{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"This Week In Wrestling History (Season 4 Episode 34: 8\/20 \u2013 8\/26)","description":"Enjoy this episode (Season 4 Episode 34) of This Week In Wrestling History covering the week of 8\/20 thru 8\/26. Running Time: 6 Hours 38 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 34 (8\/20 - 8\/26) RUNNING TIME: 6 HOURS 38 MINUTES \u2022 Dusty Rhodes defeats Harley Race to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time, ending Race's run at 926 days; Rhodes' title reign? FIVE DAYS. \u2022 Audio: Roddy Piper returns to Georgia Championship Wrestling TV just two weeks after being stabbed by a fan. \u2022 Looking back at SummerSlam '91: A Match Made in Heaven, a Match Made in Hell! \u2022 Sting defeats Steve Austin to win his first WCW United States Title. \u2022 Looking back at SummerSlam Spectacular 1993. \u2022 Audio: Bizarro Land: Vince McMahon makes his memorable heel debut in USWA, Bret Hart (cheered in WWF) is booed in Memphis, and lots more. \u2022 Looking back at USWA 'A Matter of Pride' 1993. \u2022 Looking back at WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII. \u2022 Ricky Steamboat suffers a career-ending back injury. \u2022 "Please Don't Go!": Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko wrestle a 2-out-of-3 Falls in their final ECW match before signing with WCW. \u2022 Audio: Cactus Jack vs. Terry Funk: IWA King of the Death Match Tournament Final (1995). \u2022 Looking back at the WWF EX-perience event from 1996. \u2022 Audio: Arn Anderson announces his in-ring retirement on WCW Monday Nitro. \u2022 Looking back at WCW Clash of the Champions XXXV. \u2022 Looking back at WWF Friday Night's Main Event (1997). \u2022 Audio: Bart Gunn vs. Bradshaw: Brawl for It All Tournament Final. \u2022 Looking back at the WWF SummerSlam 1999. \u2022 WWF tapes the first weekly episode of SmackDown. \u2022 Raven quits WCW and returns to ECW. \u2022 Audio: RAW vs. Nitro Main Event Head-To-Head Battle (1999): Triple H wins his first WWF Heavyweight Championship (RAW) vs. KISS and the KISS Demon (Nitro). \u2022 Lilian Garcia and Miss Kitty make their WWF debuts. \u2022 Audio: Paul Heyman appears on MSNBC hyping the upcoming debut of ECW on TNN. \u2022 Audio: The TRUE first ever Women's Main Event in Monday Night RAW history: Stephanie McMahon battles Lita for the Women's Championship. \u2022 Sara (Undertaker's ex-wife) vs. Diamond Dallas Page. \u2022 The Rock interviews Mini-Booker T \u2014 Sucka! \u2022 Looking back at WWE SummerSlam 2002\u20132003, 2005\u20132007, 2009, 2015\u20132017, and 2020\u20132021. \u2022 Audio: Last-ever WWF Hardcore Title Match: Rob Van Dam vs. Tommy Dreamer. \u2022 Audio: Howard Finkel vs. Lilian Garcia: Tuxedo vs. Evening Gown Match from 2002. \u2022 Jimmy Snuka is squashed by 3-Minute Warning. \u2022 Jaime Koeppe wins the 2003 WWE Diva Search. \u2022 Audio: Hulk Hogan vs. Shawn Michaels (SummerSlam 2005). \u2022 Audio: HBK's post-SummerSlam promo on RAW. \u2022 John Cena vs. Chris Jericho battle in a "You're Fired" Match. \u2022 Hulk Hogan wrestles his last-ever WWE match. \u2022 WWE Headquarters is spray-painted with the DX logo. \u2022 WWE releases Daniel Rodimer and Serena Deeb. \u2022 Matt Hardy and MVP play basketball on SmackDown. \u2022 Sting defeats AJ Styles, Christian Cage, and Samoa Joe to become TNA Tag Team Champion with Kurt Angle. \u2022 Big Show, The Great Khali, Cody Rhodes, and Ted DiBiase appear on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. \u2022 Audio: Dashing Cody Rhodes' Grooming Tips (2010). \u2022 Wacky incident between Balls Mahoney and The Outpatient. \u2022 Todd Grisham leaves WWE for ESPN. \u2022 Hunico begins performing under the mask as Sin Cara. \u2022 Daffney escapes near-fatal injuries in an auto accident thanks to wearing a seatbelt. \u2022 Audio: NXT fans are treated to CM Punk and Seth Rollins vs. Kassius Ohno and Cesaro (Kings of Wrestling). \u2022 Audio: AJ Lee cuts her own "Pipebomb" promo on Total Divas (2013). \u2022 El Rey Network officially announces the launch of Lucha Underground. \u2022 Audio: Nikki Bella wishes Brie Bella had died in the womb! \u2022 Looking back