This Week In Wrestling History (Week Eighteen) 4/29 – 5/5

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 18 (4/29 – 5/5)
RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 19 Minutes

• Superstar Billy Graham def Bruno Sammartino to win the WWWF Championship.
• Infamous Pat Patterson vs Sgt Slaughter Alley Fight takes place at Madison Square Garden.
• Manny Fernandez stabbed multiple times outside TX restaurant.
• Looking back at Von Erich Memorial Parade Of Champions (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987).
• Audio: Kerry Von Erich def Ric Flair to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
• Looking back at AWA Superclash II (1987).
• Audio: Curt Hennig vs Nick Bockwinkel for AWA World Heavyweight Championship. AWA 80's fu**ery wasn't limited to just Hulk Hogan. This time it moves on to Curt Hennig, but ends with a positive conclusion.
• WWF vs WBF Superstars battle it out on Family Feud.
• Looking back at NJPW Wrestling Donataku events (1993, 1994, 1995).
• Audio: Current WWF Champion Hulk Hogan belittles and calls the WWF Championship a 'toy'.
• Rick Rude suffers serious neck injury during match with Sting which leads to retirement.
• Sabu wins IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title.
• Audio: Following his WWF in ring debut, HHH promotes 'civility'.
• Vignettes for the upcoming debut of The Bodydonnas (Skip and Sunny) begin airing on WWF TV.
• Looking back at FMW 7th Anniversary Show (1996).
• Audio: Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels: Home wrecker!
• Atsushi Onita meets with WWF about a possible joint event with FMW and the possibility of an Exploding Death Match in WWF.
• Christian makes his WWF debut.
• Looking back at ECW Wrestlepalooza '98 PPV.
• Looking back at AJPW 25th Anniversary Show (1998).
• Audio: Terry Funk and Cactus Jack battle it out on Monday Night Raw with Steve Austin on commentary.
• Vignettes start airing on WWF TV for the upcoming debut of Edge.
• Audio: Paul Bearer tells Jerry 'The King' Lawler how he 'did' Undertaker's mother.
• Kimberly Page appears nude in Playboy.
• Audio: Captain Lou Albano's memorable appearance on 'Lie Detector'.
• A&E premieres 'The Unreal Story Of Professional Wrestling' (1999).
• Looking back at AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Show (1999).
• Mick Foley forms a 'Union' to combat the Corporate Ministry.
• Macho Man Randy Savage makes last appearance in WCW.
• Looking back at WWF Backlash PPV (2000).
• Looking back at WWF Insurrextion PPV (2000, 2001, 2002) and the Plane Ride From Hell (2001).
• Sean 'XPac' Waltman speaks on the Plane Ride From Hell.
• Following the lawsuit filed by the World Wildlife Fund, World Wrestling Federation changes from WWF to WWFE.
• Audio: WWF Confidential segment on the death of Miss Elizabeth and arrest of Lex Luger.
• Daughter of Iron Shiek brutally murdered by boyfriend.
• Audio: Jacqueline def Chavo Guerrero Jr to win the Cruiserweight Championship.
• Looking back at WWE Backlash PPV (2005, 2018).
• Hulk Hogan Energy Drinks, Microwave Cheeseburger and Chicken Sandwiches hit stores and receive subpar reviews.
• Audio: Joey Styles' Pipe Bomb from WWE Raw.
• WWE signs Hornswoggle.
• Audio: Scott Steiner becomes the greatest mathematician in pro wrestling history.
• Rolling Stone releases explosive story on Escort Service which included Ashley Massaro as being a paid Escort.
• Santino Marella arrested for DUI.
• Ric Flair becomes Ring Of Honor's 'Ambassador'.
• WWE signs AJ Lee.
• Monday Night War II: TNA airs last episode of Monday Night Impact and moves back to Thursdays.
• Obsessed Mickie James fan arrested after threatening to bomb WWE offices and much worse.
• Looking back at WWE Extreme Rules PPV (2011, 2014).
• Audio: Christian becomes WWE World Heavyweight Champion for 48 hours.
• Audio: Michelle McCool says 'Goodbye' to WWE and Kharma says 'Hello'.
• Audio: John Cena makes surprise announcement to live WWE audience that Osama Bin Laden has met his demise.
• Jinder Mahal makes WWE TV debut.
• WWE releases Dustin Runnels.
• Audio: The Bullet Club is born.
• Looking back at ROH Border Wars PPV (2013).
• Audio: Sami Zayn's memorable WWE main roster debut taking on John Cena for United States Championship.
• WWE releases Zeb Coulter, Damien Sandow, Wade Barrett, Hornswoggle, Santino Marella, Cameron, Alex Riley and El Torito.
• Looking back at WWE Payback PPV (2016, 2017).
• Chris Jericho destroys The Ambrose Asylum and murders Mitch The Plant.
• And so much more!

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