TWIWH Episode 27 (07/03 – 07/09) #ThrowbackTuesday

RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 22 Minutes
Hosted by Don Tony

SYNOPSIS: Episode 27 (07/03 - 07/09)

• The July 4th curse in wrestling.
• Ricky Steamboat vs Randy Savage: 1977
• Mr Wrestling #1 (Tim Woods) and #2 (Johnny Walker) lose Mark vs Titles match against Ole and Gene Anderson.
• Audio: Dream match that was never filmed: NWA Champion Ric Flair vs WWWF Champion Bob Backlund.
• Magnificent Muraco wins first ever King Of The Ring tournament.
• First time WWF Title ever changes in a cage match: Tito Santana def Greg Valentine for IC Title.
• NWA holds first ever Great American Bash and debuts first ever War Games match.
• Vader makes his WCW debut.
• Dusty Rhodes def Tully Blanchard to win NWA TV Title and services of Baby Doll for 30 Days.
• Audio: Brutus Beefcake speaks on 1990 near fatal parasailing accident.
• Sabu vs Rob Van Dam: USWA 1991
• Pegasus Kid (Chris Benoit) loses Mask vs Mask match against Jushin Thunder Liger.
• More fallout for WCW and Jim Herd over Ric Flair leaving WCW. NWA continues to acknowledge Flair as NWA Heavyweight Champion.
• Audio: Highlights of Lex Luger bodyslamming Yokozuna aboard USS Intrepid in NYC. The Lex Express Tour officially begins.
• Audio: Bret Hart retains WWF Championship against Bob Backlund and the infamous 'turn' that followed.
• Audio: The Gangstas (New Jack and Sheik Mustafa) make their controversial SMW debut.
• Phantasio makes his one and only WWF TV appearance.
• Audio: Vader continues his 'Roadkill Tour'.
• Audio: Hulk Hogan betrays WCW, joins Hall and Nash, and forms the New World Order (NWO).
• The WWF debut of Who?!
• WWF In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede.
• Infamous angle where Billy Travis is legit arrested during USWA event.
• Audio: WCW sets records as 41,412 at Nitro witness Goldberg def Hollywood Hogan for WCW Heavyweight Title.
• Infamous segment featuring Randy Savage, Gorgeous George, and Torrie Wilson which would lead to Botchamania's 'Send For The Man' segments.
• Audio: Meng and Goldberg in Little Cesears Pizza Commercial.
• Audio: DX mocks the Nation of Domination.
• The story behind the WWE Press Conference for Footbrawl at Foxboro Stadium and why it never happened.
• Vince McMahon cracks tailbone in Motorcycle Accident.
• WCW Nitro features live performances by West Texas Rednecks and Megadeath.
• Jerry Lawler announces candidacy for Mayor of Memphis TN.
• WWE wins $3.5 Million lawsuit against Parents Television Council (PTC).
• Joey Ryan makes his pro wrestling debut.
• TNN announces cancellation of ECW programming.
• Johnny The Bull suffers multiple injuries after careless spot during Nitro match against Terry Funk.
• Discovery Channel airs 'Wrestling School' profiling Rick Bassman's UPW School and a very young pre WWE John Cena.
• WWF wins bidding war from WCW and Japan and signs Brock Lesnar.
• Audio: Bash At The Beach 2000; Jeff Jarrett lays down for Hulk Hogan and Vince Russo's infamous promo that followed.
• Booker T makes wrestling history and wins WCW Heavyweight Title.
• Bam Bam Bigelow saves kids from a burning home.
• WWE adds ECW and Stephanie McMahon to 'Invasion' storyline.
• Audio: Kurt Angle and Steve Austin are fired up over Booker T.
• Buff Bagwell fired by WWE over several issues including incident with Shane Helms.
• Supreme suffers severe burns after flaming table spot during XPW event.
• Kevin Nash tears his quadriceps during 10 Man Tag Match on Raw.
• The Jackie Gayda Match: Need I say more?
• AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn win NWA World Tag Team Titles.
• Wildwood NJ temporarily names a street after Ric Flair.
• Audio: 'GM' Eugene opens Raw with Musical Chairs.
• Ric Flair Autobiography 'To Be The Man' hits stores.
• WWE releases almost 20 in mass firing of 2005.
• Shawn Michaels turns on Hulk Hogan.
• Blue Meanie def JBL on Smackdown.
• Infamous segment on Smackdown involving Muhammad Hassan, simulated 'beheading' of Undertaker, the sacrifice of Daivari and much more.
• Audio: Rob Van Dam blows his WWE and ECW Championship run. RVD and Sabu stopped for speeding and arrested for possession of marijuana, drugs and more.
• Controversy erupts over Wikipedia comment posted before the reported death of Nancy Benoit.
• Mickie Knuckles suffers broken leg.
• WWE releases Trevor Murdoch and Ashley Massaro.
• Linda Bollea accuses Terry Bollea (Hulk Hogan) of stalking.
• Edge suffers torn achilles tendon.
• Audio: Summer Of CM Punk derails as Punk uses homophobic slur towards a fan at a WWE house show.
• Audio: Bray Wyatt and Wyatt family make WWE TV debut.
• TNA releases Taeler Hendrix, Joey Ryan, Crimson, and Christian York.
• DA reopens investigation involving Jimmy Snuka and tragic death of Nancy Argentino.
• Brock Lesnar tears apart J&J Security's new car.
• Finn Balor def Kevin Owens for NXT Title at WWE Beast In The East.
• Global Force Wrestling announces 'Amped' TV Tapings.
• Audio: TNA Impact presents 'The Final Deletion'.
• Audio: Smackdown Live Rap Battle between New Days and The Usos.
• And so much more!

NOTABLE PRO WRESTLING DEBUTS: Buddy Rogers (1939), Les Thatcher (1961), Larry Sharpe (1974), Nancy Benoit (1984), Kaos and Supreme (1995), Chessman (1996), El Hijo del Fantasma and Joey Ryan (2000), Hirooki Goto and Crazzy Steve (2003), Ted Dibiase Jr and Mike Dibiase Jr (2006)

NOTABLE DEATHS: George McLeod 90, Ace Freeman 87, Ray Eckert 79, Karl von Brauner 78, Waldo Von Erich 75, Frankie Hart 74, Vic Faulkner 73, Tom Shaft 72, Killer Karl Davis 69, Pancho The Bull 62,  Chief Little Eagle 55, Harold Harris 42, Moondog Nathan and Snake Watson 37, Adrian Adonis 33, Joey Marella 31

NOTABLE BIRTHDAYS: Vincent J McMahon, Ray Mendoza, Tony Lanza, Little Tokyo, Smasher Sloan, Hercules Cortez, Moose Morowski, Bob Sweetan, Rufus R. Jones, Shin'ya Hashimoto (RIP), Thunderbolt Patterson 78, Tom "Boogaloo" Shaft 72, Tommy Young 71, Killer Karl Davis 69, Hillbilly Jim and Mando Guerrero 66, El Suavecito 64, Kevin Nash 59, Barry Windham, Sid Vicious, and Marc Mero 58, Damian 666 57, Jerry Sags and 'Leatherface' Rick Taras 54, Tom Brandi 52, Sombrita 50, The Great Sasuke 49, Rico Suave 48, JC Ice 47, Johnny Swinger and Shelton Benjamin 43, Brandon Blaze 39, Luke Hawx 37, Takashi Yoshida 36, Deranged and Corvis Fear 34, Richie Steamboat 31, Lars Sullivan 30, Adam Cole and Joey Janela 29, Puma 28, Andrew Everett 26

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