This Day in Wrestling History......November 18th. 1963: WWWF Champion Bruno Sammartino defeats Gorilla Monsoon in a title match in MSG. 1964: WWF Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Waldo Von Erich to a no-contest after Brunos win was overturned by the State Athletic Comission. 1968: WWWF Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated The Sheik by DQ, when the Sheik wouldnt stop biting Brunos nose. Match took place at MSG. 1972: WWWF Champion Pedro Morales defeated The Sheik by count-out at Boston Garden. Show drew over 11 000. 1974: WWWF Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Bobby Duncum to a no-contest when both men were deemed to bloody to continue. 1975: Tony Parisi & Louis Cardan defeated The Blackjacks to win the WWWF Tag Team Championships at a TV Taping in Philadelphia. (match would air on TV December 6th). 1978: At the Spectrum in Philadelphia, WWWF Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jerry Crusher Blackwell. Also, Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a texas bullrope match. Andre The Giant, Domenic DeNucci and Dino Bravo defeated The Yukon Lumberjacks & Spiros Arion in a 2 out of 3 falls match. SD Jones vs. Johnny Rods ended in a time-limit draw. Show drew a sell out crowd. 1979: At Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. WWF Champion Bob Backlund defeated Baron Von Rachke. Canadian Heavyweight Champion Dewey Robretson defeated NWA U.S Champion Superfly Jimmy Snuka. Show drew 10 000. 1981: In Freehold, NJ. WWF Champion Bob Backlund defeated I-C Champion Don Muraco. 1983: Masked Superstar defeated WWF Champion Bob Backlund by count-out at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh. Show drew 10 000. In Charleston, SC. Ric Flair defeated Bob Orton Jr in a Steel Cage match. U.S Champion Greg The Hammer Valentine defeated Ricky The Dragon Steamboat. 1984: At Maple Leaf Gardens, I-C Champion Greg The Hammer Valentine vs. Tito Santana ended in a double-count out. Bret Hart defeated Rene Goulet. Blackjack Mulligan defeated George The Animal Steele. Rowdy Roddy Piper vs. The Toga Kid ended in a double DQ after Paul Orndorff and Jimmy Snuka interfered. Show drew over 10 000. In San Marcos, TX. Kerry Von Erich defeated NWA Champion Ric Flair by DQ. 1986: In Green Bay, WI. TV Champion Dusty Rhodes & U.S Champion Nikita Koloff defeated NWA Champion Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard. 1987: Wrestling Challenge taping from the Civic Auditorium in Omaha, NE. Show draws a sellout of over 9000, and in the main event which didnt air on TV, The Million Dollar Man defeated WWF Champion Hulk Hogan by count-out, when Andre The Giant interfered and head-butted Hogan. 1988: In Washington, D.C. Sting & Lex Luger defeated NWA Champion Ric Flair & NWA Tag Champion Road Warrior Hawk. 1989: In St. Louis, MO. NWA Champion Ric Flair defeated The Great Muta by DQ. 1990: In St. Louis, drawing a crowd of 5600, Hulk Hogan defeated Earthquake after Dino Bravo accidentally hit Quake with a chair. In Tulsa, OK: NWA Champion Sting defeated Sid Vicious. 1992: Clash of the Champions XXI: Live from Macon, GA. Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham to become the WCW Tag Team Champions. Sting defeated U.S Champion Rick Rude in the King of Cable Semi-Finals via judges decision. WCW Champion Ron Simmons & 2 Cold Scorpio defeated The Barbarian, Cactus Jack & Tony Atlas. Erik Watts & Kensuki Sasaki defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton. Scotty Flamingo defeated Johnny B. Badd in a boxing match. Brian Pillman defeated Brad Armstrong. 1993: Vince McMahon is indicted on federal charges of posession and conspiracy to distribute illegal steroids. 1994: In Calgary, Alberta. The Undertaker defeats Yokozuna in a casket match. Hometown WWF Champion Bret The Hitman Hart defeated Jim The Anvil Neidhart. Show draws 4000. ECW card in Jim Thorpe, PA. Tag Champs Public Enemy fought 2 Cold Scorpio & Ron Simmons to a no-contest. Sabu defeated Cactus Jack. Mikey Whipwreck defeated Stevie Richards. Kevin Sullivan fought the Tazmaniac to a no-contest. 1995: WCW November 2 Remember. At the Arena drawing 1150. ECW Champion Mikey Whipwreck defeated Steve Austin. Terry Funk & Tommy Dreamer defeated Cactus Jack & Raven. Bill Alfonso defeated Tod Gordon. Axl Rotten defeated JT Smith. ECW Tag Champions 2 Cold Scorpio & The Sandman defeated Public Enemy. Rey Mysterio defeated Psicosis. The Pitbulls defeated Saturn & Kronus. Stevie RIchards defeated El Puerto Ricano. Konann defeated Jason Knight. Buh Buh Ray Dudley defeated The Broad Street Bully. Don E. Allen and the Broad Street Bully fought to a no-contest. 