Daily pro wrestling history (12/19): Edge and Christian become WWF Tag Team Champions


1938
Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
– Cy Williams defeated Yvon Robért for the Montreal World Heavyweight Title
1939
Dayton, Ohio:
– Bily Weidner won a tournament to become the first Midwest Wrestling Association World Junior Heavyweight Champion
1947
St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Tug Carlson defeated Orville Brown to win the Midwest Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title
1957
Amarillo, Texas:
– Dory Funk won the Amarillo NWA North American Heavyweight Title by defeating Danny Plechas
1962
Los Angeles, California:
– The Destroyer and Dan Moukian defeated Haystack Calhoun and Abe Jacobs to win the NWA International Television Tag Team Titles
1963
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Sonny Myers and Pat O’Connor defeated The Mongolian Stomper and Mike Sharpe in a tournament final to become the first Central States NWA North American Tag Team Champions
1968
Okiyama, Japan:
– Billy Robinson defeated Toyonobori to win the first IWE (International Pro Wrestling) World Series tournament and become the first IWE World Heavyweight Champion
1969
Atlanta, Georgia:
– The Assassins (Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) defeated Buddy Fuller and Ray Gunkel for the NWA Georgia Tag Team Title
Mexico City, Mexico:
– Carlos Elio Colisetti defeated Ray Mendoza to win the NWA World Light Heavyweight Title
Los Angeles, California:
– The Great Kojika defeated Mil Máscaras for the NWA Americas Heavyweight Title
Sydney, Australia:
– King Curtis Iaukea defeated Billy Robinson for the International Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Title
– Spiros Arion and Mario Milano defeated Brute Bernard and Skull Murphy to win the IWA World Tag Team Titles
1970
Los Angeles, California:
– Giant Baba won the NWA International Heavyweight Title from Gene Kiniski
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Luke Graham defeated Bobby Shane for the NWA Georgia Television Title
1973
Jackson, Mississippi:
– Ken Mantell defeated Danny Hodge to win the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title
1978
Tampa, Florida:
– Jos LeDuc defeated Mr. Uganda (Ciclón Negro) to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
1979
London, England:
– Wayne Bridges defeated Spiros Arion for the United Kingdom World Heavyweight Title
1984
Honolulu, Hawaii:
– Ricky and Rocky Johnson defeated Super Fly Tui and Super Samoan Sakalia to win the NWA Polynesian Pacific Tag Team Titles
1985
Albuquerque, New Mexico:
– Dusty Rhodes defeated Buddy Landel for the NWA National Heavyweight Title (This was a fictitious match as Landel was fired as the champion)
1992
Bremen, Germany:
– David Finlay defeated Eddie Gilbert in round seven to win the vacant CWA World Middleweight Title
– Buffalo Patterson defeated The Warlord in round five to win the vacant CWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title
– Road Warrior Hawk defeated CWA World Heavyweight Champion Rambo in round six to win the title
1993
Naucalpan, Mexico:
– Canek defeated The Canadian Vampire Casanova (Vampiro) to win the UWA World Heavyweight Title
1994
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Tommy Rich defeated Brian Christopher in a Loser Leaves Town match to win the USWA Heavyweight Title
1998
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– ECW World Tag Team Champion Sabu defeated Justin Credible and FTW Champion Taz in a Three-Way Dance to win the title
1999
Washington, DC:
– Chris Benoit defeated Jeff Jarrett in a Ladder match to win the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Title
– Madusa defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Evan Karagias to win the title
2000
Charlotte, North Carolina:
– Edge and Christian defeated WWF Tag Team Champions The Rock and The Undertaker to win the title