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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: TRIPLE H WINS THE RUMBLE, BRET 'QUITS', CHAMPION VS. CHAMPION IN BOSTON AND MORE

January 20th

On this day in history in ....

1937 - Sandor Szabo defeats Billy Hanson to win the San Francisco Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title in Oakland, California.

1948 - Gypsy Joe Dorsetti defeats Billy Hickson for the Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Title in Eugene, Oregon.

1955 - Al and Tiny Mills win their fifth NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Title in Toronto, Ontario, defeating Paul Baillargeon and Whipper Billy Watson.

1959 - Joe Christie defeats Pepper Gomez to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title in Dallas, Texas, ending Gomez's 10th reign.

1961 - Pepper Gomez and Hogan Wharton defeat Jet Monroe (subbing for Rocket Monroe) and Sputnik Monroe for the NWA Texas Tag Team Title in Houston, Texas. At the same event, Dan Manoukian wins the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title from Ciclón Negro.

1962 - Fritz Von Goering defeats Billy White Wolf for the NWA PAcific Northwest Heavyweight Title.

1963 - Curtis Thompson, best known for his time in WCW as Firebreaker Chip, is born in Charlotte, North Carolina.

1964 - The WWWF holds an event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The results:
- WWWF United States Tag Team Champions Chris and John Tolos defeated Pedro Morales and Miguel Pérez in a two out of three falls match.
- Roy Heffernan defeated Gino Brito.
- Tony Marino defeated Al Costello.
- Don McClarity defeated Klondike Bill.
- Pancho Lopez and Tiny Tim defeated Fuzzy Cupid and Sky Low Low in a two out of three falls match.
- Vitorio Apollo and Bobo Brazil defeated Killer Kowalski and Gorilla Monsoon. Kowalski fell on top of Monsoon, with the referee counting the three, and awarding the match to Apollo and Brazil.
- WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Dr. Jerry Graham.

1964 - A tournament is held for the vacant Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Title in Vancouver, British Columbia. the teams of Dory Funk, Sr. & Dory Funk, Jr. and Don Leo Jonathon & Kenji Shibuya received first-round byes. The tournament's results were:
First round:
- Bad Boy Shields and The Viking defeated Enrique Torres and Whipper Billy Watson.
- Roy McClarty and Tex McKenzie vs. Gene Kiniski & Mike Sharpe ended in a draw.
Semifinals:
- Dory Funk, Sr. and Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Enrique Torres and Whipper Billy Watson.
- Don Leo Jonathan and Kinji Shibuya received a bye to the finals as a result of the previous draw.
Finals:
- Don Leo Jonathan and Kinji Shibuya defeated Dory Funk, Sr. and Dory Funk, Jr. to win the vacant Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Title.

1969 - The WWWF holds an event at the Boston Garden in Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The results:
- Johnny Rodz defeated Bob Harmon.
- Ricky Sexton defeated Pete Sanchez.
- Bull Ramos defeated Ron Sanders.
- Antonio Pugliese defeated Carlos Colón.
- Donna Christianello and Barbara Owens defeated Patty Neilson (subbing for The Fabulous Moolah) and Toni Rose in a two out of three falls match.
- Spiros Arion and Victor Rivera defeated Lou Albano and Tony Altimore.
- Gorilla Monsoon defeated Haystacks Calhoun by disqualification in a $2,000 Bodyslam Challenge match.
- WWWF United States Heavyweight Champion The Sheik defeated WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino by disqualification. Sammartino retained the World Title, and the United States title was not on the line.

1972 - Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens defeat Red Bastien and Crusher Lisowski for the AWA World Tag Team Title in Denver, Colorado.

1973 - Lennie Hurst and Dan Kroffat defeat Danny Babich and Michel Martel to win the Stampede International Tag Team Title in Edmonton, Alberta, ending Babich and Martel's second reign.

1973 - Earl Maynard wins the NWA Beat the Champ Television Title for the second time, defeating Ripper Collins.

1975 - The WWWF holds an event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The results:
- Dean Ho defeated Bill White.
- Tony Garea defeated Hans Schroeder.
- Butcher Vachon defeated Joe Nova.
- The Wolfman defeated Johnny Rodz.
- Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko.
- Pedro Morales and Victor Rivera vs. Bobby Duncum and Killer Kowalski ended in a draw.
- WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino and Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy and Johnny Valiant in a two out of three falls match.

