Enjoy this episode (Season 4 Episode 23) of This Week In Wrestling History covering the week of 6/4 thru 6/10. Running Time: 6 Hours 8 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 23 (6/4 – 6/10)
RUNNING TIME: 6 HOURS 8 MINUTES

• Looking back at the 2nd ‘Star Wars ’81’ event featuring Bruiser Brody, Kerry Von Erich, Gary Hart and others
• Vince McMahon purchases Capitol Wrestling Corporation from his father, Vincent J McMahon
• Looking back at the Fritz Von Erich Retirement Show from 1982
• Harley Race ends Ric Flair’s 631-day reign as NWA World Heavyweight Champion
• Audio: Infamous WWF match from Philadelphia Spectrum featuring Big John Studd, Andre The Giant, and a front face lock that lasted for a whopping EIGHT AND A HALF MINUTES. And yes, we have the proof!
• Infamous Pipers Pit with Roddy Piper cracking a coconut over Jimmy Snuka’s head finally airs nationwide
• Audio: Fascinating YouShoot clip of Roddy Piper speaking on the Pipers Pit with Jimmy Snuka
• Despite Nick Bockwinkel, Mean Gene Okerlund, Verne Gagne, and Arnold Skaaland called as character witnesses, Ken Patera and Masa Saito are found guilty of battery, criminal damage, and obstruction of justice (from the 1984 McDonalds assault incident)
• Kerry Von Erich involved in a serious Motorcycle accident with a Police Car resulting in a shattered ankle, dislocated hip, and deep lacerations
• Looking back at NWA Clash Of The Champions II: Miami Mayhem 1988
• Looking back at UWF Beach Brawl 1991
• Kevin Nash makes WWF debut as the Bodyguard of Shawn Michaels
• Undertaker makes a rare appearance at USWA event 1993
• WWF holds their first ever Hall Of Fame Ceremony (1994) inducting Freddie Blassie, Buddy Rogers, Bobo Brazil, Arnold Skaaland, Gorilla Monsoon, Chief Jay Strongbow, and James Dudley
• Roddy Piper impersonator kills it on the mic during Jerry Lawler’s ‘Kings Court’ segment
• NBC cancels WrestleMania XI special, thanks to Shaq and ‘Earth 2’
• Eric Bischoff meeting with Ted Turner results in the creation of a Monday Night WCW show to directly compete with WWF. And that wasn’t the only competition Turner created this week
• Chris Benoit wrestles tryout dark matches for WWF (against Owen Hart, Adam Bomb, and Bob Holly.
• Kevin Nash makes his WCW Monday Nitro debut and joins Scott Hall to form The Outsiders
• Audio: Funny Kevin Nash YouShoot appearances: Nash plays ‘The Ho Bag’, ‘What A Dic*, and talks Rats and NWhOes
• Brian Pillman signs with World Wrestling Federation
• Looking back at ECW Wrestlepalooza ’97
• Looking back at WWF King Of The Ring 1997 and the KOR Winner: Hunter Hearst Helmsley
• Three Faces of Foley Raw segments conclude with Mankind giving the mandible claw to Jim Ross
• TV Program ‘American Edge’ airs segment on WCW Power Plant including interviews with Eric Bischoff, DDP, and others
• Audio: Roddy Piper and Kevin Nash give their versions of a backstage altercation following an episode of Monday Nitro
• Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart fight backstage over various issues including Shawn Michaels’ Sunny Days remark
• Dennis Rodman fined by Chicago Bulls and NBA after skipping NBA Finals practice and media to attend WCW Monday Nitro event
• Audio: Vince McMahon revealed as the ‘Higher Power’ and Steve Austin becomes the CEO (for a day) of WWF. Coincidentally, this was Episode 316 of Raw
• Audio: Terry Funk defends the WCW Hardcore Title against Eric Bischoff
• Goldberg returns to action after 6+ month absence due to serious arm injury
• Intoxicated Sandman exposes himself several times during ECW match
• KOR qualifying match on Raw featuring Brock Lesnar vs Steve Austin cancelled as Austin walks out of WWE due to creative differences and more
• NWATNA makes it debut on Pay Per View with first ever $9.99 episode of Impact
• Looking back at WWE Insurrextion 2003
• Kurt Angle returns to WWE action from neck surgery nine months earlier than expected
• Randy Orton debuts RKO finisher on Raw
• JBL fired from CNBC due to ‘Goosestep’ incident in Munich, Germany
• WWE issues then withdraw their apology for JBL ‘Goosestep’ incident
• Audio: JBL’s epic Promo on CNBC, fans, and lots more (from Smackdown)
• Kenzo Suzuki makes his shi**y WWE debut
• John Cena (Raw) and Chris Benoit (Smackdown) are #1 picks for 2005 WWE Draft Lottery
• Audio: Looking back at the John Cena / Christian confrontation and Christian’s WWE exit three months later
• Audio: Paul Heyman and ECW stars appear on Raw to hype up first ever ECW One Night Stand PPV
• Joey Styles signs deal with WWE to commentate ECW ONS PPV
• Terry Funk declines WWE offer to appear at ECW ONS PPV
• Looking back at Hardcore Homecoming event from ECW Arena 2005
• Looking back at WWE vs ECW: Head To Head event 2006
• WWE signs D-Lo Brown 2008 and Chris Masters 2009
• Looking back at TNA Slammiversary PPV 2008, 2012
• Looking back at WWE Extreme Rules PPV 2009, 2017
• Audio: Jeff Hardy def Edge to win WWE World Heavyweight Championship
• Audio: CM Punk cashes in MITB Briefcase to def Jeff Hardy for WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
• Audio: Edge wants a divorce from Vickie Guerrero
• WWE writes Batista off TV as WWE Champion due to injury.
