On This Day in Wrestling History, Nov. 15: Survivor Series 1998, Clash of the Champions IX and Oba Femi

The Rock beat Mankind in the WWF Championship tournament final at Survivor Series 1998, and Ric Flair beat Terry Funk in an I Quit match at Clash of the Champions IX. Here’s what else happened on this day in wrestling history.

Born on This Day

Randy Savage was born in 1952. Michiyoshi Ohara was born in 1967 and Cima in 1977. Tegan Nox was born in 1994.

1983: Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson Win the WWF Tag Team Championship

Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson became the first African-American WWF Tag Team Champions. They beat The Wild Samoans in a no-disqualification match on WWE Championship Wrestling.

1986: Saturday Night’s Main Event

Saturday Night’s Main Event aired from Los Angeles, CA. WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Hercules Hernandez in a singles match.

1989: Clash of the Champions IX

WCW held Clash of the Champions IX: New York Knockout in Troy, NY. Ric Flair defeated Terry Funk in an I Quit match.

1998: Survivor Series

The WWF held Survivor Series 1998 in St. Louis, MO. The Rock defeated Mankind by submission in the tournament final for the vacant WWF Championship.

From TSC: WWE Survivor Series 1998 Retro Highlights and Results

2002: Guerra de Titanes

AAA held Guerra de Titanes in Veracruz, Mexico. El Alebrije, Máscara Sagrada, La Parka and Octagón beat Abismo Negro, Cibernético, the Monsther and Leatherface in an eight man Atómicos tag team match.

2008: Bo Dallas Debuts

Bo Dallas made his debut in 2008. He worked for WWE from 2008 to 2021 and again from 2022 to 2026.

2022: Oba Femi Debuts in NXT

Oba Femi made his NXT debut in 2022. He now works on the Raw brand and is the King of the Ring.

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Sources: Wikipedia.org. Videos: WWE on YouTube.

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