Below you will find everything that happened in Professional Wrestling history on March 16th.
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (March 16, 1997) – WCW Uncensored 1997
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on March 16, 1997, Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling aired ‘WCW Uncensored 1997’ LIVE on PPV from the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina.
This was the 3rd annual ‘WCW Uncensored’ event out of 6 that aired on pay-per-view between 1995 and 2000.
You can find the results below:
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship: Dean Malenko defeated Eddie Guerrero (c)
Ultimate Dragon defeated Psychosis
Glacier defeated Mortis
Strap match: Buff Bagwell defeated Scotty Riggs
Texas Tornado match: Harlem Heat defeated The Public Enemy
WCW World Television Championship: Prince Iaukea (c) defeated Rey Mysterio Jr.
Triangle Elimination: Team nWo defeated Team Piper and Team WCW
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (March 16, 1997) – WWF MSG House Show
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on March 16, 1997, the World Wrestling Federation held a televised house show at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
This live event featured matches on the road to the ‘WrestleMania 13’ PPV.
The results can be found below:
The Sultan defeated Flash Funk
Blackjack Bradshaw & Blackjack Windham defeated Henry O. Godwinn & Phineas I. Godwinn
Crush defeated Aldo Montoya
Ahmed Johnson defeated Savio Vega by DQ
WWF Tag Team Titles: Owen Hart & The British Bulldog (C) defeated Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon
WWF Intercontinental Title: Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Rocky Maivia (C) by DQ
Faarooq defeated Goldust
Casket match: Vader defeated The Undertaker
Steel Cage – WWF World Heavyweight Title: Sycho Sid (C) defeated Bret Hart
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (March 16, 1986) – WWF MSG House Show
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on March 16, 1986, the World Wrestling Federation held a televised house show at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
This live event included matches on the road to the ‘WrestleMania II’ PPV.
It was televised on the MSG Network and featured Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura on commentary.
The results can be found below:
Sivi Afi defeated Moondog Spot
Hercules defeated George Wells
Dump Matsumoto & Bull Nakano defeated Linda Gonzalez & Velvet McIntyre
Pedro Morales defeated Bob Orton Jr. by DQ
Don Muraco defeated King Tonga
Lioness Asuka & Chigusa Nagoya defeated Leilani Kai & Penny Mitchell
King Kong Bundy defeated Hillbilly Jim
Ricky Steamboat defeated Mr. Fuji
Jake Roberts defeated Lanny Poffo
Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Randy Savage by DQ
The Haiti Kid defeated Dana Carpenter
Davey Boy Smith, The Dynamite Kid & Capt. Lou Albano defeated Johnny V, WWF Tag Team Champions Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine
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