust; during the bout, Steve
Austin drove his pickup truck to ringside to watch the contest, with AC/DC’s
“Highway to Hell†playing in the truck; after the bout, Rocky challenged
Austin to fight him but Austin decided to wait until IYH: Degeneration-X to
reclaim possession of the stolen IC title
WWF Light Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi Finals: Brian Christopher
defeated Scott Taylor via forfeit when Kane and Paul Bearer appeared before
Christopher made his entrance and Kane hit a chokeslam and tombstone on
Taylor
Ahmed Johnson fought Jeff Jarrett to a no contest when Jarrett refused to
wrestle; moments thereafter, Sgt. Slaughter came ringside and said that
Jarrett would be wrestling the Undertaker at IYH: Degeneration-X
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Headbangers
via disqualification in a non-title match when the Legion of Doom
interfered; after the bout, the Headbangers argued with the LOD for costing
them the match when they were in full control of the contest
Triple H (w/ Chyna) pinned Jim Neidhart by hitting him with a steel chair
after Shawn Michaels came ringside and distracted the referee; after the
bout, Neidhart sustained a Pedigree onto the chair before having “WCW†spray
painted on his back; Neidhart attempted to fight back but was handcuffed to
the ring ropes and double teamed before Sgt. Slaughter and Ken Shamrock made
the save - Shamrock locking HBK in the ankle lock, Slaughter putting Triple
H in the Cobra Clutch, and Neidhart restraining Chyna from interfering
WCW @ Knoxville, TN - Civic Coliseum - December 1, 1997
Rick King defeated an unknown
The Volcano Kid defeated an unknown
Monday Nitro:
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Juventud Guerrera
Hugh Morrus defeated Wrath
Prince Iaukea defeated Yuji Nagata
Harlem Heat defeated Meng & the Barbarian
Scott Hall defeated Disco Inferno
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Psychosis
Chris Benoit defeated Kidman
Lex Luger defeated Buff Bagwell via disqualification
Diamond Dallas Page defeated WCW US Champion Curt Hennig via
disqualification
WCW @ Rome, GA - December 1, 1998
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Glacier defeated Barry Horowitz
Chip Minton defeated Chris Adams
Disco Inferno defeated Silver King
Barry Darsow defeated Tokyo Magnum
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Steve & Scott Armstrong
Scott Putski defeated Bobby Blaze
Meng defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Kanyon defeated Kaz Hayashi
Scott Steiner defeated Lash Laroux
Scott Hall defeated Booker T via disqualification
Taru defeated Kendall Windham
Bobby Duncum Jr. defeated Vincent
Prince Iaukea defeated Johnny Swinger
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Lenny Lane
Norman Smiley defeated Villano V
Kaz Hayashi fought Ernest Miller to a no contest
Konnan defeated Mike Enos
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Eddie
Guerrero & Juventud Guerrera
Scott Hall defeated Stevie Ray
WWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - December 1, 1998 (9,000; sell out)
Shotgun - 12/12/98:
Steve Blackman defeated Taka Michinoku
Kurrgan, Golga, & the Giant Silva defeated Lance Diamond, Jimmy Cicero, &
Steve Corino
Skull & 8-Ball fought Farooq & Bradshaw to a double count-out
The Godfather defeated Droz
Raw is War - 12/7/98:
D-Lo Brown (w/ Mark Henry) pinned Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra) with a roll up at
2:24 when both Jarrett and Debra became distracted by Goldust who came
ringside wearing nothing but a trench coat and flashed Debra
The Headbangers defeated Edge & Gangrel (w/ Christian) via disqualification
at 2:07 when the Oddities, Tiger Ali Singh, and Babu came ringside and Golga
hit the sit-down splash on Mosh
Goldust pinned Owen Hart with an inside cradle at 4:20, despite Jeff Jarrett
and Debra coming ringside and Debra flashing Goldust
The Acolytes fought Val Venis & the Godfather to a no contest at the
48-second mark when all four men began brawling in and outside of the ring
Steve Blackman pinned Tiger Ali Singh with a thrust kick at 2:14; after the
bout, Blackman fought off an interfering Blue Blazer before being attacked
