This Week In Wrestling History (Week Thirty-One) 7/29 – 8/4

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 31 (7/29 – 8/4)RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 46 Minutes - Bruno Sammartino 'refuses' the NWA World Heavyweight Title after def champion Buddy Rogers who suffered an 'injury' during the match. A common finish back in the golden era of wrestling.  - Memorable bloodbath between Bruno Sammartino and Superstar Billy Graham (Special Referee: Gorilla Monsoon) takes place at Madison Square Garden. - Roddy Piper and Tony Atlas make their WWWF TV debuts. - Audio: Roddy Piper trolls fans in WWWF TV debut (1979). - Audio: Roddy Piper 2nd WWWF TV match vs Jose Estrada (1979). - Roddy Piper stabbed in the chest following NWA Mid Atlantic Title match against Jack Brisco. - Bonus Audio: Roddy Piper '$10,000' promo and match against Jack Brisco for NWA Mid Atlantic Title (1982). - Bob Backlund's original WWF run ends (1984). - Miss Elizabeth makes her WWF debut. - Audio: Eddie Gilbert vs Shane Douglas (original opponent: Sting) for UWF TV Title (1987). - Looking back at WWF Wrestlefest '88 event (1988). - United States Wrestling Association (USWA) is created. - Looking back at the one and only WCW appearance of 'The Pearl'. - Audio: Nikita Koloff vs Rick Rude + Sting 'injury' by Jake 'The Snake Roberts (making WCW debut) leads to Ron Simmons vs Vader for WCW Heavyweight Championship (1992). - Audio: Ron Simmons def Vader to become the first ever Black WCW Heavyweight Champion (1992). - Hulk Hogan wrestles final WWF match before exiting in 1993. - Looking back at SMW 'Night Of Legends' event (1994) and the match that had Chris Jericho break the 'Muta scale'. - WCW Collision In Korea airs on PPV. - Looking back at ECW 'Wrestlepalooza' 1995. - Audio: Memorable ECW match between The Steiners and Eddie Guerrero vs Cactus Jack, 2 Cold Scorpio, and Dean Malenko (1995). - Becky Two Belts? Chump Change: Great Sasuke def Ultimo Dragon to win J-Crown Tournament and becomes 'Sasuke Eight Belts'! - Looking back at ECW 'The Doctor Is In' event and the final ECW appearance by Chris Jericho (1996). - Looking back at WWF 'Summerslam' PPV (1997). - Audio: Lex Luger def Hollywood Hulk Hogan to win WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1997). - Looking back at ECW 'Heatwave '98' PPV (1998). - Audio: Sunday Night Heat makes it's debut on USA Network. - Audio: 'Choppy Choppy, Val Venis' Pee Pee!' - Looking back at the Brian Hildebrand Benefit Show 'Curtis Comes Home' (1999). - Becky Two belts? Chump Change: Lance Storm wins WCW Cruiserweight Title and becomes 'Lance Three Belts'. - Looking back at i-Generation Superstars Of Wrestling 'Rodman Down Under' event (2000). - Pro Wrestling NOAH holds its inaugural show. - Audio: First promo confrontation between The Rock and Booker T post WCW closing its doors (2001). - WWE Niagara Falls opens in Canada. - Official autopsy report is released on the death of Miss Elizabeth. - Playstation 2 Magazine (UK) launches 4 commemorative covers featuring WWE Divas. Or did they? - Audio: Shawn Michaels' infamous Hulk Hogan impersonation on 'Larry King Live' (2005). - ROH 'Fight Of The Century': Bryan Danielson (Daniel Bryan) and Samoa Joe battle to a 60 minute time limit draw. - Audio: CM Punk makes his WWE/ECW debut (2006). - Audio: NY WWE fans tell viewers to 'change the channel' during Batista / Big Show match (2006). - Did the arrest of vandals spray painting DX throughout New Hampshire town spark the idea of DX 'spraypainted' on WWE Headquarters building? - Vince McMahon loves c***. - Vince McMahon makes regular return to WWE programming after Chris Benoit tragedy - and is 'served' with a paternity lawsuit. - Matt Morgan signs with TNA Wrestling. - Audio: John Morrison vs Joey Ryan: 15 Minutes Of Fame match from WWE/ECW TV (2007). - Last WWE Saturday Night's Main Event airs on NBC (2008). - With Summerfest right around the corner, looking back when Celebrity Guest Host Dr Ken Jeong (w/ Jeremy Piven) was dropped on his head on Raw (2009). - TNA suspends Samoa Joe after backstage tirade over TNA (creative) handling of match against Jeff Hardy. - WWE releases Melina, Chris Masters, Vladimir Kozlov, Davey Boy Smith Jr, and several developmental wrestlers. - Audio: Memorable confrontation between Triple H and newly crowned WWE Champion, CM Punk (2011). - Gail Kim announces her departure from WWE. - Billy Corgan announces the creation of Resistance Pro Wrestling promotion. - Booker T becomes the new General Manager of Smackdown (2012). - Audio: Abraham Washington makes a dopey Kobe Bryant rape joke on WWE Raw which ultimately leads to his WWE release (2012). - Vince McMahon makes regular return to WWE programming after Chris Benoit tragedy - and is 'served' with a paternity lawsuit. - Looking back at NJPW first ever iPPV event (2012). - Audio: 'And the crowd goes mild!' Remembering the less than stellar TNA 'August 1st Warning' storyline and revelation (2013). - Following Ronda Rousey's heartfelt tribute to Roddy Piper at UFC 190, Dana White calls WWE 'fake sh**'. - Audio: The Broken Hardys become 'Woken' (2017). - Joey Ryan counters Mr Socko with the D*** Flip. - WWE releases Eva Marie. - And so much more! https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/prowrestlingwebcast/S2E31TWIWH20190804.mp3 to download the AUDIO episode of THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S1 E31 (7/29 – 8/4) ====  Join The DTKC Family! Become a member of Don Tony and Kevin Castle Show Patreon and access right now: - Ad-Free episodes of all of weekly shows - Weekly live Patreon podcasts hosted by Don Tony and Kevin Castle - Thousands of hours of Patreon exclusive shows never released publicly! 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