THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY: more Tag Team domination!!
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- January 10th:
{1994} the Underdog Champions (Marty Jannetty & the 123 Kid) defeated the Quebecers (Jacques Rougeau & Pierre Ouellet) for the WWF Tag Team titles. . . The Bruise Brothers (Ron & Don Harris) defeated Far Too Wild for the USWA Tag Team title. . .
{1998} Wolfie D defeated Terry Golden for the Music City North American Heavyweight title. . .
{1999} EExtreme Championship Wrestling's "Guilty As Charged" @ the Millennium Theater in Kissimmee, Florida, where Taz defeated "Franchise" Shane Douglas for the ECW Heavyweight title. . .
- January 11th:
{1947} 1930s wrestler Jerry Monahan died @ age 45. . .
{1962} Newark's Finest (Johnny Valentine & Cowboy Bob Ellis) defeated the Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy Heffernan) for the WWWF Tag Team titles. . .
{1991} "Nature Boy" Ric Flair defeated Sting for the NWA & WCW Heavyweight Wrestling title. . .
{1993} "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes defeated Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat in a tournament final for the WCW United States title. . . The Moondogs (Splat & Spot) defeated the Bruise Brothers (Ron & Don Harris) for the USWA Tag Team titles, then Brian Christopher defeated Jeff Jarrett for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title. . .
{1998} Damaja Incorporated (Flash Flanagan & Doug Basham) defeated Jeffersonville's Finest (Jason Lee & David C) for the Ohio Valley Southern Tag Titles. . .
{2000} Brian Knobbs defeated Norman Smiley for the WCW Hardcore title. . .
{2002} The Prodigy defeated Ramblin Rich Myers to become the 1st PCW Television Champion. . . Balls Mahoney defeated Xavier for the USA Pro-Wrestling Heavyweight Title. . .
- January 12th:
{1969} 1950s wrestler "Gentleman" Jim Hady died. . .
{1981} Barry Windham defeated Dory Funk, Junior for the Florida State Heavyweight title. . .
{1998} the OutSiders (Scott Hall & Kevin Nash) defeated the Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner) for the WCW Tag titles. . .
- January 13th:
{1993} NWA World Championship Wrestling's "Clash of the Champions 22". . .
{1996} PG-13 (Wolfie D & JC Ice) defeated the Georgia Gangsters ("The Professional" Doug Gilbert & "Wildfire" Tommy Rich) for the USWA Tag Team titles, then Tommy Rich defeated Jerry Lawler for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title. . .
- January 14th:
{1991} Jeff Jarrett defeated Brian Lee in a tournament final for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title. . .
{1994} 1930s wrestler Slammin' Sam Menacker died @ age 79. . .
{1995} the Georgia Gangsters ("The Professional" Doug Gilbert & "Wildfire" Tommy Rich) defeated PG-13 (Wolfie D & JC Ice) for the USWA Tag Team titles. . .
{2000} "Tornado" Tony Kozina defeated Vince Kaplack for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight title. . .
{2001} World champinship Wrestling's "Sin" @ Canseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, where Meng defeated Terry Funk for the WCW Hardcore title, "Franchise" Shane Douglas defeated General Rection for the United States title & the Power Plant (Sean O'Haire & Chuck Palumbo) defeated the InSiders (Kevin Nash & Diamond Dallas Page) for the WCW Tag titles. . .
- January 15th:
{1962} the Terrific Minnesotans (Larry Hennig & Duke Hoffman) defeated the Kalmikoffs (Ivan & Nikita Kalmikoff) in a tournament final for the AWA Tag Team titles. . .
{1989} World Wrestling Federation's "Royal Rumble" @ The Summit in Houston, Texas. . .
{1998} Rey Misterio, Junior defeated Juventud Guerrera for the WCW Cruiserweight title. . . Cueball Carmichael defeated Christian York in a tournament final for the IPWA Heavyweight title. . .
- January 16th:
{1985} 1970s wrestler Yukon Eric died of a suicide shooting @ age 41. . . Ted DiBiase defeated Brad Armstrong for the Mid-South North American Heavyweight title. . .
{1992} the Dangerous Alliance (Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton) defeated the Clashers ("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes & Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat) for the WCW Tag Team titles. . .
{1998} The Fall Branch Redneck defeated Brooklyn Bad Boy #1 for the SSW Appalachian title . . .
{2000} World Championship Wrestling's "Souled Out" @ the Firstar Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, where Oaklahoma defeated Medusa for the WCW Cruiserweight title, then Chris Benoit defeated Sid Vicious for the vacant WCW Heavyweight title, before ultimately vacating the title & defecting to WWF. . .