This Week In Wrestling History (Season 4 Episode 44: 10/29 – 11/4

Enjoy this episode (Season 4 Episode 44) of This Week In Wrestling History covering the week of 10/29 thru 11/4. Running Time: 4 Hours 42 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 44 (10/29 - 11/4)
RUNNING TIME: 4 HOURS 42 MINUTES

• Looking back at WWF Saturday Night's Main Event / Halloween 1985: Terry Funk vs. Junkyard Dog, Hulk/Andre vs. Bundy/Studd, Savage vs. Santana, Steamboat vs. Fuji, Halloween Costume Party, Piper's Pit with The Hillbillies, Heenan Pumpkin Bobbin, Land of 1,000 Dances, Halloween at Piper's Home, and more.
• Cult classic 'They Live' starring Roddy Piper is released in movie theaters.
• AUDIO: Roddy Piper looks back at the filming of 'They Live'.
• The Brainbusters' (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard) WWF run comes to an abrupt end.
• AUDIO: Brainbusters lose WWF Tag Team Titles to Demolition on TV, then tape their final match losing to The Rockers.
• The Rockers def. Hart Foundation for WWF Tag Titles, but the title change is nullified due to a broken ring rope (and lots more).
• Bonus AUDIO: Controversial segment when Jake 'The Snake' Roberts slaps Miss Elizabeth, along with comments from Jake Roberts and Macho Man.
• Matt Hardy makes another appearance on WCW Amateur Challenge.
• AUDIO: Hollywood Blondes officially split as a tag team.
• Looking back at ECW November to Remember 1994, a 'blind' Sandman, and Chris Benoit breaking Sabu's neck.
• Infamous Michinoku Pro No Rope Barbed Wire Exploding Landmine Double Hell Death Match: Great Sasuke vs. Atsushi Onita.
• AUDIO: Steve Austin's two ECW skits of "Monday Nyquil: Where The Big Boys Play - With Each Other".
• AUDIO: Steve Austin promo prior to Mikey Whipwreck def. Sandman (Ladder Match) for ECW Heavyweight Title.
• The Dudleys have a new member: Bubba Ray Dudley.
• Goldust makes his WWF RAW debut.
• AUDIO: Ahmed Johnson makes memorable WWF debut, bodyslamming Yokozuna.
• Sabu wrestles his last WCW match.
• Rocky Maivia makes his WWF TV debut.
• AUDIO: Kurt Angle appears in ECW and guest commentates a match (1996).
• AUDIO: Taz ECW promo on heat with Sabu.
• AUDIO: 'Pillman's Got A Gun' from Monday Night RAW (need we say more).
• Bret Hart officially signs with WCW.
• Perry Saturn wins a championship in his WCW in-ring debut match.
• J-Crown is officially retired after WWF takes back the Light Heavyweight Championship.
• AUDIO: Vince McMahon gives Mankind a present: The WWF Hardcore Championship.
• Looking back at ECW November to Remember 1998 and 2000.
• WWF debuts Super Astros.
• Jesse Ventura is elected Governor of Minnesota.
• John Cena makes his pro wrestling debut for UWF Promotion.
• WWF settles wrongful death lawsuit with the family of Owen Hart.
• AUDIO: Incident between Kurt Angle and Daniel Puder from SmackDown.
• Bonus AUDIO: Al Snow and Kurt Angle interviews on the Daniel Puder incident.
• Christian leaves WWE and ultimately signs with TNA Wrestling.
• Bonus AUDIO: Christian explains why he left WWF to sign with TNA Wrestling.
• Steve Austin walks out of WWE after learning about the Taboo Tuesday match outcome against Jonathan Coachman.
• Vader and Goldust make their surprise WWE returns.
• Looking back at WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005 and Cyber Sunday 2006.
• AUDIO: Three Faces of Foley returns and their target: Carlito.
• WWE releases Brooke Adams and Psicosis.
• Rikishi leaves TNA due to a contractual dispute.
• WWE announces all Wellness Policy Violations would be made public, then immediately suspends Chris Masters and Harry Smith.
• Linda McMahon loses 2010 CT Senate bid to Richard Blumenthal.
• AUDIO: TNA launches Anti-Bullying Campaign and website: 'Eliminate The Hate'. Neither the campaign nor website exist today.
