THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY: Tag Team Domination!!
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- January 03rd:
{1994} the USWA Tag Team titles were held up. . .
{1997} Apparently-Otherwise-Unknown Wrestler Rick Martello died @ age 38. . . Fall Branch, Tennessee's Hottest Commodities (Danny Christian & Johnny Thunder) defeated Revered In Massacusetts (Justin St. John & Butch Black {subbing for Steve Flynn}) for the SSW Tag Team titles. . .
{1999} Rip Rogers defeated Doug Basham for the Ohio Valley Heavyweight title. . .
{2000} HHH defeated the Big Show for the WWF Heavyweight title. . . the New Hardcore Revolution (David Flair & Crowbar) defeated Still Better Than the Harris Brothers (Kevin Nash & Scott Steiner) in a tournament final for the WCW Tag Team titles. . .
{2001} BJ Payne defeated Flash Flanagan in a singles match for the Ohio Valley Southern Tag Titles & choose Damien as his co-holder. . .
{2004} Hoss defeated Nigel McGuinness for the Heartland Wrestling Association Heavyweight Title. . .
- January 04th:
{1929} Gus Sonnenberg defeted Ed Strangler Lewis for the World's Heavyweight Wrestling title. . .
{1986} Arn Anderson defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a tournament final for the NWA Television title. . .
{1992} Riki Choshu defeated Tatsumi Fujinami for the IWGP Heavyweight title. . .
{1993} The Great Muta defeated Masa Chono for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title . . .
{1996} Nobuhiko Takada defeated the Great Muta for the IWGP Heavyweight title. . .
{1997} World Wrestling Federation's "Shotgun Saturday Night" debuts from the Mirage Nightclub in New York. . .
{1999} Hollywood Hogan defeated Kevin Nash for the WCW Heavyweight title. . . Keiji Muto defeated Scott Norton for the IWGP Heavyweight title. . .
{2000} Kensuke Sasaki defeated Genichiro Tenryu for the IWGP Heavyweight title. . .
{2001} former Mexican Luchador "Villano 1" Jose de Jesus Diaz Mendoza died of a heart attack @ age 54 . . .
- January 05th:
{1983} Mike Graham defeated Kevin Sullivan for the Florida State Heavyweight title. . .
{1996} 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Mikey Whipwreck for the ECW Television title. . . The Beautiful Blonds (Eddie Golden & Stan Lee) defeated the Handsome Misters (Ricky Morton & Beau James) for the SSW Tag Team titles. . . D'Lo Brown defeated Bobby Blaze in a tournament final for the HWA Heavyweight Title. . .
{2000} Tetsuhiro Kuroda defeated Masato Tanaka for the World Entertainment Wrestling Heavyweight title. . .
- January 06th:
{1967} Pretty Handsome (Larry Hennig & Harley Race) defeated the World's Most Dangerous Wrestlers (the Crusher & Dick the Bruiser) for the AWA Tag Team titles. . .
{1973} the Blond Bombers (Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens) defeated the Wrestlers (Verne Gagne & Billy Robinson) for the AWA Tag Team titles. . .
{1984} Harley Race defeated David Von Erich for the Missouri State Heavyweight title. . .
{1985} Brian Blair defeated Jesse Barr for the Florida State Heavyweight title. . .
{2003} the UnAmericans (Lance Storm & William Regal) defeated Booker T & Goldust @ the Movies (Booker T & Goldust) for the RAW Tag Team titles. . .
- January 07th:
{1966} Gene Kinisji defeated Lou Thesz for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title. . .
{1991} Arn Anderson defeated Tom Zenk for the WCW Television title. . . the Fabulous 1s (Stan Lane & Steve Keirn) defeated Fear Their W*NG (Doug Gilbert & Tony Anthony) for the USWA Tag Team titles. . . 1930s Canadian Wrestler Bronko Nagurski died @ age 81. . .
{1995} Brian Christopher defeated Tommy Rich for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title. . . Boris Dragoff won a 1-night tournament for the SCW Heavweight title. . .
{2000} former Stampede & all Japan Pro Wrestler Gary Albright died of a heart attack. . . Nicole Bass sues the WWF for sexual harrassment. . .
{2001} Extreme Champinship Wrestling's final event, "Guilty as Charged" 2 the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York, where The Sandman defeated Steve Corino & Justin Credible in a 3-Way for the ECW Heavyweight title, then lost to Rhino to make the War Machine the final Extreme Championship Wrestling Heavyweight champion. . .
{2002} the Runts of the Litter (Spike Dudley & Tazz) defeated The Dudley Boyz (BuhBuh Ray & D'von) for the WWF Tag Team titles. . . 1970s Michgan Wrestler the Mighty Igor died of heart failure in his 60's. . .
- January 08th:
{1925} Wayne Munn defeated Ed Strangler Lewis for the World's Heavyweight Wrestling title. . .
{1937} 1830s Lousiana State Heavyweight champion Farmer Burns died @ age 75. . .
{1962} Mr. M {Doctor Bill Miller} defeated Verne Gagne for the AWA Heavyweight title. . .
{1984} the Ace Corps (Don Kernodle & Bob Orton Junior) defeated Funk'n Valiant (Dory Funk Junior & Jimmy Valiant) in a tounament final for the NWA Tag Team titles. . .
{1990} Jerry Lawler defeated King Cobra for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title. . .
{1994} Far Too Wild defeated PG-13 (JC Ice & wolfie D) in a tournament final for the USWA Tag Team titles. . .
{1995} Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd for the WCW Television title. . .
{1998} World Championship Wrestling's "Thunder" debuts on TBS, where Juventud Guerrera defeated Ultimo Dragon for the WCW Cruiserweight title. . .
{2000} Thrill Kill Kult (Midknight & Diablos Macabre) defeated Justice Pain for the Combat Zone Wrestling Tag Team Titles in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match. . .
- January 09th:
{1931} 1920s Wrestler Big Wayne Munn died of kidney problems @ age 35. . .
{1959} Pat O'Connor defeated Dick Hutton for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title. . .
{1995} the Fabulous 1s (Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich) & PG-13 (JC Ice & Wolfie D) traded the USWA Tag Team titles. . .
{2000} Extreme Championship Wrestling's "Guilty as Charged" @ the Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama, where the Impact Players (Lance Storm & Justin Credible) defeated Strange Bedfellows ("Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer & Raven) for the ECW Tag titles. . .
{2002} The Island Boys (Ekmo & Kimo) defeated Morley~Bisson (Val Venis & Steve Bradley) for the HWA Tag Team Titles, then Shannon Moore defeated Jamie Knoble for the Cruiserweight Title & RC Haas defeated EZ Money for the HWA Heavyweight Title. . .