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This Week In Wrestling History (Week Thirty) 7/22 – 7/28
Manage episode 430761095 series 65490
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 30 (7/22 – 7/28)RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 21 Minutes
- Epic battle between Bob Backlund and Antonio Inoki (for WWWF Championship) ends in a 60 minute draw. A match that is still talked about today.
- Looking back at WWF 'Brawl To End It All' MTV special event.
- First ever WWF Championship Title change in a Cage Match as Tito Santana def Greg Valentine for IC Title.
- Dusty Rhodes' last reign as NWA Heavyweight Champion begins, defeating Ric Flair in a steel cage (1986).
- Looking back at the original NWA Great American Bash Tour.
- Audio: Sherri Martel def 64 y/o Fabulous Moolah for WWF Women's Championship (1987).
- Audio: Wendi Richter def Monster Ripper (Bertha Faye) to win WWC Women's Championship (1987).
- Looking back at WCW Great American Bash PPV (1989).
- Audio: Jim Cornette debuts for WWF on Monday Night Raw.
- Audio: Bob Backlund snaps and turns heel after losing to Bret Hart for WWF Championship (1994).
- Looking back at WWF In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks (1995).
- Audio: Dean Douglas makes his WWF TV debut (1995).
- Scott Steiner makes his ECW debut (1995).
- Audio: NWO airs its first ever 'Paid Announcement'.
- Audio: Infamous NWO attack on Nitro, including Kevin Nash throwing Rey Mysterio into a production truck like a lawn dart. (1996).
- Audio: Bret Hart's infamous enema remark towards USA and Pittsburgh, PA (1997).
- Audio: WWF's attempt at Light Heavyweight Division to combat Nitro: Devon Storm vs Ace Darling (1997).
- Audio: Dr Death Steve Williams vs Bart Gunn WWF Brawl For It All Match (1998).
- Looking back at WWF In Your House 23: Fully Loaded (1998).
- Edge wins his first ever WWE Championship, winning the IC Title at a house show. His reign would last one day.
- Looking back at WWF Fully Loaded PPV (1999, 2000).
- Triple H shows Trish Stratus some 'wrestling moves' and Stephanie is none too pleased.
- US Champion Lance Storm becomes 'Lance Two Belts', def Big Vito for WCW Hardcore Title.
- Kurt Angle and Booker T trade WCW Heavyweight Championship Title wins.
- Looking back to the future: OVW event featuring John Cena, Randy Orton, Batista, Brock Lesnar and many others (2001).
- Audio: The Rock vs Ric Flair. The one and only time they faced off in a singles match (2002).
- Ring Of Honor crowns their first ever ROH Heavyweight Champion.
- Looking back at WWE Vengeance PPV (2003).
- Looking back at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's first ever event (2003).
- Audio: AJ Styles (c) vs Frankie Kazarian vs Michael Shane: Ultimate X Match for X Division Title (2004).
- Audio: Jeff Hardy vs Monty Brown: Memorable #1 contenders match for TNA Heavyweight Title (2004).
- Looking back at the night WWE Raw (two hour episode) only had two matches (2004).
- Audio: Teddy Long begins his nine year reign as Smackdown GM (2004).
- Looking back at WWE Great American Bash PPV (2005, 2006).
- Audio: Muhammad Hassan wrestles his last ever match in WWE.
- Audio: WWE Battle Of The Bands: John Cena vs Chris Jericho and Fozzy (2005).
- WWE signs Ted Dibiase Jr to a developmental deal.
- TNA signs Adam 'Pacman' Jones.
- Audio: Same night WWE officially becomes PG Programming, Mike Adamle is announced as Raw GM.
- Diamond Dallas Page settles his lawsuit against Jay-Z over use of Diamond Cutter symbol.
- Looking back at WWE Night Of Champions PPV (2009).
- Audio: Chris Jericho is not happy Shaq is hosting Raw (2009).
- WWE Champion CM Punk returns to WWE and confronts newly crowned WWE Champion John Cena.
- WWF/WWE Raw reaches 1000th Episode milestone (2012).
- Stephanie McMahon 'arrested' for slapping Brie Bella. Ever wonder why WWE never pushed the angle further with a 'mugshot'?
- Seth Rollins inadvertently knees John Cena in the nose causing several fractures and emergency surgery.
- Audio: attempts damage control after video of his racist tirade surfaces and is fired by WWE. (2015).
- Layla El announces her WWE retirement.
- Looking back at WWE Battleground PPV (2016, 2017).
- Nia Jax and Finn Balor make their WWE main roster debuts (2016).
- Audio: Braun Strowman vs WWE newcomer, James Ellsworth (2016).
- And so much more!
RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the AUDIO episode of THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S1 E30 (7/22 – 7/28) ====
Join The DTKC Family! Become a member of Don Tony and Kevin Castle Show Patreon and access right now:
- Ad-Free episodes of all of weekly shows
- Weekly live Patreon podcasts hosted by Don Tony and Kevin Castle
- Thousands of hours of Patreon exclusive shows never released publicly! (Over 7 Years of Patreon Exclusive Content!)
- Retro episodes of The Don Tony And Kevin Castle Show going back as early as 2004 (Retro Episodes added each week!)
- Predictions Contests, Giveaways and more!
CLICK HERE to access now! www.Patreon.com/DonTony
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CHECK OUT DON TONY AND KEVIN SHOW CONTENT ACROSS THESE PLATFORMS:- CLICK HERE FOR APPLE PODCASTS
- CLICK HERE FOR SPOTIFY
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DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE: UPCOMING WEEKLY SHOW SCHEDULE (ET):
- DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE: UPCOMING WEEKLY SHOW SCHEDULE (EST):
- DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE SHOW: LIVE Mondays 11:15PM on DTKCDiscord.com
- THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY: Posted Tuesdays 4PM at DonTony.com
- DT VIPATREON: Patreon Exclusive Show hosted by Don Tony LIVE Tuesdays 10:05PM on Patreon Channel at DTKCDiscord.com
- CASTLE/KNT CHRONICLES: Patreon Exclusive Show hosted by Kevin Castle and Trez LIVE Thursdays 8:30PM on Patreon Channel at DTKCDiscord.com
- Q&A w/DON TONY (Mailbag): posted monthly on Thursdays on YouTube and DonTony.com
- Q&A w/DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE (Mailbag): posted monthly on Thursdays at DonTony.com
- THE SIT-DOWN w/DON TONY: LIVE Fridays at 10:05PM (after WWE SmackDown) on YouTube
- WWE/AEW PPV REVIEWS: (Airdates/Airtimes vary)
- THE DON TONY SHOW: Special Episodes (Airdates/Airtimes vary)
- PRO WRESTLING DAILY NEWS UPDATES: Pro Wrestling news updates posted daily
====
SOCIAL MEDIA / WEBSITE / CONTACT INFO:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/dontonyd
- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dontony
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/DTKCShow
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dontony
- Website: https://www.wrestling-news.com
- Email: dontony@dontony.com
1467 episodes
Manage episode 430761095 series 65490
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 30 (7/22 – 7/28)RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 21 Minutes
- Epic battle between Bob Backlund and Antonio Inoki (for WWWF Championship) ends in a 60 minute draw. A match that is still talked about today.
- Looking back at WWF 'Brawl To End It All' MTV special event.
- First ever WWF Championship Title change in a Cage Match as Tito Santana def Greg Valentine for IC Title.
- Dusty Rhodes' last reign as NWA Heavyweight Champion begins, defeating Ric Flair in a steel cage (1986).
- Looking back at the original NWA Great American Bash Tour.
- Audio: Sherri Martel def 64 y/o Fabulous Moolah for WWF Women's Championship (1987).
- Audio: Wendi Richter def Monster Ripper (Bertha Faye) to win WWC Women's Championship (1987).
- Looking back at WCW Great American Bash PPV (1989).
- Audio: Jim Cornette debuts for WWF on Monday Night Raw.
- Audio: Bob Backlund snaps and turns heel after losing to Bret Hart for WWF Championship (1994).
- Looking back at WWF In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks (1995).
- Audio: Dean Douglas makes his WWF TV debut (1995).
- Scott Steiner makes his ECW debut (1995).
- Audio: NWO airs its first ever 'Paid Announcement'.
- Audio: Infamous NWO attack on Nitro, including Kevin Nash throwing Rey Mysterio into a production truck like a lawn dart. (1996).
- Audio: Bret Hart's infamous enema remark towards USA and Pittsburgh, PA (1997).
- Audio: WWF's attempt at Light Heavyweight Division to combat Nitro: Devon Storm vs Ace Darling (1997).
- Audio: Dr Death Steve Williams vs Bart Gunn WWF Brawl For It All Match (1998).
- Looking back at WWF In Your House 23: Fully Loaded (1998).
- Edge wins his first ever WWE Championship, winning the IC Title at a house show. His reign would last one day.
- Looking back at WWF Fully Loaded PPV (1999, 2000).
- Triple H shows Trish Stratus some 'wrestling moves' and Stephanie is none too pleased.
- US Champion Lance Storm becomes 'Lance Two Belts', def Big Vito for WCW Hardcore Title.
- Kurt Angle and Booker T trade WCW Heavyweight Championship Title wins.
- Looking back to the future: OVW event featuring John Cena, Randy Orton, Batista, Brock Lesnar and many others (2001).
- Audio: The Rock vs Ric Flair. The one and only time they faced off in a singles match (2002).
- Ring Of Honor crowns their first ever ROH Heavyweight Champion.
