This Week In Wrestling History (Week Forty-Four) 10/28 – 11/3

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 44 (10/28 – 11/3)RUNNING TIME: 2 Hours 44 Minutes - WWF Saturday Night's Main Event / Halloween 1985: Funk vs Dog, Hulk/Andre vs Bundy/Studd, Savage vs Santana, Steamboat vs Fuji, Costume Party, Pipers Pit with The Hillbillies, Hennan Pumpkin Bobbin, Land of 1000 Dances,  Halloween at Piper Home, and more. - Cult classic 'They Live' starring Roddy Piper is released in movie theatres. - Audio: Roddy Piper looks back at the filming of 'They Live'. - Brainbusters WWF run comes to an abrupt end. - Audio: Brainbusters lose WWF Tag Team Titles to Demolition on TV, then tape their final match losing to The Rockers. - The Rockers def Hart Foundation for WWF Tag Titles, but is nullified due to a broken ring rope (and lots more). - Bonus Audio: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts slaps Miss Elizabeth plus interviews with Jake and Macho Man. - Matt Hardy makes another appearance on WCW Amateur Challenge. - Audio: Hollywood Blondes officially split as a tag team. - Looking back at ECW November To Remember 1994, a 'blind' Sandman, and Chris Benoit breaking Sabu's neck. - Infamous Michinoku Pro No Rope Barbed Wire Exploding Landmine Double Hell Death Match: Great Sasuke vs Atsushi Onita. - Audio: Steve Austin's two ECW skits of "Monday Nyquil: Where The Big Boys Play - With Each Other'. - Audio: Steve Austin promo prior to Mikey Whipwreck def Sandman (Ladder Match) for ECW Heavyweight Title. - The Dudleys have a new member: Bubba Ray Dudley. - Goldust makes his WWF Raw debut. - Audio: Ahmed Johnson makes memorable WWF debut, bodyslamming Yokozuna. - Sabu wrestles his last WCW match. - Rocky Maivia makes his WWF TV debut. - Audio: Kurt Angle appears in ECW and guest commentates match (1996). - Audio: Taz ECW promo on heat with Sabu. - Audio: Pillman's Got A Gun (need we say more). - Bret Hart officially signs with WCW. - Perry Saturn makes WCW in ring debut and wins Gold. - J-Crown is officially retired after WWF takes back Light Heavyweight Championship. - Audio: Vince McMahon gives Mankind a present: The WWF Hardcore Championship. - Looking back at ECW November To Remember 1998, 2000. - WWF debuts Super Astros. - Jesse Ventura is elected Governor of Minnesota. - John Cena makes his pro wrestling debut for UWF Promotion. - WWF settles wrongful death lawsuit with the Hart family. - Audio: Incident between Kurt Angle and Daniel Puder from Smackdown. - Bonus Audio: Al Snow and Kurt Angle interviews on Daniel Puder incident. - Christian leaves WWE and ultimately signs with TNA Wrestling. - Bonus Audio: Christian explains why he left WWF and signed with TNA Wrestling. - Steve Austin walks out of WWE after learning about Taboo Tuesday match outcome against Jonathan Coachman. - Vader and Goldust make surprise WWE return. - Looking back at WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005 and Cyber Sunday 2006. - Audio: Three Faces Of Foley returns and targets Carlito. - WWE releases Brooke Adams and Psicosis. - Rikishi leaves TNA due to a contractual dispute. - WWE announces all Wellness Policy Violations would be made public, then immediately suspends Chris Masters and Harry Smith. - Linda McMahon loses 2010 CT Senate bid to Richard Blumenthal. - Audio: TNA launches Anti-Bullying Campaign and website: 'Eliminate The Hate'. Neither the campaign and website exist today. - Audio: The Muppets invade Monday Night Raw. - WWE '13 Video Game is released in North America. - Bonus Audio: WWE '13 Commercial featuring CM Punk. - Y2J debuts web comedy series, 'But I'm Chris Jericho'. - Poor PPV buyrates and negative comments by Vince McMahon to investors spells trouble for Daniel Bryan's headlining events. - TNA ends relationship with Ohio Valley Wrestling. - WWE Network exclusive as Rusev def Sheamus for US TItle. - Ronda Rousey tells Rolling Stone (2015) she's ready for WWE. - Seth Rollins suffers serious knee injury during a match against Kane in Dublin, Ireland. - Looking back at WWE Hell In A Cell Event 2016. - And so much more! https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/prowrestlingwebcast/S2E44TWIWH20181103.mp3 to download the AUDIO episode of THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S1 E44 (10/28 – 11/3)  === CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE (2004-2024) WITH THIS NEWLY RELEASED 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHIRT! http://www.prowrestlingtees.com/dontony for DTKC Pro Wrestling Tees Store  http://www.tinyurl.com/dtkcmerch for DTKC Merchandise Store (Shirts, Mugs and more!) ==== 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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