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.
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SYNOPSIS: Episode 5 (1/29 – 2/4)
RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 56 Minutes
- Looking back at Royal Rumble PPV (2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017).
- Audio: Closing moments of each Royal Rumble match.
- Andre The Giant makes memorable appearance as 'Bigfoot' on the Six Million Dollar Man.
- Audio: Lee Majors tells a drinking story about Andre The Giant on the Six Million Dollar Man set in 1976.
- NWA airs the special 'Superstars On The Superstation' on TBS.
- Miss Elizabeth knocked out unconscious and The Mega-Powers (Hulk Hogan and Macho Man Randy Savage) split (from WWF Main Event #2).
- Looking back at WCW Clash Of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite.
- Roddy Piper and Jesse Ventura star in the Movie Pilot 'Tag Team' on NBC.
- Audio: Roddy Piper and Jesse Ventura look back at discuss the filming of Tag Team.
- Lex Luger makes WWF Monday Night Raw debut.
- Looking back at ECW 'The Night The Line Was Crossed' and the historic 'Three Way Dance' between Terry Funk vs Sabu vs Shane Douglas (1994).
- Looking back at ECW 'Double Tables' event (1995).
- A day in the life of a hardcore ECW fan (DT): Looking back at ECW Big Apple Blizzard Blast (1996) which DT attended then walked home two hours in the snow.
- Looking back at ECW Crossing The Line Again (1997).
- Audio: Paul Heyman announces first ever ECW PPV to air in April 1997.
- WCW presents Pay-Per-Listen event 'Boston Brawl' (1998).
- Audio: Sample of Real Media streaming WCW used for PPL events.
- Audio: DX presents the 'State Of The Union' (Curse Words) Speech from Raw - Censored and Uncensored versions.
- New Age Outlaws push a Dumpster with Cactus Jack and Terry Funk inside off the stage during Raw.
- Looking back at ECW Hostile City Showdown '98.
- Audio: WWF Halftime Heat: The Rock (c) vs Mankind Empty Arena Match for WWF Championship.
- Audio: Random memorable Ric Flair promo from WCW Nitro.
- Audio: Hulk Hogan talks gibberish on Nitro with Chuck Zito.
- WCW nixes Kornberg, err Goldberg acting role on upcoming episode of ER.
- Anniversary of WWF and NBC teaming up to announce the formation of the XFL Football League.
- Audio: The Radicals (Benoit, Malenko, Guerrero, Saturn) show up on Monday Night Raw.
- Audio: Hervina (Harvey Whippleman) def The Cat in a Lumber Jill Snow Bunny Match to win the Women's Championship.
- Kurt Angle suffers first pinfall in WWE career.
- Audio: Highlights from Week One of XFL along with rare post game Press Conference with Vince McMahon.
- Women Of Wrestling (WOW) holds their first and only PPV, Unleashed.
- Audio: Vince attempts to 'buy out' Ric Flair in front of a great energetic crowd.
- Audio: The Brian Kendrick makes a musical WWE debut.
- Looking back at the moment Vince McMahon tore both quads during Royal Rumble PPV.
- Audio: Randy Orton says Eddie Guerrero is in hell.
- Brock Lesnar makes his UFC debut against Frank Mir (UFC 81).
- Bobby Lashley quits WWE.
- Jack Swagger suffers first loss in WWE.
- Controversy erupts online after Kelly Kelly claims in radio interview that Bra And Panties matches will not be back and WWE will remain PG.
- WWE continues transition to Permanent PG by renaming some wrestling moves (ie: Cena FU to Attitude Adjustment).
- Highspots becomes the authorized agent for Ric Flair.
- Audio: John Cena tells TMZ that Chyna has a 'Fruit Basket'.
- Audio: Vince McMahon announces the cancellation of ECW in lieu of a new program - NXT.
- Shaved head Undertaker returns to Raw wearing a horrendous Halloween wig.
- Rumor of WWE debuting a new Cruiserweight Show on WWE Network gains traction.
- Audio: Bret Hart 4/10 is born.
- Maxim debuts a new advice column hosted by Iron Sheik.
- Looking back at TNA Impact 500.
- Audio: Seth Rollins meets his 'destroyer' as Samoa Joe makes Raw debut.
- Akira Tozawa makes 205 Live debut.
- Audio: After abrupt firing of Enzo Amore, Drake Maverick becomes first ever GM for 205 Live and announces tournament to crown next Cruiserweight Champion.
- And so much more!
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