Episode Details

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: Episode 16 (4/15 – 4/21)
RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 21 Minutes

• Audio: Fabulous Moolah appears on TV Show 'To Tell The Truth' (1961)
• Playboy Buddy Rose loses a Hair vs Hair match against Roddy Piper.
• Audio: Hulk Hogan def Nick Bockwinkel for AWA Heavyweight Title - only to have decision overturned a few days later. Thus began two years of AWA fu**ery towards Hogan and fans.
• Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch (North South Connection) def Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson to win WWF Tag Titles.
• Looking back at AWA Wrestlerock '86.
• Looking back at Saturday Night's Main Event #16 (1988).
• Mike McGuirk makes WWF announcing debut.
• Audio: Highlights of wrestling themed Morton Downey Jr Show featuring David Schultz, Paul E Dangerously, Jim Wilson, Capt Lou Albano, and others (1988).
• Controversial 'Now It Can Be Told' episode hosted by Geraldo Rivera accusing WWF of multiple accounts of sexual abuse airs.
• Roddy Piper hosts Piper's Pit that never makes TV due to controversial comments related to Geraldo 'Now It Can Be Told' episode.
• Paul Heyman, Jim Crockett and Jim Hudson join forces to create a new Promotion (later called World Wrestling Network).
• Audio: Infamous Vader vs Cactus Jack WCW Worldwide match involving multiple hard shots to Cactus' face. Includes rare unedited commentary by Jesse 'The Body' Ventura.
• Negotiations between All Japan Women's Wrestling and Tonya Harding fall thru.
• Looking back at WCW Spring Stampede PPV (1994, 1998, 2000).
• Audio: Ric Flair's WCW Heavyweight Title win over Ricky Steamboat not acknowledged in the record books.
• Looking back at ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995.
• Audio: After losing ECW Heavyweight Title to Sandman, Shane Douglas walks out of ECW Arena - wearing a WWF Monday Night Raw shirt.
• Brian Pillman released from hospital following serious auto accident.
• First televised Bi-Sexual wrestling angle? Beulah McGillicuddy cheats on Tommy Dreamer with Kimona Wanalea.
• Audio: WWF starts airing ridiculously stupid 'Reality-Check' spots during Raw episodes.
• Looking back at WWF IYH 14: Revenge Of The Taker (1997).
• Scott Steiner arrested for threatening GA DOT Highway worker.
• Buff Bagwell suffers serious neck injury during tag team match on WCW Thunder.
• Brock Lesnar passes up Olympics and agrees to a deal with WWF.
• Audio: 'It Never Happened!'. Looking back at the night Chris Jericho def Triple H to win WWF Championship, only to have the decision reversed moments later.
• Audio: WWF Champion Triple H vs ECW Champion Tazz.
• Looking back at ECW Cyberslam 2000.
• Triple H regains IC Championship def Jeff Hardy.
• Looking back at WWF Backlash PPV (2002, 2004).
• Audio: Hulk Hogan vs Triple H for WWF Undisputed Championship.
• Colt Cabana vs Eddie Guerrero vs CM Punk tear it up in IWA Mid-South.
• Audio: Vince Russo replaces James Storm with AJ Styles against Jeff Jarrett (Cage Match for NWA World Heavyweight Championship).
• Bloody Jim Ross on Raw leads to MA Rating on WWE Network.
• Audio: 'You Screwed Matt!' Fans let Lita and WWE know how they feel after Matt Hardy being fired following incident with Lita and Edge.
• Brock Lesnar and WWE settle 'no-compete' lawsuit following failed attempt at NFL career.
• Palmer Cannon requests release from WWE after incident involving Chris Benoit and JBL.
• WWE ends working relationship with developmental territory Deep South Wrestling.
• Austin Aries suspended for 90 days by TNA due to un