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This Week In Wrestling History (Season 3 Week 20: 5/14 – 5/20) Updated For 2025
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Updated For 2025! This Week In Wrestling History (Season 3 Week 20) covering the period of 5/14 thru 5/20. Running Time: 4 Hours 10 Minutes. This Week In Wrestling History hosted by Don Tony first aired in 2018 and spanned two seasons. After much demand, these retro episodes return REMASTERED and UPDATED FOR 2025. Wrestling history up to and including 2024 has been added! Hundreds of hours of original wrestling clips & stories. Enjoy this deep dive into pro wrestling's awesome history.
RUNNING TIME: 4 Hours 10 Minutes
Hosted by Don Tony SYNOPSIS: S3 E20 (05/14 - 05/20)
- The era of Bruno begins: Bruno Sammartino def Buddy Rogers to win WWWF Championship.
- Andy Kaufman passes away from Lung Cancer at 35 years old.
- Audio: AWA fu**ery: Playboy Buddy Rose & Doug Somers win the AWA Tag Team titles on a count out (from Scott Hall and Curt Hennig).
- Looking back at WCW Capital Combat: The Return Of Robocop (1990).
- Looking back at WCW SuperBrawl (1991).
- Audio: Sid Vicious vs El Gigante: Stretcher Match
- Looking back at WCW WarGames (1992).
- Papa Shango places a voodoo curse on a vomiting Ultimate Warrior, and the feud begins.
- AAA Promotion makes its debut (1992).
- Audio: The biggest upset in Raw histoy? The Kid def Razor Ramon.
- Audio: Marty Janetty makes WWF return and def Shawn Michaels for IC Championship.
- 'A Current Affair' episode debuts profiling the tragedies surrounding the Von Erich family.
- Looking back at ECW: When Worlds Collide (1994).
- Audio: Arn Anderson speaks on his one match in ECW and why it sucked.
- Looking back at AAA Triplemania II-B event (1994).
- WWF makes significant changes in drug policy in an attempt to prevent abuse.
- Looking back at the first ever WWF In Your House PPV (1995).
- Audio: Bob Backlund announces his candidacy for President and makes some comical errors at some historical events.
- Infamous Cliq Curtain Call takes place at Madison Square Garden.
- Audio: Triple H, Jim Cornette, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash speak on the infamous MSG Curtain Call.
- Looking back at WCW Slamboree (1996, 1997, 1998).
- HBK infamous 'Sunny Days' Promo on Bret Hart airs on Raw.
- Audio: Sean Waltman reveals a 'Sunny Day' story involving Shawn Michaels.
- People Magazine wasn't the only fools running high profile Internet Polls in 1998. Looking back when Ric Flair had led Time Magazine's 'Person Of The Century' Poll.
- Looking back at ECW 'It Ain't Seinfeld' event (1998).
- Taz debuts the FTW (F*** The World) Championship.
- Audio: Eric Bischoff taunts Vince McMahon on WCW Thunder.
- Audio: Chris Jericho's introduces the participants in the Cruiserweight Battle Royal at Slamboree 1998.
- Audio: The night Dean Malenko received one of the loudest pops in WCW history.
- Referee Charles Robinson suffers collapsed lung after taking an elbow drop by Macho Man Randy Savage.
- Looking back at WCW No Mercy UK PPV (1999).
- Looking back at ECW Hardcore Heaven PPV (1999, 2000).
- Audio: Godfather's Ho (Bobcat) wins WWF Hardcore Title from Crash Holly.
- Audio: Don Tony's favorite WWF Hardcore Title match: Gerald Brisco vs Crash Holly.
- Looking back at WWE Judgement Day PPV (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009).
- Vince McMahon makes return appearance on HBO's 'On The Record with Bob Costas'.
- Zach Gowan makes WWF TV debut - by having his prosthetic leg yanked off by Rowdy Roddy Piper.
- Ron 'The Truth' Killings wins NWA World Heavyweight Championship for the 2nd time.
