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Flashback: This Week In Wrestling History S2 E27 (7/2 – 7/8)
Flashback: This Week In Wrestling History S2 E27 (7/2 – 7/8)
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Length:
210 minutes
Released:
Jul 4, 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 E27 (07/02 - 07/08)
NWA Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair vs WWF Champion Bob Backlund to determine the true World Champion 1982
Audio: Gordon Solie interviews Ric Flair and Bob Backlund 1982
Looking back: WCCW Independence Day Star Wars 1983-1986
Magnificent Muraco wins the first ever WWF King Of The Ring
Looking back: Great American Bash 1985, 1987, 1990
NWA features the first ever WarGames Match
The curse of July 4th: Deaths of Adrian Adonis, Joey Marella, Pat Kelly and Dave McKigney, Brutus Beefcake parasailing and Vince McMahon motorcycle accidents
Vader makes his WCW debut
Who remembers the Dudes With Attitudes?
Audio: 20 year old Rob Van Dam battles 26 year old Sabu in USWA 1991
Audio: Lex Luger bodyslams Yokozuna aboard USS Intrepid and Lex Express begins
Audio: The Gangsters (New Jack and Sheik Mustapha) makes their SMW debut 1994
Audio: The challenge before the memorable heel turn: Bob Backlund challenges Bret Hart for WWF Championship
Vader begins his infamous Roadkill Tour
Audio: Ultimate Warrior battles Owen Hart in his last ever match with WWF/WWE 1996
Looking back at the odd way WWF handled the Ultimate Warrior's suspension on Raw
Looking back: WCW Bash At The Beach 1996
Audio: Hulk Hogan betrays WCW, and the New World Order is born 1996
Looking back: WWF In Your House: Canadian Stampede 1997
Audio: Bill Goldberg vs Hollywood Hulk Hogan for WCW Heavyweight Championship in the Georgia Dome on Nitro
Audio: DX mocks Nation Of Domination 1998
WWF Footbrawl: Looking back at the loaded WWF House Show at Foxboro Stadium that never took place 1998
Steve Austin takes batting practice with the Phillies and throws out the first pitch for the Mets
TNN drops ECW programming after one year of a three year TV deal
Audio: Johnny The Bull tears his anus during a WCW Hardcore Match against Terry Funk on Monday Nitro
WWF signs NCAA Champion Brock Lesnar 2000
Bam Bam Bigelow suffers burns over 40% of his body after rescuing children from a home fire
Looking back at the disaster that changed WCW Invasion: Buff Bagwell vs Booker T for WCW Heavyweight Title on Raw
XPW Deathmatch between Kaos and Supreme goes horribly wrong 2001
The Jackie Gayda Match
Kevin Nash tears his quad during a main event on Raw 2002
Audio: Billy and Chuck defend the WWE Tag Team Titles against Edge and Hulk Hogan 2002
Audio: Chavo Guerrero denounces his Hispanic heritage and the Guerrero name to become Kirwan White
A wrong is made right: Blue Meanie battles JBL on Smackdown
Looking back at the WWE PR nightmare after Daivari (w/ Muhammad Hassan) faces The Undertaker on Smackdown
WWE and ECW Champion Rob Van Dam and Sabu arrested for narcotics possession after a traffic stop
Audio: Actual sound of Police Officer pulling over RVD & Sabu which led to their arrest 2006
Audio: Rob Van Dam defends WWE Championship against Edge and John Cena and ECW Championship against The Big Show 2006
Ric Flair Finances files for bankruptcy less than one year after launch
GLAAD puts the heat on WWE after video of CM Punk using homophobic insults at a fan during WWE House Show
Audio: Bray Wyatt and The Wyatt Family making their WWE Raw debut 2013
WWE fires, then rehires Emma after alleged shoplifting incident at a CT Walmart
TNA airs The Final Deletion 2016
Audio: Infamous Rap Battle between The Usos and The New Day on Smackdown 2017
And so much more!