1975 - Guy Mitchell defeats Gene Kiniski to win the Vancouver NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title in Vancouver, British Columbia. This ended Kiniski's fourth reign and began Mitchell's second.

1976 - Lanny and Randy Poffo defeat The British Bulldogs (Jonathan Foley and Edward Heath) for the NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Title in Mobile, Alabama.

1978 - Carlos José Estrada (Jose Estrada, Sr.) defeats Tony Gara to win the vacant WWF Junior Heavyweight Title in Uniondale, New York.

1978 - Animal Hamaguchi and Great Kusatsu win their second International Pro Wrestling World Tag Team Title, defeating The Samoans (Afa and Sika) in Tokyo, Japan.

1979 - Thor the Viking (Scott Irwin) defeats Terry Funk for the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title in St. Petersburg, Florida, ending Funk's second reign.

1980 - Raul Mata defeats Alfonso Dantes to win the NWA World Light Heavyweight Title in Guadalajara, Mexico, ending Dantes' fourth reign.

1981 - Brad Armstrong wins a tournament for the vacant Southeast NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Title in Mobile, Alabama.

1984 - Killer Khan defeats Archie Gouldie in Calgary, Alberta to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title, ending Gouldie's 10th reign.

1985 - The Maoris (Tudui and Wakahi) defeat Rick Casey (Wendell Cooley) and Jerry Oske for the Southwest Championship Wrestling Southwest Tag Team Title in San Antonio, Texas.

1987 - Bad News Allen wins the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title from Ron Simmons in Tampa, Florida.

1987 - The Rock 'n' Roll RPM's (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) defeat Jeff Jarrett and Billy Travis in Memphis, Tennessee for the AWA Southern Tag Team Title.

1989 - Unified World Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lawler, who held the AWA, CWA and World Class Titles, is stripped of the AWA title when CWA and the AWA end their relationship.

1989 - Joe Malenko defeats Masanobu Fuchi to win the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title in Fukuoka, Japan.

1990 - The WWF holds an event at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The results were:
- Earthquake defeated Mark Young.
- The Red Rooster pinned Conquistador #1.
- Bret Hart defeated Bad News Brown via disqualification.
- Greg Valentine pinned Ronnie Garvin.
- WWF Tag Team Champions The Colossal Connection (André the Giant and Haku) defeated Demolition (Ax and Smash) by countout to retain the title.
- Randy Savage pinned Jim Duggan in a Crown match.
- WWF Intercontinental Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned Dino Bravo to retain the title.

1995 - Pierroth, Jr. defeats La Parka for the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Title in Mexicali, Mexico, beginning Pierroth's third reign and ending La Parka's second.

1995 - The New Breed (Ric Austin and Mike Legacy) defeat Purple Haze (Chris Pilon and Tommy Wonder) to win the vacant Border City Wrestling Can-Am Tag Team Title in Oldcastle, Ontario.

1996 - Billy Joe Eaton defeats Frankie DeFalco for the Mid-America Wrestling Heavyweight Title in West Allis, Wisconsin.

1997 - The Monday Night War continued, with WCW Monday Nitro defeating WWF Monday Night RAW 3.7 to 2.2 in the ratings.

WCW Monday Nitro aired live from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The results:
- Chris Jericho defeated Alex Wright.
- Scotty Riggs defeated the nWo Sting by disqualification.
- Arn Anderson and Steve McMichael defeated WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Eddie Guerrero and Jeff Jarrett.
- WCW Cruiserweight Champion Ultimo Dragon defeated Dean Malenko.
- WCW World Television Champion Lord Steven Regal defeated Jacques Rougeau by disqualification.
- Kevin Sullivan defeated Chris Benoit.
- Jim Duggan defeated Carl Oullette.
- Masahiro Chono defeated Dave Taylor.
- WCW World Tag Team Champion Scott Hall defeated Booker T.
- Lex Luger defeated Stevie Ray.
- In a dark match after the show, Lex Luger defeated WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan by disqualification.

