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 E39 (09/24 – 09/30)
- WWWF Championship Belt stolen from Bruno Sammartino’s car
- First WWWF Showdown At Shea Stadium featuring a 75 Minute main event match between Bruno vs Pedro Morales
- Audio: Jim Cornette makes his managerial debut
- Audio: Memorable Memphis match ends in a brawl: Stan Hansen & Jesse Ventura vs Jerry Lawler & Austin Idol
- Looking back at AWA Superclash ’85: Night Of Champions
- Audio: Battle Of The Talk Shows: Pipers Pit vs The Flower Shop
- Audio: Ronnie Garvin def Ric Flair for NWA Heavyweight Title
- Bonus Audio: Ronnie Garvin speaks candidly on the title win, and Ric Flair’s first promo after losing the title
- Kerry Von Erich sentenced in prescription forgery arrest
- Audio: Vince McMahon sends Macho Man to take out Jerry Lawler and USWA Title. (Promos by Macho Man and Vince)
- Shawn Michaels walks out of WWF and is stripped of IC Title
- Bonus Audio: Shawn Michaels speaks on walking out of WWF in 1993
- Brian Christopher and The Rock ‘n Roll Express make their WWF debuts
- Audio: Terry Funk vs Jimmy Snuka for ECW TV Title main event’s first NWA/ECW event booked by Paul Heyman
- Audio: Fake Razor Ramon and Fake Diesel in ring WWF debut, with Jim Ross on commentary
- Looking back at WWF In Your House: Breakdown 1998
- Audio: Christian makes his WWF debut
- Audio: Kane and Undertaker def Steve Austin for WWF Title
- Audio: Steve Austin and a Zamboni ruin Vince McMahon, Kane, and Undertaker’s Title Award Ceremony
- Audio: Vince backs out his deal with Kane and Undertaker, gets caught giving them the finger, then has his leg broken
- Audio: First time and only time ever 1 on 1 match: Hulk Hogan vs Bret Hart main event Nitro
- Audio: Remembering the disaster: Al Snow vs Big Boss Man ‘Kennel From Hell Match’
- ‘This Is Your Life: The Rock’ hosted by Mick Foley scores a record 8.4 rating
- Audio: ‘1, 2, It Doesn’t Matter If The Rock Counts To 3!’
- Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara leave WWF for WCW
- WCW airs a Sprite Soda commercial featuring Sting ‘beating up’ a 10 year old kid at home
- Psychosis loses a Mask vs Hair Match against Kidman on Nitro
- Audio: Sid Vicious finds his rental car crushed by Goldberg
- First episode of Raw on TNN airs
- Audio: Vince Russo wins WCW Heavyweight Title from Booker T on Nitro
- Looking back at ECW Anarchy Rulz 2000
- TNA stars Andy Douglas and Johnny Devine stabbed outside a Nashville Nightclub
- Last episode of Raw airs on Spike TV
- Dolph Ziggler makes his first WWE appearance as the caddy for Kerwin White
- Cowboy Bob Orton wrestles on Smackdown; first match since 1987
- Audio: CM Punk debut match in Ohio Valley Wrestling
- TNA makes their debut on Spike TV
- Smackdown airs for the last time on CW Network (before the move to MyNetworkTV)
- Looking back at WWE Smackdown Special: Decade Of Smackdown
- Ric Flair Robe becomes first ever pro wrestling item to enter the Smithsonian Institute
- Audio: Drew McIntyre makes his WWE in ring debut
- Bryan Danielson makes his last ROH appearance before jumping to WWE
- Bret Hart wrestles last ever match in MSG
- Edge destroys the annoying Anonymous Raw GM Laptop
- Smackdown debuts on Syfy Network
- WWE signs Rusev, Neville, and Sara del Rey
- The shortest Hell In The Cell Match in history happens post Raw (5 Minutes) and CM Punk isn’t thrilled about it
- Audio: Hulk Hogan quits Dixie Carter and TNA
- Asuka makes her NXT debut
- Neville wrestles last 205 Live match before walking out of WWE
- And much more!
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