• Nexus destroys John Cena, Justin Roberts, WWE Staff, and the ring to close out memorable ‘Viewers Choice’ of Raw 2010
• Audio: John Cena addresses fans asking why he didn’t lose to The Nexus at SummerSlam 2010
• Audio: Edge criticizes John Cena and WWE decision to have Team Nexus lose to Team Cena at SummerSlam 2010
• Mick Foley requests and is granted his release from TNA
• Audio: Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan announce the ‘firing’ of Mick Foley on Impact.
• Andy Leavine wins WWE Tough Enough
• Hulk Hogan quietly announces his retirement from the ring, and the internet and fan reaction is just as quiet
• Barbie Blank (aka Kelly Kelly) leaves WWE
• Audio: John Cena and AJ Styles hype up their upcoming battle at MITB PPV 2016
• Looking back at the heavily criticized WWE Super Showdown event from 2019
• Audio: Undertaker and Bill Goldberg comment on their very underwhelming match at WWE Super Showdown
• Drake Maverick gets a second chance and is resigned to NXT
• Looking back at NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2020, 2022
• WWE releases Aleister Black, Braun Strowman, Lana, Buddy Murphy, Ruby Riott and Santana Garrett
• Audio: Vickie Guerrero introduces her latest ‘signing’ Andrade El Idolo (making his AEW debut) on Dynamite
• Impact Wrestling announces the return of live fans in attendance since the beginning of the pandemic for Slammiversary 2021
• Audio: Memorable promo exchange between Scott D’Amore, Don Callis and Tony Khan during an episode of Impact Wrestling
• Audio: Kamille def Serena Deeb for NWA Women’s World Championship and begins her 813-day reign as Champion
• Audio: Billy Corgan and Mickie James announce their first ever all Women’s PPV event: NWA EmPowerrr for August 2021
• Audio: Dave Meltzer is left speechless after questioning Triple H about NXT creative during NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021 Conference Call
• AEW announces an interim World Champion will be crowned while CM Punk was inactive due to injury
• Audio: MVP drops a diss track on Bobby Lashley (Fall Mighty)
• Looking back at WWE Hell In a Cell 2022
• Audio: Cody Rhodes battles thru an excruciating injury (Torn Pec) against Seth Rollins inside Hell In A Cell
• Audio: The Judgement Day adds a new member and destroy Edge .
• Audio: AEW announces the creation of the All-Atlantic Championship
• Audio: Olive branch? Tony Khan has a totally different take on Eric Bischoff (and his comments about CM Punk) just one week after his meltdown at Double Or Nothing Media Scrum
• Audio: Tony Khan is caught off guard during a live interview when asked about the status of Miro in AEW
• Sgt Slaughter is irate at Lacey Evans’ new character and the use of his finisher ‘without his permission’
• AEW reveals the main event for the first ever episode of AEW Collision
• Gunther reaches one year as WWE Intercontinental Champion
• NBC does a 180 and decides not to renew Young Rock and cancels Season Four
• Looking back at NXT Battleground 2024 hosted by the recently arrested Sexyy Red
• Audio: Sexyy Red arrested for assault at NJ Airport just one day before NXT Battleground
• AEW ghosting of Kamille begins: Kamille celebrates the anniversary of her NWA World Championship win while expressing frustration about her usage in AEW
• Audio: Did Sabu predict his death happening at 60 years old following a barbed wire match? Check out this eerie interview from 2024 and you decide
• Hysteria begins amongst AEW sickos as Warner Brothers Discovery reveals plans to split into two separate companies which could (and ultimately did) lead to sale of both
• Looking back at WWE’s first event as owner of AAA: WWE World’s Collide 2025
• Looking back at TNA Against All Odds 2025 PPV
• Looking back at WWE Money In The Bank 2025
• Audio: After being fired a week earlier, R-Truth makes his shocking return to WWE (includes closing moments of John Cena & Logan Paul vs Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso: MITB 2025)
• Audio: “All Part Of The Show”: Paul ‘Triple H’ Lavesque caught blatantly lying to USA Today and mainstream media about the WWE return of Ron ‘The Truth’ Killings
• Audio: R-Truth’ memorable return to RAW shaving his head and proclaiming demanding respect for Ron Killings
• Audio: GUNTHER ends Jey Uso’s polarizing run as WWE World Heavyweight Champion
• And so much more

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