by Owen Hart and having the dragon sleeper applied on the ramp way
Mark Henry (w/ D-Lo Brown) pinned Droz (w/ Road Warrior Animal) with a
splash at 3:27 after Chyna got on the ring apron and slapped Droz
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock & the Big Bossman defeated Triple H & X-Pac (w/
Chyna) in an anything goes match via disqualification at 8:19 when
Commissioner Shawn Michaels gave Billy Gunn, who came ringside with the Road
Dogg mid-way through the bout, a steel chair to use on Helmsley - but Gunn
instead hit Shamrock over the head with the chair
Steve Austin & Mankind fought WWF World Champion the Rock & the Undertaker
(w/ Paul Bearer) via disqualification at 8:15 when Ken Shamrock and the Big
Bossman interfered; after the bout, Mankind was handcuffed to the ring rope
as Austin was tied to the Undertaker’s symbol and raised high above the
stage
WWF @ Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena - December 1, 2001
Tajiri pinned Billy Kidman with a kick to the face
Brock Lesnar pinned Crash Holly with a powerslam
WWF Women's Champion Trish Stratus pinned Jackie with a bulldog
WWF World Champion Steve Austin pinned Kurt Angle with the Stunner after the
Rock came ringside and fought off an interfering Bubba Ray Dudley and Hugh
Morrus
The Brooklyn Brawler pinned Sho Funaki with a superplex
Farooq pinned Raven with the spinebuster after Bradshaw fought off an
interfering Hugh Morrus
Kane & the Big Show defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Bubba Ray Dudley & Hugh
Morrus (sub. for D-Von Dudley) via disqualification after Bubba Ray used one
of the title belts as a weapon
WCW World Champion the Rock pinned Chris Jericho by hitting the Rock Bottom
as Jericho attempted the People's Elbow
WWF @ Cedar Rapids, IA - US Cellular Center - December 1, 2001
Lita pinned Jazz with the Twist of Fate / moonsault combo
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Tommy Dreamer & Steven Richards after
both men hit their finishers
The Hurricane pinned Rico Constantino after Molly Holly interfered and hit
the Molly-Go-Round on Rico
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Lance Storm with the Diamond Cutter
Ron Waterman defeated Justin Credible via submission
WWF European Champion Christian & Test defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert when
Christian scored the pin following Test's boot to the face
Jeff Hardy pinned Matt Hardy by reversing the Twist of Fate into a backslide
WWF IC Champion Edge pinned William Regal with the spear
WWF Hardcore Champion Rob Van Dam defeated Test & Christian (sub. for the
Undertaker) in a handicap match following the Five Star Frog Splash; after
the bout, Albert and Scotty 2 Hotty made the save against Test, Christian,
and William Regal
WWE Raw
12/1/03; Sacramento, CA; Arco Arena
12/1/03 - included Mick Foley interrupting an in-ring segment with Eric
Bischoff and World Heavyweight Champion Bill Goldberg, announcing Linda
McMahon hired him as an outside consultant that could make any changes he
saw fit and that he named himself the new co-GM of Raw; later in the show,
Foley fired Scott Steiner & Test; featured Chris Jericho and Christian
letting it be known that they had a bet going as to who could sleep with
Trish and Lita, respectively, first - with Trish listening in on the
conversation from the hallway:
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated Mark Jindrak & Garrison
Cade at 2:10 when D-Von pinned Cade with a roll up and using the tights for
leverage moments after Cade attempted the same; immediately after the match,
Jindrak & Cade demanded a rematch due to the controversial finish
Booker T pinned Test (w/ Stacy Keibler) with the scissors kick at 2:29 after
Stacy slapped Test; after the bout, Booker got Stacy to do two Spinaroonies
before he was attacked by Mark Henry and sustained two powerslams
Lance Storm & Val Venis defeated Rob Conway & Rene Dupree at 2:53 when Storm
pinned Conway following the Hart Attack; after the bout, Foley - who did
guest commentary for the bout - fired both Conway & Dupree when their
rendition of the Pledge of Allegiance was not impassioned enough
Chris Jericho & Trish Stratus defeated Rico & Jackie Gayda at 6:46 when
