Back by Popular Demand! This Week In Wrestling History hosted by Don Tony aired back in 2018-2019 and spanned two seasons. These retro episodes return remastered and are filled with hundreds of hours of original wrestling clips & stories. Enjoy this deep dive into pro wrestling’s awesome history.
SYNOPSIS: S2 E33 (08/13 – 08/19)
- Looking back: WWF SummerSlam Fever. 9 matches; less than 30 total minutes of wrestling 1990
- Audio: Bobby Heenan, with NWA Heavyweight Championship, proclaimed the ‘Real World Heavyweight Champion’ Ric Flair was coming to WWF 1991
- Audio: Jake ‘The Snake Roberts’ turns on Ultimate Warrior 1991
- Audio: Don Tony’s satire of Jake Roberts turn on Warrior
- ‘The Grudge Match’ TV Show w/Jesse Ventura makes its syndicated debut
- Looking back at WCW Clash Of The Champions XXIV 1993
- Audio: The Shockmaster makes his memorable WCW debut 1993
- Audio: Dusty Rhodes looks back at The Shockmaster’s debut
- Audio: The Shockmaster suddenly transforms into an Electrician 1993
- Audio: Leslie Nielsen investiages the mystery of The Undertaker 1994
- Looking back at ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994 and Infamous ‘Chair throwing’ incident by fans
- Eddie Guerrero, Dean Malenko and Sabu sign deals to wrestle for WCW
- Audio: Goldust first ever vignette airs on Raw 1995
- WCW press conference in NYC announces imminent debut of Monday Nitro on TNT
- Looking back: SummerSlam 1996, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2010-2014, 2018
- Audio: Die Rocky Die. Rocky Maivia cuts his first promo as part of the Nation Of Domination 1997
- Looking back: ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997
- The Undertaker is busted open for the first time ever during a match on Raw
- Audio: Eddie Guerrero WCW Nitro promo rips Eric Bischoff and threatens to quit 1998
- Audio: The Warrior makes his memorable WCW debut 1998
- Looking back: WCW Road Wild 1999 and New Blood Rising 2000
- Lenny Lane wins his only WCW Championship (Cruiserweight), before being stripped due to controversy surrounding his homosexual character
- Audio: Lance Storm def Mike Awesome for US Title then gives away two of his three WCW Championships
- Linda McMahon appears at Democratic National Convention, and The Rock appears at the Republican National Convention 2000
- Looking back at WWF first live episode of Smackdown, new theme (Beautiful People), and a new (Fist) set 2001
- Audio: Steve Austin introduces ‘What?’ 2001
- Beginning of the end for WWF Hardcore Title
- Randy Orton makes history and wins World Heavyweight Championship at 24 years old just to have Evolution turn on him
- Audio: Prior to SummerSlam match vs Hulk Hogan, HBK receives nuclear heat from Canadian fans on Raw
- Audio: Hulk Hogan wrestles his last ever match on Raw vs Kurt Angle 2005
- Ashley Massaro wins 2005 and Layla El wins 2006 WWE Divas Search
- Looking back: TNA Hard Justice 2006, 2009 and Hardcore Justice 2013
- Chris Jericho inadvertently punches HBK’s wife Rebecca in the face during a Summerslam segment
- Audio: Chris Jericho speaks on his memorable 2008 feud against Shawn Michaels
- Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez makes WWE TV debuts
- Audio: Title vs Title: CM Punk vs John Cena ends with a MITB Cash-In victory 2011
- Audio: Memorable promos between CM Punk and Kevin Nash from Raw 2011
- Matt Hardy arrested following single car accident and is released by TNA (who had just rehired Jeff Hardy)
- Audio: Daniel Bryan def John Cena to win WWE Championship, just to lose it to MITB cash-in by Randy Orton
- WWE suspends Alberto Del Rio due to Wellness Policy violation and would never return to WWE TV
- Audio: WWE Universe is introduced to The Demon King 2016
- Audio: Brock Lesnar doesn’t give a sh** about Heath Slater’s kids 2016
- Audio: Baron Corbin unsucessfully cashes in his MITB Briefcase 2017
- And so much more!
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