WWF Monday Night RAW was live from the Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas, and featured Bret Hart "quitting" the WWF because he didn't feel he would get a WWE Title shot and not stop getting cheated by the company. The match results were:
- WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart and The British Bulldog defeated Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon, when Bulldog pinned LaFon with a powerslam.
- Faarooq pinned Bart Gunn.
- The Undertaker defeated Steve Austin by disqualification.

1997 - Mitsuharu Misawa wins his third AJPW Triple Crown Title in Osaka, Japan, defeating Kenta Kobashi.

1997 - Three titles are unified in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling in Tokyo, Japan. WWWA World Champion Kyoko Inoue defeats International Wrestling Association and AJW All Pacific Champion Takako Inoue (no relation) to unify the three titles. This began Inoue's third reign as All Pacific Champion and second as IWA Champion. Kyoko held the belts until she vacated them on May 11, dissatisfied that a match between her and Kaoru Ito ended in a 60-minute time-limit draw. At the same event, Kumiko Maekawa and Tomoko Watanabe win the WWWA World Tag Team Title from Mima Shimoda and Manami Toyota.

1998 - Bobo Brazil, one of professional wrestling's most influential black athletes, dies due to complications of a stroke in St. Joseph, Michigan. He was 74 years old. Brazil was born Houston Harris in Benton Harbor, Michigan in 1924. The name Bobo actually came about due to a promoter misprinting the name "Boo-Boo Brazil", and the name just stuck. He became the first black NWA World Champion when he defeated Buddy Rogers in 1962. Brazil is also well known for his decades-long feud with The Sheik, mainly in Detroit's Big Time Wrestling, which was run by The Sheik. Brazil held titles worldwide, in most every major territory in the United States, and in Japan and Canada as well. He was inducted to the WWE Hall of Fame in 1994, and will be inducted to the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2008.

1998 - At a RAW is WAR taping in Davis, California, Owen Hart defeats Goldust, who was dressed as Triple H, to win the WWF European Title. Despite Hart not pinning the champion, WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter awarded the title to Hart, considering Goldust as a substitution for Helmsley, who actually was injured.

1998 - Gutterboy and Randy the Violator defeat Flex Fenom and Shorty Smalls in Hagerstown, Maryland to become the first House of Pain Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champions.

1999 - Robby Royce defeats champion Hysteria and Vance Nevada in a three-way match for the NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Title in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

2000 - Chris Michaels defeas Sean Casey in Jeffersonville, Indiana for the OVW Light Heavyweight Title, ending Casey's second reign.

2001 - Danger defeats Terri Gold in Los Angeles, California to win the Women of Wrestling World Title.

2001 - The Boogaloo Crew (J.C. Dazz and Scotty Wrenn) defeat champions 3 Count (Shane Helms and Shannon Moore) and Suicidal Tendencies (Adam Jacobs and John Phoenix) in a three-way match, to win the NWA Wildside Tag Team Title in Cornelia, Georgia, to begin their second reign. 3 Count held the title just one day.

2001 - The Luminous Warrior defeats Griz for the World League Wrestling Heavyweight Title in Eldon, Missouri, ending Griz's second reign and beginning Warrior's fourth.

2001 - Billy Fives defeats Pat McGuire to win the Future of Wrestling Heavyweight Title in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, ending McGuire's third reign.

2001 - The Power Company (Dave and Dean Power) defeat Gino Caruso and The Equalizer in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, to become the first NWA Jersey Tag Team Champions.

2001 - Two Canadian Wrestling Federation titles change hands in St. Boniface, Manitoba. El Diablo de Jesús defeats Bobby Collins for the CWF Junior Heavyweight Title, ending Collins' fourth reign, and Team Impact (Darren Dalton and Robby Royce) defeat Assisted Suicide (Hurricane Tatum and Rawskillz) to win the CWF Tag Team Title.

2002 - The WWF held the 15th-annual Royal Rumble pay-per-view, the last under the WWF initials, in Atlanta, Georgia at the Philips Arena. The show saw a Ric Flair vs. Vince McMahon streetfight, WWF Undisputed Champion Chris Jericho defeat The Rock, and Triple H win a Royal Rumble that also marked the return (at least temporarily) of Curt Hennig and Goldust to the WWF. Triple H was also the "ironman" of the rumble, lasting in the ring the longest, for 23 minutes and 14 seconds.

