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This Week In Wrestling History (Week Thirty-Four) 8/19 – 8/25
Manage episode 435604866 series 65490
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 34 (8/19 – 8/25)RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 44 Minutes
- Dusty Rhodes def Harley Race to win NWA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time, ending Race's run at 926 days. Rhodes' title reign would last five days.
- Audio: Roddy Piper returns to Georgia Championship Wrestling TV two weeks after stabbing incident (1982).
- Looking back at SummerSlam '91: A Match Made In Heaven, A Match Made In Hell! (1991).
- Sting def Steve Austin to win his first WCW United States Title.
- Looking back at SummerSlam Spectacular (1993).
- Audio: Bizzaro Land: Vince McMahon makes his memorable heel debut in USWA, Bret Hart booed in Memphis, and lots more (1993).
- Looking back at USWA 'A Matter Of Pride' event (1993).
- Looking back at WCW Clash Of The Champions XXVIII (1994).
- Ricky Steamboat suffers career ending back injury.
- Final ECW Match: Eddie Guerrero vs Dean Malenko: Best 2 Of 3 Falls.
- Audio: Cactus Jack vs Terry Funk: IWA King Of The Death Match Tournament Final (1995).
- Looking back at WWF EX-perience event (1996).
- Audio: Arn Anderson announces his in ring retirement on WCW Monday Nitro (1997).
- Looking back at WCW Clash Of The Champions XXXV (1997).
- Looking back at WWF Friday Night's Main Event (1997).
- Audio: Bart Gunn vs Bradshaw: Brawl For It All Tournament Final (1998).
- Looking back at WWF Summerslam PPV (1999).
- WWF tapes the first weekly episode of Smackdown.
- Raven quits WCW and returns to ECW (1999).
- Audio: Raw vs Nitro Main Event Battle (1999): Triple H wins his first WWF Heavyweight Title (Raw) vs KISS and the KISS Demon (Nitro).
- Lillian Garcia and Miss Kitty make their WWF debuts.
- Audio: Paul Heyman appears on MSNBC hyping upcoming ECW on TNN debut (1999).
- Audio: First Women's Main Event in Monday Night Raw's history: Stephanie McMahon vs Lita for Womens Championship (2000).
- Sara (Undertaker's Ex-Wife) vs Diamond Dallas Page
- The Rock interviews Booker Wee - Sucka!
- Looking back at WWE SummerSlam PPV (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017).
- Audio: Last ever WWF Hardcore Title Match: Rob Van Dam vs Tommy Dreamer (2002).
- Audio: Howard Finkel vs Lillian Garcia: Tuxedo vs Evening Gown Match (2002).
- Jimmy Snuka squashed by Three Minute Warning.
- Jaime Koeppe wins 2003 WWE Divas Search.
- Audio: Hulk Hogan vs Shawn Michaels (SummerSlam 2005).
- Audio: HBK Post SummerSlam promo from Raw.
- John Cena vs Chris Jericho: "You're Fired' Match.
- Hulk Hogan wrestles his last ever WWE match.
- WWE Headquarters 'spray painted' with DX Logo.
- WWE releases Daniel Rodimer and Serena Deeb.
- Matt Hardy and MVP play Basketball on Smackdown.
- Sting def AJ Styles, Christian Cage, and Samoa Joe to become Tag Team Champion with Kurt Angle (2007).
- Big Show, Khali, Cody Rhodes and Ted Dibiase appear on The Tonight Show w/ Conan O'Brien.
- Audio: Dashing Cody Rhodes' Grooming Tips (2010).
- Wacky incident between Balls Mahoney and The Outpatient.
- Todd Grisham leaves WWE for ESPN.
- Hunico begins performing under the mask as Sin Cara.
- Daffney escapes serious possibly fatal injuries in auto accident due to wearing a seatbelt.
- Audio: NXT fans are treated to CM Punk and Seth Rollins vs Kassius Ohno and Cesaro (Kings Of Wrestling).
- Audio: AJ Lee cuts her own 'Pipebomb' on Total Divas (2013).
- El Rey Network officially announces the launch of Lucha Underground.
- Audio: Nikki Bella wishes Brie Bella died in the womb! (2014).
- Looking back at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn (2015).
- Audio: The Dudleys return to WWE Raw after ten year absence (2015).
- Sting makes surprise appearance on Raw and confronts The Authority and Seth Rollins.
- Audio: Braun Strowman makes his WWE main roster debut.
- Audio: Closing moments of first ever WWE Universal Title Match: Seth Rollins vs Finn Balor (2016).
- Asuka (NXT Women's) and Finn Balor (WWE Universal) forced to relinquish titles due to injury.
- Audio: Heated exchange between Daniel Bryan and The Miz on Talking Smack (2016).
- One year after making a memorable return, WWE bids farewell to The Dudleys.
