Updated For 2025! This Week In Wrestling History (Season 3 Week 19) covering the period of 5/7 thru 5/13. Running Time: 4 Hours 15 Minutes.
This Week In Wrestling History hosted by Don Tony first aired in 2018 and spanned two seasons. After much demand, these retro episodes return REMASTERED and UPDATED FOR 2025. Wrestling history up to and including 2024 has been added!
Hundreds of hours of original wrestling clips & stories. Enjoy this deep dive into pro wrestling's awesome history.
RUNNING TIME: 4 Hours 15 Minutes
Hosted by Don Tony
SYNOPSIS: S3 E19 (05/07 - 05/13)
- Bruno Sammartino vs Giant Baba: First time ever WWWF Championship is defended in Japan.
- Verne Gagne retires as AWA Heavyweight Champion.
- Eddie Gilbert seriously injured in fiery auto accident following WWF PA event.
- Nancy Argentino, girlfriend of Jimmy Snuka, dies after head injury suffered at PA hotel. This occurs a few months after Snuka is arrested in NY and originally charged with second and third degree assault of Argentino and a Police Officer.
- Looking back at the first ever episode of Saturday Night's Main Event (1985).
- Career vs Title: Jerry Lawler def Curt Hennig to win AWA Heavyweight Championship.
- Bonus Audio: Curt Hennig attacks owner of Toyota Dealership and destroys the CWA Studio.
- Looking back at 5th Von Erich Memorial Parade Of Champions (1988).
- Looking back at NWA WrestleWar 1989.
- Audio: Memorable attack by Terry Funk on Ric Flair following his NWA Heavyweight Championship win against Ricky Steamboat.
- Roddy Piper returns to WWF after two year retirement.
- Audio: Macho Man Randy Savage vs Steve Austin battle for the one and only time they faced off in the ring.
- Audio: Steve Austin comments on Macho Man Randy Savage.
- Bill Alfonso makes memorable debut in ECW.
- WCW announces Nitro expanding to two hours.
- Standards and Practices: WWF forced to edit Raw segment showing Goldust licking Undertaker up his leg and thigh.
- Looking back at AAA TripleMania IV (1996).
- Looking back at WWF IYH 15: A Cold Day In Hell (1997).
- Memorable Raw moment: HBK superkicks Bret Hart back into his wheelchair.
- Audio: Farooq accuses WWF of racism and lack of Black Heavyweight Champions.
- Audio: Rob Van Dam makes Monday Night Raw debut against Jeff Hardy (1997).
- Audio: Dustin Runnels tears up during Raw segment while speaking about Dusty Rhodes and Goldust character.
- Audio: Eric Bischoff challenges Vince McMahon to a fight at WCW Slamboree 1998.
- Online voting gone wrong: Ric Flair voted People Magazine's #2 Most Beautiful People In The World for 1998. Who was #1?
- MTV airs special WCW 'Ultimate Music Video Feud' and begins the crossover highlighted by Raven / DDP feud.
- Steve Austin makes memorable appearance on TSN's Off The Record.
- Looking back at Sable's leaving WWF and filing $110 Million Lawsuit claiming sexual harassment and unsafe working conditions.
- Audio: Debra vs Sable Evening Gown Match for WWF Women's Championship.
- Audio: Sean Waltman speaks on putting a cup of feces inside Sable's luggage.
- DT looks back at highest rated Raw episode (8.1) in history and how WCW never fully recovered from one preemption due to NBA Playoffs.
- US News And World Report publishes seven page story of WWF and explosion in popularity for pro wrestling.
- Looking back at WCW Slamboree PPV (1999, 2000).
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