This Week In Wrestling History (Season 4 Episode 43: 10/22 – 10/28

Enjoy this episode (Season 4 Episode 43) of This Week In Wrestling History covering the week of 10/22 thru 10/28. Running Time: 6 Hours 30 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 43 (10/22 - 10/28)
RUNNING TIME: 6 HOURS 30 MINUTES

• Memorable Texas Bullrope Match: Superstar Billy Graham (c) vs. Dusty Rhodes for the WWWF World Title
• AUDIO: Dusty Rhodes talks about "Hard Times"
• Bonus AUDIO: Dusty Rhodes talks about "The Struggle"
• AUDIO: Ultimate Warrior makes his WWF debut
• Looking back at WCW Halloween Havoc: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
• WWF airs Survivor Series Showdown 1990
• AUDIO: WCW Chamber of Horrors ends with Abdullah the Butcher being electrocuted
• Stabbing incident between Arn Anderson and Sid Vicious
• AUDIO: Several wrestlers speak on the fight and stabbing between Arn and Sid
• AUDIO: Matt Hardy appears on WCW Amateur Challenge (Complete unedited promo)
• Alundra Blayze wins the WWF Women's Title for the last time before throwing the title in the trash on Nitro
• AUDIO: The Giant makes his WCW debut by competing in a Monster Truck Sumo Match, being "thrown" off the roof of Cobo Hall, and then winning the WCW Heavyweight Title
• AUDIO: The Sheik throws a fireball in the face of Mr. JL (Jerry Lynn) as Sabu wrestles his first and only WCW PPV match
• The Yeti humps Hulk Hogan
• King Kong Bundy vs. Bud "The Bumblebee" Bundy on Married... with Children
• AUDIO: Roddy Piper appears on a WCW PPV to confront Hollywood Hogan
• Looking back at the Scaffold Match between Tommy Dreamer and Brian Lee from ECW High Incident
• AUDIO: One of the greatest matches in WCW history: Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero (c) for the Cruiserweight Title
• Cage Match between Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan stinks up WCW Halloween Havoc
• AUDIO: Jim Cornette airs another "shoot," focusing on the Piper/Hogan cage match from Halloween Havoc
• Warrior vs. Hulk Hogan stinks up WCW Halloween Havoc
• WCW $2 Million PPV disaster: Goldberg vs. DDP for the WCW Heavyweight Title goes off the air in progress
• Mikey Whipwreck and The Sandman make surprise ECW returns after being released by WCW
• Hulk Hogan lays down for Sting
• Coming Soon? WWF 3-D Attitude?
• Shawn Michaels referees FMW match between H (the real Hayabusa) vs. Hayabusa (Mr. Gannosuke)
• Bret Hart announces his retirement from wrestling
• First Blood DNA Match: David Flair vs. Buff Bagwell
• The Dudleys win the WCW Tag Team Titles and make history
• Stephanie delivers a vicious slap to the face of Linda McMahon
• Looking back at the World Wrestling All-Stars "Inception" PPV from Australia (2001)
• AUDIO: If you thought the Triple H / Katie Vick funeral home sex scene was bad last week, this week Triple H brings Katie Vick to Raw and into the ring
• Stephanie McMahon and Triple H get married (for real)
• Controversy surrounding the WWE signing of Vladimir Kozlov
• AUDIO: Rhyno wins three matches and takes the NWA Heavyweight Title at TNA Bound for Glory 2005, only to lose the title two days later
• TNA releases Monty Brown and Larry Zbyszko
• WWE suspends all future ECW house shows
• Looking back at WWE Cyber Sunday 2007, 2008
• AUDIO: The Main Event Mafia is formed
• Bonus AUDIO: Scott Steiner promo after joining the M.E.M.
• Mick Foley's announcement that changed the landscape of TNA Wrestling
• Booker T creates and crowns himself the first-ever TNA Legends Champion
• DT looks back at the TNA Legends Title, which became the Global Title, which became the TV Title, which became the King of the Mountain Title
• AUDIO: MSG press conference announcing the TNA signing of Hulk Hogan, with comments by Hogan, Dixie Carter, and Spike TV
• Looking back at the WWE Bragging Rights PPV (2009)
• AUDIO: Batista turns on Rey Mysterio
• AUDIO: Undertaker interview at UFC 121 featuring a subtle confrontation with Brock Lesnar
• AUDIO: Nexus vs. Nexus? David Otunga lays down for Heath Slater
• Looking back at WWE Hell in a Cell 2012, 2014, 2015, 2020
• AUDIO: Roman Reigns makes his NXT debut
• Hulk Hogan and Bubba the Love Sponge settle their lawsuit over the leaked Hogan sex tape
• Bo Dallas!
• AUDIO: Randy Orton joins The Wyatt Family
