Flashback: This Week In Wrestling History S2 E27 (7/2 – 7/8)

Back by Popular Demand! This Week In Wrestling History hosted by Don Tony aired back in 2018-2019 and spanned two seasons. These retro episodes return remastered and are filled with hundreds of hours of original wrestling clips & stories. Enjoy this deep dive into pro wrestling's awesome history. SYNOPSIS: S2 E27 (07/02 - 07/08) NWA Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair vs WWF Champion Bob Backlund to determine the true World Champion 1982 Audio: Gordon Solie interviews Ric Flair and Bob Backlund 1982 Looking back: WCCW Independence Day Star Wars 1983-1986 Magnificent Muraco wins the first ever WWF King Of The Ring Looking back: Great American Bash 1985, 1987, 1990 NWA features the first ever WarGames Match The curse of July 4th: Deaths of Adrian Adonis, Joey Marella, Pat Kelly and Dave McKigney, Brutus Beefcake parasailing and Vince McMahon motorcycle accidents Vader makes his WCW debut Who remembers the Dudes With Attitudes? Audio: 20 year old Rob Van Dam battles 26 year old Sabu in USWA 1991 Audio: Lex Luger bodyslams Yokozuna aboard USS Intrepid and Lex Express begins Audio: The Gangsters (New Jack and Sheik Mustapha) makes their SMW debut 1994 Audio: The challenge before the memorable heel turn: Bob Backlund challenges Bret Hart for WWF Championship Vader begins his infamous Roadkill Tour Audio: Ultimate Warrior battles Owen Hart in his last ever match with WWF/WWE 1996 Looking back at the odd way WWF handled the Ultimate Warrior's suspension on Raw Looking back: WCW Bash At The Beach 1996 Audio: Hulk Hogan betrays WCW, and the New World Order is born 1996 Looking back: WWF In Your House: Canadian Stampede 1997 Audio: Bill Goldberg vs Hollywood Hulk Hogan for WCW Heavyweight Championship in the Georgia Dome on Nitro Audio: DX mocks Nation Of Domination 1998 WWF Footbrawl: Looking back at the loaded WWF House Show at Foxboro Stadium that never took place 1998 Steve Austin takes batting practice with the Phillies and throws out the first pitch for the Mets TNN drops ECW programming after one year of a three year TV deal Audio: Johnny The Bull tears his anus during a WCW Hardcore Match against Terry Funk on Monday Nitro WWF signs NCAA Champion Brock Lesnar 2000 Bam Bam Bigelow suffers burns over 40% of his body after rescuing children from a home fire Looking back at the disaster that changed WCW Invasion: Buff Bagwell vs Booker T for WCW Heavyweight Title on Raw XPW Deathmatch between Kaos and Supreme goes horribly wrong 2001 The Jackie Gayda Match Kevin Nash tears his quad during a main event on Raw 2002 Audio: Billy and Chuck defend the WWE Tag Team Titles against Edge and Hulk Hogan 2002 Audio: Chavo Guerrero denounces his Hispanic heritage and the Guerrero name to become Kirwan White A wrong is made right: Blue Meanie battles JBL on Smackdown Looking back at the WWE PR nightmare after Daivari (w/ Muhammad Hassan) faces The Undertaker on Smackdown WWE and ECW Champion Rob Van Dam and Sabu arrested for narcotics possession after a traffic stop Audio: Actual sound of Police Officer pulling over RVD & Sabu which led to their arrest 2006 Audio: Rob Van Dam defends WWE Championship against Edge and John Cena and ECW Championship against The Big Show 2006 Ric Flair Finances files for bankruptcy less than one year after launch GLAAD puts the heat on WWE after video of CM Punk using homophobic insults at a fan during WWE House Show Audio: Bray Wyatt and The Wyatt Family making their WWE Raw debut 2013 WWE fires, then rehires Emma after alleged shoplifting incident at a CT Walmart TNA airs The Final Deletion 2016 Audio: Infamous Rap Battle between The Usos and The New Day on Smackdown 2017 And so much more! CLICK HERE to listen to THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S2 E27 (7/2 – 7/8) online RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the AUDIO episode of THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S2 E27 (7/2 – 7/8) online CLICK HERE to access previous episodes for all the shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices