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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 E30 (07/23 - 07/29) Epic battle: Bob Backlund vs Antonio Inoki (for WWWF Championship) ends in a 60 minute draw Looking back at WWF 'Brawl To End It All' MTV special event First ever WWF Championship Title change in a Cage Match as Tito Santana def Greg Valentine for IC Title Dusty Rhodes' last reign as NWA Heavyweight Champion begins, defeating Ric Flair in a steel cage 1986 Looking back at the original NWA Great American Bash Tour Audio: Sherri Martel def 64 y/o Fabulous Moolah for WWF Women's Championship Audio: Wendi Richter def Monster Ripper (Bertha Faye) to win WWC Women's Championship 1987 Looking back at WCW Great American Bash 1989 Audio: Jim Cornette debuts for WWF on Monday Night Raw Audio: Bob Backlund snaps and turns heel after losing to Bret Hart for WWF Championship 1994 Audio: Dean Douglas makes his WWF TV debut 1995 Scott Steiner makes his ECW debut 1995 Audio: NWO airs its first ever Paid Announcement Audio: Infamous NWO attack on Nitro, including Kevin Nash throwing Rey Mysterio into a production truck like a lawn dart Audio: Bret Hart's infamous enema remark towards USA and Pittsburgh, PA 1997 Audio: WWF's attempt at Light Heavyweight Division to combat Nitro: Devon Storm vs Ace Darling 1997 Audio: Dr Death Steve Williams vs Bart Gunn WWF Brawl For It All Match 1998 Looking back at WWF Fully Loaded 1998-2000 Triple H shows Trish Stratus some 'wrestling moves' and Stephanie is none too pleased US Champion Lance Storm becomes 'Lance Two Belts', def Big Vito for WCW Hardcore Title Kurt Angle and Booker T trade WCW Heavyweight Championship Title wins Looking back to the future: OVW event featuring John Cena, Randy Orton, Batista, Brock Lesnar and many others 2001 Audio: The Rock vs Ric Flair. The one and only time they faced off in a singles match 2002 Ring Of Honor crowns their first ever ROH Heavyweight Champion Looking back at WWE Vengeance 2003 Looking back at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's first ever event 2003 Audio: AJ Styles (c) vs Frankie Kazarian vs Michael Shane: Ultimate X Match for X Division Title 2004 Audio: Jeff Hardy vs Monty Brown: Memorable #1 contenders match for TNA Heavyweight Title 2004 Looking back at the night WWE Raw (two hour episode) only had two matches 2004 Audio: Teddy Long begins his nine year reign as Smackdown GM Looking back at WWE Great American Bash 2005, 2006 Audio: Muhammad Hassan wrestles his last ever match in WWE Audio: WWE Battle Of The Bands: John Cena vs Chris Jericho and Fozzy 2005 TNA signs Adam 'Pacman' Jones Audio: Mike Adamle is announced as Raw GM Diamond Dallas Page settles his lawsuit against Jay-Z over use of Diamond Cutter symbol Looking back at WWE Night Of Champions 2009 Audio: Chris Jericho is not happy Shaq is hosting Raw 2009 WWE Champion CM Punk returns to WWE and confronts newly crowned WWE Champion John Cena WWF/WWE Raw reaches 1000th Episode Stephanie McMahon 'arrested' for slapping Brie Bella. Ever wonder why WWE never pushed the angle further with a 'mugshot'? Seth Rollins inadvertently knees John Cena in the nose causing several fractures and emergency surgery Audio: Hulk Hogan attempts damage control after video of his racist tirade surfaces and is fired by WWE 2015 Looking back at WWE Battleground 2016, 2017 Nia Jax and Finn Balor make their WWE main roster debuts 2016 Audio: Braun Strowman vs WWE newcomer, James Ellsworth 2016 And so much more! CLICK HERE to listen to THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S2 E30 (7/23 – 7/29) online RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the AUDIO episode of THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S2 E30 (7/23 – 7/29) online CLICK HERE to access previous episodes for all the shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices