Today In History (11/21): Tiger Mask In WWF, Mayhem PPV, Free Or Fired Match, Survivor Series 2010
Birthdays:
- Shane Douglas (born November 21, 1964) turns 52
- Brie Bella & Nikki Bella (born November 21, 1983) turn 33
Passed away:
- Mad Dog Vachon (September 1, 1929 ? November 21, 2013)
NWA Hollywood: November 21, 1969
in Los Angeles, California
- Pepe Lopez defeated Magnificent Maurice
- Pepper Martin defeated John Sullivan
- El Medico vs. Karl von Brock ended in a Draw
- Jose Lothario defeated Jim Burr
- Earl Maynard & Rocky Johnson defeated Don Carson & Kojika
- Dory Funk Jr. (c) vs. Mil Mascaras ended in a Draw in a Best Of Two Out Of Three Falls Match in a NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match
WWF in MSG: November 21, 1982
at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
- Curt Hennig vs. Eddie Gilbert ended in a Time Limit Draw
- SD Jones defeated Swede Hanson by DQ
- Tiger Mask defeated Jose Estrada (WATCH HERE)
- Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Butch Cassidy & Sky Low Low in a Best Two Out Of Three Falls Tag Team Match
- Bob Backlund (c) vs. Superstar Billy Graham ended in a Double DQ in a WWF Heavyweight Championship Match
- Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mr. Fuji by DQ
- Pedro Morales (c) defeated Buddy Rose to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship
- Rocky Johnson & Tony Garea defeated Mr. Saito & Riki Choshu (2:1) in a Best Two Out Of Three Falls Tag Team Match
- Jimmy Snuka defeated Captain Lou Albano
- Ray Stevens defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
- Jules Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton
WWF Superstars of Wrestling: November 21, 1987
at the War Memorial in Syracuse, New York
- The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid) defeat Dusty Wolfe & The Gladiator
- Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeats Gary Starr
- Jim Duggan defeats Iron Mike Sharpe
- The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) defeats Dick Flanagan
- The Islanders (Haku & Tama) (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeat Bill Wood & Leo Morgan
- Ricky Steamboat (w/ Brutus Beefcake, Jake Roberts, Jim Duggan & Randy Savage) vs. The Honky Tonk Man (w/ Danny Davis, Hercules, Jimmy Hart, King Harley Race & Ron Bass) ended in a Double DQ
- Dark match: Brutus Beefcake defeats Virgil
- Dark match: Hulk Hogan (c) defeats Killer Khan (w/ Mr. Fuji) to retain the WWF Championship
WWF Superstars of Wrestling: November 21, 1992
at the Hullman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana
- Bret Hart (c) defeated Virgil to retain the WWF Championship
- Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Todd Becker
- The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Mike Kramer & Steve Walker
- Lance Cassidy defeated Barry Horowitz
WWF Monday Night RAW: November 21, 1994
at the Fernwood Resort in Bushkill, Pennsylvania
- The Razor Ramon vs. Diesel match never gets underway as Shawn Michaels and others attack Razor on his way out to the ring.
- Tatanka defeated Chris Kanyon
- Adam Bomb defeated Jason Arndt
- Irwin R. Schyster defeated Matt Hardy
- Razor Ramon and Diesel fought to a double disqualification
ECW Hardcore TV: November 21, 1995
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- The Sandman & Too Cold Scorpio (c) defeated The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge & Rocco Rock) to retain the ECW World Tag Team Championship
- Mikey Whipwreck (c) defeated Steve Austin to retain the ECW World Heavyweight Championship
WCW Saturday Night: November 21, 1998
- Juventud Guerrera (c) defeated Super Calo to retain the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship
- Kaos defeated Johnny Swinger
- Horace (w/ Stevie Ray) defeated Steve Armstrong
- Scott Steiner defeated Lenny Lane
- Wrath defeated Villano V
- Chris Jericho (c) defeated Kendall Windham to retain the WCW World Television Championship
- Kidman defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. by DQ
- Konnan defeated Vincent
- Diamond Dallas Page (c) defeated Stevie Ray (w/ Vincent) by DQ to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
WCW Mayhem: November 21, 1999
from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario
