This week in WWE history (Nov 7-14th)  - Former WWE Champion passes away, the biggest controversy in history

This week's WWE news has been dominated by the company's European tour as well as the build-up to their annual Survivor Series event. This year's final pay-per-view of the year takes place next weekend but in years gone by the event has taken place much earlier.

It is a prominent week in WWE history and one that is remembered for all of the wrong reasons. Whilst AEW Full Gear stole the spotlight from WWE last night, many memorable moments in history will ensure that this week will always belong to Vince McMahon's company.

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

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#5. Jamie Noble officially retires from WWE - November 10th, 2009

It's been 12 years since Jamie Noble was an active part of WWE's roster, but interestingly the former Cruiserweight Champion still remains employed by the company.

Noble is perhaps best remembered for his time working in the Cruiserweight Division, but since his retirement, he has returned to WWE TV a number of times.

Despite retiring from in-ring competition in 2009, Noble returned to TV screens in the fall of 2014 alongside Joey Mercury and the duo later became known as J&J Security. Aligning themselves with Seth Rollins, the duo were able to help garner heat for the new Mr. Money in the Bank for almost a year before being put out of action once again by Brock Lesnar in 2015.

Noble's last known match to date saw him defeat Seth Rollins in a two-on-one handicap match on RAW in June 2015. Joey Mercury was also part of his match and the former Champion was released from the company in January 2017.

In recent months, Noble has been working backstage as a producer and has been spotted several times as part of backstage segments or brawls. As of writing, Noble isn't expected to make any kind of return to the company in the future since his last match for WWE was more than six years ago.

#4. WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle makes his debut at Survivor Series - November 14th 1999

It was once said that if you're going to debut in WWE, then the best time to do it is at Survivor Series.

The likes of The Rock, The Undertaker, The Shield, Sting, and various other Superstars have gone on to make an impact as part of the company following their debut at various Survivor Series events over the years.

One of the biggest names to do it was Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, who finally debuted as part of the company at Survivor Series all the way back in 1999.

Angle made his debut after weeks of teases that he was coming to WWE and was able to defeat Shawn Stasiak with his patented Angle Slam.

Angle later left WWE in 2006 after struggling with various personal issues, before returning nine years later and being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. The former World Champion has since retired from the business after wrestling his final match against Baron Corbin back at WrestleMania 35.

#3. WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair gets married for the fourth time - November 11th, 2009

Ric Flair is easily one of the most recognizable former WWE Superstars in the world. The Nature Boy still holds the record for most World Championship reigns in WWE history, but interestingly his personal life has become one of the most talked-about aspects of his career.

It's become public knowledge over the past few decades that Flair has been married and divorced a number of times. His first marriage to Leslie Goodman came to an end in 1983 after 12 years and two children. His second wife Elizabeth Harell, the mother of current WWE Superstar Charlotte, filed for divorce in 2006 after 23 years of marriage.

Flair then married Tiffany VanDemark just months later, but she filed for divorce in 2008. Just months after his third divorce was finalized in 2009, Flair moved on to his fourth wife, Jaqueline Beems.

After two and a half years, their marriage ended in divorce. Flair is currently married to Wendy Barlow. The couple tied the knot in 2018.

#2. The Montreal Screwjob takes place at WWE Survivor Series - November 9th 1997

Perhaps the most controversial WWE event of all time, the Montreal Screwjob took place at Survivor Series 24 years ago.

Ahead of the show, the main event was Bret Hart taking on Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship. This was The Hitman's final match ahead of his heavily publicized move over to WCW.

Vince McMahon had already been hit hard by the fact that Alundra Blayze took the Women's Championship over to WCW and put it in the bin, so he was pushing hard to make sure this wasn't repeated.

The rest has obviously become one of the most talked-about pieces of WWE history. Michaels locked Hart into the Sharpeshooter and even though he didn't tap, the bell rang.

The title changed hands and Hart was livid. It was later revealed that Hart went on to punch McMahon in the face before walking away from the company. It took more than a decade to fix things between Hart, Michaels and McMahon, which later led to a match between Hart and McMahon at WrestleMania 26.

#1. Former WWE Champion Eddie Guerrero passes away - November 13th, 2005

Eddie Guerrero was one of the most popular stars in WWE at the time of his passing in November 2005.

Latino Heat had used his "lying, cheating and stealing" tactics to climb his way up to the WWE Championship. Just months earlier, he had ended one of the most personal feuds in history.

Rey Mysterio defeated Eddie Guerrero in a ladder match at SummerSlam in 2005 to retain custody of eight-year-old Dominik, who is now part of the WWE roster.

A few months later, the WWE Universe was handed the crushing blow that the former Champion had passed away. The episode of RAW, which took place later that night, was a tribute to the star with many fans in attendance unaware of his passing until the show went live.

Even now, 16 years after Guerrero's passing, his legacy is there for all to see in the industry. He went on to inspire many of the current crop of stars, with many of them paying tribute to Eddie. Several AEW stars even honored Guerrero at Full Gear last night.