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Flashback: This Week In Wrestling History S2 E20 (5/14 – 5/20)
Flashback: This Week In Wrestling History S2 E20 (5/14 – 5/20)
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Length:
182 minutes
Released:
May 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
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 E20 (05/14 - 05/20)
Bruno Sammartino def Buddy Rogers to win WWWF Championship
Andy Kaufman passes away from Lung Cancer at 35 years old
Audio: AWA fu**ery: Playboy Buddy Rose & Doug Somers win the AWA Tag Team titles on a count out (from Scott Hall and Curt Hennig)
Looking back: WCW Capital Combat: The Return Of Robocop 1990 and SuperBrawl 1991
Audio: Sid Vicious vs El Gigante: Stretcher Match
Looking back: WCW WarGames 1992
Papa Shango places a voodoo curse on a vomiting Ultimate Warrior, and the feud begins
AAA Promotion makes its debut 1992
Audio: The biggest upset in Raw histoy? The Kid def Razor Ramon
Audio: Marty Janetty makes WWF return and def Shawn Michaels for IC Championship
A Current Affair debuts profiling the tragedies surrounding the Von Erich family
Looking back: ECW: When Worlds Collide 1994
Audio: Arn Anderson speaks on his one match in ECW and why it sucked
Looking back at AAA Triplemania II-B event 1994
Looking back: First ever WWF In Your House 1995
Audio: Bob Backlund announces his candidacy for President and makes some comical errors at some historical events
Infamous Cliq Curtain Call takes place at Madison Square Garden
Audio: Triple H, Jim Cornette, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash speak on the infamous MSG Curtain Call
Looking back: WCW Slamboree 1996-1998
HBK infamous 'Sunny Days' Promo on Bret Hart airs on Raw
Audio: Sean Waltman reveals a 'Sunny Day' story involving Shawn Michaels
Looking back when Ric Flair had led Time Magazine's 'Person Of The Century' Poll
Looking back: ECW 'It Ain't Seinfeld' event 1998
Taz debuts the FTW (F*** The World) Championship
Audio: Eric Bischoff taunts Vince McMahon on WCW Thunder
Audio: Chris Jericho's introduces the participants in the Cruiserweight Battle Royal at Slamboree 1998
Audio: The night Dean Malenko received one of the loudest pops in WCW history
Referee Charles Robinson suffers collapsed lung after taking an elbow drop by Macho Man Randy Savage
Looking back: WCW No Mercy UK 1999 and ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999, 2000
Audio: Godfather's Ho (Bobcat) wins WWF Hardcore Title from Crash Holly
Audio: Don Tony's favorite WWF Hardcore Title match: Gerald Brisco vs Crash Holly
Looking back: WWE Judgement Day 2000-2004, 2007-2009
Vince McMahon makes return appearance on HBO's 'On The Record with Bob Costas'
Zach Gowan makes WWF TV debut - by having his prosthetic leg yanked off by Rowdy Roddy Piper
Mordecai makes WWE main roster debut
Audio: Bobby Heenan on The Dennis Miller Show
TNA suspends Jeff Hardy
Looking back: TNA Hard Justice 2005
Tickets for ECW One Night Stand go on sale and immediately sells out
Looking back: TNA Sacrifice 2006, 2010
'See No Evil' starring Kane hits movie theatres
WWE releases Sabu, Shelly Martinez, Scotty 2 Hotty, Nick Mitchell, Carlito and Angel Williams (Angelina Love)
Audio: Bret Hart defeats The Miz to win the WWE US Championship
Hulk Hogan sues Fruity Pebbles Cereal
Audio: TNA rebrands as 'Impact Wrestling' and 'Wrestling Matters'
TNA signs Brooke Hogan
Looking back: WWE Over The Limit 2012 and Extreme Rules 2013
Audio: Kevin Owens makes WWE main roster debut
Looking back: NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable 2015
Samoa Joe makes NXT debut
Destination America announces cancellation of TNA Programming effective September 2015
Audio: New Day 'Time Machine' skit poking fun at The Vaudvillains 2016
And so much more!
