Flashback: This Week In Wrestling History S2 E16 (4/16 – 4/22)

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 will be posted every Tuesday at 4PM EST. These episodes are filled with hundreds of hours of original wrestling clips & stories. Enjoy this deep dive into pro wrestling's awesome history. SYNOPSIS: S2 E16 (04/16 - 04/22) Audio: Fabulous Moolah appears on TV Show 'To Tell The Truth' 1961 Playboy Buddy Rose loses Hair vs Hair match vs Roddy Piper Audio: Hulk Hogan def Nick Bockwinkel for AWA Heavyweight Title only to have decision overturned days later beginning 2 years of AWA fu**ery Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch def Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson for WWF Tag Titles Looking back at AWA Wrestlerock '86 and WWF Saturday Night's Main Event #16 Mike McGuirk makes WWF announcing debut Audio: Highlights of wrestling themed Morton Downey Jr Show feat David Schultz, Paul E Dangerously, Jim Wilson, Capt Lou Albano, and others 'Now It Can Be Told' episode w/Geraldo Rivera airs accusing WWF of multiple accounts of sexual abuse Roddy Piper hosts Piper's Pit that never makes TV due to comments related to Geraldo Now It Can Be Told episode Paul Heyman & Jim Crockett join forces to create a new Promotion, World Wrestling Network Audio: Infamous Vader vs Cactus Jack WCW Worldwide match, with RARE commentary by Jesse Ventura Negotiations between All Japan Women's Wrestling & Tonya Harding fall thru Looking back at WCW Spring Stampede 1994, 1998, 2000 Audio: Ric Flair's WCW Heavyweight Title win over Ricky Steamboat not acknowledged in record books Looking back at ECW Hostile City Showdown '95 Audio: After losing ECW Title, Shane Douglas walks out of ECW Arena wearing a WWF Monday Night Raw shirt First TV Bi-Sexual wrestling angle? Beulah McGillicuddy cheats on Tommy Dreamer w/Kimona Wanalea Audio: WWF starts airing Reality-Check spots on Raw Looking back at WWF IYH: Revenge Of The Taker 1997 Scott Steiner arrested for threatening GA Highway worker Brock Lesnar passes up Olympics and signs a deal with WWF Audio: It Never Happened! Chris Jericho def Triple H to win WWF Championship, only to have the decision reversed moments later Audio: WWF Champion Triple H vs ECW Champion Tazz Looking back at ECW Cyberslam 2000, WWF Backlash 2002, 2004 Audio: Hulk Hogan vs Triple H for WWF Undisputed Championship Colt Cabana vs Eddie Guerrero vs CM Punk tear it up in IWA Mid South Audio: AJ Styles vs Jeff Jarrett (Cage Match for NWA Heavyweight Championship) Bloody Jim Ross on Raw leads to MA Rating on WWE Network Audio: Fans let Lita and WWE know how they feel about Matt Hardy fired following incident with Lita and Edge Palmer Cannon requests WWE release after incident w/Chris Benoit and JBL WWE ends working relationship w/Deep South Wrestling Austin Aries suspended 90 days by TNA due to unprofessional behavior Santino Marella makes WWE debut & wins IC Title Looking back at WWE King Of The Ring 2008 Obama and Hillary battle it out in WWE ring WWE suspends Michael Hayes after using racial slur towards Mark Henry TNA launches 'Cross The Line' campaign Looking back at TNA Lockdown 2009, 2010 WWE airs Monday Night Smackdown WWE announces the creation of WWE Performance Center E! announces the creation of 'Total Divas' WWE sends Rosa Mendes home from European Tour due to personal issues WWE releases 'Warrior: The Ultimate Legend' documentary Takeshi Morishima retires due to complications from diabetes WWE airs idiotic commercial hyping Extreme Rules 2016 by showing Bugs having sex Samoa Joe wins NXT Championship Ring collapses on Raw during match between Braun Strowman & Big Show And much more! CLICK HERE to listen to THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S2 E16 (4/16 – 4/22) online RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the AUDIO episode of THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S2 E16 (4/16 – 4/22) online CLICK HERE to access previous episodes for all the shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices