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This Week In WWE History (November 9th to November 15th): Vince McMahon betrays Bret Hart, The Rock wins his first World Championship

Vince McMahon helped The Rock win his first WWF Championship at Survivor Series 1999
Vince McMahon helped The Rock win his first WWF Championship at Survivor Series 1999

On the first edition of "This Week In WWE History", we take a look at the infamous Montreal Screwjob and the machinations behind it as well as The Rock's first world championship win We also take a look at the oft-forgotten surprise retirement of Jamie Noble, as well as Becky Lynch leading Team SmackDown on a raid of RAW ahead of Survivor Series 2018.

This was also the week we lost the late great Eddie Guerrero. Eddie was found dead in his hotel room on the morning of 13th November 2005 at the age of 38. Guerrero is still one of the most popular Superstars of the millennium.

He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame the following year. Despite his career being tragically cut short, he was already a world champion, a 2-time Intercontinental Champion as well as a 4-time Tag-Team Champion.

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Bloodied-up Becky Lynch leads the SmackDown women to war to RAW (12th November 2018)

Becky Lynch was eventually unable to compete at Survivor Series but it led to bigger things
Becky Lynch was eventually unable to compete at Survivor Series but it led to bigger things

A little over a year ago, Becky Lynch led the SmackDown women's roster in a raid of RAW ahead of Survivor Series. Lynch took out Ronda Rousey with a steel chair in the middle of the ruckus before we got that iconic shot of a bloodied up Becky Lynch standing in the crowd as the SmackDown Superstars made their way out of the arena.

Although the match with Rousey at Survivor Series had to be changed (Becky being replaced by Charlotte Flair), thanks to an errant punch from Nia Jax which left Lynch with facial injuries and a concussion, it led to 'The Man' main-eventing WrestleMania 35 along with Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair. Lynch left WrestleMania with both the RAW and SmackDown Women's Championships.

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