Trish pinned Jackie with the bulldog
Matt Hardy pinned Christian (w/ Lita) at 6:26 with a roll up and using the
tights for leverage after Christian became distracted by Molly Holly at
ringside, who threw Lita into the steel ring steps
Jerry Lawler pinned Jonathan Coachman at the 51-second mark with a fistdrop
off the middle turnbuckle; due to prematch stipulations, Coachman was fired;
had Coachman won, he and Al Snow would have become the Raw commentary team;
after the bout, Lawler and JR had the crowd join in as they sang Coachman
goodbye
World Heavyweight Champion Bill Goldberg, Shawn Michaels, & WWE IC Champion
Rob Van Dam defeated Kane, Batista, & Randy Orton (w/ Ric Flair) at 13:49
when RVD pinned Orton with the Five Star Frog Splash, with Mick Foley making
the pinfall after the referee was knocked out by Flair, after the other four
competitors battled into the crowd; after the bout, Eric Bischoff confronted
Foley - who stated that his firings earlier in the show were not legit,
simply a way to teach Bischoff a lesson, before announcing Kane vs. Goldberg
for the following week, and then applying Mr. Socko on Bischoff
WWE Smackdown
Taped 11/28/06; Buffalo, NY; HSBC Arena
12/1/06 - featured an opening in-ring promo by Teddy Long in which he
announced Kane would face MVP in an Inferno match and the Undertaker would
face Ken Kennedy in a Last Ride Match at Armageddon; moments later, Long
introduced the new World Heavyweight Champion Batista, who spoke about
having to give the title up in January and what it felt to regain it;
moments later, Booker T, with Sharmell, interrupted and said he was using
his rematch clause for another shot at Batista, with Batista agreeing and
the two men squaring off for a match until Finlay came out; Finlay told
Booker he didn't deserve a rematch because he never beat Finlay and that
Finlay should be the one facing Batista for the title; Long then ordered
Batista to face both Booker and Finlay later in the night in a triple threat
match; included a backstage segment in which MVP and Ken Kennedy argued over
what happened at Survivor Series, with MVP saying before he walked off that
the two could have helped each other against Taker and Kane; featured a
recap of Chris Benoit knocking Vickie Guerrero off the ring apron at
Survivor Series, with backstage comments from Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Vickie,
crying and wearing a neckbrace; included Batista telling Long backstage his
mystery partner for Armageddon would be WWE World Champion John Cena;
featured a look at Kane's role in "See No Evil," available on DVD:
Johnny Nitro & Joey Mercury (w/ Melina) defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team
Champions Paul London & Brian Kendrick (w/ Ashley) in a non-title match at
5:53 when Mercury pinned London following the Snapshot after William Regal &
Dave Taylor attacked London at ringside and Regal knocked London down with
the running knee to the head; during the bout, it was announced thousands of
new seats were available for WrestleMania 23 (MNM's return match after a
6-month absence; Mercury's in-ring return after a 6-month absence)
World Heavyweight Champion Batista defeated Booker T (w/ Sharmell) and
Finlay at 20:38 by pinning Finlay with the sit-down powerbomb; after the
bout, Booker and Finlay argued backstage over the loss until Teddy Long told
them they would be facing Batista & a partner of his choosing at Armageddon
Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Vickie Guerrero) pinned WWE US Champion Chris Benoit
in a non-title match at 11:58 with a roll up and grabbing the tights for
leverage after Benoit narrowly avoided running into Vickie on the ring apron
Kristal pinned Layla at 2:38 after grabbing Layla by the hair and throwing
her down to the mat; prior to the bout, it was announced the Boogeyman had
been suspended after attacking the referee last week
The Undertaker fought MVP to a no contest at around the 5-minute mark when
MVP threw an interfering Ken Kennedy in the ring to be attacked by Taker,
with Kane then coming out to attack MVP; after the bout, Taker & Kane laid
out their opponents but Kennedy escaped through the crowd and MVP went
backstage to avoid chokeslams