This Week In Wrestling History (Week Twenty-Five) 6/17 – 6/23

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 25 (6/17 – 6/23)
RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 44 Minutes

• National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is formed.
• Pat Patterson def Ted Dibiase for WWF North American Title (which would later be renamed the Intercontinental Title).
• Ray Stevens & Jimmy Snuka def Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood to win NWA World Tag Team Titles.
• Dusty Rhodes def Harley Race for NWA Heavyweight Title.
• Looking back at the time Jimmy Hart def Jerry 'The King' Lawler to win the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title.
• Audio: Infamous Cyndi Lauper appearance on Pipers Pit airs nationwide.
• Audio: Cyndi Lauper makes an interesting wrestling challenge to Lou Albano, and The Captain accepts.
• Audio: Jimmy Snuka's wild promo vows revenge on Roddy Piper after Piper's Pit (coconut).
• Audio: 'Yucks for Bucks' as Magnificent Muraco and Mr Fuji attempt Stand-Up comedy.
• In the ring, a porta potty, even into the Cooper River: Terry Funk and Stan Hansen wild brawl at NJ Indy event.
• First ever ECW (Eastern Championship Wrestling) Tag Champs.
• Looking back at WCW Beach Blast PPV (1992).
• Audio: Cactus Jack vs Sting (From Beach Blast '92).
• Bastion Booger makes WWF debut.
• Memorable Raw match between 1-2-3 Kid vs Razor Ramon which involved a faceplant on the concrete floor, theft of $10,000 and more.
• Infamous Press Conference: Tonya Harding to manage Love Machine (Art Barr) and Eddie Guerrero in pro wrestling match.
• Looking back at WCW Clash Of The Champions XXVII (1994).
• Audio: 24 hours after retaining WCW Tag Team Titles at COC, Cactus Jack battles Sabu in ECW for the first ever.
• Looking back at ECW Hostile City Showdown ’94
• Audio: Flyboy Rocco Rock compares Dory Funk Jr to Ronald Goldman (murdered allegedly by OJ Simpson).
• Looking back at WWF/WWE King Of The Ring PPV (1994, 1996, 2001, 2002).
• Art Donovan: Worst WWF/WWE guest commentator of all time.
• Audio: Funny clip from Kayfabe Commentaries poking fun at Art Donovan's commentating at KOR 1994.
• Grand Wizard, Moolah, Ernie Ladd, Ivan Putski, Pedro Morales, George ‘The Animal’ Steele, and Antonio Rocca inducted into WWF Hall Of Fame (1995).
• Looking back at WCW Great American Bash (1995).
• The Giant (Big Show) appears for first time on WCW TV.
• Looking back at ECW Hardcore Heaven 1996.
• Austin 3:16 is born.
• Audio: NOD becomes an all black faction and Ahmed Johnson's controversial (but epic) racial promo explaining why he joined the Nation Of Domination.
• Disciples of Apocalypse (DOA) make WWE debut.
• Audio: ECW vs WWF feud continues, as Sabu w/ Bill Alfonso battles Flash Funk on Monday Night Raw.
• Edge’s not so memorable WWE in ring debut.
• Audio: Crash Holly vs Hardcore Holly KOR Qualifying match leads to Patterson and Brisco both winning WWF Hardcore Title.
• Audio: Diamond Dallas Page is revealed as the 'Stalker' of Undertaker's wife Sara.
• Booker T make his WWF debut.
• KOR 2001 Street Fight: Kurt Angle vs Shane McMahon.
• WWF Tough Enough debuts on MTV.
• Looking back at the weekly PPV debut of NWATNA (2002).
• Vince Russo returns to WWE as head writer – for two days.
• Bret Hart suffers a stroke.
• Looking back at NWATNA's First Anniversary Show (2003).
• Kane forced to unmasked for the first time on WWE TV.
• Audio: Goldberg accepts Theodore Long's 5 Minute White Boy Challenge.
