Today In History (11/16): BWO Debut, Kofi Kingston MSG Moment, Team Austin Vs Team Bischoff

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event XVIII: November 16, 1988
at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California

- The Ultimate Warrior defeated Super Ninja (w/Mr. Fuji) to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship
- Hercules defeated Virgil (w/ Ted DiBiase)
- WWF Champion Randy Savage (w/Miss Elizabeth) fought André the Giant (w/Bobby Heenan) to a double disqualification
- Jim Duggan defeated Boris Zuhkov in a Flag Match
- The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques Rougeau & Raymond Rougeau) (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated The Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers)

ECW Hardcore TV: November 16, 1993
in the Viking Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

- Jim Neidhart vs. The Sandman ended in No Contest

WCW Clash of the Champions XXIX: November 16, 1994
at the Jacksonville Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida

- Stars And Stripes (Marcus Alexander Bagwell & The Patriot) (c) defeated Pretty Wonderful (Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma) to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship
- Johnny B. Badd (c) defeated The Honky Tonk Man by DQ to retain the WCW World Television Championship
- Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) defeated The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags
- Vader (w/ Harley Race) defeated Dustin Rhodes
- Jim Duggan (c) defeated Steve Austin by DQ to retain the WCW United States Championship
- Dave Sullivan, Hulk Hogan & Sting (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated The Three Faces Of Fear (Avalanche, Kevin Sullivan & The Butcher) (Special Referee: Mr. T)

ECW November to Remember: November 16, 1996
at the The ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

- Big Stevie Cool (w/ Da Blue Guy & Hollywood Nova) defeated Davey Morton Tyler Jericho
- Axl Rotten defeated Hack Myers
- Buh Buh Ray Dudley defeated D-Von Dudley (WATCH HERE)
- Rob Van Dam & Sabu vs. The Eliminators (John Kronus & Perry Saturn) ended in a Time Limit Draw in a ECW World Tag Team Title #1 Contendership Match
- Chris Candido defeated Mikey Whipwreck
- The Gangstas (Mustafa & New Jack) (c) defeated Rob Van Dam & Sabu and The Eliminators (John Kronus & Perry Saturn) in a Three Way Elimination Match to retain the ECW World Tag Team Championship
- Too Cold Scorpio defeated Devon Storm in a Loser Leaves Town Match
- Too Cold Scorpio defeated JT Smith in a Loser Leaves Town Match
- Too Cold Scorpio defeated Hack Myers in a Loser Leaves Town Match
- Louie Spicolli defeated Too Cold Scorpio in a Loser Leaves Town Match
- The Sandman (c) defeated Raven to retain the ECW World Heavyweight Championship
- Terry Funk & Tommy Dreamer defeated Brian Lee & Shane Douglas

WWF Monday Night Raw: November 16, 1998
at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky

- D-Generation X (Billy Gunn, The Road Dogg & X-Pac) defeated The Oddities (Giant Silva, Golga & Kurrgan) (w/ Princess Luna, Shaggy 2 Dope & Violent J)
- Val Venis defeated Mark Henry (w/ D-Lo Brown)
- Goldust & Steve Blackman defeated Jeff Jarrett & The Blue Blazer (w/ Debra McMichael)
- Ken Shamrock (c) vs. The Big Bossman ended in a double DQ in a WWF Intercontinental Championship match
- The Brood (Edge & Gangrel) (w/ Christian) defeated LOD 2000 (Animal & Droz) by Count Out
- Steve Austin defeated The Rock (w/ Ken Shamrock, Shane McMahon, The Big Bossman & Vince McMahon) by DQ to retain the WWF Championship

WCW Monday Nitro: November 16, 1998
in the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita, Kansas

