This Week In Wrestling History (Week Thirty-Six) 9/2 – 9/8

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 36 (9/2 – 9/8)
RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 26 Minutes

 

• Giant Baba def Harley Race for NWA Heavyweight Title - just to lose it back to Race days later.
• Wild Samoans win vacant WWWF Tag Titles (Vacated by Backlund & Morales). 
• Looking back at WCCW Labor Day Star Wars Events (1983, 1984, 1987).
• Georgia Championship Wrestling regains WTBS Studios. 
• Looking back at 1987 and 1991 King Of The Ring events.
• Looking back at WCW Clash Of Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90.
• Sting defeats The Black Scorpion. Or does he? 
• NWA strips Ric Flair of World Heavyweight Championship. 
• Audio: Ric Flair makes his memorable WWF debut. Highlights of Prime Time Wrestling promo, debut match, and the incident with Roddy Piper. Vince McMahon gets physically involved in a segment for the first time ever. 
• Audio: Sgt Slaughter wants his country back. 
• Audio: Tito Santana becomes El Matador. 
• WCW airs first ever episode of Monday Nitro on TNT. 
• Audio: Lex Luger makes surprise appearance on first ever episode of WCW Monday Nitro and confronts Hulk Hogan.
• Audio: Eric Bischoff speaks on rehiring of Lex Luger and historic importance of his appearance on Nitro EP1.
• WWF airs special Friday Night episode of Raw. 
• Shawn Michaels appears in Playgirl Magazine. 
• Audio: Jim Ross announces imminent return of Razor Ramon and Diesel to WWF. 
• Audio: NWO Shirts officially go on sale.
• Audio: Scott Hall proclaims he is NWO 'For Life'.
• Looking back at WWF In Your House 17: Ground Zero PPV.
• Steven Dunn def Doomsday (Kane) to become last ever USWA Southern Heavyweight Champion. 
• Audio: Womens history made on Raw: Tori vs Ivory in the first ever Womens Hardcore Match for Womens Title. 
• Audio: Val Venis and Big Show urinate on GTV: 'And they call you The Big Show?!' 
• Audio: Howard Finkel vs Tony Chimmel Tuxedo Match 
• Audio: Rock and Mankind vs Big Show and Undertaker Buried Alive match with lots of interference from Austin, Kane, Triple H and more. 
• Vincent (Virgil) joins The West Texas Rednecks. 
• Audio: WCW holds complicated Battle Royal on Nitro with a 'Can't Blame It On Russo' result.
• Eddie Guerrero def Chyna and Kurt Angle to win IC Title. 
• Rhino def Kid Kash to become last ever ECW World TV Champion. 
• Audio: Kurt Angle kidnaps Steve Austin and throws him into a Pool. 
• Audio: Christian turns on Edge. 
• Audio: Steven Richards vs Undertaker leads to WWF debut of Kronik. 
• Looking back at NWATNA One Penny PPV (2003). 
• Audio: Brock Lesnar cuts promo of his career while attacking and throwing Zach Gowen down a long flight of stairs. 
• ROH 'Beating The Odds' featuring Raven vs CM Punk: Clockwork Orange House Of Fun Match. 
• TNA signs Gail Kim and Junior Fatu (Rikishi). 
• WWE tapes first episode of Friday Night Smackdown to dismal ratings. 
• TNA releases Andrew 'Test' Martin after one match due to substance abuse issues and more. 
• Looking back at TNA No Surrender PPV (2007, 2010, 2012).
• Audio: Adam Pacman Jones' awful TNA Tag Title reign begins.
• Audio: Hornswoggle revealed as Vince McMahon's bastard son.
• Looking back at 2008 WWE Unforgiven PPV and Championship Scramble Title Matches concept.
• The Wrestler wins 2008 Golden Lion Award at Venice Film Festival. 
• Bryan Danielson and Nigel McGuinness leave ROH for WWE. One would sign with WWE while the other fails a physical but signs with TNA. 
• Audio: Bob Barker hosts 'The Price Is Raw'. 
• Audio: CM Punk impersonates Jeff Hardy and cuts memorable 'straight edge' promo. 
• Memphis Championship Wrestling closes its doors. 
• Bret Hart makes his WWE Raw return in almost 15 years.
• Audio: Jerry Lawler suffers Heart Attack during Raw. Includes clips from Raw, comments from Michael Cole and a controversial interview between Steve Austin and Jerry Lawler.
• Looking back at TNA One Night Only PPV: Knockouts Knockdown (2013).
• Looking back at TNA One Night Only PPV: World Cup Of Wrestling (2014).
• Lucha Underground tapes its first ever episode. (2014). 
• WWE signs Asuka. 
• Sting destroys Seth Rollins' statue inside a garbage truck. 
• Audio: Gallows and Anderson introduce 'The Old Day'. 
• And so much more!

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