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: Episode 50 (12/11 – 12/17) RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 38 Minutes

• Rikidozan dies after stabbing at Japanese Nightclub. DT looks back at the rumored involvement of the Japanese Yakuza in this tragedy.
• Terry and Dory Funk Jr def Abdullah The Butcher and The Shiek to win AJPW Real World Tag League Tournament. A match over three decades old that still holds up today.
• Although not recognized in the record books, Bob Backlund regains WWF Championship def Bobby Duncam.
• Audio: Bob Backlund, ‘mastery of the mic’ cuts, promo on Bobby Duncam (1979).
• Hulk Hogan makes his MSG debut def Ted Dibiase.
• Memorable SNME (9) event: Hulk Hogan vs Paul Orndorff steel cage match for WWF Championship.
• Dynamite Kid suffers serious back injury during match involving British Bulldogs vs Don Muraco and Bob Orton Jr.
• Looking back at AWA’s lone PPV: Superclash III.
• Second ever Slammy Awards (1987) featuring the musical performance by Vince McMahon (Stand Back).
• Audio: The Colossal Connection (Haku and Andre The Giant) def Demolition to win WWF Tag Team Titles.
• WWF tapes No Holds Barred: The Match / The Movie.
• Audio: NHB The Match Main Event Cage Match: Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake vs Macho Man Randy Savage and Zeus w/ Sherri.
• Looking back at Starrcade ’89 Futureshock, Starrcade ’90: Collision Course, and the disaster Starrcade 2000.
• Audio: Ric Flair revealed as The Black Scorpion.
• AWA retires the World Heavyweight Championship.
• The bloody match between Great Muta vs Hiroshi Hase which led to the creation of the ‘Muta Scale’.
• Audio: Alundra Blayze (Medusa) def Heidi Lee Morgan in a tournament final to win the vacated WWF Womens Championship.
• Looking back at ECW Holiday Hell 1994.
• Audio: Steve Austin final ECW promo before leaving for WWF.
• WWF releases the entire Womens Division and retires the Womens Championship.
• Audio: Looking back at Stu Hart 50th Anniversary Event (1995) which included WCW vs WWF match.
• Looking back at WWF IYH 5: Season’s Beatings (1995) and IYH 26: Rock Bottom (1998).
• Anniversary of the Super J-Cup: 2nd Stage Tournament.
• NWO Saturday Night airs on TBS Network.
• Audio: Steve Austin throws The Rock’s IC Title into the Piscataqua River.
• Audio: Vince McMahon announces a change in creative direction dubbed ‘The Cure For The Common Show’.
• Bret Hart makes his WCW debut following Montreal Screwjob.
• RVD and Sabu def Dudley Boyz in Tokyo Japan to win ECW Tag Team Titles.
• Ric Flair has a ‘heart attack’ on WCW Monday Nitro.
• Looking back at WWF/WWE Armageddon PPV: 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008.
• Audio: The McMahon-Helmsley Era official begins. Stephanie turns on Vince (Armageddon 1999).
• Audio: As Vince hunts down Triple H, Stephanie (supporting a sexy new look) explains why she turned – and it makes complete sense.
• ECW holds its last Hardcore TV (TNN) taping.
• NWA Wildside: AJ Styles vs Sabu vs Air Paris.
• Audio: Booker T and Goldust become World Tag Team Champions.
• Audio: Battle Of The Sexes: Chris Jericho and Christian vs Trish Stratus and Lita.
• JAPW: Dan Maff vs Jerry Lawler vs Shane Douglas.
• Audio: Daniel Puder vs Mike ‘The Miz’ Mizanin: Dixie Dog Fight.
• American Angel (Sara del Rey) loses Mask vs Mask Match against Tsunami.
• Looking back at TNA Turning Point PPV including no-show by Jeff Hardy.
• Audio: Batista and Rey Mysterio become World Tag Team Champions.
• Chris Jericho lands a book deal to release the autobiography “A Lion’s Tale”.
• CBS announces Trish Stratus to co-star in reality series ‘Armed & Famous’.
• Looking back at Hermie Sadler UWF event (2006).
• WWE releases Amy Zidian.
• WWE launches ‘A Jingle With Jillian’ EP on Itunes.
• Audio: Sample of Jillian Hall: ‘I’ll Be Home For Christmas’.
• Looking back at WWE TLC PPV: 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.
• Looking back at Slammy Awards: 1987, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,
• Audio: During interview hyping Tribute To The Troops special, CM Punk comments on Hulk Hogan signing with TNA and the primetime WWF vs TNA WWF Jan 4, 2010.
• Christy Hemme announces her retirement from in ring action.
• WWE signs a deal with Netflix.
• Looking back at WWE Tribute To The Troops: 2010, 2011
• Looking back at TNA Final Resolution PPV (2011).
• Billy Gunn returns to WWE as a trainer.
• Jeff Hardy launches Music CD ‘Similar Creatures’.
• Audio: Sample of Jeff Hardy: ‘Similar Creatures’.
• Tony Atlas reveals to TMZ how far he will go to satisfy his foot fetish.
• Audio: Michelle Beadle and CM Punk give their side of the backstage incident at Tribute To The Troops involving AJ Lee.
• AJ Styles officially leaves TNA after 11 years with the company.
• Looking back at NXT Takeover 3: R-Evolution (2014) and NXT Takeover: London (2015).
• Audio: Kevin Owens makes NXT debut.
• Audio: Sami Zayn def Neville to win NXT Heavyweight Championship.
• Audio: Roman Reigns returns at WWE TLC 2014, and cuts an infamous ‘promo’.
• Roman Reigns def Sheamus in a Career vs Title Match to win WWE World Heavyweight Title.
• And so much more!

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