- Kanyon defeated Glacier
- Sonny Onoo defeated El Gringo
- Horace & Stevie Ray (w/ Vincent) defeated Dean Malenko & Steve McMichael (w/ Arn Anderson) by DQ
- Eddie Guerrero defeated Rey Mysterio Jr.
- Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Scott Putski ended in a No Contest
- Saturn defeated Konnan by DQ
- Juventud Guerrera defeated Kidman (c) to win the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship
- Bobby Duncum Jr. defeated Chris Jericho (c) by Count Out in a WCW World Television Championship Match
- Chris Benoit defeats Bret Hart by DQ

WWF SmackDown: November 16, 2000
at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana

- Crash & Hardcore Holly (w/ Molly Holly) defeated T & A (Albert & Test) (w/ Trish Stratus)
- Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay & Scotty 2 Hotty) defeated Raven & Tazz
- Steve Austin defeated Eddie Guerrero
- The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley & D-Von Dudley) & The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy & Matt Hardy) (w/ Lita) defeated The Right To Censor (Bull Buchanan, Steven Richards, The Goodfather & Val Venis) (w/ Ivory)
- Kane & Kurt Angle defeated Chris Jericho & The Undertaker in a No Disqualification Match
- K-Kwik & The Road Dogg defeated Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn (w/ Terri Runnels)
- The Rock defeated Chris Benoit by DQ

WCW Millennium Final: November 16, 2000
from the Arena Oberhausen in Oberhausen, Germany

- KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) defeated The Filthy Animals (Rey Mysterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman) (w/ Tygress)
- Mike Awesome defeated Brian Adams, Bryan Clark, Disqo, Fit Finlay, Mark Jindrak, Billy Kidman, Konnan, Kwee Wee, Ernest Miller, Rey Mysterio, Jr., Sean O'Haire, General Rection, Mike Sanders, Elix Skipper, Norman Smiley, Lance Storm and Alex Wright in a Battle Royal
- Kwee Wee (w/ Paisley) defeated Elix Skipper
- Ernest Miller defeated Mike Sanders for the WCW Commissionership
- General Rection defeated Lance Storm (c) via disqualification for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
- Norman Smiley defeated Fit Finlay in an Oktoberfest Hardcore Match
- Alex Wright and General Rection defeated Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire for the WCW World Tag Team Championship
- Kevin Nash defeated Mike Awesome and Alex Wright in a European Cup Qualifying Triangle Match
- Booker T defeated Scott Steiner for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
- Sting defeated Kevin Nash for the WCW European Cup with Axel Schultz as Special Guest Referee

WWE Survivor Series: November 16, 2003
at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas

- Team Angle (Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, John Cena, Hardcore Holly, and Bradshaw) defeated Team Lesnar (Brock Lesnar, The Big Show, Matt Morgan, Nathan Jones and A-Train)
- Molly Holly (c) defeated Lita to retain the WWE Women's Championship
- Kane defeated Shane McMahon in a Ambulance match
- The Basham Brothers (Doug and Danny) (c) (w/ Shaniqua) defeated Los Guerreros (Eddie and Chavo) to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship
- Team Bischoff (Chris Jericho, Christian, Randy Orton, Scott Steiner and Mark Henry) defeated Team Austin (Shawn Michaels, Rob Van Dam, Booker T, Bubba Ray Dudley, and D-Von Dudley)
- Vince McMahon (w/ Kane) defeated The Undertaker in a Buried Alive match
- Goldberg (c) defeated Triple H (w/ Ric Flair) to retain the World Heavyweight Championship

TNA iMPACT!: November 16, 2006 (TNA Moves To Primetime)
in the TNA Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida

- Samoa Joe defeated Jay Lethal
- The Naturals (Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens) (w/ Shane Douglas) defeated Team 3D (Brother Devon & Brother Ray) in a Tag Team Tables Match
- Christian Cage defeated Rhino in a Barbed Wire Six Sides Of Steel Cage Match
- Christopher Daniels defeated AJ Styles (c) and Chris Sabin in a TNA X-Division Championship Three Way Match
- Kurt Angle defeated Abyss (w/ James Mitchell)

