This Week In Wrestling History (Week Five) 1/29 – 2/4

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 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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