This Week In Wrestling History (Season 4 Episode 13: 3/26 – 4/1)

Enjoy this episode (Season 4 Episode 13) covering the week of 3/26 thru 4/1. Running Time: 5 Hours 12 Minutes. Hundreds of hours of original wrestling clips & stories. Enjoy this deep dive into pro wrestling's awesome history. You won't find history shows like this anywhere but here! SYNOPSIS: SEASON 4 EPISODE 13 (3/26 - 4/1) RUNNING TIME: 5 HOURS 12 MINUTES - WWWF 'Gets The W Out'. World Wide Wrestling Federation becomes the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) - Audio: Hulk Hogan speaks on WrestleMania I main event and behind the scenes problems involving Mr T - Looking back at WrestleMania 1 (1985), III (1987), IV (1988), VI (1990), XII (1996), XIV (1998), XV (1999), X-Seven (2001), XIX (2003), 23 (2007), XXIV (2008), XXVI (2010), XXVIII (2012), 31 (2015), 38 (2022), 39 (2023) - Audio: Andre The Giant, Ted Dibiase, and Virgil appear on CBS This Morning (1988) - Looking back at NWA Clash Of The Champions 1988 - Bonus Audio: WrestleMania contract signing between Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior - Memorable WWF and Super World Of Sports (Japan) co-promoted WrestleFest event from 1991 - Legendary Women's match between Manami Toyota and Aja Kong for WWWA World Singles Championship - Mankind (Mick Foley) makes WWF in ring debut - Looking back at a memorable match between Rocky 'The Rock' Maivia vs Bret Hart - Audio: Sean Waltman makes surprise return to WWF and joins D-Generation X - Audio: The Rock becomes the leader of the Nation Of Domination - Audio: New Age Outlaws win WWF Tag Team Titles (def Cactus Jack and Terry Funk) and join D-Generation X - Audio: Chris Jericho: Man Of 1004 Holds! - Audio: Memorable moment on Nitro: Bret Hart's returns to Canada, challenges Goldberg and reveals an interesting counter to the spear - Wrestlecrap is created - Audio: Texas Tornado match: Sting and Vampiro battle Lex Luger and Ric Flair battle from the ring to a hotel pool and even a pin in the ocean on the beach - The Monday Night Wars End: WCW airs it's last ever episode of Monday Nitro - Audio: Infamous confrontation between Shane McMahon and Vince McMahon to end the last ever episode of WCW Monday Nitro - Bonus Audio: Eric Bischoff and Steve Austin talk about the final days of WCW - Audio: Memorable backstage promo featuring Hollywood Hogan, The Rock, and Kane - Audio: Hollywood Hogan, The Rock, Kane vs NWO - Playboy Magazine featuring Torrie Wilson hits stores - Audio: Sean O'Haire 'Devil's Advocate' promos begin - Audio: Goldberg makes WWF debut and spears The Rock - Steve Austin announces his retirement from the ring - WWE releases Joey Mercury - WWE pays tribute to Ric Flair on Raw following his WrestleMania retirement match - TNA presents first ever live episode of Impact - WWE wrestler Robbie McAllister shown in crowd during live episode of Impact - Tazz leaves WWE - Audio: Bob Uecker WWE Hall Of Fame Speech - WWE releases Fit Finlay after incident involving The Miz interrupting Star Spangled Banner during house show event - Matt Bloom aka A-Train returns to WWE as Lord Tensai - WWE pulls Randy Orton from starring in The Marine: Homefront movie - GLOW: Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling Documentary DVD goes on sale - Batista finds himself in bizzaro-land during Yes Movement - Audio: Batista forsees his WrestleMania match against Triple H - Neville and Lucha Dragons makes WWE main roster debuts - WWE announces Womens Title to replace Divas Title following WrestleMania 32 - Looking back at NXT Takeover: Dallas (2016) - Audio: Eva Marie makes WWE return to a chorus of boos on Raw and WWE is baffled - Glenn Jacobs (Kane) enters the political ring and runs for Major of Knox County, Tennessee - Audio: John Oliver targets WWE and Vince McMahon in a memorable episode of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver - Ric Flair's latest failed partnership focuses on promoting breakfast foods - Audio: Dealing with the early stages of Covid, James Ellsworth wrestles... for toilet paper! - Teddy Hart arrested and charged with the strangulation of Maria Manic - WWE breaks up the Hurt Business  - Looking back at NXT: Stand And Deliver 2022 and 2023 - Audio: Sami Zayn vs Johnny Knoxville 'Anything Goes' Match from WrestleMania 38 - Roman Reigns for the third year in a row teases a future WrestleMania match against Roman Reigns - Audio: Matt Riddle forgets his lines during a memorable moment with Asuka on RAW - Audio: Shaq asks John Cena on live TV (on TNT) to critique his recent AEW tag team match - Britt Baker and Thunder Rosa tear the empty house down in the first ever AEW Unsanctioned Women's Match - Peacock celebrates The Bella Twins / WWE history by posting pics of Brie Bella side by side with Brie Bella - Audio: The Miz vs Snoop Dog (complete with Shane McMahon injury) from WrestleMania 39 - WWE charges fans to pose with cardboard cutout of Alexa Bliss during WrestleMania Axxess event - WWE lifts the previous restriction of not allowing wrestlers to make money from third party platforms (ie: Cameo, Twitch, etc) - Toni Storm makes her AEW debut - Audio: An exited Nikki Bella can't wait to hear Vader's induction speech during 2023 WWE Hall Of Fame Ceremony. There's just one problem; Vader is dead. - Looking back at Impact Wrestling x NJPW Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive 2023 - Looking back at Ring Of Honor: Supercard Of Honor 2023 - Dante Martin suffers a horrific injury during ROH Supercard Of Honor event - Audio: Cody Rhodes wants to face John Cena at a future WrestleMania event - Dominik Mysterio walks out during Rey Mysterio's WWE Hall Of Fame (2023) induction speech - Audio: WWE promotes the rules for the debut of WWE Speed on X - Giulia exits Stardom and ultimately signs with WWE - Audio: The Rock serenades a two-year old girl battling a life-threatening brain disorder - Audio: The Rock bloodies and batters Cody Rhodes on RAW leading into WrestleMania 40 including The Rock's uncensored and unedited tirade after RAW went off the air - TNA announces the creation of TNA International Championship - WWE announces 'Immortal Moment' as a new addition to the WWE Hall Of Fame with the first inductee: Steve Austin vs Bret Hart from WrestleMania 13 - Rusev returns to WWE after five-year absence - Audio: Tribalism between AEW and WWE fans heats up after a pair of news journalists attempt to cut wrestling promos to hype up AEW Dynamite (Pauleen Le) and Seth Rollins on Good Morning Football (Adam Rank) - Audio: First Face To Face leads to a memorable confrontation between John Cena and Cody Rhodes hyping up WrestleMania 41 (ending with Cena taking a subtle shot at Tony Khan) - And much more! https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/prowrestlingwebcast/S4E13TWIWH20260326.mp3 to download the AUDIO episode of THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S4 E13 (3/26 – 4/1) https://www.patreon.com/posts/154137325 to listen to COMMERCIAL FREE episode of THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S4 E13 (3/26 – 4/1) https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/40650145 to listen to THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S4 E13 (3/26 – 4/1) online http://www.dontonyshow.com/ to access previous episodes for all the shows ==== Want to help promote our shows and get a special shout-out on the next show? 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