This week in WWE history - The Shield make history, Former WWE Champion retires, WWE Hall of Famer is born

This week's WWE news has been dominated by Charlotte and former superstar Bray Wyatt.

Rumors regarding Charlotte's WWE status were seemingly shut down following her appearance on SmackDown whilst Wyatt's non-compete clause finally expired.

Whilst these are the biggest news stories in 2021, there were much bigger things happening in the world of wrestling in years gone by.

The following list looks at just five of the biggest news stories from this week in wrestling history.

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#5. The Undertaker vs Brock Lesnar (WWE Hell in a Cell) - The end of an era - October 25th, 2015

Brock Lesnar ended The Undertaker's undefeated streak at WrestleMania 30. That fact will be etched into history until the end of time.

It was noted following the match that the Undertaker handpicked Lesnar to be the one to end the streak that had eclipsed two decades.

It was believed that this was the end for The Deadman but just 16 months later he made his return to WWE and made it clear that he wasn't finished with Brock Lesnar. Lesnar was looking to win the World Championship back from Seth Rollins at Battleground when The Deadman rose from the ashes and sent a brutal message to his conqueror.

After "The Match That's Too Big for WrestleMania" took place at SummerSlam, the two men ended their intense feud at Hell in a Cell back in 2015.

The Undertaker technically picked up the victory at SummerSlam after the timekeeper mistakenly rang the bell; the Phenom took advantage of this distraction to lock in Hells Gate and forced The Beast to lose consciousness.

At Hell in a Cell, it was Lesnar who was able to come out on top following an F5. It was a brutal match but it marked the end of one of the biggest feuds in WWE history.

After the match, The Deadman started a feud with The Wyatt Family which culminated the following month at Survivor Series. The former 7-time World Champion has since retired from the wrestling business, whilst Brock Lesnar has become the star that he was always destined to be.

#4. WWE Hall of Famer Edge is born - October 30th, 1973

Edge has become one of WWE's best-loved characters over the past few decades, despite losing nine years of his career due to injury.

The Rated R Superstar was born on October 30th, 1973 in Orangeville, Ontario, Canada. His mother Judy worked two jobs to support her son and he became interested in wrestling at a young age.

At the age of 16, Edge attended WrestleMania VI at the Toronto SkyDome in 1990 and pinpointed this match as the one that made him decide that he wanted to become a wrestler.

The former 11-time World Champion was forced to put his wrestling dreams aside for many years in order to help pay the bills, but went on to make his debut in 1992 when he was 19 years old.

October 30th was also the day that he and fellow WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix married back in 2016. The couple met whilst working for the company together in 2011 and have two children called Ruby Ever and Lyric Rose.

#3. Beth Phoenix walks away from WWE - October 29th, 2012

Not only does this week mark Edge's birthday and the couple's wedding anniversary, it's also been nine years since Phoenix walked away from WWE.

The former Women's Champion was once one of the company's fastest rising stars. It could be argued that The Glamazon was ahead of her time in a wrestling ring, which is why she has made her return to the company several times in order to be part of the Women's Revolution.

Nine years ago, the former Women's Champion was in a relationship with Edge who had recently retired from the business. The WWE Hall of Famer requested her release from the company in September 2012 before working her last match on October 29th.

Phoenix noted that frustration was one of the reasons for her decision.

"I was really frustrated with where the women were at from a company standpoint, and the investment that was being made in us. I felt in my heart I had done my best, and I'd try hard to change things but, at some point, I just got frustrated."

Phoenix has since returned to WWE as a commentator on their NXT brand and has wrestled numerous times in recent years.

#2. WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart retires - October 2000

Former WWE Champion Bret Hart is still considered to be one of the best wrestlers in the world more than two decades after his retirement.

The Hitman made quite the mark in the company throughout his time before he was forced to hang up his boots following an injury in 2000.

Hart left WWE following the Montreal Screwjob at Survivor Series in 1997 before joining WCW, and it was here that he took on Goldberg at Starrcade in 1999.

As part of the match, Hart received a kick to the head which resulted in a severe concussion that later marked the end of his career.

Whilst Hart has returned several times and has even been able to end his issues with Vince McMahon and WWE over the past two decades, this was when he officially hung up his boots.

The former World Champion took his place amongst the elite of the Wrestling business in April 2006 when he was finally inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

#1. The Shield make history in WWE - Hell in a Cell - October 26th, 2014

The Shield wrote their names in the record books in WWE several times over during their short time as a stable, none more so than at Hell in a Cell 2014.

After Seth Rollins turned on The Shield by targeting Dean Ambrose in the summer of 2014, the two men stepped into an intense feud.

The feud culminated inside the Hell in a Cell structure in 2014 when Ambrose and Rollins became the youngest superstars to ever main event a WWE pay-per-view at the tender age of 28. Not only that, but they were also the first men to main event a WWE pay-per-view and be younger than WrestleMania itself.

Seth Rollins walked out victorious after Bray Wyatt interfered in the match and set up a new feud for Dean Ambrose moving forward.

Sasha Banks has since main evented WrestleMania at the age of 24, making her the youngest star of all time to main event a WWE event.