Jul 25, 2023

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 E30 (07/23 - 07/29)

• Epic battle: Bob Backlund vs Antonio Inoki (for WWWF Championship) ends in a 60 minute draw
• Looking back at WWF 'Brawl To End It All' MTV special event
• First ever WWF Championship Title change in a Cage Match as Tito Santana def Greg Valentine for IC Title
• Dusty Rhodes' last reign as NWA Heavyweight Champion begins, defeating Ric Flair in a steel cage 1986
• Looking back at the original NWA Great American Bash Tour
• Audio: Sherri Martel def 64 y/o Fabulous Moolah for WWF Women's Championship
• Audio: Wendi Richter def Monster Ripper (Bertha Faye) to win WWC Women's Championship 1987
• Looking back at WCW Great American Bash 1989
• Audio: Jim Cornette debuts for WWF on Monday Night Raw
• Audio: Bob Backlund snaps and turns heel after losing to Bret Hart for WWF Championship 1994
• Audio: Dean Douglas makes his WWF TV debut 1995
• Scott Steiner makes his ECW debut 1995
• Audio: NWO airs its first ever Paid Announcement
• Audio: Infamous NWO attack on Nitro, including Kevin Nash throwing Rey Mysterio into a production truck like a lawn dart
• Audio: Bret Hart's infamous enema remark towards USA and Pittsburgh, PA 1997
• Audio: WWF's attempt at Light Heavyweight Division to combat Nitro: Devon Storm vs Ace Darling 1997
• Audio: Dr Death Steve Williams vs Bart Gunn WWF Brawl For It All Match 1998
• Looking back at WWF Fully Loaded 1998-2000
• Triple H shows Trish Stratus some 'wrestling moves' and Stephanie is none too pleased
• US Champion Lance Storm becomes 'Lance Two Belts', def Big Vito for WCW Hardcore Title
• Kurt Angle and Booker T trade WCW Heavyweight Championship Title wins
• Looking back to the future: OVW event featuring John Cena, Randy Orton, Batista, Brock Lesnar and many others 2001
• Audio: The Rock vs Ric Flair. The one and only time they faced off in a singles match 2002
• Ring Of Honor crowns their first ever ROH Heavyweight Champion
• Looking back at WWE Vengeance 2003
• Looking back at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's first ever event 2003
• Audio: AJ Styles (c) vs Frankie Kazarian vs Michael Shane: Ultimate X Match for X Division Title 2004
• Audio: Jeff Hardy vs Monty Brown: Memorable #1 contenders match for TNA Heavyweight Title 2004
• Looking back at the night WWE Raw (two hour episode) only had two matches 2004
• Audio: Teddy Long begins his nine year reign as Smackdown GM
• Looking back at WWE Great American Bash 2005, 2006
• Audio: Muhammad Hassan wrestles his last ever match in WWE
• Audio: WWE Battle Of The Bands: John Cena vs Chris Jericho and Fozzy 2005
• TNA signs Adam 'Pacman' Jones
• Audio: Mike Adamle is announced as Raw GM
• Diamond Dallas Page settles his lawsuit against Jay-Z over use of Diamond Cutter symbol
• Looking back at WWE Night Of Champions 2009
• Audio: Chris Jericho is not happy Shaq is hosting Raw 2009
• WWE Champion CM Punk returns to WWE and confronts newly crowned WWE Champion John Cena
• WWF/WWE Raw reaches 1000th Episode
• Stephanie McMahon 'arrested' for slapping Brie Bella. Ever wonder why WWE never pushed the angle further with a 'mugshot'?
• Seth Rollins inadvertently knees John Cena in the nose causing several fractures and emergency surgery
• Audio: Hulk Hogan attempts damage control after video of his racist tirade surfaces and is fired by WWE 2015
• Looking back at WWE Battleground 2016, 2017
• Nia Jax and Finn Balor make their WWE main roster debuts 2016
• Audio: Braun Strowman vs WWE newcomer, James Ellsworth 2016
• And so much more!

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