- Mordecai makes WWE main roster debut.
- Audio: Bobby Heenan on The Dennis Miller Show.
- TNA suspends Jeff Hardy.
- Looking back at TNA Hard Justice PPV (2005).
- Tickets for ECW One Night Stand go on sale and immediately sells out.
- Looking back at TNA Sacr
RUNNING TIME: 4 Hours 10 Minutes
Hosted by Don Tony SYNOPSIS: S3 E20 (05/14 - 05/20)
- The era of Bruno begins: Bruno Sammartino def Buddy Rogers to win WWWF Championship.
- Andy Kaufman passes away from Lung Cancer at 35 years old.
- Audio: AWA fu**ery: Playboy Buddy Rose & Doug Somers win the AWA Tag Team titles on a count out (from Scott Hall and Curt Hennig).
- Looking back at WCW Capital Combat: The Return Of Robocop (1990).
- Looking back at WCW SuperBrawl (1991).
- Audio: Sid Vicious vs El Gigante: Stretcher Match
- Looking back at WCW WarGames (1992).
- Papa Shango places a voodoo curse on a vomiting Ultimate Warrior, and the feud begins.
- AAA Promotion makes its debut (1992).
- Audio: The biggest upset in Raw histoy? The Kid def Razor Ramon.
- Audio: Marty Janetty makes WWF return and def Shawn Michaels for IC Championship.
- 'A Current Affair' episode debuts profiling the tragedies surrounding the Von Erich family.
- Looking back at ECW: When Worlds Collide (1994).
- Audio: Arn Anderson speaks on his one match in ECW and why it sucked.
- Looking back at AAA Triplemania II-B event (1994).
- WWF makes significant changes in drug policy in an attempt to prevent abuse.
- Looking back at the first ever WWF In Your House PPV (1995).
- Audio: Bob Backlund announces his candidacy for President and makes some comical errors at some historical events.
- Infamous Cliq Curtain Call takes place at Madison Square Garden.
- Audio: Triple H, Jim Cornette, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash speak on the infamous MSG Curtain Call.
- Looking back at WCW Slamboree (1996, 1997, 1998).
- HBK infamous 'Sunny Days' Promo on Bret Hart airs on Raw.
- Audio: Sean Waltman reveals a 'Sunny Day' story involving Shawn Michaels.
- People Magazine wasn't the only fools running high profile Internet Polls in 1998. Looking back when Ric Flair had led Time Magazine's 'Person Of The Century' Poll.
- Looking back at ECW 'It Ain't Seinfeld' event (1998).
- Taz debuts the FTW (F*** The World) Championship.
- Audio: Eric Bischoff taunts Vince McMahon on WCW Thunder.
- Audio: Chris Jericho's introduces the participants in the Cruiserweight Battle Royal at Slamboree 1998.
- Audio: The night Dean Malenko received one of the loudest pops in WCW history.
- Referee Charles Robinson suffers collapsed lung after taking an elbow drop by Macho Man Randy Savage.
- Looking back at WCW No Mercy UK PPV (1999).
- Looking back at ECW Hardcore Heaven PPV (1999, 2000).
- Audio: Godfather's Ho (Bobcat) wins WWF Hardcore Title from Crash Holly.
- Audio: Don Tony's favorite WWF Hardcore Title match: Gerald Brisco vs Crash Holly.
- Looking back at WWE Judgement Day PPV (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009).
- Vince McMahon makes return appearance on HBO's 'On The Record with Bob Costas'.
- Zach Gowan makes WWF TV debut - by having his prosthetic leg yanked off by Rowdy Roddy Piper.
- Ron 'The Truth' Killings wins NWA World Heavyweight Championship for the 2nd time.
- Mordecai makes WWE main roster debut.
- Audio: Bobby Heenan on The Dennis Miller Show.
- TNA suspends Jeff Hardy.
- Looking back at TNA Hard Justice PPV (2005).
- Tickets for ECW One Night Stand go on sale and immediately sells out.
- Looking back at TNA Sacr