• AUDIO: The Muppets invade Monday Night RAW.
• WWE '13 Video Game is released in North America.
• Bonus AUDIO: WWE '13 Commercial featuring CM Punk.
• Y2J debuts web comedy series, 'But I'm Chris Jericho'.
• Poor PPV buyrates and negative comments by Vince McMahon to investors spell trouble for Daniel Bryan's headlining events.
• TNA ends relationship with Ohio Valley Wrestling.
• WWE Network exclusive as Rusev def. Sheamus for US Title.
• Ronda Rousey tells Rolling Stone (2015) she's ready for WWE.
• Seth Rollins suffers a serious knee injury during a match against Kane in Dublin, Ireland.
• Looking back at WWE Hell in a Cell Event 2016.
• How do you handle fans' rejection of Roman Reigns as the top babyface in 2017? If you're WWE, you create a comic book about it.
• Newly signed NXT wrestler Lio Rush is publicly ripped by Bray Wyatt and fellow stars over a stupid joke about Emma's WWE release.
• Looking back at the night Triple H became a member of The Shield.
• Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev eliminated from Dancing with the Stars tournament.
• Looking back at Impact Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2017.
• AUDIO: Jordynne Grace signs with Impact Wrestling and makes her in-ring debut.
• Looking back at WWE Crown Jewel 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024.
• Natalya and Lacey Evans make history battling in the first-ever women's wrestling match in Saudi Arabia.
• AUDIO: Highlights of two of the worst matches from 2018; both from WWE Crown Jewel: Shane McMahon winning the WWE World Cup and D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) vs. The Brothers of Destruction (Undertaker and Kane).
• AUDIO: Highlights of two of the worst matches from 2019; both from WWE Crown Jewel: Tyson Fury vs. Braun Strowman and Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez.
• Flashback to the 2019 sensationalized story involving WWE performers and staff delayed in Saudi Arabia after the Crown Jewel event.
• Looking back at the memorable 2019 NXT invasion of WWE SmackDown due to main roster stars delayed in Saudi Arabia.
• AUDIO: NXT Champion Adam Cole vs. Daniel Bryan and Triple H's post-match NXT speech from SmackDown 2019.
• WWE announces the permanent discontinuation of WWE DVD production.
• AUDIO: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson announces he will star in and produce a biopic on UFC legend Mark Kerr (2020).
• WWE signs Scarlett Bordeaux, Shotzi Blackheart, Indi Hartwell, and Referee Stephon Smith to NXT contracts.
• Production company handling WWE Thunderdome accidentally reveals WWE Thunderdome's Banned List of Images—and the list is pretty funny.
• Jon Moxley abruptly leaves AEW to enter an in-patient alcohol treatment program.
• AUDIO: CM Punk / AEW Dynamite speech praising Jon Moxley for entering an alcohol treatment program.
• WWE releases over twenty wrestlers, including Karrion Kross, Scarlett Bordeaux, Baron Corbin, Tegan Nox, Indi Hartwell, Nia Jax, Keith Lee, Ember Moon, Eva Marie, Mia Yim, B-Fab, Franky Monet, Lince Dorado, Gran Metalik, Harry Smith, Oney Lorcan, Jessi Kamea, and others.
• AUDIO: Jeff Jarrett and Bobby Lashley make their AEW debuts.
• AUDIO: Kairi Sane makes her WWE return (Crown Jewel 2023).
• Mandy Rose and Tino Sabbatelli get married.
• Marco Stunt announces his retirement from pro wrestling.
• CM Punk regains WWE World Heavyweight Champion at Saturday Night Main Event 41
• "Totally Fu*ked": WWE non-renews Ridge Holland's contract then terminates it after he takes the matter to social media.
• BONUS AUDIO: Dave LaGreca's amazing interview with Ridge Holland on Busted Open Radio
• And so much more!

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