This Week In Wrestling History (Week Twenty) 5/13 – 5/19

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 20 (5/13 – 5/19)
RUNNING TIME: 2 Hours 59 Minutes

• 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 Sacrifice PPV (2006, 2010).
• 'See No Evil' starring Kane hits movie theatres.
• WWE releases Sabu, Shelly Martinez, Scotty 2 Hotty, Nick Mitchell, Carlito and Angel Williams (Angelina Love).
• Audio: Bret Hart defeats The Miz to win the WWE US Championship.
• Hulk Hogan sues Fruity Pebbles Cereal (Post).
• Audio: TNA rebrands as 'Impact Wrestling' and 'Wrestling Matters'.
• TNA signs Brooke Hogan.
• Looking back at WWE Over The Limit PPV (2012).
• Looking back at WWE Extreme Rules PPV (2013).
• Audio: Kevin Owens makes WWE main roster debut.
• Looking back at NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable (2015).
• Samoa Joe makes NXT debut.
• Looking back at WWE Payback PPV (2015).
• Destination American announces cancellation of TNA Programming effective September 2015.
• Audio: New Day 'Time Machine' skit poking fun at The Vaudvillains (2016).
• And so much more!

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