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Flashback: This Week In Wrestling History S2 E31 (7/30 – 8/6)
Flashback: This Week In Wrestling History S2 E31 (7/30 – 8/6)
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Length:
228 minutes
Released:
Aug 1, 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 E31 (07/30 - 08/05)
Bruno Sammartino 'refuses' NWA World Heavyweight Title after def Buddy Rogers who suffered an 'injury' during the match
Memorable MSG bloodbath between Bruno Sammartino and Superstar Billy Graham (Special Referee: Gorilla Monsoon)
Roddy Piper and Tony Atlas make their WWWF TV debuts
Audio: Roddy Piper trolls fans in WWWF TV debut 1979
Audio: Roddy Piper 2nd WWWF TV match vs Jose Estrada 1979
Roddy Piper stabbed following NWA Mid Atlantic Title match vs Jack Brisco
Bonus Audio: Roddy Piper $10K promo and match against Jack Brisco for NWA Mid Atlantic Title 1982
Bob Backlund's original WWF run ends 1984
Miss Elizabeth makes her WWF debut
Audio: Eddie Gilbert vs Shane Douglas (original opponent: Sting) for UWF TV Title 1987
Looking back at WWF Wrestlefest '88
United States Wrestling Association (USWA) is created
Looking back at the one and only WCW appearance of The Pearl
Audio: Nikita Koloff vs Rick Rude + Sting 'injury' by Jake 'The Snake Roberts (WCW debut) leads to Ron Simmons def Vader becoming the first ever Black WCW Heavyweight Champion 1992
Hulk Hogan wrestles final WWF match before exiting in 1993
Looking back at SMW 'Night Of Legends' event (1994) and the match that had Chris Jericho break the 'Muta scale'
WCW Collision In Korea airs on PPV
Audio: Memorable ECW match between The Steiners and Eddie Guerrero vs Cactus Jack, 2 Cold Scorpio, and Dean Malenko 1995
Great Sasuke def Ultimo Dragon to win J-Crown Tournament and becomes 'Sasuke Eight Belts'!
Looking back: WWF 'Summerslam' 1997 and ECW 'Heatwave '98
Audio: Lex Luger def Hollywood Hulk Hogan to win WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Audio: Sunday Night Heat makes it's debut on USA Network
Audio: 'Choppy Choppy, Val Venis' Pee Pee!'
Looking back at the Brian Hildebrand Benefit Show 'Curtis Comes Home' 1999
Lance Storm wins WCW Cruiserweight Title and becomes 'Lance Three Belts'
Pro Wrestling NOAH holds its inaugural show
Audio: First promo confrontation between The Rock and Booker T post WCW closing its doors 2001
Playstation 2 Magazine (UK) launches 4 commemorative covers featuring WWE Divas. Or did they?
Audio: Shawn Michaels' infamous Hulk Hogan impersonation on 'Larry King Live' 2005
ROH Fight Of The Century: Bryan Danielson and Samoa Joe battle to a 60 minute time limit draw
Audio: CM Punk makes his WWE/ECW debut 2006
Audio: NY WWE fans tell viewers to 'change the channel' during Batista / Big Show match 2006
Vince McMahon loves coc*
Vince McMahon makes regular return to WWE programming after Chris Benoit tragedy - and is 'served' with a paternity lawsuit
Celebrity Guest Host Dr Ken Jeong (w/ Jeremy Piven) is dropped on his head on Raw 2009
TNA suspends Samoa Joe after backstage tirade over TNA (creative) handling of match against Jeff Hardy
Audio: Memorable confrontation between Triple H and newly crowned WWE Champion, CM Punk 2011
Billy Corgan announces the creation of Resistance Pro Wrestling
Audio: Abraham Washington makes a dopey Kobe Bryant rape joke on WWE Raw which ultimately leads to his WWE release 2012
Audio: 'And the crowd goes mild!' Remembering the less than stellar TNA 'August 1st Warning' storyline and revelation 2013
Following Ronda Rousey's heartfelt tribute to Roddy Piper at UFC 190, Dana White calls WWE 'fake sh**'
Audio: The Broken Hardys become 'Woken' 2017
Joey Ryan counters Mr Socko with the D*** Flip
And so much more!