• Emma released from WWE following Raw match vs. Asuka
• Looking back at the historic, first-ever WWE all-women's PPV: WWE Evolution (2018)
• AUDIO: Highlights of Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair Last Woman Standing match for the SmackDown Women's Championship from WWE Evolution
• Tessa Blanchard and Mercedes Martinez wrestle for 75 minutes and make history with the longest women's one-on-one match of all time
• La Parka seriously injured and paralyzed after suffering a broken neck during a match against Rush
• AUDIO: Chris Jericho explains why AEW was expected to defeat NXT in the ratings, claiming Raw and SmackDown—not NXT—are AEW's true competition
• AUDIO: Infamous "Dippin' Dots" brawl between Cody Rhodes and Chris Jericho from AEW Dynamite
• AUDIO: CM Punk explains what he considers "garbage wrestling" (deathmatch fans and enthusiasts will not be happy with this clip)
• Looking back at the controversy involving Jordan Myles, WWE, and a shirt design deemed racist by many
• AUDIO: Booker T addresses Jordan Myles handling the WWE situation across social media instead of through the office, as well as his disparaging remarks toward Jay Lethal and others
• AUDIO: Highlights of the Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso Hell in a Cell "I Quit" match for the WWE Universal Championship
• AUDIO: "Let Him In": Alexa Bliss makes her memorable debut on the Firefly Fun House
• AUDIO: Randy Orton's appearance on Alexa Bliss's A Moment of Bliss leads to the beginning of the feud between Randy Orton and The Fiend
• Looking back at NXT Halloween Havoc: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
• Ava Raine and Solo Sikoa make their NXT debuts
• Looking back at Impact Wrestling Bound for Glory: 2020, 2021, 2024
• AUDIO: The short-lived, terrible run of Shorty G (Chad Gable) comes to an end
• Justice for Joey Ryan? Looking back at Joey Ryan's failed attempt to raise $100,000 on GoFundMe to cover legal fees for suing his accusers
• Netflix, Vince McMahon, and WWE agree to create a docuseries based on Vince McMahon
• AUDIO: The infamous wedding on Impact Wrestling between John E. Bravo and Rosemary ends in a shooting
• AUDIO: Moose cashes in on Josh Alexander after Alexander defeats Christian Cage for the Impact World Championship (Bound for Glory 2021)
• AUDIO: Undertaker's infamous appearance on Joe Rogan, calling out the modern locker room culture for not being "masculine" enough
• Devastated by the pandemic, Ring of Honor (original ROH) announces the release of its entire roster while hoping to "reimagine" and "reconceptualize" the promotion
• AUDIO: Becky Lynch's candid remarks about Charlotte Flair (from The Ariel Helwani Show)
• Willow Nightingale signs with All Elite Wrestling
• Leon Slater signs with TNA Wrestling
• AUDIO: Hit Row makes their WWE main roster debut on SmackDown
• AUDIO: Goldberg's infamous remark claiming Roman Reigns "looks like a girl" when executing a spear
• AUDIO: Sami Uso! Looking back at the memorable night on SmackDown when Sami Zayn made Roman Reigns and The Bloodline break character multiple times
• AUDIO: Uncle Howdy makes his memorable debut on WWE SmackDown
• AUDIO: Tony Khan reveals his retirement gift to Sting: Ric Flair
• AUDIO: Swerve Strickland abducts and attacks Billy Gunn with a pair of pliers
• Looking back at the NXT house show that featured a Halloween-themed Women's Battle Royal including Jacy Jayne as Vince McMahon, Roxanne Perez as Rey Mysterio, Tatum Paxley as Wednesday Addams, and Fallon Henley as a cow
• WWE announces the creation of the WWE ID (Independent Development) program
• Chris Jericho defeats Mark Briscoe to win the Ring of Honor World Championship
• AUDIO: Hulk Hogan claims he turned down invitations to spend evenings with Cher and Madonna. Was Hulk Hogan telling the truth? Don Tony did extensive research and has concrete answers for both!
• Looking back at NXT Halloween Havoc 2025
• AUDIO: Goldberg hates WWE, especially in October! More Goldberg insults from October 2024 and October 2025 throwing major shade at Asuka for breaking his undefeated streak
• Everything on the Menu TV series starring Braun Strowman premieres
• And much more!

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