Episode Details

Enjoy this episode (Season 4 Episode 31) of This Week In Wrestling History covering the week of 7/30 thru 8/5. Running Time: 5 Hours 54 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 31 (7/30 - 8/5)
RUNNING TIME: 5 HOURS 54 MINUTES
- Bruno Sammartino 'refuses' the NWA World Heavyweight Title after defeating champion Buddy Rogers, who suffered an 'injury' during the match. This was a common finish back in the golden era of wrestling.
- A memorable bloodbath between Bruno Sammartino and Superstar Billy Graham (Special Referee: Gorilla Monsoon) takes place at Madison Square Garden.
- Roddy Piper and Tony Atlas make their WWWF TV debuts.
- Audio: Roddy Piper trolls fans in his WWWF TV debut (1979).
- Bonus Audio: Roddy Piper's second WWWF TV match vs. Jose Estrada (1979).
- Roddy Piper is stabbed in the chest following an NWA Mid-Atlantic Title match against Jack Brisco.
- Bonus Audio: Roddy Piper's '$10,000' promo and match against Jack Brisco for the NWA Mid-Atlantic Title (1982).
- Bob Backlund's original WWF run ends (1984).
- Miss Elizabeth makes her WWF debut.
- Audio: Eddie Gilbert vs. Shane Douglas (original opponent: Sting) for the UWF TV Title (1987).
- Looking back at the WWF Wrestlefest '88 event (1988).
- The United States Wrestling Association (USWA) is created.
- Looking back at the one and only WCW appearance of 'The Pearl'.
- Audio: Nikita Koloff vs. Rick Rude + Sting's 'injury' caused by Jake 'The Snake' Roberts (making his WCW debut) leads to Ron Simmons vs. Vader for the WCW Heavyweight Championship (1992).
- Audio: Ron Simmons defeats Vader to become the first-ever Black WCW Heavyweight Champion (1992).
- Hulk Hogan wrestles his final WWF match before exiting in 1993.
- Looking back at the SMW 'Night of Legends' event (1994) and the match where Chris Jericho broke the 'Muta scale'.
- WCW Collision in Korea airs on PPV.
- Looking back at ECW 'Wrestlepalooza' 1995.
- Audio: Memorable ECW match between The Steiners and Eddie Guerrero vs. Cactus Jack, 2 Cold Scorpio, and Dean Malenko (1995).
- Becky Two Belts? Great Sasuke is not impressed: The Great Sasuke defeats Ultimo Dragon to win the J-Crown Tournament and becomes 'Sasuke Eight Belts'!
- Looking back at ECW's 'The Doctor Is In' event and the final ECW appearance of Chris Jericho (1996).
- Audio: Kurt Angle defeats Abbas Jadidi of Iran to win the Gold Medal at the 1996 Olympics. And yes, he legitimately won it with a broken freakin' neck!
- Looking back at the WWF SummerSlam 1997.
- Audio: Lex Luger defeats Hollywood Hulk Hogan to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1997).
- Looking back at the ECW 'Heatwave '98' PPV.
- Audio: Sunday Night Heat makes its debut on the USA Network.
- Audio: Infamous segment from RAW when Kaientai 'Choppy Choppy' Val Venis' Pee Pee!
- Looking back at the Brian Hildebrand Benefit Show, 'Curtis Comes Home' (1999).
- Becky Two Belts? Lance is not impressed: Lance Storm wins the WCW Cruiserweight Title and becomes 'Lance Three Belts'!
- Looking back at the i-Generation Superstars of Wrestling 'Rodman Down Under' event (2000).
- Pro Wrestling NOAH holds its inaugural event.
- Audio: The first promo confrontation between The Rock and Booker T after WCW closed its doors (2001).
- WWE Niagara Falls opens in Canada.
- The official autopsy report is released on the death of Miss Elizabeth.
- PlayStation 2 Magazine (UK) launches four commemorative covers featuring WWE Divas. Or did they?
- Audio: Shawn Michaels' infamous Hulk Hogan impersonation on 'Larry King Live' (2005).