This Week In Wrestling History (Season 3 Week 25: 6/18 – 6/24)

This Week In Wrestling History (Season 3 Week 25) covering the period of 6/18 thru 6/24. Running Time: 5 Hours 14 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 14 Minutes
Hosted by Don Tony

SYNOPSIS: S3 E25 (06/18 - 06/24)

• National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is formed
• Pat Patterson def Ted Dibiase for WWF North American Title (which would later be renamed the Intercontinental Title).
• Ray Stevens & Jimmy Snuka def Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood to win NWA World Tag Team Titles.
• Dusty Rhodes def Harley Race for NWA Heavyweight Title.
• Looking back at the time Jimmy Hart def Jerry 'The King' Lawler to win the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title.
• Audio: Infamous Cyndi Lauper appearance on Pipers Pit airs nationwide.
• Audio: Cyndi Lauper makes an interesting wrestling challenge to Lou Albano, and The Captain accepts.
• Audio: Jimmy Snuka's wild promo vows revenge on Roddy Piper after Piper's Pit (coconut).
• Audio: 'Yucks for Bucks' as Magnificent Muraco and Mr Fuji attempt Stand-Up comedy.
• In the ring, a porta potty, even into the Cooper River: Terry Funk and Stan Hansen wild brawl at NJ Indy event.
• First ever ECW (Eastern Championship Wrestling) Tag Champs.
• Looking back at WCW Beach Blast PPV (1992).
• Audio: Cactus Jack vs Sting (From Beach Blast '92).
• Bastion Booger makes WWF debut.
• Memorable Raw match between 1-2-3 Kid vs Razor Ramon which involved a faceplant on the concrete floor, theft of $10,000 and more.
• Infamous Press Conference: Tonya Harding to manage Love Machine (Art Barr) and Eddie Guerrero in pro wrestling match.
• Looking back at WCW Clash Of The Champions XXVII (1994).
• Audio: 24 hours after retaining WCW Tag Team Titles at COC, Cactus Jack battles Sabu in ECW for the first ever.
• Looking back at ECW Hostile City Showdown ’94
• Audio: Flyboy Rocco Rock compares Dory Funk Jr to Ronald Goldman (murdered allegedly by OJ Simpson).
• Looking back at WWF/WWE King Of The Ring PPV (1994, 1996, 2001, 2002).
• Art Donovan: Worst WWF/WWE guest commentator of all time.
• Audio: Funny clip from Kayfabe Commentaries poking fun at Art Donovan's commentating at KOR 1994.
• Grand Wizard, Moolah, Ernie Ladd, Ivan Putski, Pedro Morales, George ‘The Animal’ Steele, and Antonio Rocca inducted into WWF Hall Of Fame (1995).
• Looking back at WCW Great American Bash (1995).
• The Giant (Big Show) appears for first time on WCW TV.
• Looking back at ECW Hardcore Heaven 1996.
• Austin 3:16 is born.
• Audio: NOD becomes an all black faction and Ahmed Johnson's controversial (but epic) racial promo explaining why he joined the Nation Of Domination.
• Disciples of Apocalypse (DOA) make WWE debut.
• Audio: ECW vs WWF feud continues, as Sabu w/ Bill Alfonso battles Flash Funk on Monday Night Raw.
• Edge’s not so memorable WWE in ring debut.
• Audio: Crash Holly vs Hardcore Holly KOR Qualifying match leads to Patterson and Brisco both winning WWF Hardcore Title.
• Audio: Diamond Dallas Page is revealed as the 'Stalker' of Undertaker's wife Sara.
• Booker T make his memorable WWF debut.
• KOR 2001 Street Fight: Kurt Angle vs Shane McMahon.
• WWF Tough Enough debuts on MTV.
• Looking back at the weekly PPV debut of NWATNA (2002).
• Vince Russo returns to WWE as head writer – for two days.
• Bret Hart suffers a stroke.
• Looking back at NWATNA's First Anniversary Show (2003).
• Kane forced to unmasked for the first time on WWE TV.
• Audio: Goldberg accepts Theodore Long's 5 Minute White Boy Challenge.
• WWE Hardcore Tribute to Mick Foley at MSG Raw ends with an Orton punt and a Foley falling down a flight of stairs. 
• Audio: Yo! Kurt Angle Raps.
• Looking back at TNA Slammiversary PPV (2005, 2006, 2009).
• Samoa Joe makes TNA debut.
• Looking back at ROH first ever Survival Of The Fittest Tournament (2004).
• Audio: After signing WWE contract, The Summer Of Punk in ROH begins at Death Before Dishonor III (2005).
• Audio: Another WWE Wedding gone featuring Edge and Lita.