- Chris Benoit defeated Jeff Jarrett in a World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi-Final Match
- Evan Karagias (w/ Madusa) defeated Disco Inferno (w/ Tony Marinara) to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship
- Norman Smiley defeated Brian Knobbs (w/ Jimmy Hart) to become the first WCW Hardcore Champion in a Hardcore Championship Tournament Final
- The Revolution (Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko, and Asya) (w/ Shane Douglas) defeated The Filthy Animals (Eddy Guerrero, Billy Kidman, and Torrie Wilson) (w/ Konnan) in an Elimination match
- Buff Bagwell defeated Curt Hennig in a Retirement match
- Bret Hart defeated Sting in a World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi-Final Match (WATCH HERE)
- Vampiro (w/ Jerry Only) defeated Berlyn (w/ The Wall) in a Dog Collar match
- Meng defeated Lex Luger (w/ Miss Elizabeth)
- Scott Hall defeated Booker T to retain the WCW United States Championship and WCW World Television Championship
- David Flair fought Kimberly Page to a no-contest
- Goldberg defeated Sid Vicious in an "I Quit" match
- Bret Hart defeated Chris Benoit to win the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship in the World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Final Match
WWE SmackDown: November 21, 2002
at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut
- Rey Mysterio defeated Jamie Noble (w / Nidia)
- Billy Kidman (c) defeated Tajiri in a WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match
- Chris Benoit defeated Chavo Guerrero
- Kurt Angle defeated Eddie Guerrero
- Rikishi defeated John Cena
- The Big Show (w / Paul Heyman) (c) defeated Edge by DQ in a WWE Heavyweight Championship Match
NJPW Battle Final 2004 – Day 1
in Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
- Hiroshi Nagao defeated Akiya Anzawa
- Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Yujiro
- American Dragon & James Gibson defeated Hirooki Goto & Tiger Mask IV
- Blue Wolf & Masahito Kakihara defeated Masayuki Naruse & Mitsuya Nagai
- Tatsutoshi Goto & Toru Yano defeated Takashi Iizuka & Togi Makabe
- Katsuhiko Nakajima & Wataru Inoue defeated Katsushi Takemura & Minoru Tanaka
- Gedo & Jado defeated El Samurai & Koji Kanemoto
- Hiroshi Tanahashi & Shinsuke Nakamura & Yutaka Yoshie defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Osamu Nishimura & Yuji Nagata in a 6-Person Tag Match
- Genichiro Tenryu & Kensuke Sasaki & Minoru Suzuki defeated Jushin Thunder Liger & Manabu Nakanishi & Masahiro Chono
WWF Monday Night RAW: November 21, 2005
at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
- Ric Flair defeated Trevor Murdoch
- Rob Conway vs. Tajiri ended in a no contest
- Kurt Angle defeated Shelton Benjamin with Daivari as Special guest referee
- Val Venis defeated Triple H by DQ
- Candice Michelle (w/ Victoria) defeated Mickie James (w/ Trish Stratus)
- John Bradshaw Layfield (w/ Bobby Lashley, Randy Orton & Rey Mysterio) vs. Shawn Michaels (w/ Carlito, Chris Masters, Kane & The Big Show) ended in a no contest in a RAW vs. SmackDown Lumberjack Match
ECW on Sci-Fi: November 21, 2006
- Bobby Lashley defeated Matt Striker
- Team Extreme (Jeff Hardy & Matt Hardy) defeated The FBI (Little Guido & Tony Mamaluke) (w/ Trinity)
- CM Punk defeated Kevin Thorn (w/ Ariel)
- Rob Van Dam defeated Hardcore Holly in an Elimination Chamber Spot On The Line Extreme Rules Match
WWE Friday Night Smackdown: November 21, 2008
at the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England
- Matt Hardy & R-Truth defeated Mark Henry & Shelton Benjamin
- John Morrison & The Miz defeated Festus & Jesse
- Jeff Hardy defeated Triple H in a Non Title Match
- Ezekiel Jackson & The Brian Kendrick defeated Carlito & Primo in a Non Title Tag Team Match
- James Mason defeated Montel Vontavious Porter
- The Bella Twins (Brie Bella & Nikki Bella) defeated Natalya & Victoria
WWE Survivor Serie: November 21, 2010
at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida
(WATCH SURVIVOR SERIES 2010 PROMO HERE)
- Dark Match: R-Truth (w/ Eve) defeated Zack Ryder
- Daniel Bryan (c) defeated Ted DiBiase (w/ Maryse) to retain the WWE United States Championship (WATCH HERE)
- John Morrison defeated Sheamus
- Dolph Ziggler (c) (w/ Vickie Guerrero) defeated Kaval to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (WATCH HERE)
