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 E37 (09/10 – 09/16)
- Audio: Tupelo Concession Stand Brawl: Eddie Gilbert and Ricky Morton vs Atsushi Onita and Masa Fuchi
- Ric Flair def Dusty Rhodes to win NWA World Heavyweight Title for the first time
- Hulk Hogan’s Rock N Wrestling Cartoon premieres on CBS
- Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan team up in the booth for the first time
- The Quebecers def Steiner Brothers for the WWF Tag Team Titles – on a DQ
- Audio: Tatanka (representing WWF) def Jerry Lawler for USWA Unified Heavyweight Championship
- Audio: More Pre ‘Mr McMahon’ USWA Promos 1993
- Nitro and Raw go head to head for the first time ever
- WWF debuts ‘Raw On The Roof’ intro
- Audio: Eric Bischoff debuts ‘Raw Spoilers’ during Nitro broadcasts
- WCW fires Steve Austin
- Audio: Steve Austin and Eric Bischoff look back at the Austin firing
- Audio: Sabu makes his WCW debut on Nitro
- Sting drops the colorful face paint and tights
- Sean Waltman makes his WCW debut
- Looking back at Terry Funk: Wrestlefest featuring wrestlers from WWF, ECW, Japan, and more
- Audio: Highlights of Bret Hart vs Terry Funk (Wrestlefest)
- Curt Hennig turns on the Horsemen
- Audio: Hulk Hogan challenges and Warrior accepts match at WCW Halloween Havoc
- Audio: Ric Flair returns to WCW, reforms The Horsemen and curses out Eric Bischoff
- Jacqueline def Sable to win Womens Championship, previously vacated for almost 3 years
- Sandman signs with WCW, abruptly leaves ECW
- Audio: New Jack speaks on Taz’ 1997 arrest after an alleged incident at a tanning salon involving a minor
- Vince McMahon def Triple H for WWF Championship
- Audio: WWF wrestlers pay tribute to victims of 9/11. And then it was Stephanie McMahon’s turn to pay tribute
- Audio: International Organization For Women confront Eric Bischoff
- Audio: The Upset Of The Century: Rico def Ric Flair on Raw
- Audio: Billy and Chuck Wedding and the awesome performance by Eric Bischoff
- GLAAD, NY Times, NY Post, Today Show and others are not happy with the outcome of the wedding between Billy Gunn and Chuck Polumbo
- 80 Year Old Fabulous Moolah def Victoria on Raw
- Audio: Eddie Guerrero vs John Cena Parking Lot Brawl
- Audio: Raven comments on losing a NWATNA Hair vs Hair match and his head being butchered in the process
- Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle wrestle a One Hour Ironman Match on Smackdown
- Simon Dean’s Commercial debuts on Raw, and fans actually tried buying the fitness products
- Audio: Gene Snitsky makes his Raw debut and Lita has a ‘miscarriage’
- Arguably the greatest match in TNA history: AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe vs Christopher Daniels X Division Title (Unbreakable 2005)
- WWE releases Daniel Puder
- Trish Stratus wrestles last match as a full time competitor
- ECW (WWE) has its first ever event at MSG
- Audio: Tired or Under The Influence? Jeff Hardy has some blunt comments towards CM Punk after the ‘Charismatic Enabler’ promo
- Jeff Hardy arrested and charged with trafficking prescription pills and possessing anabolic steroids
- Ric Flair recently retired from WWE, agrees to wrestle for Hulkamania Tour of Australia
- Seth Rollins wrestles last ever ROH match, and makes his WWE debut
- Audio: Kevin Nash speaks on 2011 return, never facing CM Punk at COC and major changes within WWE locker room
- Nikki Bella becomes longest reigning Divas Champion
- Sting wrestles his first, and last ever Raw match
- Kevin Owens headbutts Vince McMahon
- Kairi Sane wins the 2017 Mae Young Classic Tournament
- And so much more!
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