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 will be posted every Tuesday at 4PM EST. These episodes are filled with hundreds of hours of original wrestling clips & stories. Enjoy this deep dive into pro wrestling's awesome history.

SYNOPSIS: S2 E19 (05/07 - 05/13)

Bruno Sammartino vs Giant Baba: First time WWWF Championship is defended in Japan

Verne Gagne retires as AWA Heavyweight Champion

Eddie Gilbert seriously injured in auto accident following WWF event

Nancy Argentino, girlfriend of Jimmy Snuka, dies after head injury

Looking back: First ever Saturday Night's Main Event 1985

Career vs Title: Jerry Lawler vs Curt Hennig for AWA World Title

Bonus Audio: Curt Hennig attacks owner of Toyota Dealership and destroys the CWA Studio

Looking back: NWA WrestleWar 1989

Audio: Memorable attack by Terry Funk on Ric Flair following his NWA Heavyweight Title defense

Audio: Macho Man Randy Savage and Steve Austin comment on the one and only time they faced off in the ring

Standards and Practices: WWF forced to edit Raw segment showing Goldust licking Undertaker up his leg and thigh

Audio: Farooq accuses WWF of racism and lack of Black Champions

Audio: RVD Monday Night Raw debut vs Jeff Hardy 97

Audio: Dustin Runnels tears up during Raw segment while speaking about Dusty and Goldust character

Audio: Eric Bischoff challenges Vince McMahon to a fight at WCW Slamboree 98

Online voting gone wrong: Ric Flair voted People Magazine's #2 Most Beautiful People In The World for 1998. Who was #1?

Steve Austin on TSN's Off The Record

Sable leaves WWF and files $110 Million Lawsuit claiming sexual harassment

Audio: Debra vs Sable Evening Gown Match

Audio: Sean Waltman speaks on putting feces inside Sable's luggage

DT looks back at highest rated Raw episode (8.1) in history and how WCW never fully recovered

Miss Elizabeth wrestles her first 2 matches

Audio: APA destroy Big Boss Man and Bull Buchanan in a bar fight

Perry Saturn sent home by WWF after shooting on Mike Bell

WWF releases Scott Hall 48 hours after 'Plane Ride From Hell'

Batista makes WWF TV debut

Audio: Edge-A-Mania!

Undertaker attacks, hogties, and drags Hulk Hogan while riding a motorcycle throughout the Air Canada Center

Launch of NWA Total Nonstop Action

Audio: Memorable Raw segment featuring Austin, Christian, RVD/Kane and the surprise final WWE appearance of Road Warriors

Audio: Freddie Blassie tells D-Von to Get The Tables!

TNA and Fox Sports announce creation of non PPV weekly series, Impact

FSN drops TNA programming

Booker T and Batista fight during filming of Summerslam commercial

Audio: Beth Phoenix makes her WWE TV debut

Audio: Dr. Vince McMahon gives the Commencement Speech at Sacred Heart University (CT)

Audio: Edge cashes in MITB Briefcase to win the World Heavyweight Championship

NWA ends their relationship with TNA

Fresh off the disaster of moving Impact to Mondays, Dixie Carter issues a desperate plea to wrestling fans

Raw moment: Jerry Lawler uses Michael Cole's tie to attack Cole within Cole Mine

Baron Corbin makes his NXT debut

After Christy Hemme botches the ring introduction of Austin Aries and Bobby Roode, Aries climbs ring rope and puts his crotch in Hemme's face. And TNA waits almost a week to denounce the behavior

Buck Zumhofe sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually abusing 15 y/o daughter

Audio: Attitude? TNA tries to get edgy by having MVP use the N word during promo on Impact

Adam Rose arrested for alleged domestic battery and is immediately suspended by WWE

Billy Corgan finalizes the deal to purchase NWA

And more!

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