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Daily Pro Wrestling History (12/14): Jeff Hardy wins the WWE Championship

1911

Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Henry Ordemann beat Jess Reimer (Westergard) to capture the American Heavyweight Title in 2 out of 3 falls

1956 

Miami, Florida:
– Jerry Graham defeated Bobby Wepner to win the NWA Southern Heavyweight Title 

1963

Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Verne Gagne won the AWA World Heavyweight Champion by defeating The Crusher in 2 out of 3 falls
– Bill Miller drew Moose Evans 
– Tiny Mills & Larry Hennig no contest Rene Goulet & Maurice LaPointe
– Marcel Semard beat Pee Wee Lopez 
– Marquis DeParee beat Lee Mattson 

1977

Honolulu, Hawaii:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel drew Missing Link Pampero Firpo
– Sam Steamboat beat North American Champion Tor Kamata
– Bill Francis & John Tolos beat Steve Strong & Jesse Ventura
– Billy Whitewolf drew Rocky Tamayo
– Don Muraco beat Duke Savage
– Chris Markoff beat Buck Zumhofe

1979

Houston, Texas:
– Gino Hernandez & El Gran Markus defeated Jose Lothario & El Halcon for the NWA American Tag Team Titles

Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Greg Gagne
– Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura beat The Crusher & Steve Olsonoski
– Dino Bravo beat Super Destroyer Mark II
– Mad Dog Vachon no contest Super Destroyer Mark III
– Buck Zumhofe drew Ron Ritchie
– Peter Sandor Szabo beat Chris Curtis

1983

Shelby, North Carolina:
– Dick Slater defeated Greg Valentine for the United States Heavyweight Title

1992

Tokyo, Japan:
– The Hell Raisers (Road Warrior Hawk and “Power Warrior” Kensuke Sasaki) defeated Scott Norton & Tony Halme (aka Ludvig Borga in WWF) for New Japan’s IWGP Tag Team Title

– Sabu defeated The Dirt Bike Kid and Mikey Whipwreck in a triple threat match to win the EWA Jr heavyweight title

2003

Nagoya, Japan:
– Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Osamu Nishimura defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yutaka Yoshie to win New Japan’s IWGP Tag Team Titles
– Heat (Minoru Tanaka) defeated Jado to win the Jr heavyweight title

WWE Armageddon: Orlando, Florida:
– Randy Orton defeated Rob Van Dam to win the Intercontinental Title (Mick Foley was the special referee)
– Ric Flair & Batista won a Tag Team Turmoil match to become the World Tag Team Champions defeating the Dudley Boyz, Scott
Steiner & Test, Rob Conway & Rene Dupree, Hurricane & Rosey, Mark Jindrak & Garrison Cade, Lance Storm & Val Venis
– Triple H defeated champion Bill Goldberg and Kane in a Triple Threat match to win the World Heavyweight Title

2008

WWE Armageddon: Buffalo, New York:
– Jeff Hardy defeated Edge and Triple H to win the WWE Championship
– Batista defeated Randy Orton
– John Cena defeated Chris Jericho to retain the World Title

2014

WWE TLC: Cleveland, Ohio:
– Dolph Ziggler defeated Luke Harper in a Ladder Match to win the Intercontinental Title
– John Cena defeated Seth Rollins in a Tables Match
– Bray Wyatt defeated Dean Ambrose in a TLC Match
– Rusev defeated Jack Swagger in a Chairs match to retain the United States Title

2015

WWE TLC: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– Roman Reigns defeated Sheamus to win the WWE World Title

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