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 E28 (07/09 – 07/15)
- Black Saturday: TBS replaces Georgia Championship Wrestling with World Wrestling Federation
- Audio: Jim Cornette discusses Black Saturday
- Bruno Sammartino wrestles his last match at MSG
- Harley Race wins 1986 WWF King Of The Ring
- Looking back at the time Ric Flair made out with a Mannequin on TV
- Ultimate Warrior makes his WWF TV debut
- Dr Death Steve Williams win UWF Heavyweight Championship
- We want Flair! We want Flair! Looking back at WCW Great American Bash 1991 plus 1988, 1992
- Vince McMahon folds the World Bodybuilding Federation
- Hulk Hogan testifies in Vince McMahon steroid trial, and admits to years of steroid use
- Looking back at ECW Heatwave 1995, 1996
- Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit) wins Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament
- Audio: Owen Hart & British Bulldog vs Steve Austin & ?? for vacant WWF Tag Team Titles 1997
- Nitro Girls debut on WCW Monday Nitro
- Looking back: WCW Bash At The Beach 1997-2000 and WCW LA Melee Pay Per Listen 1998
- Audio: Two Clusterf***s: Chavo Guerrero Jr ‘submits’ to Stevie Ray, then shaves his own head in Hair vs Hair Match vs Eddie Guerrero
- WWF debuts internet webcast Code-Red
- Audio: WCW Junkyard Hardcore Invitational Match
- Audio: Jeff Jarrett lays down to Hollywood Hulk Hogan and Vince Russo tirade that followed
- Booker T becomes 2nd Black Heavyweight Champion in WCW history
- Audio Trifecta: Looking back when Shane/Stephanie McMahon form ECW/WCW alliance against Vince McMahon/WWF
- Kurt Angle sings Jimmy Crack Corn
- Audio: Eric Bischoff makes his WWE debut as Raw General Manager
- Audio: Kurt Angle and John Cena Battle Rap! 2003
- Looking back at WWE Vengeance PPV 2004
- UPN forces WWE to remove Muhammad Hassan off Smackdown programming
- Audio: Muhammad Hassan Smackdown promo that did not air on UPN
- Audio: Matt Hardy calls in to WWE Byte This! and confronts Lita
- Brock Lesnar stripped of IWGP Heavyweight Championship
- Looking back: WWE Saturday Night Main Event 2006 and ROH Death Before Dishonor IV
- Audio: Following Benoit tragedy, the infamous appearance by Mr Kennedy on Fox News and his denial he took steroids
- Jim Ross opens JR’s Family BBQ Restaurant
- WWE signs Teddy Hart to a developmental deal.
- Looking back: TNA Victory Road ’07, ’08, ’10, Destination X 2011 and AAA TripleMania XV
- WWE releases Ashley Massaro
- Superstar Billy Graham auctions off his WWE Hall Of Fame ring on Ebay
- TNA announces ECW reunion themed event Hardcore Justice
- ABC cancels ‘Downfall’ game show hosted by Chris Jericho after only 5 episodes
- Chasyn Rance arrested for having sexual relations with a 15 y/o
- TNA releases Matt and Nick Jackson, Matt Morgan, and Hernandez
- Audio: CM Punk and Vince McMahon ‘contract negotiation’ from Raw 2011
- Audio: Bray Wyatt makes his NXT debut 2012
- Bonus Audio: Early Bray Wyatt promo from FCW
- Looking back at WWE Money In The Bank 2012, 2013
- Kharma and CM Punk released by WWE
- WWE announces partnership with Tout and opens the Performance Center
- GFW invasion of TNA draws 135 at 5000+ seat stadium
- Sasha Banks, Charlotte, and Becky Lynch makes their WWE main roster debut
- A week after TNA airs The Final Deletion at Hardy Compound, WWE airs Wyatt Family vs New Day at Wyatt Compound
- Bonus Audio: Wyatt Family challenges New Day
- WWE’s lame excuse for not suspending Brock Lesnar for UFC doping violation
- Looking back at WWE Great Balls Of Fire 2017 and Extreme Rules 2018
- And so much more!
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