Here is Tim Whitehead's original report on the show:

WWF's Royal Rumble (1/20 from the Phillips Arena in Atlanta) turned out to be an excellent show, despite having match endings which were somewhat predictable. The Undisputed WWF Title match between Chris Jericho and Rock was outstanding, and the street fight between Ric Flair and Vince McMahon was great fun. The Rumble itself was stacked heavily towards the upper end, with Undertaker being the only real star power in the early going. They did a really good angle with him and Maven. Unlike most Rumbles, there was no wrestler who made any impression for longevity, as everyone who went in early was eliminated before long. The eliminations were spread out so that there were rarely large numbers of wrestlers in the ring. Commentary from Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler was strong, though they got off on tangents a couple of times. The live crowd was hot.

SPIKE DUDLEY defeated THE DUDLEYS in 5:06 to retain the WWF World Tag Titles. The Dudleys had announced a strategy to isolate and destroy. Thus, they laid Tazz out on the floor early and began doubling on Spike. Spike was wearing a neckbrace to sell an injury from Smackdown. Bubba Ray tore the neckbrace off and they worked on his neck. Spike mounted a brief comeback but ended up getting double flapjacked. Tazz finally hot tagged in. He suplexed both Dudleys and briefly put the Tazzmission on Stacy Keibler. They all began brawling. Bubba manhandled Spike but Tazz surprised D-Von with the Tazzmission for the submission win. Decent opener.

WILLIAM REGAL defeated EDGE in 9:43 to capture the IC Title. Referee Nick Patrick searched the ring for brass knux, and eventually found them by reaching way down into Regal's tights. That was a good source for jokes from JR & Lawler. Lawler mentioned Regal's nose injury and surgery about 834 times. The match was about average. In a sense, Edge deserves a singles push but he has so much more charisma as a team with Christian. They did one neat spot where Edge DDT'd Regal on the apron. Each hooked an STF, but in both cases there was a rope break. Edge went for a spear but Regal pulled Patrick in front of him and he took the blow. Regal then revealed a second pair of brass knux from his tights. He KO'ed Edge and got the pin as Patrick revived. Afterward, Regal claimed to have been blessed with the "power of the punch" and looked heavenward as if thanking God for his gift.

TRISH STRATUS beat JAZZ in 3:42 to retain the Women's Title. Jackie was the special referee. She wore a revealing top, and
Lawler wished all refs dressed like that until JR brought him back to sanity by noting what Earl Hebner would look like in that outfit. Trish's hand was bandaged to sell Jazz's recent assault on her, where she slammed a heavy lid down on her hand. Not too bad for a WWF women's match. They seemed to get confused during one spot but otherwise went at it non-stop and did a lot of reversals. They put over Jazz pretty well while giving Trish more of an edge as a tough competitor. The finish saw Trish win clean with the bulldog.

RIC FLAIR defeated VINCE McMAHON in a street fight in 14:54. Flair's son Reid and daughter Megan were in the front row. Vince came out looking huge. I guess he's been working out with his son-in-law. Vince actually got the better of Flair early with power moves, after which Vince would pose and strut. Vince did one chop and let out a "whooo!". Flair responded with a series of chops. Flair got a pop for doing his face-first bump and upside down flip into the corner. Vince went on big time offense on the floor. He hit Flair with a sign and a garbage can. He posted Flair and rammed him into the stairs. Flair juiced a gusher. Vince bodyslammed Flair on the floor right in front of his kids. He grabbed Megan's camera and took a photo of her bloody dad for her. Vince wrapped Flair's leg around the ring post. Lawler put Vince over like crazy. Vince hooked the figure four but Flair reversed it. Vince got a pipe but Flair low blowed him and sent him to the floor. He hit Vince with a monitor, knocking him across the announcers' desk. Vince juiced, and Megan took his photo. Back in the ring, Flair pounded Vince with fists and another low blow before clocking him with the pipe and winning with the figure four. Technically a gimmick match, but loads of fun!

