This Week In Wrestling History (Week Thirty-Five) 8/26 – 9/1

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Overview

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 35 (8/26 – 9/1)RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 42 Minutes

  • Looking back at a memorable ’77 WWWF MSG match and feud between Superstar Billy Graham vs Ivan Putski. 
  • Pat Patterson becomes the first ever WWWF Intercontinental Champion. 
  • Looking back at a memorable ’79 tournament for the Mid Atlantic NWA US Title featuring Ricky Steamboat, Jimmy Snuka, Bruiser Brody, Buddy Rogers, and more. 
  • The Big Event: WWF draws 64,000+ fans for a house show in Canada. 
  • Looking back at World Class Labor Day ‘Star Wars’ event (1985, 1986).
  • Summerslam Highlights: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000. 
  • Audio: Ultimate Warrior def Honkytonk Man for IC Title and MSG fans go bananas. 
  • When wrestling gets too real: Memphis Police called after Jerry Lawler is hit by a car (driven by Eddie Gilbert). 
  • Audio: Macho Man Randy Savage vs Ric Flair; a rare WWF Superstars match that featured a World Title Change. 
  • Audio: Vince McMahon vs USWA Saga Continues. 
  • Looking back at AAA La Revancha event (1993).
  • Audio: Harley Race introduces Yoshi KHAN to the Cactus Jack / Big Van Vader feud.
  • Audio: ECW becomes Extreme! ECW leaves NWA as Shane Douglas throws down newly won NWA Heavyweight Title and debuts ECW Heavyweight Championship.
  • Tag Team gold for HBK and Diesel, and PG-13. 
  • Audio: As The Dudleys exit ECW (for WWF), Raven makes a memorable surprise return after quitting WCW. 
  • Audio: The Rock and Sock Connection is formed and immediately leads to Tag Team Gold. 
  • Audio: Steve Austin tosses Kurt Angle’s Gold Medals into the Detroit River. 
  • Mini Hardys and Mini Dudleys make Raw appearance. 
  • XPW ‘Hostile Takeover’ of Philadelphia and ECW Arena begins.
  • Audio: Juventud Guerrera ‘Juicy’ promo from XPW Hostile Takeover. 
  • Eric Bischoff creates a new World Heavyweight Title and awards it to Triple H. 
  • Audio: Jerry Lynn vs AJ Styles vs Low Ki TNA Ladder Match (2002). 
  • Looking back at Osaka Dream Night event featuring the first ever Cage Match for NJPW (2003). 
  • Final Thursday Night Smackdown episode airs on UPN 
  • Audio: Chris Jericho performs on FOX reality show ‘Celebrity Duets’. 
  • Audio: The Miz makes his WWE main roster debut. 
  • WWE suspends Ten stars and releases others for Wellness Policy violations related to the Signature Pharmacy scandal.
  • WWE announces a significant change for future violators of the Wellness Policy. 
  • Adam Pearce wins the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Title. 
  • Ashley Massaro signs to compete on ‘Survivor: China’.
  • TNA signs Mickie James. 
  • MTV2 drops Lucha Libre USA after seven episodes. 
  • Dixie Carter makes her first ever TV appearance on TNA Impact.
  • Kaval wins NXT Season 2. 
  • Triple H makes major change to Raw, announces ‘Super Shows’ featuring Raw and Smackdown stars. 
  • Audio: Triple H / CM Punk / Kevin Nash attempt to turn Chicken Sh** into Chicken Salad. 
  • WWE suspends Cameron for DUI arrest and withholding information from the incident. 
  • Audio: Memorable 2013 AJ Styles Impact promo confronting TNA Management and more. 
  • Audio: Kevin Owens ‘Mount Rushmore Of Pro Wrestling’ Promo from PWG BOLA 2013. 
  • TNA suspends Bram after being arrested for domestic violence and false imprisonment. 
  • WWE releases Zahra Shreiber after social media postings featuring Nazi symbols surface. 
  • WWE suspends Jimmy Snuka’s legends contract after being arrested and charged with third degree murder of Nancy Argentino from 1983. 
  • Piss, Sh**, Milk Guy Armando Montalvo shot by Florida Police outside WWE Performance Center. 
  • Looking back at AAA TripleMania XXIV event (2016).
  • Audio: Kevin Owens wins vacated WWE Universal Championship. 
  • Audio: John Cena and Roman Reigns memorable promo exchange hyping up match at No Mercy (2017) PPV. 
  • Looking back at All-In event (2018).
  • And so much more!

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