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 38 (9/16 – 9/22)
RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 17 Minutes

• EMLL (now known as CMLL) promotes it's first show.
• Fabulous Moolah begins her 28 year run as Womens Champion.
• Hints of a Jimmy Snuka 'babyface' turn begin (1982).
• Serious health issues force Jesse 'The Body' Ventura into retirement.
• Steel Cage Match between Capt Lou Albano (52) and Freddie Blassie (67).
• SNME debuts the WWF Music Video 'Piledriver', and the Mega Powers seal their bond with 'the handshake'.
• Audio: Looking back at WWF Album 'Piledriver'. Which tune was your favorite?
• Dustin Rhodes makes his WWF debut on SNME.
• Audio: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts promo on Prime Time Wrestling
• Looking back at WCW Fall Brawl: War Games 1993 and 1994.
• Global Wrestling Federation (GWF) folds after three year run.
• Audio: Mr Wonderful Paul Orndorff meets Psychic Gary Spivey.
• Audio: Rey Mysterio Jr and Psichosis make their ECW debut.
• Audio: Steve-A-Mania runs wild as Steve Austin makes his ECW debut.
• Audio: Infamous Cactus Jack Promo: 'Cane Dewey'.
• Audio: Jim Ross shoots on WWF and introduces the fake Razor Ramon and fake Diesel.
• Public Enemy win WCW Tag Team Titles from Harlem Heat
• Audio: ECW invades WWE IYH Mind Games PPV and Monday Night Raw.
• Audio: Highlights of Beulah McGillicutty vs Bill Alfonso (ECW As Good As It Gets).
• Looking back at WWF UK Exclusive PPV: One Night Only
• Audio: Cactus Jack makes his WWF debut.
• Audio: Steve Austin stuns Vince McMahon for the first time and is arrested.
• Audio: Bill Goldberg makes his WCW debut.
• The story behind the Missy Hyatt / Scott Putski 'Sex Video'.
• Shocker loses a Mask vs Mask match against Mr Niebla.
• Stephanie McMahon makes her pro wrestling debut on Raw.
• Vince McMahon vacates the WWF Championship and is reinstated by Steve Austin.
• The night Triple H wrestled five times on an episode of Smackdown.
• Looking back at 1999 ECW Anarchy Rulz PPV.
• Last episode of Raw on USA Network before jump to TNN.
• Kronik wrestle their one and only PPV match for WWE.
• Looking back at WWF Unforgiven PPV 2000 and 2003.
• Audio: Raven makes his memorable WWF debut.
• Kane and The Hurricane win WWF Tag Team Titles.
• Samoa Joe vs AJ Styles vs Bryan Danielson tear down the house at 2004 IWA Mid South Ted Petty Invitational.
• Audio: Lita suffers a miscarriage. Gene Snitsky insists that it wasn't his fault.
• Looking back at 'Christy / Carmella' and the WWE shadiness behind the 2004 Divas Search Contest.
• The story behind New Jack arrested before USAPW show and DT bailing him out of prison.
• Audio: Bobby Lashley makes his WWE debut.
• WWE releases Mark Copani (aka Muhammad Hassan).
• TNA rehires Vince Russo to the creative team.
• Audio: TNA signs Kurt Angle and the TNA commentators go bonkers.
• Teddy Long suffers 'heart attack' during his wedding ceremony to Kristal Marshall.
• Arizona Court dismisses Ultimate Warrior lawsuit against WWE.
• Daniel Bryan def The Miz and wins the US Title.
• Audio: Mark Henry def Randy Orton to become World Heavyweight Champion.
• Audio: Triple H vs CM Punk (Night Of Champions 2011).
• Matt Hardy arrested for the third time in a month and charged with possession, intent to sell or distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia and more.
• TNA changes to live format in attempt to stop substantial ratings decline.
• Roman Reigns suffers his firs