What's going on, wrestling fans? Welcome to another edition of today in wrestling history right here on primetime with Shaw Mooney.

I'm Steve Fall, and let's get into it because on this date in 1999, Kurt Engle made his WWF.

That's right. Put the F back in. His television debut on an episode of Sunday Night Heat

when Tiger Ily Sin called him into the ring.

Crankel was in the crowd to watch the show,

and he was offered $5,000 from Tiger Ali Sim to blow his nose on the American flag.

Whoa.

The man who won an Olympic gold medal with a broken freaking neck

is being offered five grand to blow his nose on the American flag.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

Kurt Engel apparently agreed.

But when Tiger Alisen had his back turn,

Kurt Engel instead blew his nose on the Indian flag.

What are we doing?

The WWE have since apologized for this segment.

Tiger Alisen attacked, tried to attack Kurt Engle, but was met with a suplex,

and he was down for the count.

Now, Kurt Engel will eventually make his in-ring debut in-survivary series,

but think about this.

This is a segment that we really don't talk about in WWE history because they don't want to promote Kurt Engel, the American hero, drink your milk.

They don't want to promote that he blew his nose on an Indian flag.

And what's weird is when we bring up Kurt Engel and making his debut in wrestling, usually it's talked about where Kurt Engel was going to sign with ECW and he was there watching the event.

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