This Week In History (November 30 – December 6): 3 Years Since WWE’s Worst Ever PPV

Major Events

WWF This Tuesday in Texas – December 3, 1991

• Randy Savage vs. Jake Roberts
• Davey Boy Smith vs. The Warlord
• Ted DiBiase & The Repo Man vs. Tito Santana & Virgil in a Tag Team match
• The Undertaker (c) vs. Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship

ECW November to Remember – November 30, 1997

• Jerry Lynn & Tommy Rogers vs. Chris Candido & Lance Storm in a Tag Team match
• Rob Van Dam vs. Tommy Dreamer in a Flag match
• Sabu vs. Sandman in a Tables and Ladder match
• Bam Bam Bigelow (c) vs. Shane Douglas for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship

WWF Capital Carnage – December 6, 1998

• Ken Shamrock (c) vs. Steve Blackman for the Intercontinental Championship
• Triple H vs. Jeff Jarrett
• The Rock (c) vs. X-Pac for the WWF Championship
• The Undertaker vs. Steve Austin vs. Mankind vs. Kane in a Fatal Four Way with Gerald Brisco as a Special Guest Referee

ECW Massacre on 34th Street – December 10, 2000

This was the second last ever ECW PPV before the promotion folded.

• C.W. Anderson vs. Tommy Dreamer
• Rhino (c) vs. Spike Dudley for the ECW World Television Championship
• Yoshihiro Tajiri & Mikey Whipwreck vs. Super Crazy & Kid Kash
• Steve Corino (c) vs. Jerry Lynn vs. Justin Credible in a Three Way Dance for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship

WWA The Retribution – December 6, 2002

• Shark Boy vs. Frankie Kazarian
• Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Nathan Jones for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
• Sabu vs. Simon Diamond vs. Perry Saturn in a Three Way match
• Sting (c) vs. Lex Luger for the WWA World Heavyweight Championship

WWE December to Dismember – December 3, 2006

This was the infamous WWE PPV that managed to get a total of 90,000 buys and was voted by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter as the “worst major wrestling show of the year.”

• The Hardys vs. MNM in a Tag Team match
• Tommy Dreamer vs. Daivari
• Mike Knox & Kelly Kelly vs. Kevin Thorn & Ariel in an Intergender Tag Team match
• Big Show (c) vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Bobby Lashley vs. CM Punk vs. Hardcore Holly vs. Test in an Extreme Elimination Chamber match for the ECW Championship

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Title Changes and Other Significant Events

November 30

- Al Kashley is awarded the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (1957)

- Shane Douglas d. Bam Bam Bigelow for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1997)

- Bret Hart d. Diamond Dallas Page for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1998)

- Konnan d. Chris Jericho for the WCW World Television Championship (1998)

- Big Boss Man d. Mankind in a Ladder match for the WWF Hardcore Championship (1998)

- Gran Apache & Mari Apache won a Fatal Four-Way match for the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championships which had been vacated earlier that day (2007)

December 1

- Fred Bell d. Frank Gotch for the Heavyweight Championship (1906)

- Stan Stasiak d. Pedro Morales for the WWWF Heavyweight Championship (1973)

- Jamal & Taiyo Kea won the AJPW World’s Strongest Tag Team League (2004)

December 2

- Mitsu Arakawa & Dr. Moto d. Pat O’Connor & Wilbur Snyder for the AWA World Tag Team Championship (1967)

- Giant Baba d. Jack Brisco for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1974)

- Kenta Kobashi & Mitsuharu Misawa won the AJPW World’s Strongest Tag Team League (1993)

- Crash Holly d. William Regal for the WWF European Championship (2000)

- Kaz Hayashi & Satoshi Kojima won the AJPW World’s Strongest Tag Team League (2003)

- Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan won the AJPW World’s Strongest Tag Team League (2006)

- Takeshi Morishima & Mohammed Yone d. Takuma Sano & Yoshihiro Takayama in a tournament final for the GHC Tag Team Championship (2006)

December 3

- Kintaro Ohki & Michiaki Yoshimura d. Eddie Morea & Tarzan Zorro for the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship (1966)

- Hulk Hogan d. The Undertaker for the WWF Championship (1991)

- Jun Akiyama & Kenta Kobashi won the AJPW World’s Strongest Tag Team League (1999)

- Danny Doring & Roadkill d. Tony Marmaluke & Little Guido to become the last ever ECW World Tag Team Champions (2000)

- Bobby Lashley won an Extreme Elimination Chamber match for the ECW Championship (2006)

December 4

- Tom Zenk d. Arn Anderson for the NWA World Television Championship (1990)

- Toshiaki Kawada & Mitsuharu Misawa won the AJPW World’s Strongest Tag Team League (1992)

- Kevin Sullivan & The Tasmaniac d. Tommy Dreamer & Shane Douglas for the ECW World Tag Team Championship (1993)

- William Regal d. Crash Holly for the WWF European Championship (2000)

- Chavo Guerrero d. Mike Sanders for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (2000)

- On an episode of TNA, Roddy Piper singles out Vince Russo as the main reason for Owen Hart’s death (2002)

December 5

- Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon d. Little Guido & Tracy Smothers for the ECW World Tag Team Championship (1997)

- Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue won the AJPW World’s Strongest Tag Team League (1997)

- Jun Akiyama & Kenta Kobashi won the AJPW World’s Strongest Tag Team League (1998)

- Team Canada d. 3Live Kru for the NWA World Tag Team Championship (2004)

- Bubba Ray & Devon won the AJPW World’s Strongest Tag Team League (2005)

December 6

- Karl Gotch & Rene Goulet d. Crazy Luke Graham & Tarzan Tyler for the WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1971)

- Manny Fernandez & Rick Rude d. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express for the NWA World Tag Team Championship (1986)

- Genichiro Tenryu & Stan Hansen won the AJPW World’s Strongest Tag Team League (1989)

- Terry Gordy & Steve Williams won the AJPW World’s Strongest Tag Team League (1991)

- Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue won the AJPW World’s Strongest Tag Team League (1996)

- Jushin Liger d. Juventud Guerrera for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1999)

- Taiyo Kea & Satoshi Kojima won the AJPW World’s Strongest Tag Team League (2002)

- Lita d. Trish Stratus for the WWE Women’s Championship (2004)

- El Mesias d. El Zorro in a Ladder match for the AAA World Heavyweight Championship (2008)

Birthdays

Tom Zenk - November 30, 1958 (Source: Online World of Wrestling)

Jimmy Del Rey - November 30, 1962 (Source: Online World of Wrestling)

Jushin Liger - November 30, 1964 (Source: Online World of Wrestling)

Christian - November 30, 1973 (Source: Online World of Wrestling)

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Gypsy Joe - December 2, 1933 (Source: Online World of Wrestling)

Riki Choshu - December 3, 1951 (Source: Online World of Wrestling)

Stan Lee - December 3, 1971 (Source: Online World of Wrestling)

"Exotic" Adrian Street - December 5, 1940 (Source: Online World of Wrestling)

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Larry Zbyszko - December 5, 1953 (Source: Online World of Wrestling)

The Dynamite Kid - December 5, 1958 (Source: Online World of Wrestling)

Nick Bockwinkel - December 6, 1934 (Source: Online World of Wrestling)

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Deaths

"Mr. Wrestling" Tim Woods - November 30, 2002 (Source: Online World of Wrestling)

Jerry Monti - December 3, 1999 (Source: Online World of Wrestling)

Little Beaver - December 4, 1996 (Source: Online World of Wrestling)

Jerry "The Wall/Malice" Tuite - December 6, 2003 (Source: Online World of Wrestling)