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December 29

Wrestling history for December 29: historic matches, title changes, debuts and big moments, each with its sources.

Today

1 entry from 1 year, newest first.

1998

28 years ago

WWF (now WWE)Title changeTaped on this day28th anniversary is December 29

Mankind wins his first WWF Championship

Mankind beat The Rock for the WWF Championship at a Raw taping. The episode aired on tape delay, and WWE dates the reign from the broadcast.

Date
Taped December 29, 1998 · aired January 4, 1999
Where
Worcester, Massachusetts
Wrestlers
Mick Foley, The Rock

Sources: Wikipedia: Mick Foley · Wikipedia: List of WWE Champions

Dates with records

How we date history

  • Every entry is a verified record with linked sources. Summaries are short; follow the links for the full story.
  • Dates are the local date where it happened. Taped television shows both dates and appears on both days, labelled "Taped" or "Aired".
  • When the exact day isn't established, we say so: month-only records appear under "Also in" that month, and uncertain dates get no exact anniversary count.
  • The same moment reported by several sources is one entry, with every source listed.
  • February 29 records appear on February 28 in years without a leap day. "Today" follows Toronto time.
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