This Week In Wrestling History (Week Thirty-Seven) 9/9 – 9/15

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 37 (9/9 – 9/15)
RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 39 Minutes

 

• Audio: Tupelo Concession Stand Brawl: Eddie Gilbert and Ricky Morton battle Atsushi Onita and Masa Fuchi.
• Ric Flair def Dusty Rhodes to win NWA World Heavyweight Title for the first time.
• Hulk Hogan's Rock N Wrestling Cartoon premieres on CBS.
• Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan team up in the booth for the first time.
• Looking back at Saturday Night's Main Event (1986).
• The Quebecers def Steiner Brothers for the WWF Tag Team Titles - on a DQ.
• Audio: Tatanka (representing WWF) def Jerry Lawler for USWA Unified Heavyweight Championship.
• Audio: More Pre 'Mr McMahon' USWA Promos (1993).
• WCW Monday Nitro and WWF Monday Night Raw go head to head for the first time ever. 
• WWF debuts 'Raw On The Roof' intro.
• Audio: Eric Bischoff debuts 'Raw Spoilers' during Nitro broadcasts.
• WCW fires Steve Austin and resigns Mean Gene Okerlund to a loaded new contract.
• Audio: Steve Austin and Eric Bischoff look back at the Austin firing.
• Audio: Sabu makes his WCW debut on Nitro.
• Looking back at WCW Fall Brawl: War Games (1996).
• Sting turns his back on WCW and shortly after drops the colorful face paint and tights.
• Sean Waltman makes his WCW debut.
• Looking back at Terry Funk: Wrestlefest featuring wrestlers from WWF, ECW, Japan, and more (1997).
• Audio: Highlights of Bret Hart vs Terry Funk (Wrestlefest)
• Curt Hennig turns on the Horsemen and helps NWO destroy 4H.
• Audio: Hulk Hogan challenges and Warrior accepts match at WCW Halloween Havoc.
• Audio: Ric Flair returns to WCW, reforms The Horsemen and curses out Eric Bischoff.
• Jacqueline def Sable to win Womens Championship, previously vacated for almost three years.
• Sandman signs contract with WCW, abruptly leaves ECW.
• Audio: New Jack speaks on Taz' 1997 arrest after an alleged incident at a tanning salon involving a minor.
• Vince McMahon def Triple H for the WWF Championship.
• WWF performs for fans two days after 09/11/2001.
• Audio: WWF wrestlers pay tribute to victims of 9/11. And then it was Stephanie McMahon's turn to pay tribute...
• Audio: IOW (International Organization For Women) confront Eric Bischoff.
• Audio: The Upset Of The Century: Rico def Ric Flair on Raw.
• Audio: Billy and Chuck Wedding and the awesome performance by Eric Bischoff.
• GLAAD, NY Times, NY Post, Today Show and others are not happy with the outcome of the wedding between Billy Gunn and Chuck Polumbo.
• 80 Year Old Fabulous Moolah def Victoria on Raw.
• Lita makes surprise return after 17 month absence due to neck injury.
• Audio: Eddie Guerrero vs John Cena Parking Lot Brawl.
• Audio: Raven comments on losing a Hair vs Hair match at NWATNA (2003) and his head being butchered in the process.
• Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle wrestle a One Hour Ironman Match on Smackdown.
• Simon Dean's Commercial debuts on Raw, and fans actually tried buying the fitness products.
• Audio: Gene Snitsky makes his Raw debut and Lita has a miscarriage. Remember, 'it wasn't his fault'.
• Jeff Jarrett def Raven for NWA Heavyweight Title at Border City Wrestling event, and Spike TV isn't pleased.
• Arguably the greatest match in the history of TNA: AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe vs Christopher Daniels X Division Title match from TNA Unbreakable 2005.
• WWE releases Daniel Puder.
• Trish Stratus wrestles last match as a full time competitor.
• ECW (WWE Version) has its first ever event at MSG.
• WWE releases Justin Credible and Sandman.
• Audio: Tired or Under The Influence? Jeff Hardy has some blunt comments towards CM Punk after the 'Charismatic Enabler' promo.
• Jeff Hardy arrested and charged with trafficking prescription pills and possessing anabolic steroids.
• Ric Flair recently retired from WWE, agrees to wrestle for the Hulkamania Tour of Australia.
• Looking back at WWE Raw Roulette (2010).
• Tyler Black (Seth Rollins) wrestles last ever ROH match, and makes his WWE debut.
• Audio: Ric Flair (62) wrestles last ever match.
• WWE signs Cesaro to a Developmental Deal.
• Audio: Kevin Nash speaks on his 2011 return, never facing CM Punk at Clash Of Champions, and the major changes within WWE locker room.
• Jim Ross retires from WWE.
• Hideo Itami makes his NXT debut.
• Nikki Bella becomes longest reigning Divas Champion.
• Sting wrestles his first, and last ever Raw match.
• Audio: AJ Styles def Dean Ambrose to win WWE Championship - and Ambien err David Otunga is ecstatic!
• Heath Slater and Rhyno win WWE Tag Team Titles.
• Kevin Owens headbutts and brutally attacks Vince McMahon.
• Kairi Sane wins the 2017 Mae Young Classic Tournament.
• And so much more!

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