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This Week In Wrestling History (Season 4 Episode 40: 10/1 – 10/7)
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Enjoy this episode (Season 4 Episode 40) of This Week In Wrestling History covering the week of 10/1 thru 10/7. Running Time: 5 Hours 39 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 40 (10/1 - 10/7)
RUNNING TIME: 5 HOURS 39 MINUTES
- Ken Patera retires from powerlifting to become a pro wrestler.
- A plane carrying Ric Flair, Johnny Valentine, Tim Woods, and others crashes in Wilmington, NC.
- AUDIO: Ric Flair's detailed account of the plane crash
- The first incarnation of The Midnight Express defeats the Rock 'n' Roll Express to win the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship.
- The Dynamic Duo (Gino Hernandez and Chris Adams) lose a Hair vs. Hair match against Kevin and Kerry Von Erich.
- AUDIO: Highlights of Uncle Elmer's wedding from Saturday Night's Main Event: Joyce is pelted in the head with trash, and Jesse "The Body" Ventura loves it!
- Rockin' Robin becomes the last WWF Women's Champion before the title is deactivated (for the first time) in 1990.
- Chris Jericho and Lance Storm make their pro wrestling debuts—against each other!
- Looking back at WWF "The Battle Royal" from London, England
- AUDIO: Terry Funk vs. Jimmy Snuka for the ECW TV Title main event at the first NWA/ECW event booked by Paul Heyman
- Vince McMahon sends "Macho Man" Randy Savage to the USWA to face Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship.
- AUDIO: "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Vince McMahon USWA promos
- AUDIO: Memorable Cactus Jack ECW promo on Tommy Dreamer and his dreams of going to WCW
- AUDIO: Steve Austin cuts his first anti-WCW promo on ECW TV
- Steve Austin makes his first ECW house show appearance.
- Looking back at ECW Ultimate Jeopardy 1996
- AUDIO: HBK and The Undertaker battle in the first-ever Hell in a Cell match, plus the memorable debut of Kane
- AUDIO: A controversial interview between Vince McMahon and Melanie Pillman, just one day after the death of Brian Pillman
- AUDIO: Jim Cornette's first of several memorable "shoots" on RAW
- AUDIO: Faarooq cuts a great promo on Steve Austin
- Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara leave WWF for WCW just days after the Austin/Zamboni and The Rock "This Is Your Life" segments.
- AUDIO: After having his leg injured by Kane and The Undertaker, Vince McMahon has three memorable hospital visits (featuring Mick Foley, the debut of Mr. Socko, and "Dr." Austin)
- AUDIO: Owen Hart walks out of RAW and the WWF
- WCW strips Lenny Lane of the Cruiserweight Championship for being 'too gay'.
- Bret Hart and Chris Benoit have a memorable Nitro match paying tribute to the late Owen Hart.
- Darren Drozdov is paralyzed in a match against D'Lo Brown.
- Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara abruptly leave the WWF and sign with WCW.
- AUDIO: ECW on TNN airs a controversial interview with Tammy "Sunny" Sytch
- AUDIO: Booker T defeats Jeff Jarrett to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (previously vacated by Vince Russo)
- AUDIO: Infamous WrestleCrap moment involving Booker T and a photo of Scott Hall
- Juventud Guerrera is arrested in Australia during a WCW tour.
- Looking back at ROH "Glory By Honor" 2002 and the attempts to run XPW out of Philadelphia
- AUDIO: Big Show and Eddie Guerrero tamper with each other's burritos
- AUDIO: Carlito makes his WWE TV debut and wins the United States Championship
- AUDIO: Steve Austin stuns Linda (and the entire McMahon family) at WWE RAW: Homecoming
- John Cena surrenders the WWE Championship after suffering a serious injury.
- Kurt Angle is arrested on DUI charges.
- Hulk Hogan signs a deal with NBC t
RUNNING TIME: 5 HOURS 39 MINUTES
- Ken Patera retires from powerlifting to become a pro wrestler.
- A plane carrying Ric Flair, Johnny Valentine, Tim Woods, and others crashes in Wilmington, NC.
- AUDIO: Ric Flair's detailed account of the plane crash
- The first incarnation of The Midnight Express defeats the Rock 'n' Roll Express to win the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship.
- The Dynamic Duo (Gino Hernandez and Chris Adams) lose a Hair vs. Hair match against Kevin and Kerry Von Erich.
- AUDIO: Highlights of Uncle Elmer's wedding from Saturday Night's Main Event: Joyce is pelted in the head with trash, and Jesse "The Body" Ventura loves it!
- Rockin' Robin becomes the last WWF Women's Champion before the title is deactivated (for the first time) in 1990.
- Chris Jericho and Lance Storm make their pro wrestling debuts—against each other!
- Looking back at WWF "The Battle Royal" from London, England
- AUDIO: Terry Funk vs. Jimmy Snuka for the ECW TV Title main event at the first NWA/ECW event booked by Paul Heyman
- Vince McMahon sends "Macho Man" Randy Savage to the USWA to face Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship.
- AUDIO: "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Vince McMahon USWA promos
- AUDIO: Memorable Cactus Jack ECW promo on Tommy Dreamer and his dreams of going to WCW
- AUDIO: Steve Austin cuts his first anti-WCW promo on ECW TV
- Steve Austin makes his first ECW house show appearance.
- Looking back at ECW Ultimate Jeopardy 1996
- AUDIO: HBK and The Undertaker battle in the first-ever Hell in a Cell match, plus the memorable debut of Kane
- AUDIO: A controversial interview between Vince McMahon and Melanie Pillman, just one day after the death of Brian Pillman
- AUDIO: Jim Cornette's first of several memorable "shoots" on RAW
- AUDIO: Faarooq cuts a great promo on Steve Austin
- Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara leave WWF for WCW just days after the Austin/Zamboni and The Rock "This Is Your Life" segments.
- AUDIO: After having his leg injured by Kane and The Undertaker, Vince McMahon has three memorable hospital visits (featuring Mick Foley, the debut of Mr. Socko, and "Dr." Austin)
- AUDIO: Owen Hart walks out of RAW and the WWF
- WCW strips Lenny Lane of the Cruiserweight Championship for being 'too gay'.
- Bret Hart and Chris Benoit have a memorable Nitro match paying tribute to the late Owen Hart.
- Darren Drozdov is paralyzed in a match against D'Lo Brown.
- Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara abruptly leave the WWF and sign with WCW.
- AUDIO: ECW on TNN airs a controversial interview with Tammy "Sunny" Sytch
- AUDIO: Booker T defeats Jeff Jarrett to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (previously vacated by Vince Russo)
- AUDIO: Infamous WrestleCrap moment involving Booker T and a photo of Scott Hall
- Juventud Guerrera is arrested in Australia during a WCW tour.
- Looking back at ROH "Glory By Honor" 2002 and the attempts to run XPW out of Philadelphia
- AUDIO: Big Show and Eddie Guerrero tamper with each other's burritos
- AUDIO: Carlito makes his WWE TV debut and wins the United States Championship
- AUDIO: Steve Austin stuns Linda (and the entire McMahon family) at WWE RAW: Homecoming
- John Cena surrenders the WWE Championship after suffering a serious injury.
- Kurt Angle is arrested on DUI charges.
- Hulk Hogan signs a deal with NBC t