1996: Raw taping in New Haven, CT. Draws nearly 5000. A months worth of shows taped, November 18th edition airs live, featuring the fallout from Survivor Series 1996, with Sycho Sid as the new WWF Champion. Also featured a heel vs. heel match between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Mankind, which Austin won by DQ. Monday Nitro live from Florence, SC. Eric Bischoff turns heel and joins the nWo, while Chris Benoit defeated Eddie Guerrero in the main event match. 1998: In Cincinatti, OH. WWF Champion The Rock defeated Kane, in a steel cage match. Show draws over 8000. 1999: ECW on TNN taping. Chicago, OL. Drawing nearly 4000. ECW Champion Mike Awesome defeated Spike Dudley. TV Champ Rob Van Dam defaeed Sabu by TKO. TV Champ Rob Van Dam defeated CW Anderson. Jerry Lynn defeated Tajiri. 2001: Survivor Series takes place from Greensboro, NC, featuring the blowoff of the ill-fated Invasion angle. In a Winner Takes All main event, Team WWF---WCW Champion The Rock, The Big Show, The Undertaker, Chris Jericho & Kane defeated Team Alliance---WWF Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin, Hardcore Champion Rob Van Dam, Booker T, Kurt Angle & Shane McMahon, as The Rock was the sole survivor in the elimination match. Also on the card, U.S Champion Edge defeated I-C Champion Test to unify the belts. WCW Tag Team Champions The Dudley Boys defeated WWF Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boys in a steel-cage match to unify the belts. William Regal defeated Tajiri. European Champion Christian defeated Al Snow. Test won an immunity battle royal. Trish Startus won a 6-pack divas match to win the vacant Womens Championship. 2002: RAW live from Bridgeport, CT. Rob Van Damn defeated Booker T & Chris Jericho in a triple threat match to earn a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship. 2003: Smackdown taping in Houston, TX. John Cena defeated U.S Champion The Big Show in a non-title match. 2005: In Brimingham, England, in front of a sell-out crowd. WWE Champion John Cena defeated Triple H. Shawn Michaels defeated Kurt Angle. And in Ancona, Italy, The Undertaker defeated Randy Orton. 2007: Survivor Series takes place live from Miami, in front of 12 000 fans, a near sellout. World Heavyweight Champion Batista defeated The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match, after Edge made his return after a four month absence disguised as camera man and hitting Taker with a camera. WWE Champion Randy Orton defeated Shawn Michaels. The Great Khali defeated Hornswoggle. Triple H, Jeff Hardy, Kane & Rey Mysterio defeated MVP, Umaga, Big Daddy V, Ken Kennedy & Finlay in an elimination match which saw HHH & Hardy as the survivors. Tag Champs Cade & Murdoch defeated Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes. Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Michelle McCool, Torrier Wilson and Maria defeated Womens Champ Beth Phoenix, Layla, Melina, Jillian Hall & Victroria. ECW Champion CM Punk defeated John Morrison. 2011: ROH Survival of the Fittest takes place in Dayton, Ohio. Michael Elgin won the Survival of the Fittest finals by beating Roderick Strong, Eddie Edwards, Kyle OReilly, Mark Briscoe & Jay Briscoe. Also, Steve Corino vs. El Generico ended in a 15-minute draw. Tag Champs Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas defeated ROH Champion Davey Richards & TV Champion Jay Lethal. 2012: Survivor Series 2012 takes place live from Indianapolis, IN. WWE Champion CM Punk defeated John Cena & Ryback in a triple threat match, after the Shield interfered. Dolph Ziggler, Alberto Del Rio, Damien Sandow, Daivd Otunga & Wade Barrett defeated Randy Orton, Kofi Kingston, The Miz, Daniel Bryan & Kane in an elimination match, Ziggler was the sole survivor. Sheamus defeated World Heavyweight Champion The Big Show by DQ. U.S Champ Antonio Cesaro defeated R-Truth. Divas Champion Eve defeated Kaitlyn. Rey Mysterio, Tyson Kidd, Justin Gabriel, Sin Cara & Brodus Clay defeated Tensai, Primo, Epico & The Prime Time Players in a n elimination match, Mysterio, Cara, Kidd & Gabriel were the survivors.
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