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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: THANKSGIVING THUNDER, JARRETT WINS HIS FIRST OF SIX NWA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TNA AND MORE

By Buck Woodward on 2008-11-20 08:00:00

November 20th

On this day in history in ....

1990 - WCW Clash Of The Champions XIII, nicknamed "Thanksgiving Thunder" was held in Jacksonville, Florida at the Jacksonville Coliseum. Here are the results of the show, which aired live on TBS: 
- In a dark match, Barry Horowitz defeated Mike Thor.
- The Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin) defeated The Southern Boys (Tracey Smothers & Steve Armstrong when Hayes pinned Smothers with a DDT after he was tripped by Rocky King (who was working as the Freebirds' "roadie"). 
- A Sting interview was interrupted by the voice of the Black Scorpion coming over the speakers in the arena. 
- Brian Pillman defeated Buddy Landell with a flying bodypress.
- Big Cat (Curtis Hughes) defeated Brad Armstrong via submission with a bearhug.
- Tom Zenk defeated Brian Lee with a top rope dropkick.
- Michael Wallstreet (Rotundo) defeated The Starbazer (Tim Horner under a mask) with a Samoan Drop, called the "Stock Market Crash".
- Sgt. Krueger (Ray "Doink" Apollo) & Col. DeKlerk (Ted "Rocco Rock" Petty) defeated The Beast & Kaluha when DeKlerk pinned The Beast.
- Lex Luger defeated The Motor City Madman with a clothesline. 
- Chris & Mark Youngblood defeated The Nasty Boys via DQ, and the Steiner Brothers ran in to beat up the Nasties.
- Sid Vicious defeated The Nightstalker (Bryan Clarke).
- NWA United States Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Magnum Force in under two minutes when Scott pinned Magnum Force #1. The Nasty Boys then came out to attack the Steiners.
- A ridiculously bad segment where Paul E. Dangerously attempted to interview Sting and the Black Scorpion came out and did magic tricks. Seriously.
- Ric Flair defeated Butch Reed when Arn Anderson hit Reed with a chairshot. As a result, the Four Horsemen received a World Tag Team Title match with Doom at Starrcade. 

2000 - Chuck Paulumbo & Sean Stasiak defeat Elix Skipper (subbing for an injured General Rection) & Alex Wright for the WCW World Tag Team Title in August, Georgia, beginning their second reign as champions.

2002 - Jeff Jarrett defeats Ron Killings for the NWA World Heavyweight Title in Nashville, Tennessee during an NWA:TNA Pay-per-view. This was the first NWA World Title win for Jarrett in TNA.  Jarrett would go on to hold the title a total of six times.

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