This Week In Wrestling History (Season 3 Week 49) covering the period of 12/3 thru 12/9. Running Time: 5 Hours 39 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.
SYNOPSIS: SEASON 3 EPISODE 49 (12/3 - 12/9)
RUNNING TIME: 5 HOURS 39 MINUTES
- Terry Funk makes his pro wrestling debut (1965). DT researches and clears up inaccuracies previously reported about his debut match
- Bruno Sammartino def Stan Stasiak to win WWWF Championship
- Terry Funk def Jack Brisco to win NWA Heavyweight Championship
- Legendary December feuds of The Funks vs Abdullah The Butcher and The Shiek
- Antonio Inoki vacates WWWF Heavyweight Championship after rematch against Bob Backlund ends in a no contest
- Audio: After Grand Wizard 'sells' his contract for $100,000, Pat Patterson 'turns' and is attacked by Captain Lou Albano and Wild Samoans
- Cowboy Ron Bass loses a Hair vs Hair match against Brutus Beefcake at SNME
- Looking back at Clash Of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings (1988)
- Audio: Jack Tunney strips Hulk Hogan of WWF Championship and announces Royal Rumble will determine the new champion
- Gorilla Monsoon fires Bobby Heenan on Monday Night RAW
- Audio: Bobby Heenan speaks about his friendship with Gorilla Monsoon
- Audio: Steve Austin vs Mikey Whipwreck vs Sandman: Three Way Dance for ECW Heavyweight Title
- Looking back at ECW December To Dismember 1995 and Holiday Hell 1996
- Looking back at In Your House: D-Generation X PPV (1997)
- D-X play strip poker at ringside and HBK makes an obscene gesture with his penis
- Audio: Taka Michinoku calls Jerry Lawler a jackass, and is then attacked by 'El Unico'
- Audio: Steve Austin forfeits IC Title to The Rock, then takes the belt hostage
- Ian Rotten and Corporal Robinson memorable battle from IWA Mid-South. Memorable for all the wrong reasons
- Audio: Undertaker 'crucifies' Steve Austin on Raw and USA Network along with religious groups are not happy
- Looking back at WWF UK Exclusive PPV: Capital Carnage
- Audio: WWF debuts Attitude Cologne for men and women
- The night Vince McMahon took the finishers of all the main event names on roster
- Audio: Memorable Raw Promo (2000) of The Rock making fun of Kurt Angle, Rikishi, Undertaker, HHH, and Steve Austin
- Audio: TNA at WWF NY. TNA! TNA! TNA!
- Audio: The Rock 'ends' Vince McMahon 'Kiss My Ass Club'
- Looking back at WWF Vengeance PPV (2001)
- Audio: Chris Jericho becomes WWE Undisputed Heavyweight Champion def The Rock and Steve Austin
- Audio: Percy Pringle III aka Paul Bearer (RIP) makes his TNA debut
- Looking back at World Wrestling All-Stars 'The Retribution' PPV from Scotland
- Audio: Lita def Trish Stratus in main event cage match on RAW to win Womens Title
- DT clears up lingering misconception that Lita broke her neck during RAW main event cage match
- Looking back at TNA Turning Point PPV (2004)
- Audio: The Trial Of Eric Bischoff
- Ric Flair arrested for Road Rage Incident
- Audio: WWE mocks Ric Flair arrest which included first ever 'Cutting Edge' segment Great exchange between Edge and Michael PS Hayes
- Stacy Keibler announced for upcoming Dancing With The Stars
- Looking back at one of the worst WWE PPV's of all time: ECW December To Dismember (2006)
- Audio: A tearful Paul Heyman cuts his last promo before resigning and leaving WWE (2006)
- Looking back at WWE Tribute To The Troops 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015
- Audio: 15 Men Battle Royal from 15th Anniversary of Raw
- Looking back at WWE Slammy Awards: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Ron Killings leaves TNA after a six-year run
- Victoria announces her retirement from WWE and pro wrestling - just to emerge in TNA five months later
- TNA announces a special prime time airing of Impact (Jan 4), which will go head-to-head against WWE Raw
- DT looks back at the Raw vs Impact ratings from Jan 4, 2010
- Looking back at TNA Final Resolution PPV from 2010 which included infamous match between Jeff Hardy and Matt Morgan
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