- Audio: Chris Jericho discusses backstage fight with Brock Lesnar following match against Randy Orton.
- AAA strips Sexy Star of Reina de Reinas Championship due to intentionally injuring Rosemary during TripleMania XXV match.
- Looking back at AAA TripleMania XXVI event (2018).
- And so much more!
RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the AUDIO episode of THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S1 E34 (8/19 – 8/25) ====
Join The DTKC Family! Become a member of Don Tony and Kevin Castle Show Patreon and access right now:
- Ad-Free episodes of all of weekly shows
- Weekly live Patreon podcasts hosted by Don Tony and Kevin Castle
- Thousands of hours of Patreon exclusive shows never released publicly! (Over 7 Years of Patreon Exclusive Content!)
- Retro episodes of The Don Tony And Kevin Castle Show going back as early as 2004 (Retro Episodes added each week!)
- Predictions Contests, Giveaways and more!
CLICK HERE to access now! www.Patreon.com/DonTony
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DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE: UPCOMING WEEKLY SHOW SCHEDULE (ET):
- DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE SHOW: LIVE Mondays 11:15PM on DTKCDiscord.com
- DT VIPATREON: Patreon Exclusive Show hosted by Don Tony LIVE Tuesdays 10:05PM on Patreon Channel at DTKCDiscord.com
- THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY: Posted Thursdays 4PM at DonTony.com
- CASTLE/KNT CHRONICLES: Patreon Exclusive Show hosted by Kevin Castle and Trez LIVE Thursdays 8:30PM on Patreon Channel at DTKCDiscord.com
- THE SIT-DOWN w/DON TONY: LIVE Fridays at 10:05PM (after WWE SmackDown) on YouTube
- WWE/AEW PPV REVIEWS: (Airdates/Airtimes vary)
- THE DON TONY SHOW: Special Episodes (Airdates/Airtimes vary)
- PRO WRESTLING DAILY NEWS UPDATES: Pro Wrestling news updates posted daily
====
SOCIAL MEDIA / WEBSITE / CONTACT INFO:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/dontonyd
- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dontony
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- Website: https://www.wrestling-news.com
- Email: dontony@dontony.com
1536 episodios
Manage episode 435604866 series 65490
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 34 (8/19 – 8/25)RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 44 Minutes
- Dusty Rhodes def Harley Race to win NWA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time, ending Race's run at 926 days. Rhodes' title reign would last five days.
- Audio: Roddy Piper returns to Georgia Championship Wrestling TV two weeks after stabbing incident (1982).
- Looking back at SummerSlam '91: A Match Made In Heaven, A Match Made In Hell! (1991).
- Sting def Steve Austin to win his first WCW United States Title.
- Looking back at SummerSlam Spectacular (1993).
- Audio: Bizzaro Land: Vince McMahon makes his memorable heel debut in USWA, Bret Hart booed in Memphis, and lots more (1993).
- Looking back at USWA 'A Matter Of Pride' event (1993).
- Looking back at WCW Clash Of The Champions XXVIII (1994).
- Ricky Steamboat suffers career ending back injury.
- Final ECW Match: Eddie Guerrero vs Dean Malenko: Best 2 Of 3 Falls.
- Audio: Cactus Jack vs Terry Funk: IWA King Of The Death Match Tournament Final (1995).
- Looking back at WWF EX-perience event (1996).
- Audio: Arn Anderson announces his in ring retirement on WCW Monday Nitro (1997).
- Looking back at WCW Clash Of The Champions XXXV (1997).
- Looking back at WWF Friday Night's Main Event (1997).
- Audio: Bart Gunn vs Bradshaw: Brawl For It All Tournament Final (1998).
- Looking back at WWF Summerslam PPV (1999).
- WWF tapes the first weekly episode of Smackdown.
- Raven quits WCW and returns to ECW (1999).
- Audio: Raw vs Nitro Main Event Battle (1999): Triple H wins his first WWF Heavyweight Title (Raw) vs KISS and the KISS Demon (Nitro).
- Lillian Garcia and Miss Kitty make their WWF debuts.
- Audio: Paul Heyman appears on MSNBC hyping upcoming ECW on TNN debut (1999).
- Audio: First Women's Main Event in Monday Night Raw's history: Stephanie McMahon vs Lita for Womens Championship (2000).
- Sara (Undertaker's Ex-Wife) vs Diamond Dallas Page
- The Rock interviews Booker Wee - Sucka!
- Looking back at WWE SummerSlam PPV (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017).
- Audio: Last ever WWF Hardcore Title Match: Rob Van Dam vs Tommy Dreamer (2002).
- Audio: Howard Finkel vs Lillian Garcia: Tuxedo vs Evening Gown Match (2002).
- Jimmy Snuka squashed by Three Minute Warning.
- Jaime Koeppe wins 2003 WWE Divas Search.