at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn (2015). \u2022 Audio: The Dudley Boyz return to WWE RAW after a 10-year absence (2015). \u2022 Sting makes a surprise appearance on RAW to confront The Authority and Seth Rollins. \u2022 Audio: Braun Strowman makes his WWE main roster debut. \u2022 Audio: Closing moments of the first-ever WWE Universal Title Match: Seth Rollins vs. Finn B\u00e1lor. \u2022 Asuka (NXT Women's) and Finn B\u00e1lor (WWE Universal) are forced to relinquish their titles due to injury. \u2022 Audio: The 'shoot' interview that got Joey Styles FIRED from WWE: Cathy Kelley interviews Joey Styles. If addressing IWC hatred for Roman Reigns and WWE dislike for IWC was bad, you will not believe the one indy wrestler Joey Styles thinks WWE needs to hire ASAP! \u2022 Audio: The revolution will NOT be televised for at least another decade: Ricky Starks faces Kane on WWE Main Event (2016) \u2022 Audio: Heated exchange between Daniel Bryan and The Miz on Talking Smack. \u2022 One year after making a memorable return, WWE bids farewell to The Dudley Boyz. \u2022 Audio: Chris Jericho discusses his backstage confrontation with Brock Lesnar following Lesnar's match against Randy Orton. \u2022 AAA strips Sexy Star of the Reina de Reinas Championship for intentionally injuring Rosemary during their match at TripleMan\u00eda XXV. \u2022 Looking back at AAA TripleMan\u00eda XXVI. \u2022 Five years before the UFC\/WWE merger, WWE teams up with Endeavor to create the WWE Podcast Network. \u2022 Possibly the only time this has ever occurred: AEW and Chris Jericho send a positive message to NXT, expressing excitement for Wednesday night programming. \u2022 Cathy Kelley reveals her breakup with Velveteen Dream\u2014and the first creep to slide into her DMs? Joey Ryan, of course! \u2022 FOX Sports' Rob Stone defeats R-Truth to win the WWE 24\/7 Championship. \u2022 Due to the Covid Pandemic, WWE offers virtual Superstar meet-and-greets with fans at the steep price of $125 for a two-minute conversation. \u2022 Looking back at NXT TakeOver XXX and Karrion Kross relinquishing the title after four days due to injury. \u2022 Looking back at NXT TakeOver 36: Karrion Kross' final NXT match and Samoa Joe being forced to relinquish the title without a single defense. \u2022 Promoted or demoted? Karrion Kross moves from NXT to WWE RAW roster with an abbreviated entrance, without Scarlett, and with the addition of the infamous gladiator helmet and suspenders. \u2022 Audio: Ilja Dragunov vs. WALTER (c) for the NXT United Kingdom Championship (NXT TakeOver 36). \u2022 Audio: Becky Lynch makes a surprise return at SummerSlam 2021 after a 15-month absence and defeats Bianca Belair in 26 seconds. \u2022 Audio: Interesting 2021 Nick Khan interview foreshadowing WWE's media rights deals with Peacock, ESPN, Netflix, and more, including the reasoning behind sunsetting the standalone WWE Network and why AEW was not viewed as direct competition. \u2022 Audio: AEW Rampage The First Dance: CM Punk debuts in AEW, drawing an impressive TV rating. \u2022 Audio: CM Punk battles Jon Moxley for the Undisputed AEW World Championship in an abrupt, controversial finish. \u2022 Ava Raine wins her first-ever singles match in NXT by defeating Ivy Nile. \u2022 Audio: Looking back at the night Chad Gable handed Gunther his first singles loss on the WWE main roster (via countout). \u2022 Audio: Remembering Terry Funk (79) and Bray Wyatt (36), who passed away within a day of each other. \u2022 John Cena explains why he chooses Roman Reigns over The Rock as the greatest of all time in WWE. \u2022 Audio: Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, and Jazmyn Nyx form Fatal Influence. \u2022 Looking back at AEW All In 2024. \u2022 Audio: Mariah May challenges "Timeless" Toni Storm for the AEW Women's World Championship (from AEW All In 2024). \u2022 Audio: Rikishi's infamous rant suggesting Jey Uso jump to AEW, expressing deep frustration with WWE creative's booking of Jey. \u2022 Looking back at AEW Forbidden Door PPV from 2025. \u2022 Raja Jackson, son of Rampage Jackson, livestreams himself brutally assaulting wrestler Syko Stu during wrestling match. 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