Michael Cole asked Nick Patrick if he planned to review the tape of the Edge vs. Regal match. Patrick, being a heel, acted evasive. He was rescued by Stephanie, who took over the interview. She began boasting that her husband Triple H would destroy everyone in the Rumble, especially Steve Austin. She wished Debra was there so she could kick her ass. Austin arrived and gave her the "what" treatment until she screamed and ran off in frustration.

CHRIS JERICHO defeated ROCK in 18:48 to retain the Undisputed WWF World Title. Rock quickly sent Jericho to the floor. Jericho came back with a flying forearm. Jericho hit a series of chops and a spinkick. Rock responded with a flurry of punches. Jericho removed the padding from one turnbuckle, which would come into play during the closing sequence. Rock escaped a walls attempt but Jericho hit a perfect missile kick. Jericho got crotched and Rock hit a superplex. They did some really good brawling here and the crowd was red hot for the match. Jericho hit back-to-back lionsaults but only scored a two count. Rock came back with a sharpshooter. Jericho tapped but referee Earl Hebner was distracted by Lance Storm and didn't see it. As Hebner argued with Storm, Christian sneaked in and attacked Rock. Storm & Christian were eventually escorted out. Jericho made the cover but again only got two. Jericho tried for a People's Elbow but Rock hurled him out to the floor. Jericho got Rock Bottomed through the broadcast desk. Rock rolled Jericho back in but Jericho kicked out at two. Jericho hooked the walls but Rock made the ropes to a huge pop. There was a major ref bump. Jericho hit Rock with one of the title belts but only scored two when Patrick ran in as substitute ref. Rock DDT'dJericho but Patrick refused to make the count. Rock gave Patrick a Rock Bottom. Rock laid Jericho out and hit the People's Elbow but there was still no ref. Jericho gave Rock a low blow and sent him into the turnbuckle exposed earlier. Jericho then scored the pin using the ropes as Hebner revived. They still won't give Jericho a non-controversial win, but I guess that's the WWF. It was still an excellent match.

Shawn Michaels appeared at WWF New York and predicted either Austin or Undertaker would win the Rumble.

TRIPLE H won the ROYAL RUMBLE in 1:09:18. The time intervals were announced as two minutes, but they were actually a little
longer. The first two in were Rikishi (#1) and Goldust (#2). Rikishi nearly dumped Goldust twice. Big Bossman (#3) came in, followed by Bradshaw (#4). Rikishi backed his ass into Bossman's face, leading to his elimination. Lance Storm (#5) and Al Snow (#6) arrived. Bradshaw killed Storm with a lariat. Billy Gunn (#7) came in. Storm and Bradshaw were both ousted. Storm gets no respect. Undertaker (#8) came in as the first big star. He cleaned house, eliminating Goldust, Snow, Rikishi, and Gunn to be left alone in the ring. Matt Hardy (#9) came in, accompanied by Lita even though she was not part of the Rumble. Lita gave UT a low blow to give Matt a brief flurry of offense. Jeff Hardy (#10) was next to arrive. The Hardys and Lita all hugged to finish off their failed break-up storyline. They tripled on UT, including a twist of fate and a swanton but he shook it off and eliminated both Jeff and Matt in succession. Maven (#11) came in. He appeared to be a lamb being led to UT's slaughter but the Hardys & Lita illegally went back in. UT dumped them all back out, but it distracted UT enough for Maven to hit him from behind with a dropkick, which sent UT over the top, eliminating him. There was a huge pop for Maven. UT was furious. He grabbed a chair and busted Maven open with it. Meanwhile, Scotty 2 Hotty (#12) arrived but UT laid him out in the aisle. UT threw Maven over the top rope, which was not a legal elimination since UT was not legally in the ring, but it ended up counting because Maven was destroyed. UT pounded Maven through the crowd to the concession stand. He smashed Maven head first through the popcorn machine. Maven was left laying in a bloody heap and was unable to continue. Back at the ring. Christian (#13) came in and went at it with Scotty, who had recovered. Dallas Page (#14) arrived. Scotty hit the worm on Christian but then got eliminated by Page. Chuck Palumbo (#15) came in. The returning Godfather (#16) arrived and took forever to get to the ring because he brought 12 hos and kept dancing with them. Page got eliminated. Albert (#17) arrived and was immediately eliminated. Godfather got eliminated after missing a ho train. Perry Saturn (#18) came in. Steve Austin (#19) arrived and business picked back up. He eliminated every remaining wrestler, namely Christian, Palumbo, and Saturn. There was still over a minute until the next entrant, so Austin threw Christian and Palumbo back in, gave them stunners, and eliminated them a second time. Val Venis (#20) came in, doing his old porn gimmick. He held his own with
Austin until Test (#21) arrived. Austin then rallied and ousted both Venis and Test. Triple H (#22) was next. He and Austin had a staredown before going at it. Hurricane (#23) arrived. He grabbed both Austin and HHH as if he would toss them both out. They just looked at each other, threw Hurricane out, and went back to brawling. Faarooq (#24) came in. Austin and HHH stopped fighting each other long enough to throw him out, then returned to fighting each other. Four big names then joined the brawl as "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig (#25), Kurt Angle (#26), Big Show (#27), and Kane (#28) all went in. Hennig looked good, and given his positioning I'm assuming he's back full time. Kane got a big pop for literally throwing Big Show out. Angle then ousted Kane. Rob Van Dam (#29) went in and gave Angle a frog splash, kicked Hennig (it looked painful), and gave Austin the rolling thunder. HHH stopped RVD with a Pedigree. Booker T (#30) came in, having drawn the coveted final spot. He threw RVD out and did the spinaroonie in celebration, only to be caught with a stunner from Austin and eliminated. Angle hit an Olympic slam on HHH. He then gave Austin a series of German suplexes. Austin came back and was trying to oust Hennig when Angle came up from behind and dumped Austin over. Austin was furious and went back in illegally, hitting Angle, HHH, and Hennig with stiff chairshots. Austin was escorted out. Hennig revived and hit a perfectplex on Angle but was ousted by HHH. This left Angle and HHH. Angle sent HHH over but HHH held the ropes and his feet didn't touch the floor. Angle thought he had won but HHH nailed him and sent him over the top. HHH was declared the winner and will get the Wrestlemania World Title shot. A great Rumble!