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SYNOPSIS: S2 E27 (07/02 - 07/08)
NWA Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair vs WWF Champion Bob Backlund to determine the true World Champion 1982
Audio: Gordon Solie interviews Ric Flair and Bob Backlund 1982
Looking back: WCCW Independence Day Star Wars 1983-1986
Magnificent Muraco wins the first ever WWF King Of The Ring
Looking back: Great American Bash 1985, 1987, 1990
NWA features the first ever WarGames Match
The curse of July 4th: Deaths of Adrian Adonis, Joey Marella, Pat Kelly and Dave McKigney, Brutus Beefcake parasailing and Vince McMahon motorcycle accidents
Vader makes his WCW debut
Who remembers the Dudes With Attitudes?
Audio: 20 year old Rob Van Dam battles 26 year old Sabu in USWA 1991
Audio: Lex Luger bodyslams Yokozuna aboard USS Intrepid and Lex Express begins
Audio: The Gangsters (New Jack and Sheik Mustapha) makes their SMW debut 1994
Audio: The challenge before the memorable heel turn: Bob Backlund challenges Bret Hart for WWF Championship
Vader begins his infamous Roadkill Tour
Audio: Ultimate Warrior battles Owen Hart in his last ever match with WWF/WWE 1996
Looking back at the odd way WWF handled the Ultimate Warrior's suspension on Raw
Looking back: WCW Bash At The Beach 1996
Audio: Hulk Hogan betrays WCW, and the New World Order is born 1996
Looking back: WWF In Your House: Canadian Stampede 1997
Audio: Bill Goldberg vs Hollywood Hulk Hogan for WCW Heavyweight Championship in the Georgia Dome on Nitro
Audio: DX mocks Nation Of Domination 1998
WWF Footbrawl: Looking back at the loaded WWF House Show at Foxboro Stadium that never took place 1998
Steve Austin takes batting practice with the Phillies and throws out the first pitch for the Mets
TNN drops ECW programming after one year of a three year TV deal
Audio: Johnny The Bull tears his anus during a WCW Hardcore Match against Terry Funk on Monday Nitro
WWF signs NCAA Champion Brock Lesnar 2000
Bam Bam Bigelow suffers burns over 40% of his body after rescuing children from a home fire
Looking back at the disaster that changed WCW Invasion: Buff Bagwell vs Booker T for WCW Heavyweight Title on Raw
XPW Deathmatch between Kaos and Supreme goes horribly wrong 2001
The Jackie Gayda Match
Kevin Nash tears his quad during a main event on Raw 2002
Audio: Billy and Chuck defend the WWE Tag Team Titles against Edge and Hulk Hogan 2002
Audio: Chavo Guerrero denounces his Hispanic heritage and the Guerrero name to become Kirwan White
A wrong is made right: Blue Meanie battles JBL on Smackdown
Looking back at the WWE PR nightmare after Daivari (w/ Muhammad Hassan) faces The Undertaker on Smackdown
WWE and ECW Champion Rob Van Dam and Sabu arrested for narcotics possession after a traffic stop
Audio: Actual sound of Police Officer pulling over RVD & Sabu which led to their arrest 2006
Audio: Rob Van Dam defends WWE Championship against Edge and John Cena and ECW Championship against The Big Show 2006
Ric Flair Finances files for bankruptcy less than one year after launch
GLAAD puts the heat on WWE after video of CM Punk using homophobic insults at a fan during WWE House Show
Audio: Bray Wyatt and The Wyatt Family making their WWE Raw debut 2013
WWE fires, then rehires Emma after alleged shoplifting incident at a CT Walmart
TNA airs The Final Deletion 2016
Audio: Infamous Rap Battle between The Usos and The New Day on Smackdown 2017
And so much more!
CLICK HERE to listen to THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S2 E27 (7/2 – 7/8) online
RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the AUDIO episode of THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S2 E27 (7/2 – 7/8) online
CLICK HERE to access previous episodes for all the shows
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Released:
Jul 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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