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SYNOPSIS: S2 E20 (05/14 - 05/20)
Bruno Sammartino def Buddy Rogers to win WWWF Championship
Andy Kaufman passes away from Lung Cancer at 35 years old
Audio: AWA fu**ery: Playboy Buddy Rose & Doug Somers win the AWA Tag Team titles on a count out (from Scott Hall and Curt Hennig)
Looking back: WCW Capital Combat: The Return Of Robocop 1990 and SuperBrawl 1991
Audio: Sid Vicious vs El Gigante: Stretcher Match
Looking back: WCW WarGames 1992
Papa Shango places a voodoo curse on a vomiting Ultimate Warrior, and the feud begins
AAA Promotion makes its debut 1992
Audio: The biggest upset in Raw histoy? The Kid def Razor Ramon
Audio: Marty Janetty makes WWF return and def Shawn Michaels for IC Championship
A Current Affair debuts profiling the tragedies surrounding the Von Erich family
Looking back: ECW: When Worlds Collide 1994
Audio: Arn Anderson speaks on his one match in ECW and why it sucked
Looking back at AAA Triplemania II-B event 1994
Looking back: First ever WWF In Your House 1995
Audio: Bob Backlund announces his candidacy for President and makes some comical errors at some historical events
Infamous Cliq Curtain Call takes place at Madison Square Garden
Audio: Triple H, Jim Cornette, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash speak on the infamous MSG Curtain Call
Looking back: WCW Slamboree 1996-1998
HBK infamous 'Sunny Days' Promo on Bret Hart airs on Raw
Audio: Sean Waltman reveals a 'Sunny Day' story involving Shawn Michaels
Looking back when Ric Flair had led Time Magazine's 'Person Of The Century' Poll
Looking back: ECW 'It Ain't Seinfeld' event 1998
Taz debuts the FTW (F*** The World) Championship
Audio: Eric Bischoff taunts Vince McMahon on WCW Thunder
Audio: Chris Jericho's introduces the participants in the Cruiserweight Battle Royal at Slamboree 1998
Audio: The night Dean Malenko received one of the loudest pops in WCW history
Referee Charles Robinson suffers collapsed lung after taking an elbow drop by Macho Man Randy Savage
Looking back: WCW No Mercy UK 1999 and ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999, 2000
Audio: Godfather's Ho (Bobcat) wins WWF Hardcore Title from Crash Holly
Audio: Don Tony's favorite WWF Hardcore Title match: Gerald Brisco vs Crash Holly
Looking back: WWE Judgement Day 2000-2004, 2007-2009
Vince McMahon makes return appearance on HBO's 'On The Record with Bob Costas'
Zach Gowan makes WWF TV debut - by having his prosthetic leg yanked off by Rowdy Roddy Piper
Mordecai makes WWE main roster debut
Audio: Bobby Heenan on The Dennis Miller Show
TNA suspends Jeff Hardy
Looking back: TNA Hard Justice 2005
Tickets for ECW One Night Stand go on sale and immediately sells out
Looking back: TNA Sacrifice 2006, 2010
'See No Evil' starring Kane hits movie theatres
WWE releases Sabu, Shelly Martinez, Scotty 2 Hotty, Nick Mitchell, Carlito and Angel Williams (Angelina Love)
Audio: Bret Hart defeats The Miz to win the WWE US Championship
Hulk Hogan sues Fruity Pebbles Cereal
Audio: TNA rebrands as 'Impact Wrestling' and 'Wrestling Matters'
TNA signs Brooke Hogan
Looking back: WWE Over The Limit 2012 and Extreme Rules 2013
Audio: Kevin Owens makes WWE main roster debut
Looking back: NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable 2015
Samoa Joe makes NXT debut
Destination America announces cancellation of TNA Programming effective September 2015
Audio: New Day 'Time Machine' skit poking fun at The Vaudvillains 2016
And so much more!
CLICK HERE to listen to THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S2 E20 (5/14 – 5/20) online
RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the AUDIO episode of THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S2 E20 (5/14 – 5/20) online
CLICK HERE to access previous episodes for all the shows
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Released:
May 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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