- Team Mysterio (Rey Mysterio, Kofi Kingston, Chris Masters, Big Show & M.V.P.) defeated Team Del Rio (Alberto Del Rio, Tyler Reks, Drew McIntyre, Jack Swagger & Cody Rhodes)
- Natalya defeated Lay-Cool (Layla & Michelle McCool) (c) in a 2-on-1 Handicap match to win the WWE Divas Championship
- Kane (c) vs. Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship ended in a no contest
- Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater (c) defeated Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship
- Randy Orton (c) defeated Wade Barrett with special guest referee John Cena in a Free or Fired Pinfall-and-submissions-only singles match for the WWE Championship
WWE Monday Night RAW: November 21, 2011
at GIANT Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania
- Dark Match: Epico & Primo defeated Percy Watson & Titus O'Neil
- Alberto Del Rio (w/ Ricardo Rodriguez) defeated Zack Ryder (WATCH HERE)
- Sheamus defeated Jack Swagger (w/ Vickie Guerrero) (WATCH HERE)
- Kevin Nash reflects on his history with "The Kliq" and Madison Square Garden (WATCH HERE)
- Cody Rhodes defeated Santino Marella (WATCH HERE)
- CM Punk defeated Dolph Ziggler (w/Vickie Guerrero) in a Champion vs. Champion Match (WATCH HERE)
- Big Show talks about crushing Mark Henry's leg at Survivor Series (WATCH HERE)
- Wade Barrett defeated Kofi Kingston (WATCH HERE)
- The Miz & R-Truth interrupt John Cena (WATCH HERE)
- Dark Match: John Cena, Randy Orton & The Big Show defeated Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger & The Miz
WWE NXT: November 21, 2012
at the Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida
- Paige defeated Alicia Fox
- Big E. Langston defeated Camacho
- J Bronson defeated Nick Rogers
- Luke Harper defeated Mike Dalton
- Richie Steamboat defeated Kassius Ohno
WWE Superstars: November 23, 2012
at the Wright State University's Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio
3MB (Heath Slater & Jinder Mahal) (w/ Drew McIntyre) defeated Co-Bros (Santino Marella & Zack Ryder)
Justin Gabriel (w/ Tyson Kidd) defeated Darren Young (w/ Titus O'Neil) (WATCH HERE)
WWE Main Event: November 21, 2012
at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Dolph Ziggler defeated The Miz (WATCH HERE)
- Damien Sandow addresses the WWE Universe and calls John Cena a false idol (WATCH HERE)
- Wade Barrett defeated Justin Gabriel (WATCH HERE)
Matt Sydal (Evan Bourne) vs. Delirious – IWA Mid-South: November 21, 2003
TNA iMPACT!: November 21, 2013
in the TNA Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida
- Magnus defeated Samoa Joe in a falls count anywhere match (TNA World title tournament Second Round) (WATCH HERE)
- Bully Ray and Mr. Anderson war of words before Turning Point (WATCH HERE)
- Gail Kim defeated Candice LeRae (WATCH HERE)
- Bobby Roode defeated James Storm in a Florida Deathmatch (TNA World title tournament Second Round) (WATCH HERE)
- Ethan Carter III defeated Shark Boy (WATCH HERE)
- Mr. Anderson defeated Bully Ray in a DQ Match (Career vs Aces and Eights) (WATCH HERE)
WWE Friday Night Smackdown: November 21, 2014
at the Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee
- Dark match: Adrian Neville defeated Curtis Axel
- Triple H promises to fire Team Cena (Big Show, Dolph Ziggler, Ryback & Eric Rowan) days before Survivor Series (WATCH HERE)
- Rusev (w/ Lana) defeated Dolph Ziggler (WATCH HERE)
- Los Matadores (Diego & Fernando) (w/ El Torito) defeated Damien Mizdow & The Miz (WATCH HERE)
- Dean Ambrose's Survival Kit (WATCH HERE)
- AJ Lee defeated Brie Bella (w/ Nikki Bella) (WATCH HERE)
- Erick Rowan defeated Cesaro by submission (WATCH HERE)
- Ryback & The Big Show defeated Kane & Seth Rollins by DQ
- Dark match: Dean Ambrose defeated Bray Wyatt by DQ
Candice LeRae & Joey Ryan vs. Brute VanSlyke & Kevin Graham – 2CW Wrestling: November 21, 2014
Ring of Honor Wrestling: November 21, 2015
at the Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Dark Match: Leah Von Dutch defeated Mary Dobson
- Moose (w/ Stokely Hathaway) defeated Dominic Carter
- Michael Elgin & Moose (w/ Stokely Hathaway) defeated The House Of Truth (Donovan Dijak & J. Diesel) (w/ Truth Martini)
- Roderick Strong defeated Jay Lethal (c) to win the ROH World Television Championship
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