May 30, 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 E22 (05/28 - 06/03)

• Harley Race def Dory Funk Jr for NWA Heavyweight Title ending Funk's 1,563 day reign
• Ric Flair def Kerry Von Erich to regain NWA Heavyweight Championship
• The story behind Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty being hired then immediately fired by WWF
• Honky Tonk Man def Ricky Steamboat to win WWF IC Championship
• Audio: Honky Tonk Man & Iron Shiek speak on Ricky Steamboat throwing shade at IC Title match
• Brother Love makes his WWF debut
• No Holds Barred debuts in theatres
• After being fired a year earlier, The Rockers rejoin WWF & make TV debut
• Common Man Dusty Rhodes makes WWF debut
• Celebrity Sleuth Magazine features pics of Madusa, Sherri Martel, Missy Hyatt & other wrestlers
• Cactus Jack 'Lost In Cleveland' vignettes begin on WCW TV
• Ranger Ross sues WCW for Racial Discrimination
• Matt Hardy makes WWF debut
• Audio: The Rock as Flex Kavana makes his pro wrestling debut
• WWF sends Cease and Desist after Scott Hall's controversial WCW Monday Nitro debut
• Audio: Brian Pillman's controversial ECW promo after serious Hummer accident
• Looking back at World Wrestling Peace Festival 1996
• Audio: ECW vs USWA war begins
• Booker T appears in 1-800-Collect Commercial as a boxer
• Looking back at WWF In Your House 22: Over The Edge 1998
• NBC airs awful documentary on Jessie Ventura
• New Jack found not guilty for assault against 17 y/o Erich Kulas
• Audio: Original news reports of Mass Transit incident & New Jack speaks on the assault trial and outcome
• One of the first internet fake news reports: Kimberly Page finds drug paraphernalia belonging to Tammy Sytch in bathroom during WCW Nitro
• Audio: DT's favorite WCW Hardcore Match: Terry Funk vs Chris Candido & infamous mule kick incident
• Audio: Nothing is finer than having a 69er w/Scott Steiner
• Brian Lawler fired after drug arrest at Canadian Border prior to WWF Raw event
• Brian Ong dies while training w/Great Khali at a CA wrestling school
• WWE sends Eddie Guerrero home and to drug rehab after showing up for Raw in no condition to perform
• Audio: Steve Blackman & Trish Stratus 'Three's Company' skit
• Audio: WCW/ECW invasion begins w/Lance Storm interfering during match on Raw
• Audio: Undertaker vs Tommy Dreamer and a bucket of vomit and Kevin Nash announced as new member of NWO (WWE)
• NWA TNA hires Don West for their announcing team
• WWE promotes 2003 Divas Search by showing pics of fans, two who were revealed to be XXX Stars
• Audio: Mr America & Vince McMahon take lie detector tests on Smackdown
• Audio: Highlights of Vince McMahon's 2004 appearance on TSN Off The Record
• Audio: Vince McMahon, Eric Bischoff & Paul Heyman exchange barbs on Raw to hype ECW One Night Stand
• Looking back: WWE One Night Stand '07-'08
• LA Lakers vs Denver Nuggets main event WWE Raw
• Kharma leaves WWE due to pregnancy
• Brock Lesnar's autobiography Death Clutch hits stores
• TNA announces creation of their Hall of Fame & 1st recipient, Jeff Jarrett
• Matt Hardy 'Anti-Bullying' Ring Of Honor promo debuts
• Looking back at TNA Slammiversary XI 2013
• Rampage Jackson signs with TNA & Bellator
• Looking back at WWE Payback 2014
• Audio: Batista quits WWE again on Raw
• Audio: Seth Rollins breaks up The Shield
• Destination America adds ROH to programming & ROH/TNA airing back to back
• Looking back at WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
• Broken Matt Hardy takes his feud with Jeff Hardy to a new level
• Audio: 'Bailey: This Is Your Life!'
• And so much more!

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