This Week In Wrestling History (Week Twenty-Six) 6/24 – 6/30

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 26 (6/24 – 6/30)
RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 43 Minutes

• The Match Of The Century: Buddy Rogers def Pat O'Connor to win NWA World Heavyweight Title (1961).
• Antonio Inoki and Muhammed Ali 'battle' to a 45 minute draw.
• Muhammad Ali stripped of WBC 'Boxer Of The Year' Award following Inoki match.
• Memorable cage match featuring Superfly Jimmy Snuka vs Bob Backlund at MSG (1982).
• Stan Hansen stripped of AWA World Heavyweight Title.
• Audio: Stan Hansen speaks on being stripped and the story behind running over the AWA Heavyweight Title with his truck.
• WCW fires Ric Flair after contract negotiations fall apart.
• The Sheik (at 67) def Onita to win WWA World Martial Arts Title.
• Looking back at the controversial WCW debut of 'The Possee' (Harlem Heat) that never made TV.
• Fake Undertaker makes his WWF debut (1994).
• Waylon Mercy makes his WWF TV debut (1995).
• Audio: Looking back at memorable Waylon Mercy vignettes.
• Looking back at WWF King Of The Ring PPV (1995, 1998, 1999, 2000).
• Audio: Jerry Lawler announces the coming of Dr Isaac Yankem DDS to WWF.
• Looking back at ECW Hardcore Heaven (1995).
• Looking back at WCW Saturday Nitro Pay Per Listen Event (1997).
• Audio: WWF vs ECW leads to surprise appearance by Jim Cornette at ECW Arena (1997).
• Audio: Jim Cornette speaks on his one and only ECW appearance in 1997.
• Undertaker vs Mick Foley: Hell In A Cell turns 21.
• WWF Brawl For It All debuts on Monday Night Raw (1998).
• Onita makes his one and only ECW appearance at ECW Arena.
• Audio: Paul Heyman promo on ECW during FMW Event in Japan.
• Audio: WCW cancels NWO Wrestling Hotline.
• Tod Gordon makes surprise appearance at Dennis Coraluzzo NJ indy event.
• Looking back at the highest rated wrestling match in Cable TV History: Undertaker vs Steve Austin for WWF Championship (1999).
• WWF announces the signing of Chris Jericho (1999).
• Vince McMahon appears on Conan O'Brien (1999).
• Paul Heyman and ECW ink three year TV deal with TNN.
• WWF wins court battle filed by USA Network which leads to the abrupt end of ECW on TNN.
• Audio: Memorable 'A**hole' promo between The Rock and The Genetic Jackhammer, Vince McMahon (2000).
• Mick Foley's first run as WWF Commissioner begins.
• Rena Mero lands cover of Muscle And Fitness Magazine.
• Audio: Rhyno vs Test for WWF Hardcore Title leads to the official beginning of WCW Invasion of WWF.
• Audio: WCW wrestler Mike Awesome def WWF wrestler Rhyno to win WWF Hardcore Title from Rhyno.
• Audio: Memorable 'Pep Talk' from APA to WWF roster after the invasion of WCW.
• Audio: Passing The Torch? 1/2: Ric Flair vs Brock Lesnar (2002).
• Audio: One of the greatest matches in Raw history: Undertaker vs Jeff Hardy Ladder Match for WWF Championship.
• Audio: John Cena makes his WWF TV debut vs Kurt Angle.
• Audio: Batista makes his WWF in ring debut on Smackdown.
• Audio: Gail Kim makes her WWF TV debut and wins the Womens Championship.
• RIP 'Mr America': Hulk Hogan removed from WWE storylines and ultimately released.
• Audio: Controversial HBO: Real Sports airs featuring an unhinged Vince McMahon and Roddy Piper who predicted he would not live to 65.
• WWE releases Roddy Piper following his controversial comments made on HBO: Real Sports.
• Looking back at WWE Great American Bash PPV (2004) and the concrete crypt rehearsal footage that leaked to the net prior to the PPV.
• Looking back at WWE Vengeance PPV (2005, 2006).
• Audio: Passing The Torch? 2/2: Ric Flair vs Kurt Angle (2005).
• Hulk Hogan makes WWE return after two year absence.
• Looking back at WWE Night Of Champions PPV (2008).
• Audio: CM Punk cashes in MITB Briefcase to def Edge for tthe WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
• Sheamus makes WWE TV debut.
• Looking back at WWE The Bash PPV (2009).
• Titus O'Neil trips during NXT Keg Carry Challenge.
• Audio: CM Punk Pipebomb turns 8.
• Looking back at ROH Best In The World event (2011, 2018).
• Audio: Seth Rollins makes NXT debut against Jiro (Taishi Takizawa).
• Criminal tidbit regarding Jiro (Taishi Takizawa).
• Looking back at WWE Money In The Bank PPV (2014).
• Looking back at TNA Slammiversary PPV (2015).
• Ethan Carter III (EC3) def Kurt Angle to win TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
• And so much more!

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