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This Week In Wrestling History (Season 4 Episode 39: 9/24 – 9/30)
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Enjoy this episode (Season 4 Episode 39) of This Week In Wrestling History covering the week of 9/24 thru 9/30. Running Time: 4 Hours 24 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 39 (9/24 - 9/30)
RUNNING TIME: 4 HOURS 24 MINUTES
- WWWF Championship Belt stolen from Bruno Sammartino's car
- First WWWF Showdown at Shea Stadium, featuring a 75-minute main-event match between Bruno Sammartino and Pedro Morales
- AUDIO: Jim Cornette makes his managerial debut
- AUDIO: Memorable Memphis match ends in a brawl: Stan Hansen & Jesse Ventura vs. Jerry Lawler & Austin Idol
- Looking back at AWA SuperClash '85: Night of Champions
- First time ever: Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan
- Rick McGraw's last feud (vs. Roddy Piper) before his death begins
- AUDIO: Battle of the Talk Shows: Piper's Pit vs. The Flower Shop
- AUDIO: Ronnie Garvin def. Ric Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
- Bonus AUDIO: Ronnie Garvin speaks candidly on the title win, and Ric Flair's first promo after losing the title
- Kerry Von Erich sentenced in prescription forgery arrest
- Tatanka loses the USWA Title back to Jerry Lawler, loses his undefeated streak to Ludvig Borga, and is then "injured" by Yokozuna—not a good week
- AUDIO: Vince McMahon sends Macho Man to take out Jerry Lawler and reclaim the USWA Title (promos by Macho Man and Vince)
- Shawn Michaels walks out of the WWF and is stripped of the Intercontinental Championship
- Bonus AUDIO: Shawn Michaels reflects on walking out of the WWF in 1993
- AUDIO: Fake Razor Ramon and Fake Diesel make their WWF in-ring debuts, with Jim Ross on commentary
- Scott Hall arrested outside a strip club, leading ex-wife Dana to rip WCW for booking him while battling severe alcohol addiction
- Looking back at the WWF In Your House: Breakdown PPV (1998)
- AUDIO: Christian makes his WWF debut
- AUDIO: Kane and The Undertaker def. Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWF Championship
- AUDIO: Stone Cold Steve Austin drives a Zamboni to crash Vince McMahon, Kane, and The Undertaker's title presentation ceremony
- AUDIO: Vince backs out of his deal with Kane and The Undertaker, gets caught giving them the finger, and has his leg broken
- AUDIO: The first and only one-on-one match: Hulk Hogan vs. Bret Hart headlines Nitro
- Looking back at the WWF Unforgiven PPV (1999)
- AUDIO: Remembering the disaster: Al Snow vs. Big Boss Man in the "Kennel from Hell" match
- "This Is Your Life: The Rock," hosted by Mick Foley, scores a record 8.4 rating
- AUDIO: "1, 2, It Doesn't Matter If The Rock Counts to 3!"
- AUDIO: Mick Foley wants to know what's in Val Venis' pants!
- Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara jump ship from WWF to WCW just days after the Austin Zamboni and "This Is Your Life" segments
- WCW airs a Sprite commercial featuring Sting "beating up" a 10-year-old kid!
- Psicosis loses a Mask vs. Hair match against Billy Kidman on Nitro
- AUDIO: Sid Vicious finds his rental car crushed by Goldberg
- First episode of Raw on TNN airs (moving from USA Network)
- AUDIO: Vince Russo def. Booker T in a cage match on Nitro to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
- Looking back at the final ECW PPV under the TNN broadcast deal: Anarchy Rulz 2000
- WWE releases: Mike Awesome, Justin Credible, Shawn Stasiak, Horace Hogan, Kid Kash, Jillian Hall, Danny Inferno, Kevin Matthews, and others
- TNA stars Andy Douglas and Johnny Devine stabbed outside a Nashville nightclub
- Final episode of Raw airs on Spike TV before returning to USA Network
- Dolph Ziggler makes his WWE televisio
RUNNING TIME: 4 HOURS 24 MINUTES
- WWWF Championship Belt stolen from Bruno Sammartino's car
- First WWWF Showdown at Shea Stadium, featuring a 75-minute main-event match between Bruno Sammartino and Pedro Morales
- AUDIO: Jim Cornette makes his managerial debut
- AUDIO: Memorable Memphis match ends in a brawl: Stan Hansen & Jesse Ventura vs. Jerry Lawler & Austin Idol
- Looking back at AWA SuperClash '85: Night of Champions
- First time ever: Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan
- Rick McGraw's last feud (vs. Roddy Piper) before his death begins
- AUDIO: Battle of the Talk Shows: Piper's Pit vs. The Flower Shop
- AUDIO: Ronnie Garvin def. Ric Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
- Bonus AUDIO: Ronnie Garvin speaks candidly on the title win, and Ric Flair's first promo after losing the title
- Kerry Von Erich sentenced in prescription forgery arrest
- Tatanka loses the USWA Title back to Jerry Lawler, loses his undefeated streak to Ludvig Borga, and is then "injured" by Yokozuna—not a good week
- AUDIO: Vince McMahon sends Macho Man to take out Jerry Lawler and reclaim the USWA Title (promos by Macho Man and Vince)
- Shawn Michaels walks out of the WWF and is stripped of the Intercontinental Championship
- Bonus AUDIO: Shawn Michaels reflects on walking out of the WWF in 1993
- AUDIO: Fake Razor Ramon and Fake Diesel make their WWF in-ring debuts, with Jim Ross on commentary
- Scott Hall arrested outside a strip club, leading ex-wife Dana to rip WCW for booking him while battling severe alcohol addiction
- Looking back at the WWF In Your House: Breakdown PPV (1998)
- AUDIO: Christian makes his WWF debut
- AUDIO: Kane and The Undertaker def. Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWF Championship
- AUDIO: Stone Cold Steve Austin drives a Zamboni to crash Vince McMahon, Kane, and The Undertaker's title presentation ceremony
- AUDIO: Vince backs out of his deal with Kane and The Undertaker, gets caught giving them the finger, and has his leg broken
- AUDIO: The first and only one-on-one match: Hulk Hogan vs. Bret Hart headlines Nitro
- Looking back at the WWF Unforgiven PPV (1999)
- AUDIO: Remembering the disaster: Al Snow vs. Big Boss Man in the "Kennel from Hell" match
- "This Is Your Life: The Rock," hosted by Mick Foley, scores a record 8.4 rating
- AUDIO: "1, 2, It Doesn't Matter If The Rock Counts to 3!"
- AUDIO: Mick Foley wants to know what's in Val Venis' pants!
- Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara jump ship from WWF to WCW just days after the Austin Zamboni and "This Is Your Life" segments
- WCW airs a Sprite commercial featuring Sting "beating up" a 10-year-old kid!
- Psicosis loses a Mask vs. Hair match against Billy Kidman on Nitro
- AUDIO: Sid Vicious finds his rental car crushed by Goldberg
- First episode of Raw on TNN airs (moving from USA Network)
- AUDIO: Vince Russo def. Booker T in a cage match on Nitro to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
- Looking back at the final ECW PPV under the TNN broadcast deal: Anarchy Rulz 2000
- WWE releases: Mike Awesome, Justin Credible, Shawn Stasiak, Horace Hogan, Kid Kash, Jillian Hall, Danny Inferno, Kevin Matthews, and others
- TNA stars Andy Douglas and Johnny Devine stabbed outside a Nashville nightclub
- Final episode of Raw airs on Spike TV before returning to USA Network
- Dolph Ziggler makes his WWE televisio