This Day In History - November 23rd

November 23rd

On this day in history in ....

1981 - Pedro Morales defeats Magnificent Muraco for the WWF Intercontinental Title at Madison Square Garden in New York City to become the first two-time Intercontinental Champion ever.

1989 - WWF Survivor Series was held at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois, headlined by Ultimate Warrior, Curt Hennig and Hulk Hogan being "sole survivors" in their respective matches, and the final WWF PPV matches for Bobby Heenan and Arn Anderson.

1994 - WWF Survivor Series was held at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas, headlined by Bob Backlund defeating Bret Hart for the WWF World Heavyweight Title more than ten years after losing it, Undertaker defeating Yokozuna in a casket match, and Diesel (Kevin Nash) turning babyface by splitting with WWF World Tag Team Championship partner Shawn Michaels. .

1996 - Steven Dunn & Flash Flanagan defeat The Grim Twins (Ron & Don Harris) for the USWA Tag Team Title in Memphis, Tennessee, ending the fifth and final reign for the Harris brothers.

1997 - WCW held their World War 3 Pay-per-view at The Palace in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Here are the results:
- Meng & The Barbarian defeated Glacier & Ernest Miller when Meng pinned Miller with the Tongan Death Grip.
- WCW Television Champion Perry Saturn defeated Disco Inferno with the Rings Of Saturn.
- Yuji Nagata defeated Ultimo Dragon.
- WCW World Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Steven Regal & David Taylor when Rick pinned Regal with a top rope bulldog.
- Raven defeated Scotty Riggs in a no disqualification match with a DDT.
- Steve McMichael defeated Alex Wright with a tombstone piledriver. Wright was a substitute for Bill Goldberg, who McMichael presumably took out with a steel pipe backstage.
- WCW Cruiserweight Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Rey Mysterio, Jr with a frog splash.
- WCW United States Champion Curt Hennig defeated Ric Flair after hitting him with the title belt while being held in a figure four.
- Scott Hall won the three ring, 60-man World War 3 battle royal when Kevin Nash, dressed as Sting, hit The Giant with a baseball bat, sending him over the top rope to the floor. Here are the participants: Chris Adams, Brad Armstrong, Buff Bagwell, The Barbarian, Chris Benoit, Bobby Blaze, Booker T, Ciclope, Damien, El Dandy, Barry Darsow, Disco Inferno, Hacksaw Duggan, Fit Finlay, Hector Garza, The Giant, Glacier, Johnny Grunge, Juventud Guerrera, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Eddie Guerrero, Curt Hennig, Prince Iaukea, Chris Jericho, Lizmark Jr., Lex Luger, Dean Malenko, Steve McMichael, Meng, Ernest Miller, Rey Misterio Jr., Hugh Morrus, Mortis, Yuji Nagata, John Nord, Diamond Dallas Page, La Parka, Steve Regal, The Renegade, Rocco Rock, Randy Savage, Silver King, Norman Smiley, Louie Spicolli, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Stevie Ray, Super Calo, David Taylor, Ray Traylor, Ultimo Dragon, Greg Valentine, Villano IV, Villano V, Vincent, Kendall Windham, Wrath, and Alex Wright.


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