2002 - Cibernético defeats Canek for the UWA World Heavyweight Title in Salamanca, Mexico, ending Canek's 14th reign.

2003 - WWE holds a live RAW and tapes the January 26 edition of Sunday Night Heat at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The results were:
Sunday Night Heat:
- Rico pinned Aaron Stevens after a spin kick.
- Christian pinned Spike Dudley with his feet on the ropes after Spike missed the Dudley Dog.
- Maven pinned Christopher Nowinski after a missile dropkick.
RAW:
- Rob Van Dam pinned Jeff Hardy with a backslide.
- William Regal and Lance Storm defeated World Tag Team Champions The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) to win the title, beginning their second reign and ending the Dudleys' seventh. Bubba Ray was put through a table before the match.
- The Hurricane and Trish Stratus defeted Steven Richards and WWE Women's Champion Victoria, when Trish pinned Victoria after a bulldog.
- Booker T and Goldust defeated 3-Minute Warning (Rosey and Jamal (with Rico)), when Booker pinned Jamal after a scissors kick.
- Chris Jericho and Test (with Stacy Keibler) fought to a no contest after Jericho hit Stacy accidentally with a steel chair.
- D'Lo Brown (with Theodore Long) pinned Tommy Dreamer in a Singapore Cane match, with the Sky High.
- Scott Steiner defeated Batista (with Ric Flair) by disqualfication when Randy Orton interfered.

2004 - WWE tapes the January 22 edition of SmackDown! and the January 24 Velocity at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The results:
- In a dark match, Paul London pinned Lenny Lane with a springboard into a roll-up.
Velocity:
- The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) defeated Scotty 2 Hotty and Rikishi, when Benjamin pinned Scotty after a superkick.
- WWE Tag Team Champions The Basham Brothers (Doug and Danny) defeated Funaki and Ultimo Dragon, when Danny pinned Dragon with a roll-up and a handful of tights, after the Bashams switched illegally.
- Orlando Jordan defeated Matt Longtime.
SmackDown!:
- WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio pinned Chuck Palumbo by reversing a Samoan drop into a sunset flip.
- Tajiri defeated Billy Kidman in a Royal Rumble Qualifying match.
- Albert defeated Shannon Moore in a Royal Rumble Qualifying match.
- Chris Benoit and John Cena defeated WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, Matt Morgan and Rhyno in a handicap match, when Cena pinned Rhyno after the FU. WWE United States Champion The Big Show was to have been a part of Lesnar's team but was locked in his locker room by a forklift.
- Bradshaw defeated Akio and Sakoda in a handicap Royal Rumble Qualifying match.
- Chavo Guerrero, Sr. and Chavo Guerrero defeated Kurt Angle and Eddie Guerrero, when Guerrero pinned Eddie after a frog splash.
- In a dark match after the show, Eddie Guerrero defeated Chavo Guerrero.

