This Week In Wrestling History (Season 4 Episode 39: 9/24 – 9/30)

Enjoy this episode (Season 4 Episode 39) of This Week In Wrestling History covering the week of 9/24 thru 9/30. Running Time: 4 Hours 24 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 39 (9/24 - 9/30)
RUNNING TIME: 4 HOURS 24 MINUTES

• WWWF Championship Belt stolen from Bruno Sammartino's car
• First WWWF Showdown at Shea Stadium, featuring a 75-minute main-event match between Bruno Sammartino and Pedro Morales
• AUDIO: Jim Cornette makes his managerial debut
• AUDIO: Memorable Memphis match ends in a brawl: Stan Hansen & Jesse Ventura vs. Jerry Lawler & Austin Idol
• Looking back at AWA SuperClash '85: Night of Champions
• First time ever: Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan
• Rick McGraw's last feud (vs. Roddy Piper) before his death begins
• AUDIO: Battle of the Talk Shows: Piper's Pit vs. The Flower Shop
• AUDIO: Ronnie Garvin def. Ric Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
• Bonus AUDIO: Ronnie Garvin speaks candidly on the title win, and Ric Flair's first promo after losing the title
• Kerry Von Erich sentenced in prescription forgery arrest
• Tatanka loses the USWA Title back to Jerry Lawler, loses his undefeated streak to Ludvig Borga, and is then "injured" by Yokozuna—not a good week
• AUDIO: Vince McMahon sends Macho Man to take out Jerry Lawler and reclaim the USWA Title (promos by Macho Man and Vince)
• Shawn Michaels walks out of the WWF and is stripped of the Intercontinental Championship
• Bonus AUDIO: Shawn Michaels reflects on walking out of the WWF in 1993
• AUDIO: Fake Razor Ramon and Fake Diesel make their WWF in-ring debuts, with Jim Ross on commentary
• Scott Hall arrested outside a strip club, leading ex-wife Dana to rip WCW for booking him while battling severe alcohol addiction
• Looking back at the WWF In Your House: Breakdown PPV (1998)
• AUDIO: Christian makes his WWF debut
• AUDIO: Kane and The Undertaker def. Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWF Championship
• AUDIO: Stone Cold Steve Austin drives a Zamboni to crash Vince McMahon, Kane, and The Undertaker's title presentation ceremony
• AUDIO: Vince backs out of his deal with Kane and The Undertaker, gets caught giving them the finger, and has his leg broken
• AUDIO: The first and only one-on-one match: Hulk Hogan vs. Bret Hart headlines Nitro
• Looking back at the WWF Unforgiven PPV (1999)
• AUDIO: Remembering the disaster: Al Snow vs. Big Boss Man in the "Kennel from Hell" match
• "This Is Your Life: The Rock," hosted by Mick Foley, scores a record 8.4 rating
• AUDIO: "1, 2, It Doesn't Matter If The Rock Counts to 3!"
• AUDIO: Mick Foley wants to know what's in Val Venis' pants!
• Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara jump ship from WWF to WCW just days after the Austin Zamboni and "This Is Your Life" segments
• WCW airs a Sprite commercial featuring Sting "beating up" a 10-year-old kid!
• Psicosis loses a Mask vs. Hair match against Billy Kidman on Nitro
• AUDIO: Sid Vicious finds his rental car crushed by Goldberg
• First episode of Raw on TNN airs (moving from USA Network)
• AUDIO: Vince Russo def. Booker T in a cage match on Nitro to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
• Looking back at the final ECW PPV under the TNN broadcast deal: Anarchy Rulz 2000
• WWE releases: Mike Awesome, Justin Credible, Shawn Stasiak, Horace Hogan, Kid Kash, Jillian Hall, Danny Inferno, Kevin Matthews, and others
• TNA stars Andy Douglas and Johnny Devine stabbed outside a Nashville nightclub
• Final episode of Raw airs on Spike TV before returning to USA Network
• Dolph Ziggler makes his WWE television debut as the caddy for Kerwin White
• "Cowboy" Bob Orton wrestles on SmackDown—his first match on the brand since 1987
• AUDIO: CM Punk's debut match in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW)
• TNA makes its debut on Spike TV
• AUDIO: TNA announces the signing of Kurt Angle; priceless reactions from the fans, Mike Tenay, and Don West
• Looking back at TNA No Surrender 2006 PPV
