This Day In History - December 12th
December 12th
On this day in history in ....
1980 - Dewey Robertson (The Missing Link) & George Wells defeat The Sheepherders in Richmond, Virginia to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title.
1985 - Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura defeat Antonio Inoki & Seji Sakaguchi in the finals of the IWGP Tag Team League, becoming the first IWGP Tag Team Champions. However, the two teams were actually tied for second place going into the finals of the tournament. The first place team, Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka, no-showed the event, supposedly due to a disagreement between Brody and Sakaguchi.
1986 - Steve "Dr. Death" Williams wins the first (and only) Pro Wrestling Illustrated Cup tournament in the UWF by defeating UWF Champion One Man Gang in the finals.
1987 - Mark & Chris Youngblood defeat The Samoans (Fatu & Samu) to win the WWC Caribbean Tag Team Title in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
1988 - Carlos Colon defeats Ron Garvin for the WWC Universal Heavyweight Title in San Juan, Puerto Rico to begin his eighth reign as champion.
1989 - Jerry Lawler defeats Kerry Von Erich for the World Class/USWA Texas Heavyweight Title in Dallas, Texas.
1992 - Tracey Smothers defeats Tony Anthony in a tournament final to become the first Smoky Mountain Wrestling "Beat The Champ" Television Champion in Morristown, Tennessee. The title had unique rules, in that the champion would vacate the championship if he made five successful title defenses on television in a row.
1997 - Momoe Nakanishi defeats Sache Nishibori for the All Japan Singles Title in Chiba, Japan.
1999 - WWF held their Armageddon Pay-per-view in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Here are the results:
- In a Heat match, Al Snow defeated Test.
- The APA won a tag team battle royal with The Hardys, The Dudleys, The Hollys, Edge & Christian, Too Cool, Mark Henry & The Godfather, and Mean Street Posse to earn a tag team title match at the Royal Rumble.
- Kurt Angle defeated Steve Blackman with a German suplex..
- Miss Kitty won a Evening Gown Pool match to win the WWF Women's Title, defeating champion Ivory, B.B., and Jacquelyn. After the match, she removed her own dress and pulled off her bra, exposing her breasts to the live and television audience before Sgt. Slaughter cover her with a towel. She later issued an apology for her actions.
- Hardcore & Crash Holly defeated Viscera & Rikishi when Hardcore pinned Rikishi after Viscera accidentally kicked him.
- Val Venis defeated Davey Boy Smith and D'Lo Brown in a Triple Threat match to win the WWF European Title. Brown had hit the Lo Down on Smith, but Venis immediately hit both of them with the Money Shot and got the pin on Smith.
- Kane defeated X-Pac in a steel cage match with a tombstone piledriver.
- Chris Jericho defeated Chyna to win the Intercontinental Title with the Walls Of Jericho.
- The Rock & Mankind defeated World Tag Team Champions The New Age Outlaws via disqualification when Al Snow interfered.
- WWF World Heavyweight Champion The Big Show defeated Big Bossman in under four minutes with a chokeslam.
- Triple H defeated Vince McMahon in a No DQ, Falls Count Anywhere match when Triple H pinned him after hitting him with a sledgehammer. Due to the stipulations of the match, if Triple H won, he received a World Title match, and if Vince won, then the marriage between Triple H and Stephanie McMahon would be annulled. However, after the match, Stephanie turned on her father and willingly joined with Triple H.
2001 - Rob Conway & Nick Dinsmore (Eugene) defeat Jason Lee & Derrick King to win the OVW Tag Team Title in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
2004 - WWE held their Armageddon Pay-per-view in Atlanta, Georgia, headlined by JBL retaining the WWE Title against Undertaker, Booker T, and Eddie Guerrero in a Fatal Four Way match. The show, which was not well received by fans, also saw Kurt Angle defeat Santa Claus.
