Flashback: This Week In Wrestling History S2 E26 (6/25 – 7/1)

Back by Popular Demand! 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: S2 E26 (06/25 - 07/01)

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: Superfly Jimmy Snuka vs Bob Backlund at MSG 1982 Stan Hansen stripped of AWA 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 WWF Debuts: Fake Undertaker and Waylon Mercy Audio: Looking back at memorable Waylon Mercy vignettes Looking back: WWF King Of The Ring 1995, 1998-2000 Audio: Jerry Lawler announces the coming of Dr Isaac Yankem DDS to WWF Looking back: ECW Hardcore Heaven 1995 and WCW Saturday Nitro Pay Per Listen Event 1997 Audio: 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 WWF Brawl For It All debuts on 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 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 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 Audio: Rhyno vs Test for WWF Hardcore Title leads to the beginning of WCW Invasion Audio: WCW wrestler Mike Awesome def WWF wrestler Rhyno to win WWF Hardcore Title Audio: Memorable Pep Talk from APA to WWF roster after the WCW invasion 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: WWE TV Debuts: John Cena, Batista and Gail Kim 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 Looking back: WWE Great American Bash 2004 and the concrete crypt rehearsal footage that leaked online prior to PPV Looking back: WWE Vengeance 2005, 2006 Audio: Passing The Torch? 2/2: Ric Flair vs Kurt Angle 2005 Hulk Hogan makes WWE return after 2 year absence Looking back: WWE Night Of Champions 2008 Audio: CM Punk cashes in MITB Briefcase to def Edge for WWE World Heavyweight Championship Sheamus makes WWE TV debut Looking back: WWE The Bash 2009 Titus O'Neil trips during NXT Keg Carry Challenge Audio: CM Punk Pipebomb Looking back: ROH Best In The World event 2011, 2018 Audio: Seth Rollins makes NXT debut against Jiro (Taishi Takizawa) & criminal tidbit about Jiro Looking back: WWE Money In The Bank 2014 and TNA Slammiversary 2015 Ethan Carter III (EC3) def Kurt Angle to win TNA World Heavyweight Championship And so much more!

 

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