This Week In Wrestling History (Season 3 Week 51) covering the period of 12/17 thru 12/23. Running Time: 5 Hours 10 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 51 (12/17 - 12/23)
RUNNING TIME: 5 HOURS 10 MINUTES
- Memorable match featuring Superstar Billy Graham defending the WWWF Championship against Mil Mascaras at Madison Square Garden
- Tarzan Tyler, Mad Dog Lefebvre, and Referee Adrien Desbois die in a tragic auto accident
- Audio: New Jack Hustler: The Gangstas (New Jack & Mustafa) hype an upcoming SMW match against The Rock N' Roll Express
- Audio: Madusa (Alundra Blayze) returns to WCW and throws the WWF Womens Championship in the trash on Monday Nitro
- Audio: Degeneration X HBK and Triple cut a memorable Christmas Promo wearing only G-Strings and Mistletoe
- Audio: Long before Kevin Nash and Hulk Hogan' Fingerpoke Of Doom, HBK lays down for Triple H in a WWF European Title Match
- NWO takes over Monday Nitro for a night. DT looks at Raw vs Nitro ratings before and after NWO Monday Nitro
- Hulk Hogan receives a Christmas Present: A severed dummy head of himself
- Taz lays down and 'intentionally' loses his unsanctioned FTW Championship to Sabu
- Looking back at WCW Starrcade 1999
- Audio: Bret Hart vs Goldberg at Starrcade '99 and Nitro the following night: A career ending mule kick, a forfeited WCW Title, a pissed off Kevin Nash, an unhinged Roddy Piper, two Screwjobs, a faction reformation and lots more
- Mike Awesome def Masato Tanaka for ECW World Heavyweight Championship
- ECW holds its last ever event at ECW Arena
- Edge and Christian def The Rock and Undertaker for WWF Tag Team Titles
- Audio: Remembering the infamous Supermarket Brawl between Steve Austin and Booker T, including bonus rare commentary from Steve Austin
- Audio: The Rock performs his version of 'The 12 Days Of Christmas'
- Audio: One of the greatest rivalries in recent history begins: Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar
- Audio: Vintage John Cena live rap (w/ B-Squared) from Smackdown (2002)
- DT looks back at XPW 'Merry F'n X-Mas' event, the emergence of Shark Boy, and the scary incident involving Lizzy Borden and the timekeepers table (occupied by DT)
- Looking back at WWE Tribute To The Troops: Christmas From Baghdad 2003 and 2004
- Looking back at WWE Armageddon 2005, 2006
- Looking back at WWE: Tribute To The Troops 2005, 2010, 2018, 2022
- Audio: Vladimir 'Dont Call Me Viktor' Kozlov makes his 'Double Double E' debut - and is not seen again on WWE TV for 16 months
- Audio: The infamous controversial appearance of 'President George W Bush' on Raw
- Looking back at Ring Of Honor 'Final Battle' 2006, 2009-2011, 2015, 2020, 2024
- WWE signs Nuevo Gran Apolo
- Looking back at the wackiest gimmick themed night in TNA history: Christmas 2007
- Audio: Origins of 'Donzilla vs Samoa Joe' DTKC Show Intro
- Audio: AJ Styles is forced to wear a Reindeer Costume after losing a 'Grab The Reindeer' (Costume On A Pole) Ladder Match
- NBC officially cancels American Gladiators (hosted by Hulk Hogan)
- Maryse begins her 216-day reign at WWE Divas Champion
- Kid Kash arrested and accused of identity theft and forgery (charges that were later dropped)
- Looking back at TNA Final Resolution PPV 2009
- TNA tapes the All-Women's Impact: New Years Knockout Eve
- WWE releases Kaval (aka Low Ki)
- WWE reveals their list of Top 10 'Submission Specialists Of All Time': Do you agree?
- Looking back at WWE: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2010, 2011, 2020
- Audio: Highlights from Kevin Steen (Owens) vs El Generico (Sami Zayn) 'Fight Without Honor' brawl from ROH Final Battle 2010
- Audio: Big Show wins WWE World Heavyweight Championship def Mark Henry, just to lose it seven seconds later
- Audio: Daniel Bryan cashes in MITB Briefcase and captures his first WWE Heavyweight Championship (def Big Show)
- WWE roster performs 'Jingle Bells' (2012)
- WWE announces the return of Batista to WWE in January 2014
- Jeff Jarrett o
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