This Week In Wrestling History (Season 4 Episode 21: 5/21 – 5/27)

Enjoy this episode (Season 4 Episode 21) of This Week In Wrestling History covering the week of 5/21 thru 5/27. Running Time: 4 Hours 38 Minutes.

Hundreds of hours of wrestling memories, all featuring the ORIGINAL moments as they aired including ORIGINAL theme music! Enjoy this deep dive into pro wrestling's awesome history. You won't find history documented like this anywhere but here!

 

SYNOPSIS: SEASON 4 EPISODE 21 (5/21 - 5/27)
RUNNING TIME: 4 HOURS 38 MINUTES

• Jerry Lawler sues WWF over their use of 'The King' (Harley Race) term at Tennessee wrestling events
• Bitter rivals: Iron Sheik and Hacksaw Jim Duggan arrested in NJ for Drug and Alcohol possession. And what Iron Sheik clams at the Courthouse is hilarious
• Audio: Hacksaw Jim Duggan speaks about his infamous arrest with Iron Sheik
• Lex Luger def Michael PS Hayes for NWA US TItle and begins 523-day reign as NWA United States Champion
• Scott Hall makes his WCW TV debut as The Diamond Studd
• Brian Lee becomes first ever Smoky Mountain Wrestling Heavyweight Champion
• Looking back at WCW Slamboree: A Legends Reunion PPV 1993-1995
• Audio: 16-year-old Jeff Hardy makes WWF debut (against 1-2-3 Kid)
• The Fake Undertaker (Brian Lee) makes WWF TV debut
• Audio: The closest you will ever get of Gordon Solie and Bobby Heenan commentating an ECW match: Terry Funk vs Tully Blanchard
• Hunter Hearst Helmsley makes his Monday Night RAW debut
• Savio Vega makes his WWF in ring debut
• Audio: Five minutes that changed the Monday Night Wars: Scott Hall arrives in WCW and declares war
• Audio: "I'm Not A Shark; I'm A Man!"
• Looking back at WWF In Your House 8: Beware Of Dog and Beware Of Dog II (1996)
• Looking back at WWF Over The Edge PPV and the tragic death of Owen Hart
• Audio: Steve Blackman, Ahmed Johnson, Val Venis, Harley Race, and Bret Hart share some of their favorite Owen Hart rib stories
• WWF Owen Hart RAW tribute show (Raw Is Owen) scores 3rd highest rating (7.2) in RAW history
• Kevin Nash (c) vs Bret Hart WCW Heavyweight Title match scheduled for The Jay Leno Show is canceled due to death of Owen Hart
• Audio: Daffney def Crowbar to win WCW Cruiserweight Title
• Audio: 12-year-old Reid Flair (RIP) tries to place 'peacemaker' between David and Ric Flair on WCW Nitro
• Looking back at WWF Judgment Day 2000, 2005, 2006
• Audio: Undertaker returns to WWF TV after eight-month absence and debuts the American Bad Ass character
• CompuServe debuts 'Ask Rena' (Mero) weekly Q&A column
• Triple H blows out quad muscle on RAW during Tag Team Title match (w/ Steve Austin) and lose the titles to Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit
• Days after Triple H tears quad, Chris Benoit suffers neck injury during tag team title defense (w/ Chris Jericho)
• Audio: Joanie 'Chyna' Laurer vs Joey Buttafuoco (Celebrity Boxing 2002)
• WWE premieres two new shows: WWE Confidential and Velocity
• NWATNA hires Mike Tenay as lead announcer for Impact
• Looking back at WWA 'The Reckoning' PPV (2003)
• Audio: Bret Hart heartfelt promo at WWA 'The Reckoning' only months after suffering a stroke
• WWE receives huge backlash from fans after attempting a heart attack angle with Eddie Guerrero on Smackdown
• TNA releases Diamond Dallas Page
• TNA cancels all future Impact tapings until TV deal is finalized with Spike TV (Fall 2005)
• The Dudleys launch Team 3D Academy Pro Wrestling School
• Audio: In an attempt to boost low TV ratings, Vince McMahon announces 'McMahon's Million Dollar Mania'
• Looking back at XPW reunion show 'Cold Day In Hell' (2008)
• Looking back at TNA Sacrifice PPV (2009)
• Audio: Kurt Angle vs Sting vs Mick Foley vs Jeff Jarrett: Ultimate Sacrifice Match
• Looking back at WWE 'Over The Limit' 2010, 2011
• Audio: Batista quits WWE live on RAW
