• ON THIS DAY IN WWF HISTORY (January 5, 1985) – WWF Championship Wrestling
On this day in 1985, the World Wrestling Federation aired another episode of their weekly TV show ‘WWF Championship Wrestling’.
This episode was pre-taped at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York and featured matches & interviews on the road to the first ever WrestleMania.
You can find the card below:
1. Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo vs. Charlie Fulton & Rusty Brooks
2. Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff vs. Mario Mancini & Steve Lombardi
3. Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis vs. Paul Roma & Sal Bellomo
4. Piper’s Pit w/ John Studd, Ken Patera & Bobby Heenan
5. “Dr. D” David Schultz vs. Jim Young
6. Jack & Jerry Brisco vs. Gino Carabello & Dave Barbie
• Jon Moxley Attacked After Retaining IWGP US Title, Jushin “Thunder” Liger Retires At NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 – Night 2
At today’s Night 2 of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14, Jushin “Thunder” Liger lost in his retirement match. He will now get a retirement ceremony tomorrow.
Below are some GIFs from his final match:
And this is really it. One last go for the unforgettable @Liger_NJPW! #LigerTheFinal #ThankYouLiger #njwk14
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— TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) January 5, 2020
Few can slow down Hiromu like @Liger_NJPW and his trusty Romero Special! #LigerTheFinal #ThankYouLiger #njwk14
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— TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) January 5, 2020
German suplex from @TIMEBOMB1105, but @Liger_NJPW answers with a thunderous SHOTEI! ✋ #njwk14
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— TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) January 5, 2020
😭 #LigerTheFinal #ThankYouLiger #njwk14 pic.twitter.com/N7YwlZgoI4
— TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) January 5, 2020
A wrestling career ends, but the legend will live forever. THANK YOU @Liger_NJPW!! 🙌 #ThankYouLiger #njwk14
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— TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) January 5, 2020
Also at this event, AEW wrestler Jon Moxley defeated Juice Robinson to retain the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship. After the match, Minoru Suzuki confronted Moxley and took him out with a Piledriver.
.@suzuki_D_minoru and @JonMoxley!! LET'S FREAKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! #njwk14
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— TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) January 5, 2020
Gotch-style Piledriver! @suzuki_D_minoru crushes Mox! #njwk14
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— TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) January 5, 2020
Mox is seeing ghosts after that encounter with MiSu! #njwk14
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— TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) January 5, 2020
Below are the results from Night 2 of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 so far:
– Gauntlet match for the NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Championship: Los Ingobernables de Japon (Evil, Shingo Takagi, and Bushi) defeated The Most Violent Players (Togi Makabe and Toru Yano) and Ryusuke Taguchi (c), Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii, Yoshi-Hashi, and Robbie Eagles), Suzuki-gun (Taichi, El Desperado, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru), Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi, and Chase Owens) to win the Titles
– Hiromu Takahashi and Ryu Lee def. Jushin Thunder Liger and Naoki Sano (with Yoshiaki Fujiwara) in Liger’s retirement match
– IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Match: Roppongi 3K (Yoh and Sho) (with Rocky Romero) def. Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori and El Phantasmo) (c) to win the Titles
– British Heavyweight Championship Match: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) def. Sanada to retain the Title
– IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) def. Juice Robinson (with David Finlay) to retain the Title, Minoru Suzuki attacked Moxley after the match
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