This Week In Wrestling History (Season 4 Episode 26: 6/25 – 7/1)

Enjoy this episode (Season 4 Episode 26) of This Week In Wrestling History covering the week of 6/25 thru 7/1. Running Time: 6 Hours 27 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 26 (6/25 - 7/1)
RUNNING TIME: 6 HOURS 27 MINUTES

• The Match of the Century: Buddy Rogers defeats Pat O'Connor to capture the NWA World Heavyweight Title
• Antonio Inoki and Muhammad Ali battle to a historic 45-minute draw
• Muhammad Ali stripped of WBC "Boxer of the Year" Award following the Inoki match
• [Audio] The memorable steel cage showdown: Superfly Jimmy Snuka vs. Bob Backlund at Madison Square Garden
• Stan Hansen stripped of the AWA World Heavyweight Championship
• [Audio] Stan Hansen tells the wild story behind being stripped of the title and running it over with his truck
• WCW fires Ric Flair after contract negotiations collapse
• The Sheik (at age 67) defeats Onita to win the WWA World Martial Arts Title
• [Flashback] The controversial, unired WCW debut of "The Posse" (Harlem Heat)
• The Fake Undertaker (Brian Lee) makes his infamous WWF debut
• Waylon Mercy makes his chilling WWF television debut
• [Audio] Looking back at the memorable and eerie Waylon Mercy vignettes
• [Flashback] Remembering WWF King of the Ring 1995, and the legendary 1998–2000 editions
• [Audio] Jerry "The King" Lawler announces the arrival of Dr. Isaac Yankem, DDS to the WWF
• [Flashback] Revisiting the chaos of ECW Hardcore Heaven 1995
• [Flashback] Remembering WCW's bizarre "Saturday Nitro" Pay-Per-Listen audio event (1997)
• [Audio] WWF vs. ECW: Jim Cornette’s shocking surprise appearance at the ECW Arena
• [Audio] Jim Cornette reflects on his historic, one-and-only ECW appearance
• [Audio] Inside the greatest Hell in a Cell match ever—and Jim Ross's iconic commentary: Undertaker vs. Mankind (King of the Ring 1998)
• The infamous WWF "Brawl for All" tournament debuts on Monday Night Raw
• Atsushi Onita makes his one and only appearance at the ECW Arena
• [Audio] Paul Heyman cuts an intense promo on ECW during an FMW event in Japan
• [Audio] WCW pulls the plug on the infamous New World Order (nWo) Wrestling Hotline
• Tod Gordon makes a surprise appearance at a Dennis Coraluzzo NJ indie show
• [Flashback] The highest-rated match in cable TV history: Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker for the WWF Championship (1999)
• WWF officially announces the groundbreaking signing of Chris Jericho (1999)
• Vince McMahon brings his unique energy to Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1999)
• Paul Heyman and ECW secure a monumental three-year television deal with TNN
• WWF wins its legal battle against USA Network, spelling the abrupt end of ECW on TNN
• [Audio] The legendary "Ahole" promo exchange between The Rock and Vince McMahon (2000)
• Mick Foley begins his memorable first run as WWF Commissioner
• Rena Mero (Sable) lands the cover of Muscle & Fitness Magazine
• [Audio] Rhyno vs. Test for the WWF Hardcore Title officially sparks the WCW Invasion
• [Audio] The Invasion escalates: WCW's Mike Awesome defeats Rhyno to capture the WWF Hardcore Championship
• [Audio] The APA delivers a legendary, hard-hitting "pep talk" to the WWF locker room during the WCW Invasion
• [Audio] Passing the Torch? (Part 1): Ric Flair goes one-on-one with Brock Lesnar (2002)
• [Audio] A Raw classic: The Undertaker vs. Jeff Hardy ladder match for the WWF Championship
• [Audio] "Ruthless Aggression" begins: John Cena makes his explosive WWF TV debut against Kurt Angle
• [Audio] Batista makes his dominant SmackDown in-ring debut
• [Audio] Gail Kim debuts on WWF TV and shocks the world by winning the Women's Championship
• RIP "Mr. America": Hulk Hogan erased from WWE storylines and officially released
• [Audio] The controversial HBO Real Sports exposé featuring an unhinged Vince McMahon and Roddy Piper's eerie prediction that he wouldn't live past 65
• WWE terminates Roddy Piper following his explosive comments on HBO Real Sports
• [Flashback] WWE Great American Bash 2004 and the bizarre "concrete crypt" rehearsal footage that leaked online
