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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 E35 (08/27 - 09/02) Looking back at a memorable '77 WWWF MSG match and feud between Superstar Billy Graham vs Ivan Putski Pat Patterson becomes the first ever WWWF Intercontinental Champion Looking back at a memorable '79 tournament for Mid Atlantic NWA US Title featuring Ricky Steamboat, Jimmy Snuka, Bruiser Brody, Buddy Rogers, and more The Big Event: WWF draws 64,000+ fans for a house show in Canada Looking back at World Class Labor Day 'Star Wars' event 1985, 1986 Summerslam Highlights: 1988-1990, 1992-1995, 1998, 2000 Audio: Ultimate Warrior def Honkytonk Man for IC Title When wrestling gets too real: Memphis Police called after Jerry Lawler is hit by a car (driven by Eddie Gilbert) Audio: Macho Man Randy Savage vs Ric Flair; a rare WWF Superstars match that featured a World Title Change Audio: Vince McMahon vs USWA Saga Continues Looking back at AAA La Revancha event 1993 Audio: Harley Race introduces Yoshi KHAN to the Cactus Jack / Big Van Vader feud Audio: ECW becomes Extreme! ECW leaves NWA as Shane Douglas throws down newly won NWA Heavyweight Title and debuts ECW Championship Audio: As The Dudleys exit ECW (for WWF), Raven makes a memorable surprise return after quitting WCW Audio: The Rock and Sock Connection is formed and immediately leads to Tag Team Gold Audio: Steve Austin tosses Kurt Angle's Gold Medals into the Detroit River Mini Hardys and Mini Dudleys make Raw appearance XPW 'Hostile Takeover' of Philadelphia and ECW Arena begins Audio: Juventud Guerrera 'Juicy' promo from XPW Hostile Takeover Eric Bischoff creates a new World Heavyweight Title and awards it to Triple H Audio: Jerry Lynn vs AJ Styles vs Low Ki TNA Ladder Match 2002 Looking back at Osaka Dream Night event featuring the first ever Cage Match for NJPW 2003 Final Thursday Night Smackdown episode airs on UPN Audio: Chris Jericho performs on FOX reality show 'Celebrity Duets' Audio: The Miz makes his WWE main roster debut WWE suspends Ten stars and releases others for Wellness Policy violations related to the Signature Pharmacy scandal WWE announces a significant change for future violators of the Wellness Policy Adam Pearce wins the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Title Ashley Massaro signs to compete on 'Survivor: China' TNA signs Mickie James MTV2 drops Lucha Libre USA after seven episodes Dixie Carter makes her first ever TV appearance on TNA Impact Kaval wins NXT Season 2 Triple H makes major change to Raw, announces 'Super Shows' featuring Raw and Smackdown stars Audio: Triple H / CM Punk / Kevin Nash attempt to turn Chicken Sh** into Chicken Salad Audio: Memorable 2013 AJ Styles Impact promo confronting TNA Management and more Audio: Kevin Owens 'Mount Rushmore Of Pro Wrestling' Promo from PWG BOLA 2013 WWE releases Zahra Shreiber after social media postings featuring Nazi symbols surface WWE suspends Jimmy Snuka's legends contract after being arrested and charged with third degree murder of Nancy Argentino from 1983 Piss, Sh**, Milk Guy Armando Montalvo shot by Florida Police outside WWE Performance Center Looking back at AAA TripleMania XXIV event 2016 Audio: Kevin Owens wins vacated WWE Universal Championship Audio: John Cena and Roman Reigns memorable promo exchange hyping up match at No Mercy 2017 Looking back at All-In event 2018 And so much more! CLICK HERE to listen to THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S2 E35 (8/27 – 9/2) online RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the AUDIO episode of THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S2 E35 (8/27 – 9/2) online CLICK HERE to access previous episodes for all the shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices