This Week In Wrestling History (Season 3 Week 24) covering the period of 6/11 thru 6/17. Running Time: 5 Hours 25 Minutes (Note from DT: From beginning to end, by far my favorite episode).
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 25 Minutes
Hosted by Don Tony
SYNOPSIS: S3 E24 (06/11 - 06/17)
- Audio: Infamous 'Tupelo Concession Stand Brawl' involving Wayne Ferris (Honky Tonk Man) and Larry Latham vs Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee from 1979
- Looking back at WCCW 'Star Wars' 1983
- Audio: Two of the most Politically Incorrect segments air on WWF TV: Paul Orndorff fat and skinny shaming at the gym, and 'At Home With Dr D' (David Schultz)
- Macho Man Randy Savage makes his WWF debut
- Audio: Terry Funk makes his WWF debut and beats the piss out of Mel Phillips
- Bonus Terry Funk Audio: 'Terry Funk Is Fusing', 'I Had A Dream' speech, JYD saves Mel Phillips, Terry Funk Arrives in Florida, and more!
- Audio: First Razor Ramon vignette airs on WWF TV 1992
- Hulk Hogan Vitamin Company files Chapter 11
- Looking back at 1992 World Bodybuilding Federation (WBF) Championship
- Looking back at WWF King Of The Ring 1993
- WCW Saturday Night airs live Hulk Hogan parade (from Orlando, FL) celebrating HH signing with WCW
- Audio: Eric Bischoff speaks on Hulk Hogan signing with WCW in 1994
- The Gangsters make their ECW debut
- Looking back at ECW 'Barbed Wire, Hoodies, & Chokeslams' event 1995
- Rey Mysterio makes his WCW debut
- Looking back at WCW Great American Bash 1996 - 2000
- Psycho Sid, Flash Funk, Doug Furnas, and Phil LaFon involved in serious auto accident
- Audio: Too Cold Scorpio (Flash Funk) tells The Masked Maniac and Don Tony about the auto accident and if Triple H & Chyna really drove past them without helping
- Audio: Tommy Dreamer and Jerry Lawler promos hyping ECW vs USWA match air on Memphis TV
- Audio: USWA hosts the end of the Fake Razor Ramon and Fake Diesel characters, featuring a hilarious promo by Vince McMahon
- Dennis Rodman, Karl Malone, and the NBA Playoffs wrap up just in time for WCW Bash At The Beach PPV
- Hart family files lawsuit against WWF, Kansas City, and 11 other defendants over the tragic death of Owen Hart
- Audio: Looking back at the trainwreck (and piss poor production) between Sting and Rick Steiner ends with Sting 'attacked' by Dobermans and Rottweilers
- Rena 'Sable' Mero appears on WCW Nitro while still under WWF contract
- Goldberg turns heel and joins the New Blood
- New weekly feature: 'Channel Surfing': Random Raw vs Nitro clips head to head
- Audio: 'Channel Surfing: 2000' RAW (Kane ambushed and unmasked, Bull Buchanan steals Undertaker's motorcycle, 'Taker The Carjacker, and Crash Holly and Gerald Brisco battle for the Hardcore Title) Vs NITRO (Ric Flair loses Handicap Retirement Match against David Flair and Vince Russo thanks to daughter Megan?, 12 y/o Reid and Ric have their heads shaved, 14 y/o Ashley (Charlotte) even makes an appearance.)
- A&E debuts Biography episode featuring Hulk Hogan
- Stacy Keibler makes her WWF debut
- Audio: Sara's Stalker makes an appearance, and the voice is deco
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