Below you will find everything that happened in Professional Wrestling history on January 17th.
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (January 17, 1999) – WCW Souled Out 1999
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on January 17, 1999, Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling aired their annual ‘WCW Souled Out’ event LIVE on PPV from the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia.
The main event saw Bill Goldberg getting his revenge when he wrestled the name who helped ending his streak, Scott Hall, in a stun-gun ladder match.
Here are the results:
Chris Benoit defeated Mike Enos
Norman Smiley defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Fit Finlay defeated Van Hammer
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Wrath
Lex Luger defeated Konnan
“Loser must wear a dress”: Chris Jericho defeated Perry Saturn
4-Way – WCW Cruiserweight Championship: Billy Kidman (c) defeated Rey Misterio Jr., Juventud Guerrera and Psychosis
Ric Flair & David Flair defeated Curt Hennig and Barry Windham
Stun Gun Ladder match: Goldberg defeated Scott Hall
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (January 17, 1994) – WWF MSG House Show *The New York Royal Rumble*
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on January 17, 1994, the World Wrestling Federation held an untelevised house show at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
Here are the results from that night:
Scott Putski pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
Rick Steiner wrestled Ludvig Borga to a double count-out
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated Jeff Jarrett by DQ
WWF World Champion Yokozuna pinned Tatanka
The Quebecers defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Marty Jannetty & the 1-2-3 Kid to win the titles
Owen Hart won a 30-man Royal Rumble match
Owen Hart wins the New York Rumble, 1/17/1994 pic.twitter.com/dPS6EDYLAP
— OVP – Retro Wrestling Podcast (@ovppodcast) January 17, 2022
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (January 17, 1977) – WWWF MSG House Show
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on January 17, 1977, the World Wide Wrestling Federation held a televised house show at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
Here are the results from that night:
Jose Gonzales wrestled Pete Sanchez to a draw
Doug Gilbert defeated Don Serrano
Greg Gagne defeated Johnny Rodz
Nikolai Volkoff & Tor Kamata defeated Dominic DeNucci & Manuel Soto
Pat Patterson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Bobo Brazil defeated Stan Stasiak by DQ
WWWF International Tag Team Titles: Billy White Wolf (C) & Chief Jay Strongbow (C) defeated Executioner #1 & Executioner #2
Ivan Putski wrestled Bruiser Brody to a double-DQ
WWWF World Heavyweight Title: Ken Patera defeated Bruno Sammartino (C) by count-out
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