Enjoy this episode (Season 4 Episode 41) of This Week In Wrestling History covering the week of 10/8 thru 10/14. Running Time: 5 Hours 21 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 41 (10/8 – 10/14)
RUNNING TIME: 5 HOURS 21 MINUTES

• Nick Bockwinkel begins his 501-day run as AWA Heavyweight Champion after defeating Otto Wanz
• AUDIO: Classic promos by Ric Flair and Fritz Von Erich regarding the $10,000 bounty placed on Kevin Von Erich
• AUDIO: Koko B. Ware speaks on being fired by the WWF after an overseas fight with a WWF executive
• AUDIO: Bret Hart defeats Ric Flair to begin his first reign as WWF Champion
• “Macho Man” Randy Savage (managed by Vince McMahon) defeats Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship
• An important meeting between Steve Austin and the WWF (1995) leads to a contract
• AUDIO: Cactus Jack vs. El Puerto Ricano, followed by the beatdown of Tommy Dreamer by Cactus and Raven
• AUDIO: Another classic Cactus Jack promo (w/ Raven) involving dreams of Tommy Dreamer going to WCW, and more
• Bill Watts is out after three weeks working for WWF Creative
• The infamous Club 37 fight (Syracuse, NY) involving Shawn Michaels and several servicemen
• AUDIO: The Kliq faction of HBK, Triple H, Chyna, and Rick Rude finally gets a name: D-Generation X
• AUDIO: Memorable WCW Nitro match: Sting and The Warrior vs. Bret Hart and Hollywood Hogan
• AUDIO: Judy Bagwell stinks up Nitro, and Scott Steiner is not happy about it
• Steve Austin destroys Vince McMahon’s Corvette with cement
• AUDIO: The Rock hits The British Bulldog with a Rock Bottom into dog feces
• AUDIO: “Seven” is coming to WCW
• Looking back at the 1999 PPV disaster: Heroes of Wrestling
• AUDIO: Rikishi admits to running over Steve Austin, and did it “for The Rock”
• Steve Austin defeats Kurt Angle for the WWF Championship and makes history
• AUDIO: DDP says Angle’s loss isn’t a bad thing, but a good thing
• Brock Lesnar wins the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in his NJPW debut
• Kurt Angle and John Cena exchange rap insults
• After Austin stunned the entire McMahon family the week before, Linda McMahon kicks Jim Ross below the belt as the McMahons fire JR (again)
• AUDIO: Mickie James makes her WWE debut
• Kurt Angle makes his TNA debut and immediately goes after Samoa Joe
• Psicosis arrested after using a toy gun to carjack a California resident
• The Marine (2006) starring John Cena hits movie theaters
• WWE releases Francine, Gunner Scott, Teddy Hart, and Lance Cade
• Drew McIntyre makes his WWE in-ring debut
• Looking back at TNA Bound for Glory 2007
• Gail Kim becomes the inaugural TNA Knockouts Champion
• Dolph Ziggler is suspended 30 days for a WWE Wellness Policy violation
• Current TNA “wrestler” Adam “Pacman” Jones is suspended by the NFL
• The Wrestler premieres at the New York Film Festival
• AUDIO: Jillian Hall defeats Mickie James for the Divas Championship, only to lose it minutes later to Melina
• Looking back at an infamous date in TNA history, 10/10/10: “THERrrrrE HERrrrE!”
• AUDIO: Jersey Shore’s JWoww makes her TNA debut
• Autopsy results reveal Lance Cade’s cause of death
• Freddie Prinze Jr. signs a deal to join WWE as a producer and director
• AUDIO: CM Punk provides solo commentary for the Cena vs. Sheamus Raw match following a WWE staff walkout over unsafe working conditions under Triple H
• AUDIO: Cody Rhodes and Goldust defeat The Shield to win the WWE Tag Team Championship
• Dolph Ziggler surprises the WWE Universe and defeats The Miz in a Career vs. Title match for the Intercontinental Championship
• Sasha Banks challenges Charlotte to a Hell in a Cell match
• AUDIO: Paul Heyman puts Goldberg on notice after Goldberg tells ESPN he would challenge Brock Lesnar if he returned to WWE
• AUDIO: AJ Styles vs. James Ellsworth with guest referee Dean Ambrose
• Kalisto dedicates his match to Eddie Guerrero and defeats Enzo Amore for the Cruiserweight Championship
• Memorable Raw moment: The Shield triple-powerbombs Braun Strowman through the announce table
• Jim Cornette and Santino Marella are kicked out of a Detroit wrestling convention
• AUDIO: Footage of the Jim Cornette/Santino Marella Detroit incident, featuring bonus comments from Santino
• Looking back at WWE Hell in a Cell 2017
• Mickie James is inducted into the 2017 Native American Music Awards Hall of Fame
• AUDIO: John Cena pens his own children’s book titled Elbow Grease
• Looking back at Impact Wrestling’s Bound for Glory 2018 PPV
• AUDIO: Chad Gable gets a new ring name, Shorty Gable, before shortening it to Shorty G
• WWE signs Cain Velasquez to a massive multi-year contract, only to release him less than a year later due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Taz joins the AEW commentary team
• AUDIO: William Regal makes a surprise appearance at an EVOLVE event and offers Shotzi Blackheart an NXT contract
• John Cena marries Shay Shariatzadeh
• Looking back at the 2020 WWE Draft
• AUDIO: How did WWE address the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Champions being drafted to opposite brands?
• AUDIO: Lana wins? Lana survives a WWE battle royal to become the #1 contender for Asuka’s Raw Women’s Championship
• Stephanie McMahon is inducted into the 2021 International Sports Hall of Fame
• AUDIO: Stephanie McMahon’s induction speech from the 2021 International Sports Hall of Fame
• Looking back at Impact Wrestling’s Knockouts Knockdown PPV (2021)
• October has notoriously been Tony Khan’s favorite month to post controversial tweets: a look at two infamous examples that took place this week in history
• Looking back at three head-to-head WWE/NXT vs. AEW TV events and ratings battles
• AUDIO: The emotional return of Bray Wyatt and his speech on SmackDown following a 15-month release
• AUDIO: Brian Pillman Jr. abandons the Pillman legacy and renames himself Lexis King
• Becky Lynch shares an Instagram post featuring Tony Khan holding her new book, The Man: Not Your Average Girl
• Jesse “The Body” Ventura signs a WWE Legends contract and is announced for the return of Saturday Night’s Main Event
• AUDIO: Candice LeRae becomes the inaugural WWE Speed Women’s Champion
• AUDIO: Stephanie Vaquer makes her NXT debut
• Looking back at AEW WrestleDream 2024
• AUDIO: Bryan Danielson wrestles his final match as a full-time competitor in AEW before retiring
• WWE releases twelve NXT/Evolve wrestlers including: Wes Lee, Lance Anoa’i, Kylie Rae, Stevie Turner and Zayda Steel
• Looking back at TNA Bound For Glory 2025
• AUDIO: Looking back at The Dudleys vs The Hardys: One Final Table match (TNA Bound For Glory 2025) which also featured The Dudleys retiring from in-ring competition
• Looking back at WWE Crown Jewel 2025
• AUDIO: John Cena vs AJ Styles leave ‘A Love Letter To Pro Wrestling’. Looking back at the memorable match which included (finishing move) tributes by both men to FOURTEEN WWE and TNA opponents throughout their careers
• And so much more!

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