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 E38 (09/17 - 09/23)

• EMLL (now known as CMLL) promotes it's first show.
• Fabulous Moolah begins her 28 year run as Womens Champion.
• Hints of a Jimmy Snuka 'babyface' turn in WWF begins (1982)
• Serious health issues force Jesse 'The Body' Ventura to retire from pro wrestling
• Steel Cage Match between Capt Lou Albano (52) and Freddie Blassie (67)
• SNME debuts the WWF Music Video 'Piledriver', and Mega Powers seal their bond with 'the handshake'
• Audio: Looking back at WWF 'Piledriver'. Which tune was your favorite?
• Dustin Rhodes makes his WWF debut on SNME
• Audio: Jake The Snake Roberts promo on Prime Time Wrestling
• Looking back at WCW Fall Brawl: War Games 1993 & 1994
• Global Wrestling Federation folds after three year run
• Audio: Mr Wonderful Paul Orndorff meets Psychic Gary Spivey
• Audio: Rey Mysterio Jr and Psichosis make their ECW debut
• Audio: Steve-A-Mania runs wild as Steve Austin makes his ECW debut
• Audio: Infamous Cactus Jack Promo: 'Cane Dewey'
• Audio: Jim Ross shoots on WWF and introduces the fake Razor Ramon and fake Diesel
• Public Enemy win WCW Tag Team Titles from Harlem Heat
• Audio: ECW invades WWE IYH Mind Games PPV and Monday Night Raw
• Audio: Highlights of Beulah McGillicutty vs Bill Alfonso (ECW As Good As It Gets)
• Looking back at WWF UK Exclusive PPV: One Night Only
• Audio: Cactus Jack makes WWF debut
• Audio: Steve Austin stuns Vince McMahon for the first time and is arrested
• Audio: Bill Goldberg makes his WCW debut
• The story behind the Missy Hyatt / Scott Putski Sex Video
• Stephanie McMahon makes her pro wrestling debut on Raw
• Vince McMahon vacates the WWF Championship and is reinstated by Steve Austin
• The night Triple H wrestled five times on an episode of Smackdown
• Looking back at 1999 ECW Anarchy Rulz
• Last episode of Raw on USA Network before jump to TNN
• Kronik wrestle their one and only PPV match for WWE
• Looking back at WWF Unforgiven 2000, 2003
• Audio: Raven makes his memorable WWF debut
• Kane and The Hurricane win WWF Tag Team Titles
• Samoa Joe vs AJ Styles vs Bryan Danielson tear down the house at 2004 IWA Mid South Ted Petty Invitational
• Audio: Lita suffers a miscarriage. Gene Snitsky insists that it wasn't his fault
• Looking back at 'Christy/Carmella' and the WWE shadiness behind the 2004 Divas Search Contest
• The story behind New Jack arrested before USAPW show and DT bailing him out of prison
• Audio: Bobby Lashley makes WWE debut
• WWE releases Mark Copani (aka Muhammad Hassan)
• TNA rehires Vince Russo to the creative team
• Audio: TNA signs Kurt Angle and the commentators go bonkers
• Teddy Long suffers 'heart attack' during his wedding ceremony to Kristal Marshall
• Arizona Court dismisses Ultimate Warrior lawsuit against WWE
• Audio: Mark Henry def Randy Orton to become World Heavyweight Champion
• Audio: Triple H vs CM Punk (Night Of Champions 2011)
• Matt Hardy arrested for third time in a month and charged with possession, intent to sell/distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia and more
• TNA changes to live format in attempt to stop substantial ratings decline
• Roman Reigns suffers his first pin (loss) on WWE roster
• Looking back at WWE Night Of Champions 2014 & 2015
• Sting suffers serious neck injury (against Seth Rollins) and wrestles last ever match
• Audio: The List Of Jericho is born
• Cesaro suffers two impacted front teeth during Tag Title bout, and finishes the match
• And much more!

 

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