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 E31 (07/30 - 08/05)

• Bruno Sammartino 'refuses' NWA World Heavyweight Title after def Buddy Rogers who suffered an 'injury' during the match
• Memorable MSG bloodbath between Bruno Sammartino and Superstar Billy Graham (Special Referee: Gorilla Monsoon)
• Roddy Piper and Tony Atlas make their WWWF TV debuts
• Audio: Roddy Piper trolls fans in WWWF TV debut 1979
• Audio: Roddy Piper 2nd WWWF TV match vs Jose Estrada 1979
• Roddy Piper stabbed following NWA Mid Atlantic Title match vs Jack Brisco
• Bonus Audio: Roddy Piper $10K promo and match against Jack Brisco for NWA Mid Atlantic Title 1982
• Bob Backlund's original WWF run ends 1984
• Miss Elizabeth makes her WWF debut
• Audio: Eddie Gilbert vs Shane Douglas (original opponent: Sting) for UWF TV Title 1987
• Looking back at WWF Wrestlefest '88
• United States Wrestling Association (USWA) is created
• Looking back at the one and only WCW appearance of The Pearl
• Audio: Nikita Koloff vs Rick Rude + Sting 'injury' by Jake 'The Snake Roberts (WCW debut) leads to Ron Simmons def Vader becoming the first ever Black WCW Heavyweight Champion 1992
• Hulk Hogan wrestles final WWF match before exiting in 1993
• Looking back at SMW 'Night Of Legends' event (1994) and the match that had Chris Jericho break the 'Muta scale'
• WCW Collision In Korea airs on PPV
• Audio: Memorable ECW match between The Steiners and Eddie Guerrero vs Cactus Jack, 2 Cold Scorpio, and Dean Malenko 1995
• Great Sasuke def Ultimo Dragon to win J-Crown Tournament and becomes 'Sasuke Eight Belts'!
• Looking back: WWF 'Summerslam' 1997 and ECW 'Heatwave '98
• Audio: Lex Luger def Hollywood Hulk Hogan to win WCW World Heavyweight Championship
• Audio: Sunday Night Heat makes it's debut on USA Network
• Audio: 'Choppy Choppy, Val Venis' Pee Pee!'
• Looking back at the Brian Hildebrand Benefit Show 'Curtis Comes Home' 1999
• Lance Storm wins WCW Cruiserweight Title and becomes 'Lance Three Belts'
• Pro Wrestling NOAH holds its inaugural show
• Audio: First promo confrontation between The Rock and Booker T post WCW closing its doors 2001
• Playstation 2 Magazine (UK) launches 4 commemorative covers featuring WWE Divas. Or did they?
• Audio: Shawn Michaels' infamous Hulk Hogan impersonation on 'Larry King Live' 2005
• ROH Fight Of The Century: Bryan Danielson and Samoa Joe battle to a 60 minute time limit draw
• Audio: CM Punk makes his WWE/ECW debut 2006
• Audio: NY WWE fans tell viewers to 'change the channel' during Batista / Big Show match 2006
• Vince McMahon loves coc*
• Vince McMahon makes regular return to WWE programming after Chris Benoit tragedy - and is 'served' with a paternity lawsuit
• Celebrity Guest Host Dr Ken Jeong (w/ Jeremy Piven) is dropped on his head on Raw 2009
• TNA suspends Samoa Joe after backstage tirade over TNA (creative) handling of match against Jeff Hardy
• Audio: Memorable confrontation between Triple H and newly crowned WWE Champion, CM Punk 2011
• Billy Corgan announces the creation of Resistance Pro Wrestling
• Audio: Abraham Washington makes a dopey Kobe Bryant rape joke on WWE Raw which ultimately leads to his WWE release 2012
• Audio: 'And the crowd goes mild!' Remembering the less than stellar TNA 'August 1st Warning' storyline and revelation 2013
• Following Ronda Rousey's heartfelt tribute to Roddy Piper at UFC 190, Dana White calls WWE 'fake sh**'
• Audio: The Broken Hardys become 'Woken' 2017
• Joey Ryan counters Mr Socko with the D*** Flip
• And so much more!

 

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