THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY: Fake Native Americans, Birdmen & Scorpios abound!
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- December 06th:
{1971} Tough As Nails (Karl Gotch & Rene Goulet) defeated the Grady-Camille Connection ("Crazy" Luke Graham & Tarzan Tyler) for the WWWF Tag Team titles. . .
{1980} the Mongolian Stomper defeated Jack Brisco for the Georgia National Heavyweight title. . .
{1986} Simply Mannishing (Manny Fernandez & "Ravishing" Rick Rude) defeated the Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) for the NWA World Tag Team titles. . .
{1993} The War Machines (Twiggy Ramirez & Lost Boy) defeated Memphis Memories (Mike Anthony & Jeff Gaylord) for the USWA Tag Team titles. . .
{1998} World Wrestling Federation's "Capital Carnage" @ the London Arena in London, England. . .
{2002} World Wrestling All-Stars' "Retribution" @ The SECC in Glasgow, Scotland. . .
- December 07th:
{1967} the Italian & Iraqi "Native Americans" (Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf) won a tournament final for the WWWF Tag Team titles. . .
{1988} NWA World Championship Wrestling's "Clash of the Champions 9". . .
{1989} 1960s wrestler Haystacks Calhoun died of diabetic complications @ age 55. . .
{1992} Koko B. Ware defeated WWE Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title. . .
{1995} Mikey Whipwreck defeated 2 Cold Scorpio for the ECW Television title. . .
{1996} Tito Santana defeated "Cowboy" Bob Orton Junior for the USA Pro-Wrestling Heavyweight Title . . . the Triple Threat (Chris Candido & Lance Storm) defeated the Can-Am Connection (Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon) & The Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks (Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten) in a 3-way match for the ECW Tag Team titles, then Raven defeated the Sandman for the Heavyweight title. . .
{1997} World Wrestling Federation's "In Your House: Degeneration-X" @ the civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, where Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher in a tournament final for the WWF Light Heavyweight title. . .
{1999} the Opposite Ends of the WCW Hierarchy (Bill Goldberg & WWE Hall of Famer Bret "HitMan" Hart) defeated Creative Control (Ron & Don Harris) for the WCW Tag Team titles. . . Doctor Hurtz defeated Magic for the New Jersey State Title. . .
{2001} The Insane Dragon defeated Deranged for the Jersey All Pro Light-Heavyweight Title. . .
{2002} Return to Red Barn (Rory Fox & Matt Stryker) defeated the SharkBoy Surfers (Cody Hawk & Race Steele) in a tournament final for the Heartland Wrestling Association Tag Team Titles. . .
- December 08th:
{1966} The Australitalanos (Spiros Arion & Antonio Pugliese) defeated the District of Clubberin' (Baron Mikel Scicluna & Smasher Sloan) for the WWWF Tag Team titles. . .
{1969} Dos Italianos (Victor Rivera & Tony Marino) defeated Danzan (Professor Tanaka & Mitsu Arakawa) for the WWWF Tag Team titles. . .
{1980} Pedro Morales defeated Ken Patera for the WWWF Intercontinental title. . .
{1990} the Memphis Mafia (Doug Gilbert & Tony Anthony) defeated the Most Decorated Tag Team in Wrestling (Jeff Jarrett & Cody Michaels) for the USWA Tag Team titles. . .
{1993} Far Too Wild defeated the War Machines (Twiggy Ramirez & Lost Boy) for the USWA Tag Team titles. . .
{1994} Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) defeated Stripes & Stars (the Patriot & Marcus Alexander Bagwell) for the WCW World Tag Team titles. . .
{1997} Rocky Maivia defeated StoneCold Steve Austin for the WWF Intercontinental title. . . Disco Inferno defeated Perry Saturn for the WCW Television title. . .
{1999} Sean Casey defeated Scott Sabre for the Ohio Valley Light Heavyweight title. . .
- December 09th:
{1974} Jack Brisco defeated Shohei Baba for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title . . .
{1990} Ukrainian-born wrestler Mike Mazurki dies @ age 82. . .
{1991} Eric Embry defeated "Doctor of Desire" Tom Prichard for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title, then Brian Christopher defeated Buddy Landell for the Southern Heavyweight title. . .
{1995} The Sandman defeated Mikey Whipwreck & "Extreme Superstar" Steve Austin in a triangle match for the ECW Heavyweight title. . . the Southern Statesmen (Ricky Morton & Beau James) defeated Death & Destruction (Roger Anderson & Frank Parker) for the SSW Tag Team titles. . .
{2001} World Wrestling Federation's "Vengeance" @ the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California, where The UnderTaker defeated Rob Van Dam for the WWF Hardcore Title, then Chris Jericho defeated The Rock for the WCW Heavyweight title & StoneCold Steve Austin for the WWF Heavyweight title, to become the 1st Unified Champion. . .
- December 10th:
{1930} Ed Don George defeated Gus Sonnenberg for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title. . .
{1973} Bruno Sammartino defeated Stan Stasiak for the WWWF Heavyweight title. . .
{1975} Terry Funk defeated Jack Brisco for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title. . .
{1999} Genichiro Tenryu defeated Keiji Muto for the IWGP Heavyweight title. . .
{2000} World Wrestling Federation's "Armageddon" @ the Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama, where Reeking of Awesomeness (Edge & Christian) defeated Right to Censor (Bull Buchanan & the Goodfather), the Dudley Boyz (BuhBuh Ray & D'Von), Get Rowdy ("Road Dogg" Jesse James & K-Kwik) for the WWF Tag Team title, then Chris Benoit defeated Billy Gunn for the WWF Intercontinental title. . .
- December 11th:
{1997} Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated 2016 WWE Hall of Famer "HeartBreak Kid" Shawn Michaels for the WWF European Heavyweight title. . .
{2002} Sonny Saiki defeated Jerry Lynn for the NWA-TNA X title. . .
- December 12th:
{1958} the Matinee Idols (Mark Lewin & Don Curtis) defeated the Graham Brothers (Doctor Jerry & Eddie Graham) for the AWA Tag Team titles. . .
{1990} "Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko stripped of the American Wrestling Association Heavyweight title {the last AWA Champ}. . .
{1998} World Wrestling Federation's "In Your House: Rock Bottom" @ GM Place in Vancouver, British Colombia. . .
{1999} World Wrestling Federation's "Armageddon" @ the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida, where Val Venis defeated Davey Boy smith for the European title, The Kat defeated Ivory, Jacqueline & Barbara Bush for the WWF Women's title & Chris Jericho defeated Chyna for the WWF Intercontinental title. . .
{2001} the Lords of the Ring (Nick Dinsmore & Rob Conway) defeated the Suicide Blondes (Jason Lee & Derrick King) for the Ohio Valley Southern Heavyweight Tag Titles. . .