• Bob Holly receives 24 stitches in his back after an ECW on Sci-Fi Extreme Rules match against Rob Van Dam
• Vickie Guerrero vacates and retires the Cruiserweight Championship held by Hornswoggle
• SmackDown airs for the last time on The CW before moving to MyNetworkTV
• Looking back at the "Decade of SmackDown" special
• Ric Flair's robe becomes the first pro wrestling artifact inducted into the Smithsonian Institution
• AUDIO: Drew McIntyre makes his WWE in-ring debut
• Bryan Danielson makes his final ROH appearance before signing with WWE
• Bret Hart wrestles his final match at Madison Square Garden
• WWE introduces the new "Penny" Tag Team Championship belts
• Edge destroys the Anonymous Raw General Manager's laptop
• SmackDown debuts on the Syfy Network
• WWE signs Miroslav Barnyashev (Rusev), PAC (Neville), and Sara Del Rey
• The shortest Hell in a Cell match in history (5 minutes) takes place after Raw goes off the air—and CM Punk isn't thrilled
• AUDIO: Hulk Hogan walks out on Dixie Carter and TNA
• Asuka makes her NXT debut
• The night after Enzo Amore won the Cruiserweight Championship from Neville, Raw sees Neville, Braun Strowman, and the entire cruiserweight division dismantle him
• Neville wrestles his final 205 Live match before walking out on WWE
• Looking back at Season 2 of the WWE Mixed Match Challenge (won by R-Truth and Carmella)
• Kofi Kingston makes history as the longest-reigning tag team champion by combined days
• AUDIO: Elias and Kevin Owens draw nuclear heat from the Seattle crowd on WWE Raw (2018)
• WWE signs Damian Priest, Matt Riddle, and "Michin" Mia Yim
• Dominik Mysterio officially begins training to become a professional wrestler
• AUDIO: Leading into the premiere of AEW Dynamite, Cody explains why he won't use the "Rhodes" last name despite being legally cleared to do so
• Vic Joseph joins the WWE Raw commentary team
• AUDIO: The infamous night Bobby Lashley kissed Lana in front of Rusev on WWE Raw
• Colt Cabana's lawsuit against CM Punk is dismissed
• AUDIO: An episode of WWE Untold captures Kane breaking down while sharing a heartwarming memory of a terminally ill fan
• AUDIO: "You Are NOT the Father!": Maury Povich attempts to salvage the 2019 storyline surrounding Maria Kanellis' pregnancy
• Looking back at WWE Clash of Champions 2020
• AUDIO: The closing moments of Roman Reigns defending the WWE Universal Championship against Jey Uso
• Video game legend Billy Mitchell makes an AEW Dynamite cameo alongside Miro
• Looking back at WWE Extreme Rules 2021
• Charlotte Flair defeats Alexa Bliss at Extreme Rules and rips "Lilly" the doll to shreds
• Family and friends of the late Jon Huber announce the launch of the Jon Huber Legacy Foundation
• AUDIO: WWE and Andre Chase take a funny shot at Dave Meltzer on NXT
• Max Dupri walks away from Maximum Male Models, clearing the path for LA Knight
• Jade Cargill officially signs with WWE
• Nikki Bella reacts to high praise from new signee Jade Cargill—with one hilarious catch
• "Kayfabe" is officially added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary
• Looking back at NXT No Mercy 2023
• AUDIO: Ric Flair walks off the set during a live broadcast of Kill Tony with Tony Hinchcliffe
• Looking back at AEW Grand Slam 2024 and the AEW debut of MVP
• AUDIO: Hook retires the FTW Championship in an emotional moment alongside Taz at AEW Grand Slam
• The Young Bucks cross paths with Shane McMahon at a New York airport
• Jimmy Hart and his bandmates in The Gentrys are inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame
• Netflix docuseries Mr. McMahon premieres to massive viewership numbers
• AUDIO: Montage of the most unhinged Vince McMahon moments featured in Netflix's Mr. McMahon
• AUDIO: Coming soon to WWE: Los Americanos (Rayo and Bravo)!
• Tony Khan unveils new AEW Women's Tag Team Championship titles and announces a future tournament to crown their first ever Champions
• Andrade violates his WWE one year no-compete clause by appearing on AEW Dynamite less than a month after being fired by WWE.
• And so much more!

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