December 22nd – On This Day In Wrestling History

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1997 – Just six days before the biggest PPV in their history, WCW decided it would be a good idea to spend the first half an hour of Monday Nitro watching the NWO change the WCW set to an NWO-themed one. The experiment, to see if the NWO could sustain their own programme, resulted in losing 25% of the audience in the first half of the show.

1998 – On Raw Is War In Chatanooga, Tennessee, Raven defeated Steve Blackman to capture the WWF Hardcore Championship.

2008 – SmackDown was taped in Toronto, Canada. On the show, Maryse defeated Michelle McCool to win the WWE Divas Championship in a match with Maria as the special referee.

2017 – Rey Mysterio Presents ‘Lucha Wonderland’ from El Cajon, California. In the main event, Mysterio and Rocky Romero defeated John Hennigan (John Morrison) and Luchasaurus.

Notable Wresting Birthdays:

• Luke Gallows (1983)

Notable Wrestling Deaths:

• Rip Hawk (2012)
• Mocho Cota (2016)
• Corporal Kirchner (2021)