This Week In Wrestling History (Week Twenty-Five) 6/17 – 6/23

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 25 (6/17 – 6/23)RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 44 Minutes - National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is formed. - Pat Patterson def Ted Dibiase for WWF North American Title (which would later be renamed the Intercontinental Title). - Ray Stevens & Jimmy Snuka def Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood to win NWA World Tag Team Titles. - Dusty Rhodes def Harley Race for NWA Heavyweight Title. - Looking back at the time Jimmy Hart def Jerry 'The King' Lawler to win the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title. - Audio: Infamous Cyndi Lauper appearance on Pipers Pit airs nationwide. - Audio: Cyndi Lauper makes an interesting wrestling challenge to Lou Albano, and The Captain accepts. - Audio: Jimmy Snuka's wild promo vows revenge on Roddy Piper after Piper's Pit (coconut). - Audio: 'Yucks for Bucks' as Magnificent Muraco and Mr Fuji attempt Stand-Up comedy. - In the ring, a porta potty, even into the Cooper River: Terry Funk and Stan Hansen wild brawl at NJ Indy event. - First ever ECW (Eastern Championship Wrestling) Tag Champs. - Looking back at WCW Beach Blast PPV (1992). - Audio: Cactus Jack vs Sting (From Beach Blast '92). - Bastion Booger makes WWF debut. - Memorable Raw match between 1-2-3 Kid vs Razor Ramon which involved a faceplant on the concrete floor, theft of $10,000 and more. - Infamous Press Conference: Tonya Harding to manage Love Machine (Art Barr) and Eddie Guerrero in pro wrestling match. - Looking back at WCW Clash Of The Champions XXVII (1994). - Audio: 24 hours after retaining WCW Tag Team Titles at COC, Cactus Jack battles Sabu in ECW for the first ever. - Looking back at ECW Hostile City Showdown ’94 - Audio: Flyboy Rocco Rock compares Dory Funk Jr to Ronald Goldman (murdered allegedly by OJ Simpson). - Looking back at WWF/WWE King Of The Ring PPV (1994, 1996, 2001, 2002). - Art Donovan: Worst WWF/WWE guest commentator of all time. - Audio: Funny clip from Kayfabe Commentaries poking fun at Art Donovan's commentating at KOR 1994. - Grand Wizard, Moolah, Ernie Ladd, Ivan Putski, Pedro Morales, George ‘The Animal’ Steele, and Antonio Rocca inducted into WWF Hall Of Fame (1995). - Looking back at WCW Great American Bash (1995). - The Giant (Big Show) appears for first time on WCW TV. - Looking back at ECW Hardcore Heaven 1996. - Austin 3:16 is born. - Audio: NOD becomes an all black faction and Ahmed Johnson's controversial (but epic) racial promo explaining why he joined the Nation Of Domination. - Disciples of Apocalypse (DOA) make WWE debut. - Audio: ECW vs WWF feud continues, as Sabu w/ Bill Alfonso battles Flash Funk on Monday Night Raw. - Edge’s not so memorable WWE in ring debut. - Audio: Crash Holly vs Hardcore Holly KOR Qualifying match leads to Patterson and Brisco both winning WWF Hardcore Title. - Audio: Diamond Dallas Page is revealed as the 'Stalker' of Undertaker's wife Sara. - Booker T make his WWF debut. - KOR 2001 Street Fight: Kurt Angle vs Shane McMahon. - WWF Tough Enough debuts on MTV. - Looking back at the weekly PPV debut of NWATNA (2002). - Vince Russo returns to WWE as head writer – for two days. - Bret Hart suffers a stroke. - Looking back at NWATNA's First Anniversary Show (2003). - Kane forced to unmasked for the first time on WWE TV. - Audio: Goldberg accepts Theodore Long's 5 Minute White Boy Challenge. - WWE Hardcore Tribute to Mick Foley at MSG Raw ends with an Orton punt and a Foley falling down a flight of stairs.  - Audio: Yo! Kurt Angle Raps. - Looking back at TNA Slammiversary PPV (2005, 2006, 2009). - Samoa Joe makes TNA debut. - Looking back at ROH first ever Survival Of The Fittest Tournament (2004). - Audio: After signing WWE contract, The Summer Of Punk in ROH begins at Death Before Dishonor III (2005). - Audio: Another WWE Wedding gone featuring Edge and Lita. - Audio: The Sandman battles Macho Libre on week two of ECW (WWE) on Sci-Fi. - Less than two weeks after debuting on Sci-Fi, WWE attempts ECW House Show at ECW Arena with questionable results. - DX throws Jonathan Coachman head first into a wall, and spray paint his bare ass. - Looking back at WWE Vengeance: Night Of Champions PPV (2007). - Chris Benoit double murder / suicide tragedy. - Looking back at the very eerie DTKC episode (Minority Report) which aired live as news of the double murder / suicide broke. - Ron Killings and Konnan quit TNA. - Jim Ross almost quits WWE after being drafted to Smackdown during 2008 WWE Draft Lottery. - McMahon's Million Dollar Mania comes to an abrupt halt after an 'accident' on Raw. - Did the three weeks of McMahon's Million Dollar Mania give WWE the ratings bump they were expecting? - Ultimate Warrior wrestles his last ever match (against Orlando Jordan for Nu-Wrestling Evolution in Barcelona, Spain). - TNA films pilot episode of Spin Cycle. - Audio: TNA Spin Cycle asks some Knockouts if they can make sounds with a body part. - WWE releases Sim Snuka, Matt Striker, and Candice Michelle. - Audio: Donald Trump ‘sells’ Raw back to Vince McMahon. But not before making an interesting announcement and 'firing' Santina Marella. - Looking back at WWE Fatal 4-Way PPV, ROH Death Before Dishonor VIII, and NJPW Dominion 6.19 PPVs (2010). - Audio: ‘President Barack Obama’ appears at WWE Capital Punishment PPV. - Just weeks before his WWE contract is set to expire, CM Punk wins #1 Contenders match to face John Cena at MITB for WWE Championship. - Disgruntled Chavo Guerrero Jr requests and is granted WWE release. - Looking back at NJPW Dominion 6.18 and AAA TripleMania XIX events (2011). - TNA sues Scott Steiner after making disparaging remarks against TNA, Hulk Hogan and more. - Cyndi Lauper and Wendi Richter appear on Raw (2012) and a WWF/WWE ring for the first time since 1985. - Ring Of Honor ceases live iPPV's due to repeated technical difficulties (aka due to live streaming on the cheap). - Looking back at ROH Best In The Word iPPV (2013, 2015, 2017). - Corey Graves wins his first and only NXT Championship. - Vickie Guerrero's WWE retirement match: vs Stephanie McMahon in Chocolate Pudding. - Audio: Same old sh**? 2015 Paul Heyman / Brock Lesnar promo on Seth Rollins could air today and not much would need to be changed. - Tyson Kidd undergoes career ending neck and spinal surgery. - Where's The Boom?! Jeff Jarrett returns to Impact Wrestling and attempts a Global Force Wrestling vs TNA feud. - Matt and Reby Hardy become proud parents of their first child, son Maxel. - Looking back at WWE Money In The Bank PPV (2016, 2017). - Remembering when Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose all held the WWE Championship the same night.  - Roman Reigns suspended 30 days for violating WWE Wellness Policy. - Maria Kanellis returns to WWE and brings hubby Mike with her. - Cody Rhodes def Christopher Daniels to become ROH World Champion. - And so much more! https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/prowrestlingwebcast/S2E25TWIWH20190623.mp3 to download the AUDIO episode of THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S1 E25 (6/17 – 6/23) ====  Join The DTKC Family! 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