Bromans vs Wolves vs Sanada and Uno – Tag Team Titles
The Bromans defeat The Wolves and the team of Tigre Uno and Sanada to retain the TNA Tag Team Championships on IMPACT. The Bromans pick up the pinfall victory at nine minutes and forty-nine seconds.
Renew Orioles sponsorship
The Black Keys continue their sponsorship of the West Akron Baseball League’s Orioles. They are also donating to the entire WABL through the sale of specially designed jerseys available at the band’s website. Carney says:
Dan [Auerbach, the Keys’ lead singer and guitarist] and I played little league when we were kids before we got into music. It was a really positive hobby that kept us from sitting around watching TV. We are proud to be sponsoring WABL to hopefully offset some of the league’s expenses and get more kids outside having fun.
Joins Cubs
Maddon signs to the Cubs from Tampa Bay Rays, for a five-year, $25 Million contract that is “loaded with incentives”
Ambrose vs Henry – U.S. Title
Ambrose defeats Henry in single’s competition on WWE Main Event to retain the United States Championship. Ambrose picks up the pinfall victory at eleven minutes and two seconds.
Lee vs Natalya – Diva’s Title
Lee defeats Natalya in single’s competition on WWE Main Event to retain the Diva’s Championship. Lee picks up the submission victory at fourteen minutes and nineteen seconds.
Magnus vs Joe – TNA Title
Magnus defeats Joe in a steel cage match at Lockdown to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Magnus picks up the knockout victory by locking Joe in a kokina clutch hold at nineteen minutes and twenty-five seconds.
Rayne vs Kim – Knockouts Title
Rayne defeats Kim in a steel cage match at Lockdown to retain the TNA Knockouts Championship. Rayne picks up the pinfall victory at eight minutes and twenty seconds.
Magnus vs Gunner – TNA Title
Magnus defeats Gunner in singles competition on IMPACT to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Magnus picks up the pinfall victory at sixteen minutes and thirty-five seconds.
New Age Outlaws vs Rhodes Brothers – Tag Team Titles
The New Age Outlaws defeat The Rhodes Brothers in a tag team steel cage match on Monday Nigth RAW to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships. Gunn picks up the pinfall victory on Cody at sixteen minutes and fifteen seconds.
Bryan vs Henry vs Show – World Heavyweight title
Bryan defeats Show and Henry in triple threat action, contested inside of a steel cage to retain the World Heavyweight Championship at WWE Royal Rumble on pay-per-view. Bryan picks up the victory by climbing out of the cage at nine minutes and ten seconds.
Aries vs Sabin – X Division Title
Aries defeats Sabin in singles competition on the Genesis themed special edition of IMPACT to retain the X Division Championship. Aries picks up the pinfall victory at five minutes and eight seconds.
Rayne vs Kim – Knockouts Title
Rayne defeats Kim in singles competition on the Genesis special edition of IMPACT to obtain the Knockouts Championship. Rayne picks up the pinfall victory at four minutes and six seconds.
Magnus vs Styles – TNA Title unification
Magnus defeats Styles to become the undisputed TNA World Heavyweight Champion. Magnus picks up the pinfall victory after outside interference from Roode at fifteen minutes and forty-six seconds.
Sabin vs Aries – X Division Title
Sabin defeats Aries in singles competition on IMPACT to retain the X Division Championship. Sabin picks up the pinfall victory after outside interference from Sky at five minutes and forty-five seconds.
Suffers severe head trauma
Schumacher is in critical condition after suffering severe head trauma in a skiing accident in the French Alps. He falls and hits his head on a rock, said the director of the Meribel resort where Schumacher was skiing. He is presently in a coma at the University Hospital Center of Grenoble and requires immediate brain surgery. Resort director Christophe Gernignon-Lecomte:
We have to wait for a police report. There is an open investigation going on. We insist on the fact that Michael Schumacher was skiing off-piste and his fall is not linked to an avalanche.
UFC 168: Rousey beats Tate
Rousey successfully defends her bantamweight belt against Tate at UFC 168, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in las Vegas. Tate manages to escape several of Rousey’s submission holds in the first two rounds, making her the first to ever reach the second and third round against Rousey. Rousey wins with an armbar submission in the 58th second of the third round. The move earns Rousey the Submission of the Night bonus worth $75,000, and she and Tate are awarded the Fight of the Night bonus, which is $75,000 each. Rousey is booed for not shaking an extended hand from Tate. Rousey:
Going more than one round was a good experience. In judo, I had to go five rounds. The experience is good, going longer than one round. I feel fine. I was much worse off after the Liz Carmouche fight, where she dislocated my jaw. I feel pretty good other than a scratch under my eye. I’m looking forward to a little time off and celebrating Christmas with my family. She’s a great fighter. It was an amazing fight she put out. She has my respect entirely in that regard, but she really needs to make up for a few things that she’s done before I’ll shake her hand.
Cena vs Orton – Title Unification
Orton defeats Cena in a tables, ladders and chairs match at TLC to unify the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship. Orton climbs the ladder to obtain both championship belts at twenty-four minutes and thirty-five seconds to become the first WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
Langston vs Sandow – Intercontinental Title
Langston retains the WWE Intercontinental Championship at TLC by defeating Sandow in singles competition. Langston picks up the pinfall victory at six minutes and twenty-seven seconds.
Lee vs Natalya – Diva’s Title
Lee defeats Natalya in singles competition at TLC to retain the Diva’s Championship. Lee picks up the pinfall victory at six minutes and thirty-five seconds.
Orton vs Big Show – WWE Title
Orton retains the WWE Championship at Survivor Series in singles competition against Big Show. Orton picks up the pinfall victory, following a distraction by Triple H, at eleven minutes and eight seconds.