This Week In Wrestling History (Week Fifty One) 12/17 – 12/23

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: Episode 51 (12/17 – 12/23)RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 31 Minutes - Mil Mascaras invades Madison Square Garden to battle WWWF Heavyweight Champion Superstar Billy Graham. - Tarzan Tyler, Mad Dog Lefebvre, and Referee Adrien Desbois die tragically in an auto accident. - Audio: New Jack Hustler: The Gangstas (New Jack & Mustafa) hype an upcoming SMW match against The Rock N' Roll Express. - Audio: Madusa (Alundra Blayze) returns to WCW and throws the WWF Womens Championship on Monday Nitro. - Audio: D-X HBK and Triple in G-Strings and Mistletoe cut funny Christmas Promo. - Audio: Long before Kevin Nash / Hulk Hogan 'Fingerpoke Of Doom' on Nitro, HBK lays down for Triple H in a WWF European Title Match. - NWO takes over Monday Nitro for a night. DT looks at Raw vs Nitro ratings before and after NWO Monday Nitro. - Hulk Hogan receives a Christmas Present: A severed dummy head of himself. - Taz lays down and 'intentionally' loses his unsanctioned FTW Championshp to Sabu. - Looking back at WCW Starrcade 1999. - Audio: Bret Hart vs Goldberg at Starrcade '99 and Nitro the following night: A career ending mule kick, a forfeited WCW Title, a pissed off Kevin Nash, an unhinged Roddy Piper, two Screwjobs, a faction reformation and lots more. - Mike Awesome def Masato Tanaka for ECW World Heavyweight Championship. - ECW holds its final event ever at ECW Arena. - Edge and Christian def The Rock and Undertaker for WWF Tag Team Titles. - Audio: Remembering the infamous Supermarket Brawl between Steve Austin and Booker T, with comments from Austin on that night and tidbits about the market. - Audio: The Rock performs his version of 'The 12 Days Of Christmas'. - Audio: One of the greatest rivalries in recent history begins: Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar. - Audio: Vintage John Cena live rap (w/ B-Squared) from Smackdown (2002). - DT looks back at XPW 'Merry F'n X-Mas' event, the emergence of Shark Boy, and the scary incident involving Lizzy Borden and DT's Timekeepers Table. - Looking back at WWE 'Christmas From Baghdad' 2003 and 2004. - Looking back at WWE Armageddon PPV 2005 and 2006.  - Looking back at WWE 'Holiday / Tribute To The Troops' 2005 and 2010. - Audio: Vladimir 'Dont Call Me Viktor' Kozlov makes his 'Double Double E' debut - and is not seen again on WWE TV for 16 months. - Audio: The infamous controversial appearance of 'President George W Bush' on Raw. - Looking back at Ring Of Honor 'Final Battle' 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011. - WWE signs Nuevo Gran Apolo. - Looking back at the wackiest gimmick themed night in TNA history: Christmas 2007. - Audio: Origins of 'Donzilla vs Samoa Joe' DTKC Show Intro. - Audio: AJ Styles is forced to wear a Reindeer Costume after losing a 'Grab The Reindeer' (Costume On A Pole) Ladder Match. - NBC officially cancels American Gladiators (hosted by Hulk Hogan). - Maryse begins her 216 day run at WWE Divas Champion. - Kid Kash arrested and accused of identity theft and forgery (charges were later dropped). - Looking back at TNA Final Resolution PPV 2009. - TNA tapes the All Womens Impact: New Years Knockout Eve. - WWE releases Kaval (aka Low Ki). - WWE posts the Top 10 'Submission Specialists Of All Time' list. - Looking back at WWE TLC PPV 2010 and 2011. - Audio: Highlights from Kevin Steen (Owens) vs El Generico (Sami Zayn) 'Fight Without Honor' brawl from ROH Final Battle 2010. - Audio: Big Show wins World Heavyweight Championship def Mark Henry - just to lose it 7 seconds later. - Audio: Daniel Bryan cashes in MITB Briefcase and wins first WWE Heavyweight Title (def Big Show). - WWE roster performs 'Jingle Bells' (2012). - WWE announces the return of Batista to WWE in January 2014. - Jeff Jarrett officially resigns from TNA. - Braun Strowman makes pro wrestling debut at NXT event taping (which appears to have never been televised). - Audio: CM Punk appearance on TSN 'Off The Record w/ Michael Landsberg' gets quite awkward and intense. Almost exactly one year later of the Punk interview, OTR is canceled. - WWE holds 2015 Slammy Awards on Raw. - Audio: R-Truth pulls a 'Steve Harvey' and announces the wrong Slammy Award winner. - Looking back at WWE 'Roadblock' PPV 2016. - Cesaro and Sheamus end New Day's 483 day reign as Raw Tag Team Champions. - Audio: 'Best friend' Chris Jericho helps Kevin Owens retain WWE Universal Title (vs Roman Reigns) - by hitting KO with a Codebreaker. - Neville proclaims himself the 'King Of The Cruiserweights'. - And so much more! https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/prowrestlingwebcast/S2E51TWIWH20181219.mp3 to download the AUDIO episode of THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S1 E51 (12/17 – 12/23)  === CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE (2004-2024) WITH THE DTKC 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHIRT! http://www.prowrestlingtees.com/dontony for DTKC Pro Wrestling Tees Store  ==== Remember: DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE SHOW streams LIVE every MONDAY NIGHT at 10:15PM after WWE RAW at http://www.dtkcdiscord.com/ ==== DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE *PATREON* AND *YOUTUBE CHANNEL MEMBERSHIPS: You can send additional support for Don Tony And Kevin Castle and help grow the brand, by becoming a member of DT/KC PATREON and/or YOUTUBE CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP FAMILY. Don Tony and Kevin Castle's PATREON has been around for over seven years! 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