This Week In Wrestling History (Season 4 Episode 45: 11/5 – 11/11

Enjoy this episode (Season 4 Episode 45) of This Week In Wrestling History covering the week of 11/5 thru 11/11. Running Time: 5 Hours 18 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 45 (11/5 - 11/11)
RUNNING TIME: 5 HOURS 18 MINUTES

• Nick Bockwinkel begins 1,714-day reign as AWA Heavyweight Champion by defeating and ending Verne Gagne's 2,625-day reign
• Terry Funk wins NWA US Title previously vacated by Johnny Valentine due to injuries sustained in the infamous Oct. 4 plane crash (Ric Flair)
• Looking back at WWF 'The Wrestling Classic' PPV from 1985
• Jerry Lawler accused of 2nd degree r*pe and sodomy of a 13-year-old girl. Although charges would later be dropped, WWF vs. USWA feud abruptly ends
• Looking back at Clash of the Champions XXV (1993)
• Audio: Vince McMahon announces the WWF departure of "Macho Man" Randy Savage
• Looking back at one of the greatest PPVs of all time: When Worlds Collide (1994)
• Audio: Bret Hart on TSN OTR (1997); Dave Meltzer and Chris Jericho discuss the Montreal Screwjob
• Audio: What could have been, what should have been: Chris Jericho's "Greenberg" promo on Nitro leads to a memorable spear from Goldberg, prematurely ending a feud fans wanted to see
• Looking back at the RAW after Survivor Series 1997
• Audio: New Jack – Original Gangster (1998)
• Dudley Boyz make ECW Tag Team Title history
• Audio: Rick Steiner reveals his Tag Team Championship partner – Judy Bagwell?
• Audio: Big Boss Man ruins the funeral of The Big Show's father
• Audio: Chris Benoit vs. Madusa from Nitro
• Audio: Seven makes his memorable Nitro debut
• Audio: Arnold Schwarzenegger guest stars on SmackDown and delivers the memorable bitch slap heard around the world
• Molly Holly makes her WWF debut on RAW
• Looking back at Ring of Honor 'All-Star Extravaganza' (2002)
• Lex Luger wrestles first match since the passing of Miss Elizabeth
• Audio: John Cena insults Rey Mysterio (SmackDown 2003)
• Audio: Vince McMahon talks about burying The Undertaker
• Looking back at TNA Victory Road PPV (2004)
• Audio: "Macho Man" Randy Savage makes TNA debut
• Joey Styles becomes lead play-by-play announcer on RAW
• Audio: Loud "You Suck" chants lead to Kurt Angle repeating his ring entrance three times
• Audio: Eddie Guerrero wrestles his last match before his untimely death
• Shimmer Women Athletes and Evolve launch their promotions
• Midway Games announces video game deal with TNA
• WWE signs Tyson Kidd
• Audio: Kevin Federline challenges John Cena to a match, and Britney Spears files for divorce the very next day
• Ric Flair and Roddy Piper vs. Rated-RKO leads to DX and Big Dick Johnson violating Eric Bischoff
• Audio: CNN airs the controversial show 'Death Grip' (2007) and grossly edits comments made by John Cena
• James Gibson announces his retirement
• Audio: After signing Hulk Hogan, Impact airs video of a meeting between Dixie Carter and the TNA roster
• Looking back at 2009 Impact ratings pre- and post-Hogan signing
• Ric Flair marries for the fourth time (Jacqueline Beems)
• Audio: Dinner: Impossible airs episode featuring WWE
• Looking back at TNA Turning Point PPV (2010)
• TNA debuts custom World Title belt for Jeff Hardy
• Audio: Kevin Nash's last TNA appearance before leaving the company
• Audio: Mick Foley appears on TSN's 'Off the Record' (2010)
• Audio: CM Punk has some fun with a "TNA fan" at a WWE house show
• WWE unveils its logo for WWE Network
• Ohio Valley Wrestling becomes the new developmental territory for TNA
• Who was voted by fans onto the Mount Rushmore of WWE?
• Linda McMahon loses CT Senate bid to Chris Murphy
• Yoshi Tatsu suffers serious neck injury during a match against AJ Styles
• Audio: Pete Dunne makes WWE RAW debut vs. Enzo Amore in a Champion vs. Champion Non-Title Match
• Bonus Audio: Pete Dunne and Enzo Amore post-WWE RAW comments
• Audio: Becky Lynch vs. James Ellsworth: A match the IWC truly thought was the start of WWE embracing intergender wrestling. They thought wrong.
• Audio: AJ Styles def. Jinder Mahal to win WWE Championship on SmackDown!
• Kaientai Dojo's Board of Directors removes Taka Michinoku; he loses an entire year's pay for cheating on his wife
• Looking back at AEW: Full Gear 2019 and 2020
• Audio: Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega battle in an Unsanctioned Lights Out Match (AEW Full Gear 2019) – a match still considered one of the greatest brawls in AEW history
• Hilarious story involving Noam Dar profiles popping up on Tinder, Grindr, Plenty of Fish, and other dating apps
• Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega, Britt Baker, and AEW channel their inner Steve Jobs and release a video presentation revealing the upcoming AEW: Fight Forever console game and mobile games AEW Casino: Double or Nothing and AEW: Elite General Manager
• AEW signs The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens)
• Audio: Max Caster performs his first-ever intro rap in AEW
• Audio: Funny botch at Daily's Place during the celebration of MJF's induction into the Inner Circle on AEW Dynamite
• Audio: Rare 2020 audio reveals Jey Uso cutting the same "doubt" promo that he was still cutting over 5+ years later
• Audio: Lars Sullivan cuts memorable 'bully' promo on SmackDown complete with Heidenreich vibes; only to be never seen on WWE TV ever again
• Roderick Strong and Marina Shafir tie the knot
• Steve Maclin and Deonna Purrazzo tie the knot
• Audio: Tony Khan goes full-blown a*shole mode on a female journalist during AEW Full Gear media call
• Looking back at WWE: Crown Jewel 2022 and 2023
• Audio: Braun Strowman battles Omos (Crown Jewel 2022) – a match that received so much praise, it led to Strowman revenge-tweeting that backfired big time
• Audio: Highlights of Roman Reigns defending the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Logan Paul (Crown Jewel 2022)
• Billy Corgan suspends Nick Aldis after he publicly gives notice to leave the NWA
• Audio: Dana Brooke (c) battles Nikki Cross in the last-ever match for the WWE 24/7 Championship
• WWE abruptly retires the 24/7 Championship
• Audio Flashback: Mick Foley's reveal of the WWE 24/7 Championship and the crowning of the first 24/7 Champion on RAW is greeted with a negative reaction by the live WWE audience
• Audio: Mariah May signs with AEW and makes her AEW TV debut
• Audio: Zelina Vega prank calls Dominik Mysterio during a live Twitch stream
• Controversy erupts across the IWC after Malakai Black hugs Adam Cole in the ring following their match on AEW Dynamite
• Audio: Malakai Black posts video message shooting down rumors of him leaving AEW. Note: He would exit AEW less than three months later.
• Audio: SmackDown GM Nick Aldis announces the creation of the WWE Women's United States Championship
• Looking back at the crowning of the first-ever WWE Women's United States Champion
• Nixon Newell and Miranda Alize walk out on AEW Collision event, refusing to work a three-minute TV match against Tay Melo and Anna Jay.
• Jesse 'The Body' Ventura's WWE return comes to an abrupt end after just one year with the company
• Audio: John Cena makes history during his retirement tour, becoming a Grand Slam Champion after beating Dominik Mysterio for Intercontinental Championship on RAW
• And so much more!

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