WWE Friday Night Smackdown: November 16, 2007
at the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita, Kansas

- Jeff Hardy defeated Finlay by DQ
- Beth Phoenix & Victoria defeated Mickie James & Torrie Wilson
- The Miz & John Morrison defeated Montel Vontavious Porter & Matt Hardy (c) in a WWE Tag Team Championship Match
- The Miz & John Morrison (c) defeated Montel Vontavious Porter & Matt Hardy in a WWE Tag Team Championship Match
- Rey Mysterio defeated Ken Kennedy
- Batista defeated Mark Henry in a Non-Title, No Disqualification Match

Sami Callihan vs. Johnny Gargano – American LuchaCore: November 16, 2007

WWE Monday Night Raw: November 16, 2009
in Madison Square Garden New York City, New York

- Dark Match: Ted DiBiase defeated Primo
- The Miz (c) defeated MVP to retain the WWE United States Championship
- Santino Marella defeated Chavo Guerrero
- Melina (c) defeated Alicia Fox in a Lumberjill match to retain the WWE Divas Championship
- Sheamus' open challenge, attacks Jerry Lawler
- Jack Swagger defeated Evan Bourne
- John Cena & The Undertaker defeated Triple H & Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho & Big Show in a Triple Threat Tag Team Match

ROH: November 16, 2009
at the The Arena, formally the home of Extreme Championship Wrestling

- Andy Ridge & Bobby Dempsey defeated Bobby Shields & Bruno Marciano in a dark match
- Gino Giovanni & Tony D defeated The Bravado Brothers (Harlem & Lance Bravado) in a dark match
- Rasche Brown defeated Sal Rinauro in a dark match
- Chris Hero defeated Delirious
- Grizzly Redwood & Necro Butcher defeated The Embassy (Joey Ryan & Prince Nana) in a Beard vs. Beard match
- Rasche Brown defeated Darren Matthews
- Roderick Strong defeated Bryan Danielson

WWE NXT: November 16, 2011
at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut

- Percy Watson defeated Derrick Bateman
- JTG defeated Yoshi Tatsu
- Titus O'Neil (w/ Percy Watson) defeated Tyler Reks (w/ Curt Hawkins)

WWE Friday Night Smackdown: November 16, 2012
at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio

- Damien Sandow defeated Kofi Kingston (WATCH HERE)
- Kaitlyn, Layla & Natalya defeated Aksana, Alicia Fox & Eve Torres (WATCH HERE)
- Randy Orton & The Miz defeated Alberto Del Rio & Dolph Ziggler (WATCH HERE)
- Kane vs. Wade Barrett ended in a no contest (WATCH HERE)
- Antonio Cesaro defeated Sin Cara
- The Big Show defeated The Great Khali (WATCH HERE)

WWE Monday Night Raw: November 16, 2015
at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina

- Kevin Owens defeated Neville in a WWE World Heavyweight Title Tournament Quarter Finals Match (WATCH HERE)
- Tyler Breeze (w/ Summer Rae) defeated R-Truth (WATCH HERE)
- Dean Ambrose defeated Dolph Ziggler in a WWE World Heavyweight Title Tournament Quarter Finals Match (WATCH HERE)
- The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) defeated The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) & Ryback by DQ
- Roman Reigns defeated Cesaro in a WWE World Heavyweight Title Tournament Quarter Finals Match
- The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley & D-Von Dudley) defeated The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor) (WATCH HERE)
- Alberto Del Rio (w/ Zeb Colter) defeated Kalisto in a WWE World Heavyweight Title Tournament Quarter Finals Match
- Paige and Divas Champion, Charlotte – Survivor Series Divas Championship Contract Signing (WATCH HERE)
- Dark Match: Cesaro, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler & Roman Reigns defeated The Wyatt Family (Braun Strowman, Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan & Luke Harper)

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