CLICK HERE to listen to THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S2 E31 (7/30 – 8/5) online
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SYNOPSIS: S2 E31 (07/30 - 08/05)
Bruno Sammartino 'refuses' NWA World Heavyweight Title after def Buddy Rogers who suffered an 'injury' during the match
Memorable MSG bloodbath between Bruno Sammartino and Superstar Billy Graham (Special Referee: Gorilla Monsoon)
Roddy Piper and Tony Atlas make their WWWF TV debuts
Audio: Roddy Piper trolls fans in WWWF TV debut 1979
Audio: Roddy Piper 2nd WWWF TV match vs Jose Estrada 1979
Roddy Piper stabbed following NWA Mid Atlantic Title match vs Jack Brisco
Bonus Audio: Roddy Piper $10K promo and match against Jack Brisco for NWA Mid Atlantic Title 1982
Bob Backlund's original WWF run ends 1984
Miss Elizabeth makes her WWF debut
Audio: Eddie Gilbert vs Shane Douglas (original opponent: Sting) for UWF TV Title 1987
Looking back at WWF Wrestlefest '88
United States Wrestling Association (USWA) is created
Looking back at the one and only WCW appearance of The Pearl
Audio: Nikita Koloff vs Rick Rude + Sting 'injury' by Jake 'The Snake Roberts (WCW debut) leads to Ron Simmons def Vader becoming the first ever Black WCW Heavyweight Champion 1992
Hulk Hogan wrestles final WWF match before exiting in 1993
Looking back at SMW 'Night Of Legends' event (1994) and the match that had Chris Jericho break the 'Muta scale'
WCW Collision In Korea airs on PPV
Audio: Memorable ECW match between The Steiners and Eddie Guerrero vs Cactus Jack, 2 Cold Scorpio, and Dean Malenko 1995
Great Sasuke def Ultimo Dragon to win J-Crown Tournament and becomes 'Sasuke Eight Belts'!
Looking back: WWF 'Summerslam' 1997 and ECW 'Heatwave '98
Audio: Lex Luger def Hollywood Hulk Hogan to win WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Audio: Sunday Night Heat makes it's debut on USA Network
Audio: 'Choppy Choppy, Val Venis' Pee Pee!'
Looking back at the Brian Hildebrand Benefit Show 'Curtis Comes Home' 1999
Lance Storm wins WCW Cruiserweight Title and becomes 'Lance Three Belts'
Pro Wrestling NOAH holds its inaugural show
Audio: First promo confrontation between The Rock and Booker T post WCW closing its doors 2001
Playstation 2 Magazine (UK) launches 4 commemorative covers featuring WWE Divas. Or did they?
Audio: Shawn Michaels' infamous Hulk Hogan impersonation on 'Larry King Live' 2005
ROH Fight Of The Century: Bryan Danielson and Samoa Joe battle to a 60 minute time limit draw
Audio: CM Punk makes his WWE/ECW debut 2006
Audio: NY WWE fans tell viewers to 'change the channel' during Batista / Big Show match 2006
Vince McMahon loves coc*
Vince McMahon makes regular return to WWE programming after Chris Benoit tragedy - and is 'served' with a paternity lawsuit
Celebrity Guest Host Dr Ken Jeong (w/ Jeremy Piven) is dropped on his head on Raw 2009
TNA suspends Samoa Joe after backstage tirade over TNA (creative) handling of match against Jeff Hardy
Audio: Memorable confrontation between Triple H and newly crowned WWE Champion, CM Punk 2011
Billy Corgan announces the creation of Resistance Pro Wrestling
Audio: Abraham Washington makes a dopey Kobe Bryant rape joke on WWE Raw which ultimately leads to his WWE release 2012
Audio: 'And the crowd goes mild!' Remembering the less than stellar TNA 'August 1st Warning' storyline and revelation 2013
Following Ronda Rousey's heartfelt tribute to Roddy Piper at UFC 190, Dana White calls WWE 'fake sh**'
Audio: The Broken Hardys become 'Woken' 2017
Joey Ryan counters Mr Socko with the D*** Flip
And so much more!
CLICK HERE to listen to THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S2 E31 (7/30 – 8/5) online
RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the AUDIO episode of THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S2 E31 (7/30 – 8/5) online
CLICK HERE to access previous episodes for all the shows
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Released:
Aug 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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