2006 - Rocky Romero defeats Tommy Williams in Los Angeles, California to win his third CMLL World Super Lightweight Title.

2006 - Chill Town (Scotty Mac and D.K. Roc) defeat Hot and Bothered (Cole Bishop and Kurt Sterling) for the ECCW Tag Team Title in Vancouver, British Columbia.

2006 - Blackbird Ice defeats Blackbird Jazz to win the vacant NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title in Humboldt, Tennessee.

2006 - The Mountain State Wrestling Tag Team Title changes hands twice in Bud, West Virginia. Big Bad John and Joe Simon lost the title to Johnny Blast and Kris King, who then lost to Derek Billings and Chad Cross.

2007 - Super Delfin defeats Hajime Ohara in Tokyo, Japan to win the NWA World Welterweight Title.

2007 - Noriega and José Rivera, Jr. defeat Terror, Inc. (Black Pain and Hannibal) for the WWC World Tag Team Title in Manatí, Puerto Rico.

2007 - Lightning defeats Mr. Big for the IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title in Levittown, Puerto Rico, ending Mr. Big's second reign.

2007 - Pro Wrestling Unplugged holds "Cuffed and Caged: Last Man Standing", in conjunction with Juggalo Championship Wrestling, at the New Alhambra Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The results were:
- The show began with a ten-bell salute to Bam Bam Bigelow, who died the previous day.
- Joker and Ricky Reyes defeated PWU Tag Team Champions The S.A.T. (Joél and José Maximo) and All Money Is Legal (K-Murda and K-Pusha) in a three-way match to win the title.
- Drew Blood defeated C.J. O'Doyle.
- Amy Lee defeated PWU Unified Women's Champion Mercedes Martinez to win the title.
- Aramis defeated Quiet Storm.
- Luke Hawx and Z-Barr defeated The Angus Brothers (Billy and Danny).
- Teddy Fine defeated K.J. Hellfire.
- PWU Heavyweight Champion Devon Moore defeated Ian Rotten by disqualification to retain the title.
- A War Games-style Elimination Cage match between Team JCW (2 Tuff Tony, Mad Man Pondo, Nosawa, Raven and Violent J (with Shaggy 2 Dope)) and Team PWU (Trent Acid, Pete Hunter, Johnny Kashmere, Corporal Robinson and Gary Wolfe (with Tod Gordon)) ended in a no contest. Shaggy 2 Dope and Tod Gordon were handcuffed to the cage outside the ring during the match. The match was down to 2 Tuff Tony and Violent J against only Corporal Robinson, with Raven having not yet entered. Raven came out and gave all three in the ring Evenflow DDTs and stated that he was the biggest star in the business.

2007 - Mike Free and Jason Justice defeat The Urban Assault Squad (Shadow Jackson and Nemesis) in Cornelia, Georgia for the NWA Anarchy Tag Team Title, ending the Urban Assault Squad's third reign.

2007 - Kid Cade defeats Devan Payne in a tournament final Salt Lake City, Utah to win the vacant Ultra Championship Wrestling Zero Ultra-X Title. Also, David Young wins the UCW-Zero Heavyweight Title.

2007 - The Iron Buddah defeats Jimmy Flame for the NWA Oregon Television Title in Milwaukie, Oregon. At the same show, Exile defeats C.W. Bergstrom to win the NWA Oregon Heavyweight Title, ending Bergstrom's third reign.

2007 - Steven Rampage defeats Overkill to win the Tennessee Independent Wrestling Federation Television Title in Jackson, Tennessee, to begin his second reign.

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