Updated For 2025! This Week In Wrestling History (Season 3 Week 23) covering the period of 6/4 thru 6/10. Running Time: 5 Hours 24 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: 5 Hours 24 Minutes
Hosted by Don Tony
SYNOPSIS: S3 E23 (06/04 - 06/10)
- Looking back at the 2nd 'Star Wars '81' event featuring Bruiser Brody, Kerry Von Erich, Gary Hart and others
- Vince McMahon purchases Capitol Wrestling Corporation from his father Vince Sr
- Looking back at the Fritz Von Erich Retirement Show (1982)
- Harley Race ends Ric Flair's 631-day reign as NWA World Heavyweight Champion
- Memorable Philadelphia Spectrum match, featuring Big John Studd front face lock to Andre The Giant for 8+ minutes. And yes, there is footage of this online
- Infamous Pipers Pit with Roddy Piper cracking a coconut over Jimmy Snuka's head finally airs nationwide.
- Audio: Fascinating YouShoot clip of Roddy Piper speaking on the Pipers Pit with Jimmy Snuka
- Despite Nick Bockwinkel, Mean Gene Okerlund, Verne Gagne, and Arnold Skaaland called as character witnesses, Ken Patera and Masa Saito are found guilty of battery, criminal damage, and obstruction of justice (from the 1984 McDonalds incident)
- Kerry Von Erich involved in a serious Motorcycle accident with a Police Car resulting in a shattered ankle, dislocated hip, and deep lacerations
- Looking back at NWA Clash Of The Champions II: Miami Mayhem 1988
- Looking back at UWF Beach Brawl 1991
- Kevin Nash makes WWF debut as the Bodyguard of Shawn Michaels
- Undertaker makes a rare appearance at USWA event 1993
- WWF holds their first ever Hall Of Fame Ceremony (1994) inducting Freddie Blassie, Buddy Rogers, Bobo Brazil, Arnold Skaaland, Gorilla Monsoon, Chief Jay Strongbow, and James Dudley
- Roddy Piper impersonator kills it on the mic during Jerry Lawler's 'Kings Court' segment
- NBC cancels WrestleMania XI special, thanks to Shaq and 'Earth 2'
- After meeting with Eric Bischoff, Ted Turner agrees to add WCW show on Monday Nights to directly compete with WWF. And that wasn't the only competition Turner created this week
- Chris Benoit wrestles tryout dark matches for WWF (against Owen Hart, Adam Bomb, and Bob Holly.
- Kevin Nash makes his WCW Monday Nitro debut and joins Scott Hall to form The Outsiders
- Audio: Funny Kevin Nash YouShoot appearances: Nash plays 'The Ho Bag', 'What A Dic*, and talks Rats and NWhOes
- Brian Pillman signs with World Wrestling Federation
- Looking back at ECW Wrestlepalooza '97
- Looking back at WWF King Of The Ring 1997 and the KOR Winner: Hunter Hearst Helmsley
- Three Faces of Foley Raw segments conclude with Mankind giving the mandible claw to Jim Ross
- TV Program 'American Edge' airs segment on WCW Power Plant including interviews with Eric Bischoff, DDP, and others
- Audio: Roddy Piper and Kevin Nash speak on a backstage incident following an episode of Monday Nitro
- Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart have a backstage incident over various issues including 'Sunny Days'
- Dennis Rodman fined by Chicago Bulls and NBA after skipping NBA Finals practice and media to attend
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