• Audio: WWE announces Bret Hart as intern RAW General Manager
• Sinclair Broadcasting Group purchases Ring Of Honor
• Looking back at Ring Of Honor 'Supercard Of Honor VI' (2011)
• Chris Jericho suspended by WWE after kicking Brazilian Flag during live WWE event
• Audio: Chris Jericho speaks on the Brazilian Flag incident
• Sami Zayn makes his NXT debut
• Looking back at NJPW 'Back To The Yokohama Arena' PPV (2014)
• Looking back at WWE Extreme Rules 2016
• Looking back at WWE Backlash 2017
• Alberto El Patron (Del Rio) becomes a US Citizen
• Looking back at WWE RAW episode when Max Caster appeared as Bobby Lashley's 'sister'
• All Elite Wrestling makes history: Looking back at their first ever event, AEW Double Or Nothing 2019
• Trivia Question: Who were involved in the first ever match in AEW history?
• Audio: AEW roster, led by Cody Rhodes, thanks the fans for their support leading into Double Or Nothing
• Audio: Cody Rhodes and Dustin Rhodes share a moment following their match at AEW DON
• Jon Moxley, Brian Cage and Dean Malenko sign with AEW
• Looking back at AEW: Double Or Nothing 2019, 2020, 2024, 2025
• Audio: Looking back at 'The Electric Chair' segment where Sami Zayn named dropped AEW on Monday Night RAW
• Hana Kimura tragically passes away at 22 years old
• Audio: FTR make their AEW debut on Dynamite
• This week was not a good one for wrestling marriages: Zachary Wentz/Kimber Lee, Charlotte Flair/Andrade, Myles Borne/Jaydn Bostian all get married (and ultimately split up)
• WWE introduces NXT and trainees as live fans on televised events during the early days of the pandemic (Pre Thunderdome)
• Audio: John Cena's cowers to China and apologies for calling Taiwan a country (Last Week Tonight With John Oliver)
• Ric Flair announces he will come out of retirement for one final wrestling match
• Audio: Coming soon to NXT 2.0: Giovanni Vinci
• Looking back at NJPW: Resurgence 2023
• Audio: Mercedes Mone battles Willow Nightingale to determine the first ever NJPW Strong Women's Championship
• Looking back at WWE Night Of Champions 2023
• Audio: Jimmy Uso superkicks Roman Reigns as The Bloodline implosion begins
• Looking back at Impact Wrestling: Under Siege 2023 PPV
• Charlotte Flair and Liv Morgan pulled from appearing in Queen Of The Ring Movie (replaced by Kamille and Toni Storm)
• Sabu makes his memorable AEW debut on Dynamite
• Bret Hart becomes the first wrestler to ever receive a Star on the Canada Walk Of Fame
• Roman Reigns surpasses 1000 days as WWE Universal Champion
• Looking back at WWE King & Queen Of The Ring 2024
• Audio: Looking back at Kris Statlander' memorable, abrupt, and underwhelming turn on Willow Nightingale
• Audio: Adam Cole and MJF make surprise but somewhat odd returns at AEW DON 2024
• Triple H announces SummerSlam to become two-night events
• TKO merges WWE and UFC live event operations and slowly begin the process of permanently changing WWE event structure
• Audio: Jim Ross grades AEW after their first 5 years in existence. What grade would you give AEW?
• Audio: WWE abruptly pulls WrestleMania 42 from New Orleans and moves it to Las Vegas
• AEW signs Mina Shirakawa
• AEW hammers the first nail in the coffin for Triller TV. AEW pulls live PPVs from USA, Canada and Puerto Rico Triller TV subscribers
• Janel Grant surprisingly dismisses John Laurinaitis of lawsuit previously accusing him of committing sexual assault, battery, and coercion
• Looking back at Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIX
• Looking back at TNA Under Siege 2025 PPV
• Looking back at NXT Battleground 2025
• Audio: Jacy Jayne shocks the wrestling world defeating Stephanie Vaquer to win NXT Women's Championship
• Audio: Trick Williams makes history becoming the first active, contracted WWE/NXT wrestler to win TNA World Championship
• And so much more!

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