- Audio: Hulk Hogan vs Shawn Michaels (SummerSlam 2005).
- Audio: HBK Post SummerSlam promo from Raw.
- John Cena vs Chris Jericho: "You're Fired' Match.
- Hulk Hogan wrestles his last ever WWE match.
- WWE Headquarters 'spray painted' with DX Logo.
- WWE releases Daniel Rodimer and Serena Deeb.
- Matt Hardy and MVP play Basketball on Smackdown.
- Sting def AJ Styles, Christian Cage, and Samoa Joe to become Tag Team Champion with Kurt Angle (2007).
- Big Show, Khali, Cody Rhodes and Ted Dibiase appear on The Tonight Show w/ Conan O'Brien.
- Audio: Dashing Cody Rhodes' Grooming Tips (2010).
- Wacky incident between Balls Mahoney and The Outpatient.
- Todd Grisham leaves WWE for ESPN.
- Hunico begins performing under the mask as Sin Cara.
- Daffney escapes serious possibly fatal injuries in auto accident due to wearing a seatbelt.
- Audio: NXT fans are treated to CM Punk and Seth Rollins vs Kassius Ohno and Cesaro (Kings Of Wrestling).
- Audio: AJ Lee cuts her own 'Pipebomb' on Total Divas (2013).
- El Rey Network officially announces the launch of Lucha Underground.
- Audio: Nikki Bella wishes Brie Bella died in the womb! (2014).
- Looking back at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn (2015).
- Audio: The Dudleys return to WWE Raw after ten year absence (2015).
- Sting makes surprise appearance on Raw and confronts The Authority and Seth Rollins.
- Audio: Braun Strowman makes his WWE main roster debut.
- Audio: Closing moments of first ever WWE Universal Title Match: Seth Rollins vs Finn Balor (2016).
- Asuka (NXT Women's) and Finn Balor (WWE Universal) forced to relinquish titles due to injury.
- Audio: Heated exchange between Daniel Bryan and The Miz on Talking Smack (2016).
- One year after making a memorable return, WWE bids farewell to The Dudleys.
- Audio: Chris Jericho discusses backstage fight with Brock Lesnar following match against Randy Orton.
- AAA strips Sexy Star of Reina de Reinas Championship due to intentionally injuring Rosemary during TripleMania XXV match.
- Looking back at AAA TripleMania XXVI event (2018).
- And so much more!
RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the AUDIO episode of THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S1 E34 (8/19 – 8/25) ====
Join The DTKC Family! Become a member of Don Tony and Kevin Castle Show Patreon and access right now:
- Ad-Free episodes of all of weekly shows
- Weekly live Patreon podcasts hosted by Don Tony and Kevin Castle
- Thousands of hours of Patreon exclusive shows never released publicly! (Over 7 Years of Patreon Exclusive Content!)
- Retro episodes of The Don Tony And Kevin Castle Show going back as early as 2004 (Retro Episodes added each week!)
- Predictions Contests, Giveaways and more!
CLICK HERE to access now! www.Patreon.com/DonTony
====
CHECK OUT DON TONY AND KEVIN SHOW CONTENT ACROSS THESE PLATFORMS:- CLICK HERE FOR APPLE PODCASTS
- CLICK HERE FOR SPOTIFY
- CLICK HERE FOR ANDROID
- CLICK HERE FOR AMAZON MUSIC
- CLICK HERE FOR GOOGLE PODCASTS
- CLICK HERE FOR PANDORA
- CLICK HERE FOR PODBEAN
- CLICK HERE FOR IHEARTRADIO
- CLICK HERE FOR DON TONY MERCHANDISE!
====
DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE: UPCOMING WEEKLY SHOW SCHEDULE (ET):
- DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE SHOW: LIVE Mondays 11:15PM on DTKCDiscord.com
- DT VIPATREON: Patreon Exclusive Show hosted by Don Tony LIVE Tuesdays 10:05PM on Patreon Channel at DTKCDiscord.com
- THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY: Posted Thursdays 4PM at DonTony.com
- CASTLE/KNT CHRONICLES: Patreon Exclusive Show hosted by Kevin Castle and Trez LIVE Thursdays 8:30PM on Patreon Channel at DTKCDiscord.com
- THE SIT-DOWN w/DON TONY: LIVE Fridays at 10:05PM (after WWE SmackDown) on YouTube
- WWE/AEW PPV REVIEWS: (Airdates/Airtimes vary)
- THE DON TONY SHOW: Special Episodes (Airdates/Airtimes vary)
- PRO WRESTLING DAILY NEWS UPDATES: Pro Wrestling news updates posted daily
====
SOCIAL MEDIA / WEBSITE / CONTACT INFO:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/dontonyd
- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dontony
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/DTKCShow
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dontony
- Website: https://www.wrestling-news.com
- Email: dontony@dontony.com
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