This Week In Wrestling History (Season 4 Episode 37: 9/10 – 9/16)

Enjoy this episode (Season 4 Episode 37) of This Week In Wrestling History covering the week of 9/10 thru 9/16. Running Time: 6 Hours 20 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 37 (9/10 - 9/16)
RUNNING TIME: 6 HOURS 20 MINUTES

• AUDIO: Infamous Tupelo Concession Stand Brawl airs featuring Eddie Gilbert and Ricky Morton vs Atsushi Onita and Masa Fuchi (1981)
• Ric Flair def. Dusty Rhodes to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time
• Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling cartoon premieres on CBS
• Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan team up in the broadcast booth for the first time
• Looking back at Saturday Night's Main Event (September 1986)
• The Quebecers def. The Steiner Brothers for the WWF Tag Team Championship by DQ
• AUDIO: Tatanka (representing WWF) def. Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship
• AUDIO: More pre-"Mr. McMahon" USWA promos (1993)
• WCW Monday Nitro and WWF Monday Night RAW go head-to-head for the first time ever
• WWF debuts the "RAW on the Roof" intro
• AUDIO: Eric Bischoff reveals "RAW spoilers" live on Nitro
• WCW fires Steve Austin and re-signs "Mean" Gene Okerlund to a lucrative new contract
• AUDIO: Steve Austin and Eric Bischoff look back at Austin's firing
• AUDIO: Sabu makes his WCW debut on Nitro
• Looking back at WCW Fall Brawl: War Games 1996
• Sting turns his back on WCW, later ditching the colorful face paint and tights
• Sean Waltman makes his WCW debut as Syxx
• Looking back at Terry Funk's WrestleFest, featuring talent from WWF, ECW, and Japan (1997)
• AUDIO: Highlights of Bret Hart vs. Terry Funk (WrestleFest)
• Curt Hennig turns on the Four Horsemen to help the nWo destroy the faction
• AUDIO: Hulk Hogan lays down a challenge and The Warrior accepts a match for WCW Halloween Havoc
• AUDIO: Ric Flair returns to WCW, reforms the Four Horsemen, and unloads on Eric Bischoff
• Jacqueline def. Sable to win the WWF Women's Championship, which had been vacated for nearly three years
• The Sandman signs with WCW, abruptly walking out on ECW
• AUDIO: New Jack speaks on Taz's 1997 arrest following an alleged incident at a tanning salon involving a minor
• Vince McMahon def. Triple H for the WWF Championship
• WWF performs for fans two days after 9/11
• AUDIO: WWF wrestlers pay tribute to the victims of 9/11—followed by Stephanie McMahon's infamous comparison
• AUDIO: Jim Cornette's controversial 9/11 promo (from OVW TV) filmed just days after 9/11 attacks
• AUDIO: IOW (International Organization for Women) confronts Eric Bischoff
• AUDIO: Upset of the century: Rico def. Ric Flair on RAW
• AUDIO: The Billy and Chuck commitment ceremony and Eric Bischoff's reveal
• GLAAD, The New York Times, the New York Post, the Today show, and others voice backlash over the Billy and Chuck wedding stunt
• An 80-year-old Fabulous Moolah def. Victoria on RAW
• Lita makes a surprise return after a 17-month absence caused by a severe neck injury
• AUDIO: Eddie Guerrero vs. John Cena in a Parking Lot Brawl
• AUDIO: Raven reflects on losing a Hair vs. Hair match in NWA-TNA (2003) and having his scalp mangled in the process
• Simon Dean's infomercials debut on RAW, and viewers actually try to order the fitness products
• AUDIO: Gene Snitsky makes his RAW debut and causes Lita's storyline miscarriage: "It wasn't his fault!"
• Jeff Jarrett def. Raven for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at a Border City Wrestling event, frustrating Spike TV executives
• AUDIO: Arguably the greatest match in TNA history: AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. Christopher Daniels for the X Division Championship (TNA Unbreakable 2005)
• WWE releases Daniel Puder
• Trish Stratus wrestles her final match as a full-time competitor
• ECW (WWE version) holds its first-ever show at Madison Square Garden
• WWE releases Justin Credible and The Sandman
• AUDIO: Tired or under the influence? Jeff Hardy vents bluntly about CM Punk following the "Charismatic Enabler" promo
• Jeff Hardy is arrested and charged with trafficking prescription pills and possession of anabolic steroids
• Ric Flair, recently retired from WWE, agrees to wrestle on Hulk Hogan's Hulkamania: Let the Battle Begin tour in Australia
• Looking back at WWE RAW Roulette (2010)
• Tyler Black (Seth Rollins) wrestles his final match in ROH and signs with WWE
• AUDIO: Ric Flair (62) wrestles his "final" match (at the time)
• WWE signs Cesaro (Claudio Castagnoli) to a developmental contract
