What did November 16 have in store for wrestling fans throughout the years?
Well, the final international PPV of a struggling company, a boss burying his most famous superstar alive and the implosion of one of the greatest tag teams of all time.
Read on to see how WCW catered to their German audience, how Vince McMahon survived Survivor Series 2003 and how the Dudleys fought each other before their time in the WWE. This slider contains the three most important things to have taken place in pro-wrestling on November 16.
#1 WCW presents its final international PPV – November 16, 2000
The year 2000 saw WCW on its last legs as a promotion and it would be the last time the company would produce an international PPV. The event took place in Oberhausen, Germany and was named Millenium Final.
The main event featured Booker T vs Scott Steiner for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and the finals of a tournament to crown the inaugural WCW European Cup champion. Sting would win that title, defeating Kevin Nash by submission in the deciding match.
American audiences were never shown this PPV and this is not even available on the WWE network.
#2 Vince McMahon buries the Undertaker alive – November 16, 2003
One of the main events of Survivor Series 2003 saw the Undertaker take on Vince McMahon in a Buried Alive match. Taker would dominate the match, only to get buried alive when Kane interfered on McMahon’s behalf.
This would be the end of Taker’s American Badass gimmick and he would revert to his Deadman persona on making his return to the ring at Wrestlemania XX.
Survivor Series ‘03 would also see Goldberg defeat Triple H to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.
#3 Bubba Ray vs D-Von – November 16, 1996 November to Remember
The Dudley Boyz are one of the best tag teams of all time. Unlike contemporaries Edge & Christian or the Hardy Boyz, Bubba Ray and D-Von never had a sustained run as singles wrestlers. They rarely faced off against each other in the ring as well.
However, 20 years ago today in an ECW PPV November to Remember, it did happen. D-Von had debuted in ECW in April and sought to end the comedic antics that the rest of the Dudleys were famous for then,
The match between the Dudleys would only make the mid card of the show and Bubba Ray would emerge as the winner. He would later join forces with D-Von and become a record eight-time ECW tag team champion.
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