This Week In Wrestling History (Week Six) 2/5 – 2/11

The Don Tony Show

DTD Entertainment LLC

Wrestling, Sports, Comedy

4.0 • 782 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2024

⏱️ 206 minutes

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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 6 (2/5 – 2/11) RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 26 Minutes Pedro Morales def Ivan Koloff to win WWWF Championship. Audio: Jerry 'The King Lawler' vs Hulk Hogan battle in Memphis, TN. Midnight Rider def Ric Flair to win NWA World Heavyweight Championship but refuses to unmask and surrenders title. Audio: Midinight Rider says goodbye to his fans. Looking back a the highest rated wrestling event of all time: The Main Event (1988). Audio: Andre The Giant def Hulk Hogan to win WWF Title (due to the evil twin referee Earl Hebner), then surrenders the belt to Ted Dibiase. Looking back at Ted Dibiase's WWF Championship reign. Audio: Larry Zbyszko wins vacant AWA Heavyweight Title in a somewhat confusing battle royal. Audio: Bill Apter interviews the newly crowned AWA Champion, Larry Zbyszko. Looking back at WCW Clash Of The Champions X: Texas Shootout. Kerry Von Erich arrested for falsifying Valium and Vicodin prescriptions. Audio: Undertaker prevents Jake 'The Snake' Roberts from chair bashing Miss Elizabeth. Audio: Undertaker's first 'face' turn is complete: Jake Roberts attacks Undertaker during Funeral Parlor segment. Audio: Showing some sincere appreciation for Sid Vicious' promo ability. Ric Flair wrestles last series of matches before leaving WWF for WCW. Looking back at WCW SuperBrawl VI. Audio: Kevin Sullivan vs Brian Pillman 'Respect' Strap Match. Audio: Kevin Sullivan speaks on working with Brian Pillman. Audio: Goldberg and William Regal speak on their infamous match on WCW Monday Nitro. Vince McMahon wrestles first ever match during WWF Raw Saturday Night. Essa Rios wins WWF Light Heavyweight Title and Lita makes her WWF debut. Audio: Kurt Angle Angle Slams Mae Young who then shows EMS her puppies. Audio: Hollys vs APA Hardcore Tag Title Match featuring a memorable spill by Viscera. Audio: Chris Jericho's promo on Viscera. Audio: Funny promo by The Rock on Kevin Kelly, Big Show, DX, and The Radicals. Audio: DX and Radicals vs Cactus Jack, The Rock, and Too Cool. Audio: Scott Steiner Nitro promo ripping WCW and Ric Flair while praising WWF and Steve Austin. Maven def The Undertaker to win WWF Hardcore Title. Posedown between Billy and Chuck vs Stacey Keibler and Torrie Wilson. Looking back at Ring Of Honor's One Year Anniversary Show. Wrestling Society X tapes their first pilot episode. Audio: WSX (Wrestling Society X) Rumble. Looking back at TNA Against All Odds PPV (2007, 2008, 2009). Altercation between Chris Jericho and over zealous fans following WWF House Show). Bobby Lashley leaves TNA for MMA Career. WWE signs Chris Hero. Looking back at NXT Takover: Rival (2015). Audio: Daniel Bryan's memorable retirement speech from Smackdown. Titus O'Neil suspended after incident with Vince McMahon following DB retirement speech. Samoa makes WWE Raw in ring debut (def Roman Reigns). And so much more! RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the AUDIO episode of THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING HISTORY S1 E6 (2/5 – 2/11) online ==== CHECK OUT DON TONY AND KEVIN SHOW CONTENT ACROSS THESE PLATFORMS: CLICK HERE FOR APPLE PODCASTS CLICK HERE FOR SPOTIFY CLICK HERE FOR ANDROID CLICK HERE FOR AMAZON MUSIC CLICK HERE FOR GOOGLE PODCASTS CLICK HERE FOR PANDORA CLICK HERE FOR PODBEAN CLICK HERE FOR IHEARTRADIO CLICK HERE FOR DON TONY MERCHANDISE!

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0:00.0	You actually told a story one time on, I think it was figure four, you saw a legit fight between Pilman and Kevin Sullivan, was it?
0:06.6	Pilman and Sullivan? No.
0:08.0	Okay. Maybe I got to, did you, somebody you saw a fight with somebody, was Sullivan and somebody?
0:13.9	You had told a story, but I don't know who it was.
0:19.0	Great research and interviewing skills there, Rob what's up everyone this week in wrestling
0:25.2	history season two episode six this week we covered a period of february fifth through
0:32.3	february eleventh and in all seriousness you know okay he didn't't know Pilman and Sullivan never really had a fight.
0:39.9	But it's just interesting because if you think at the time that shoot interviewer was done with
0:45.2	Conan, there are interviews online of Kevin Sullivan talking about Brian Pilman from back in the day.
0:53.0	And he praised the shit out of Pilman.
0:56.7	So why he would have thought that there was a fight?
1:00.4	I don't know.
1:01.4	I don't get that.
1:02.4	But anyway, we'll get into Pilman and Sullivan a little bit later in this broadcast
1:07.5	because a few things did go down this week in wrestling history.
1:10.9	And I will tell you, of all the episodes that I have done for the last six to nine months,
1:17.6	it seems like this week is going to be the easiest one of them all.
1:22.5	Keep in mind, over the years, Royal Rumble had just happened.
1:27.5	A lot of storylines already starting to develop leading up to WrestleMania as far as
1:32.1	WWE goes.
1:33.6	As far as other feds, you know, we're still in the wintertime.
1:36.7	And yes, wrestling was a hotbed, especially in the winter because it wasn't too much to do back
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