• AUDIO: Kevin Nash discusses his 2011 return, missing out on the CM Punk match at Night of Champions, and backstage changes in WWE
• Jim Ross retires from WWE
• Hideo Itami makes his NXT debut
• Nikki Bella becomes the longest-reigning Divas Champion in WWE history
• Sting competes in his first—and only—match on RAW
• AUDIO: AJ Styles def. Dean Ambrose for the WWE World Championship—and David Otunga's commentary is unintentionally hilarious
• Heath Slater and Rhyno become the inaugural SmackDown Tag Team Champions
• AUDIO: Kevin Owens headbutts and brutalizes Vince McMahon on SmackDown
• AUDIO: Kevin Owens reflects on busting Vince McMahon wide open with a vicious headbutt
• AUDIO: Kairi Sane wins the inaugural Mae Young Classic tournament
• Nikki Bella introduces the WWE Universe to Artem Chigvintsev on RAW
• Ric Flair holds a wedding ceremony with Wendy Barlow—which turned out not to be legally binding
• Looking back at Impact Wrestling's Night of the Dummies (2018)
• Looking back at WWE Hell in a Cell 2018
• AUDIO: Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman inside Hell in a Cell for the Universal Championship ends in a bizarre no-contest
• Looking back at AAA's Lucha Invades NY at Hulu Theater (2019)
• Looking back at Impact Wrestling's Victory Road 2019
• Looking back at WWE Clash of Champions 2019
• AUDIO: Baron Corbin vs. Chad Gable in the King of the Ring finals
• AEW files to trademark "AEW Dynamite"
• AUDIO: Bray Wyatt introduces the WWE Universe to Pasquale the Parrot and Wobbly Walrus on the Firefly Fun House
• AUDIO: The botch-heavy finish between Asuka and Mickie James for the RAW Women's Championship
• An infamous shoot-style altercation between Thunder Rosa and Ivelisse airs on AEW Dynamite
• AEW signs Powerhouse Hobbs
• WWE is caught using former Impact champion Tessa Blanchard's likeness in WWE 2K Battlegrounds
• AUDIO: Big E cashes in his Money in the Bank briefcase to defeat Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship on RAW
• Looking back at the colorful reboot of NXT 2.0
• AUDIO: The in-ring wedding of Indi Hartwell and Dexter Lumis on NXT 2.0
• AUDIO: MJF delivers a scathing promo targeting Melanie Pillman and the Pillman family
• Ric Flair is dropped from marketing campaigns and intros following the fallout of Dark Side of the Ring: Plane Ride from Hell
• Tommy Dreamer lands in hot water over controversial remarks on Dark Side of the Ring defending Ric Flair
• Control Your Narrative fails to establish footing as the promotion quickly fizzles out
• AUDIO: WWE begins dropping "White Rabbit" hints via Jefferson Airplane's track at live events
• AUDIO: Kevin Nash gives his skeptical take on CM Punk potentially returning to WWE after his AEW firing
• AUDIO: Will Ospreay laments getting a tattoo of the disputed AEW All In 2023 attendance record
• WWE's merger with UFC under parent company Endeavor officially closes
• AUDIO: Vince McMahon and Ari Emanuel discuss the sale of WWE to Endeavor. Interesting remarks especially since Vince McMahon and WWE were later successfully sued over the merger for $147.5 Million
• AUDIO: FOX censors aggressively mute an exchange between The Rock and Austin Theory on SmackDown
• WWE re-signs Nia Jax following a two-year absence
• AUDIO: Joe Hendry presents: The Josh Alexander Story
• AUDIO: Jade Cargill competes in her final AEW match, challenging Kris Statlander for the TBS Championship
• Looking back at the CMLL 91st Anniversary Show
• Looking back at TNA Victory Road 2024
• AEW files a trademark for "AEW Shockwave," setting off rampant online speculation regarding a FOX media deal
• "Bizarro World" on SmackDown as Roman Reigns makes the save for former bitter rival Cody Rhodes against The Bloodline
• Reports surface that WWE is extremely eager to sign Daniel Garcia
• Giulia makes her in-ring debut for WWE NXT
• AUDIO: Bronson Reed and Braun Strowman tear down the ring in a chaotic brawl on RAW
• Paradigm Talent Agency begins singing WWE/NXT developmental wrestlers
• Andrade El Idolo fired by WWE for a second time after being suspended for violating WWE Wellness Policy
• AUDIO: Former WWE/NXT superstar Gable Steveson dominates is his MMA debut
• Bryan Danielson transitions to the AEW commentary team following his retirement as a full-time in-ring competitor
• Looking back at NXT Homecoming 2025 and WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025
• AUDIO: Dominik Mysterio def El Hijo del Vikingo to win AAA Mega Championship (Worlds Collide 2025)
• And so much more!

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