• WWE Hardcore Tribute to Mick Foley at MSG Raw ends with an Orton punt and a Foley falling down a flight of stairs. 
• Audio: Yo! Kurt Angle Raps.
• Looking back at TNA Slammiversary PPV (2005, 2006, 2009).
• Samoa Joe makes TNA debut.
• Looking back at ROH first ever Survival Of The Fittest Tournament (2004).
• Audio: After signing WWE contract, The Summer Of Punk in ROH begins at Death Before Dishonor III (2005).
• Audio: Another WWE Wedding gone featuring Edge and Lita.
• Audio: The Sandman battles Macho Libre on week two of ECW (WWE) on Sci-Fi.
• Less than two weeks after debuting on Sci-Fi, WWE attempts ECW House Show at ECW Arena with questionable results.
• DX throws Jonathan Coachman head first into a wall, and spray paint his bare ass.
• Looking back at WWE Vengeance: Night Of Champions PPV (2007).
• Chris Benoit double murder / suicide tragedy.
• Looking back at the very eerie DTKC episode (Minority Report) which aired live as news of the double murder / suicide broke.
• Ron Killings and Konnan quit TNA.
• Jim Ross almost quits WWE after being drafted to Smackdown during 2008 WWE Draft Lottery.
• McMahon's Million Dollar Mania comes to an abrupt halt after an 'accident' on Raw.
• Did the three weeks of McMahon's Million Dollar Mania give WWE the ratings bump they were expecting?
• Ultimate Warrior wrestles his last ever match (against Orlando Jordan for Nu-Wrestling Evolution in Barcelona, Spain).
• TNA films pilot episode of Spin Cycle.
• Audio: TNA Spin Cycle asks some Knockouts if they can make sounds with a body part.
• WWE releases Sim Snuka, Matt Striker, and Candice Michelle.
• Audio: Donald Trump ‘sells’ Raw back to Vince McMahon. But not before making an interesting announcement and 'firing' Santina Marella.
• Looking back at WWE Fatal 4-Way PPV, ROH Death Before Dishonor VIII, and NJPW Dominion 6.19 PPVs (2010).
• Audio: ‘President Barack Obama’ appears at WWE Capital Punishment PPV.
• Just weeks before his WWE contract is set to expire, CM Punk wins #1 Contenders match to face John Cena at MITB for WWE Championship.
• Disgruntled Chavo Guerrero Jr requests and is granted WWE release.
• Looking back at NJPW Dominion 6.18 and AAA TripleMania XIX events (2011).
• TNA sues Scott Steiner after making disparaging remarks against TNA, Hulk Hogan and more.
• Cyndi Lauper and Wendi Richter appear on Raw (2012) and a WWF/WWE ring for the first time since 1985.
• Ring Of Honor ceases live iPPV's due to repeated technical difficulties (aka due to live streaming on the cheap).
• Looking back at ROH Best In The Word iPPV (2013, 2015, 2017).
• Corey Graves wins his first and only NXT Championship.
• Vickie Guerrero's WWE retirement match: vs Stephanie McMahon in Chocolate Pudding.
• Audio: Same old sh**? 2015 Paul Heyman / Brock Lesnar promo on Seth Rollins could air today and not much would need to be changed.
• Tyson Kidd undergoes career ending neck and spinal surgery.
• Where's The Boom?! Jeff Jarrett returns to Impact Wrestling and attempts a Global Force Wrestling vs TNA feud.
• Matt and Reby Hardy become proud parents of their first child, son Maxel.
• Looking back at WWE Money In The Bank PPV (2016, 2017).
• Remembering when Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose all held the WWE Championship the same night. 
• Roman Reigns suspended 30 days for violating WWE Wellness Policy.
• Maria Kanellis returns to WWE and brings hubby Mike with her.
• Cody Rhodes def Christopher Daniels to become ROH World Champion.
• And so much more!

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