• [Flashback] Reliving the highs and lows of WWE Vengeance (2005 & 2006)
• [Audio] Passing the Torch? (Part 2): Ric Flair battles Kurt Angle (2005)
• Hulk Hogan makes a grand return to WWE after a two-year hiatus
• [Flashback] Looking back at WWE Night of Champions 2008
• [Audio] The Ultimate Opportunist strikes: CM Punk cashes in Money in the Bank on Edge to win the World Heavyweight Title
• The Celtic Warrior arrives: Sheamus makes his WWE television debut
• [Flashback] Remembering WWE The Bash 2009
• Titus O'Neil takes a hilarious tumble during the NXT Keg Carry Challenge
• [Audio] "Do I have your attention now?" A look back at CM Punk's culture-shifting "Pipebomb" promo on Monday Night Raw (2011)
• [Flashback] Remembering ROH Best in the World 2011 and 2018
• [Audio] Seth Rollins makes his NXT debut against Jiro (Taishi Takizawa)
• The bizarre criminal history surrounding former NXT prospect Jiro (Taishi Takizawa)
• [Flashback] Looking back at the high-stakes drama of WWE Money in the Bank 2014
• [Flashback] Reliving TNA Slammiversary 2015
• Ethan Carter III (EC3) dethrones Kurt Angle to capture the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
• Impact Wrestling hires veteran D'Lo Brown as a full-time producer
• AEW locks down Private Party with a lucrative multi-year contract
• WWE shakes up management, naming Paul Heyman Executive Director of RAW and Eric Bischoff Executive Director of SmackDown
• [Flashback] AEW Fyter Fest 2019 and Shawn Spears' brutal unprotected chair shot to Cody Rhodes
• [Audio] Cody Rhodes and Shawn Spears break down what went wrong with the infamous Fyter Fest chair shot
• [Audio] "We don't run a sloppy shop!" Taz takes a savage, viral shot at WWE during the pandemic era
• Impact Wrestling fires World Champion Tessa Blanchard and strips her of the title
• Fox Sports 1 slashes programming, abruptly canceling WWE Backstage
• Alberto El Patron launches his own Lucha Libre promotion, only for it to fold after a single show
• [Audio] Eddie Kingston holds nothing back, throwing major shade at WWE after AEW Dynamite
• The internet tries to cancel Nikki Bella after a controversial 2013 Fashion Police clip resurfaces
• [Audio] A look back at the Fashion Police segment where Nikki Bella and the hosts mocked Chyna's appearance
• [Flashback] Chronicling the evolution of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door (2022–2024)
• [Audio] Claudio Castagnoli (Cesaro) blows the roof off the arena with his surprise AEW debut
• [Audio] Forbidden door on Raw? AEW stars Bryan Danielson, Chris Jericho, and Paul Wight send video packages celebrating John Cena's 20th anniversary
• [Audio] Vince McMahon makes his final WWE TV appearance to honor John Cena
• [Audio] John Cena delivers an emotional, heartfelt promo celebrating 20 years in WWE
• WWE signs MMA standout Valerie Loureda (aka Lola Vice)
• [Flashback] Recapping the massive moments from WWE Money in the Bank 2023
• [Audio] The Bloodline Civil War: The Usos take on Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa in London
• [Audio] John Cena makes a shocking appearance at MITB 2023 and campaigns for a UK WrestleMania
• Rhea Ripley and Buddy Matthews tie the knot
• Tony Khan word-for-word mimics Triple H's 2021 "best women's wrestling" comments—and Thunder Rosa's priceless reaction
• [Audio] Cody Rhodes delivers an emotional post-show promo upon returning to Madison Square Garden as Undisputed Champion
• [Audio] Mercedes Moné sets the internet ablaze by confirming she has creative control in AEW
• [Audio] The match that put Stephanie Vaquer on WWE’s radar: Her Winner-Take-All classic against Mercedes Moné
• AEW hits a milestone: Celebrating the 300th episode of Dynamite and 100th episode of Collision
• SiriusXM launches its first-ever 24/7 pro wrestling talk radio channel
• [Audio] CM Punk goes "Basic Thuganomics" and drops a scathing, memorable rap on John Cena
• [Flashback] Looking back at WWE Night of Champions 2025 in Saudi Arabia
• [Audio] Highlighting the epic clash between John Cena and CM Punk for the Undisputed WWE Championship at Night of Champions 2025
• And so much more!

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