- Looking back at WWE Vengeance PPV (2003).
- Looking back at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's first ever event (2003).
- Audio: AJ Styles (c) vs Frankie Kazarian vs Michael Shane: Ultimate X Match for X Division Title (2004).
- Audio: Jeff Hardy vs Monty Brown: Memorable #1 contenders match for TNA Heavyweight Title (2004).
- Looking back at the night WWE Raw (two hour episode) only had two matches (2004).
- Audio: Teddy Long begins his nine year reign as Smackdown GM (2004).
- Looking back at WWE Great American Bash PPV (2005, 2006).
- Audio: Muhammad Hassan wrestles his last ever match in WWE.
- Audio: WWE Battle Of The Bands: John Cena vs Chris Jericho and Fozzy (2005).
- WWE signs Ted Dibiase Jr to a developmental deal.
- TNA signs Adam 'Pacman' Jones.
- Audio: Same night WWE officially becomes PG Programming, Mike Adamle is announced as Raw GM.
- Diamond Dallas Page settles his lawsuit against Jay-Z over use of Diamond Cutter symbol.
- Looking back at WWE Night Of Champions PPV (2009).
- Audio: Chris Jericho is not happy Shaq is hosting Raw (2009).
- WWE Champion CM Punk returns to WWE and confronts newly crowned WWE Champion John Cena.
- WWF/WWE Raw reaches 1000th Episode milestone (2012).
- Stephanie McMahon 'arrested' for slapping Brie Bella. Ever wonder why WWE never pushed the angle further with a 'mugshot'?
- Seth Rollins inadvertently knees John Cena in the nose causing several fractures and emergency surgery.
- Audio: attempts damage control after video of his racist tirade surfaces and is fired by WWE. (2015).
- Layla El announces her WWE retirement.
- Looking back at WWE Battleground PPV (2016, 2017).
- Nia Jax and Finn Balor make their WWE main roster debuts (2016).
- Audio: Braun Strowman vs WWE newcomer, James Ellsworth (2016).
- And so much more!
RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the AUDIO episode of THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S1 E30 (7/22 – 7/28) ====
Join The DTKC Family! Become a member of Don Tony and Kevin Castle Show Patreon and access right now:
- Ad-Free episodes of all of weekly shows
- Weekly live Patreon podcasts hosted by Don Tony and Kevin Castle
- Thousands of hours of Patreon exclusive shows never released publicly! (Over 7 Years of Patreon Exclusive Content!)
- Retro episodes of The Don Tony And Kevin Castle Show going back as early as 2004 (Retro Episodes added each week!)
- Predictions Contests, Giveaways and more!
CLICK HERE to access now! www.Patreon.com/DonTony
====
CHECK OUT DON TONY AND KEVIN SHOW CONTENT ACROSS THESE PLATFORMS:- CLICK HERE FOR APPLE PODCASTS
- CLICK HERE FOR SPOTIFY
- CLICK HERE FOR ANDROID
- CLICK HERE FOR AMAZON MUSIC
- CLICK HERE FOR GOOGLE PODCASTS
- CLICK HERE FOR PANDORA
- CLICK HERE FOR PODBEAN
- CLICK HERE FOR IHEARTRADIO
- CLICK HERE FOR DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE SHOW MERCHANDISE!
====
DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE: UPCOMING WEEKLY SHOW SCHEDULE (ET):
- DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE: UPCOMING WEEKLY SHOW SCHEDULE (EST):
- DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE SHOW: LIVE Mondays 11:15PM on DTKCDiscord.com
- THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY: Posted Tuesdays 4PM at DonTony.com
- DT VIPATREON: Patreon Exclusive Show hosted by Don Tony LIVE Tuesdays 10:05PM on Patreon Channel at DTKCDiscord.com
- CASTLE/KNT CHRONICLES: Patreon Exclusive Show hosted by Kevin Castle and Trez LIVE Thursdays 8:30PM on Patreon Channel at DTKCDiscord.com
- Q&A w/DON TONY (Mailbag): posted monthly on Thursdays on YouTube and DonTony.com
- Q&A w/DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE (Mailbag): posted monthly on Thursdays at DonTony.com
- THE SIT-DOWN w/DON TONY: LIVE Fridays at 10:05PM (after WWE SmackDown) on YouTube
- WWE/AEW PPV REVIEWS: (Airdates/Airtimes vary)
- THE DON TONY SHOW: Special Episodes (Airdates/Airtimes vary)
- PRO WRESTLING DAILY NEWS UPDATES: Pro Wrestling news updates posted daily
====
SOCIAL MEDIA / WEBSITE / CONTACT INFO:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/dontonyd
- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dontony
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/DTKCShow
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dontony
- Website: https://www.wrestling-news.com
- Email: dontony@dontony.com
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