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 E26 (06/25 - 07/01)

The Match Of The Century: Buddy Rogers def Pat O'Connor to win NWA World Heavyweight Title 1961

Antonio Inoki and Muhammed Ali 'battle' to a 45 minute draw

Muhammad Ali stripped of WBC 'Boxer Of The Year' Award following Inoki match

Memorable cage match: Superfly Jimmy Snuka vs Bob Backlund at MSG 1982

Stan Hansen stripped of AWA Heavyweight Title

Audio: Stan Hansen speaks on being stripped and the story behind running over the AWA Heavyweight Title with his truck

WCW fires Ric Flair after contract negotiations fall apart

The Sheik (at 67) def Onita to win WWA World Martial Arts Title

Looking back at the controversial WCW debut of 'The Possee' (Harlem Heat) that never made TV

WWF Debuts: Fake Undertaker and Waylon Mercy

Audio: Looking back at memorable Waylon Mercy vignettes

Looking back: WWF King Of The Ring 1995, 1998-2000

Audio: Jerry Lawler announces the coming of Dr Isaac Yankem DDS to WWF

Looking back: ECW Hardcore Heaven 1995 and WCW Saturday Nitro Pay Per Listen Event 1997

Audio: Surprise appearance by Jim Cornette at ECW Arena 1997

Audio: Jim Cornette speaks on his one and only ECW appearance in 1997

Undertaker vs Mick Foley: Hell In A Cell

WWF Brawl For It All debuts on Raw 1998

Onita makes his one and only ECW appearance at ECW Arena

Audio: Paul Heyman promo on ECW during FMW Event in Japan

Audio: WCW cancels NWO Wrestling Hotline

Looking back at the highest rated wrestling match in Cable TV History: Undertaker vs Steve Austin for WWF Championship 1999

WWF announces the signing of Chris Jericho 1999

Vince McMahon appears on Conan O'Brien

Paul Heyman and ECW ink three year TV deal with TNN

WWF wins court battle filed by USA Network which leads to the abrupt end of ECW on TNN

Audio: Memorable 'A**hole' promo between The Rock and The Genetic Jackhammer, Vince McMahon 2000

Mick Foley's first run as WWF Commissioner begins

Audio: Rhyno vs Test for WWF Hardcore Title leads to the beginning of WCW Invasion

Audio: WCW wrestler Mike Awesome def WWF wrestler Rhyno to win WWF Hardcore Title

Audio: Memorable Pep Talk from APA to WWF roster after the WCW invasion

Audio: Passing The Torch? 1/2: Ric Flair vs Brock Lesnar 2002

Audio: One of the greatest matches in Raw history: Undertaker vs Jeff Hardy Ladder Match for WWF Championship

Audio: WWE TV Debuts: John Cena, Batista and Gail Kim

Hulk Hogan removed from WWE storylines and ultimately released

Audio: Controversial HBO: Real Sports airs featuring an unhinged Vince McMahon and Roddy Piper who predicted he would not live to 65

Looking back: WWE Great American Bash 2004 and the concrete crypt rehearsal footage that leaked online prior to PPV

Looking back: WWE Vengeance 2005, 2006

Audio: Passing The Torch? 2/2: Ric Flair vs Kurt Angle 2005

Hulk Hogan makes WWE return after 2 year absence

Looking back: WWE Night Of Champions 2008

Audio: CM Punk cashes in MITB Briefcase to def Edge for WWE World Heavyweight Championship

Sheamus makes WWE TV debut

Looking back: WWE The Bash 2009

Titus O'Neil trips during NXT Keg Carry Challenge

Audio: CM Punk Pipebomb

Looking back: ROH Best In The World event 2011, 2018

Audio: Seth Rollins makes NXT debut against Jiro (Taishi Takizawa) & criminal tidbit about Jiro

Looking back: WWE Money In The Bank 2014 and TNA Slammiversary 2015

Ethan Carter III (EC3) def Kurt Angle to win TNA World Heavyweight Championship

And so much more!


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