This Week In Wrestling History (Week Three) 1/15 – 1/21

The Don Tony Show

DTD Entertainment LLC

Wrestling, Sports, Comedy

4.0 • 782 Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2024

⏱️ 222 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 3 (1/15 – 1/21)RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 43 Minutes Looking back at Royal Rumble PPV (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003). Audio: Closing moments of each Royal Rumble match. DT reveals his all-time favorite Royal Rumble match. What is yours? Ivan Koloff def Bruno Sammartino to win WWWF Championship, ending Bruno's 2,803 reign as Champion. Howard Finkel makes his ring announcing debut for WWWF. US Express (Barry Windham and Mike Rotunda) def North South Connection (Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch) to win WWF Tag Team Titles. Looking back at WCW Clash Of The Champions XVIII. Audio: Cactus Jack battles Van Hammer in a Rodeo Arena and Abdullah The Butcher dumps Missy Hyatt into a Horse Watering Trough. Audio: WWF attempts to manipulate crowd reaction toward Hulk Hogan's elimination in 1992 Royal Rumble match. Audio: Ric Flair challenges Mr Perfect to a loser leaves WWF match. Ludvig Borga suffers serious ankle injury and never wrestles for WWF again. Bonus Audio: Shawn Michaels Press Conference announcing entry into Royal Rumble match. Steve Austin makes WWF Raw in ring debut (against Matt Hardy). Audio: Billionaire Ted is in the WarRoom with The Huckster, Nacho Man, Scheme Gene. Correcting reports that Ted Turner originally thought the WWF Billionaire Ted skits were funny. Audio: Memorable Goldust promo on upcoming Royal Rumble match against Razor Ramon. Looking back at WCW Clash Of The Champions XXXIV. Audio: DX has a 'BBQ' in the ring complete with Jumbo Wienies, confronts Undertaker, Owen Hart, and Steve Austin. Audio: 'You Ruined It!' Steve Austin confronts Mike Tyson during WrestleMania announcement on Raw. DT looks back at the original news reports of Mike Tyson vs Steve Austin taking place at WrestleMania XIV. Looking back at WCW Souled Out PPV (1999, 2000). Audio: Michael Buffer attempts to turn chicken sh** into chicken salad introducing 'Stun Gun Ladder' main event match. Audio: Closing moments of Scott Hall vs Goldberg Stun Gun Ladder Match. Audio: Chris Benoit def Sid Vicious to win WCW Heavyweight Championship. Audio: Arn Anderson reverses Benoit victory making WCW Heavyweight Championship vacant. Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero, and Chris Benoit quit WCW. Audio: Triple H calls Steve Austin a Pu**y on Raw. WCW opens up episode of Monday Nitro with an almost 30-minute Goldberg 'funeral' segment. Konnan (who is bald) def Mike Awesome in Hair vs Hair Match on Nitro. Steve Austin undergoes neck surgery. Audio: Memorable 'Its A Dream' Smackdown segment with The Rock and Kurt Angle. Audio: Vince McMahon vs Ric Flair Street Fight (Royal Rumble 2002). RIP Al Wilson (1941-2003). Audio: The greatest John Cena backstage interview you've never heard: Cena dumps B2 for Rodney Mack. Audio: John Cena Smackdown promo on Paul Heyman. John Cena and Chris Benoit force Paul Heyman to eat soap. Looking back at TNA Final Resolution PPV (2005, 2006). WWE Raw enters the world of High-Definition programming. Audio: Cutting Edge segment and Jeff Hardy pyrotechnics 'accident'. Looking back at TNA Genesis PPV (2010, 2011, 2014). Audio: 'We Want Six Sides!': The new Hogan/Bischoff Era in TNA begins with jeers from TNA fans. Audio: The new Hogan/Bischoff TNA Era doesn't get better when fans are asked to be 'Cast Members'. Bubba The Love Sponge (while employed by TNA) tweets 'Fu** Haiti'. WWE suspends Evan Bourne for second failure of WWE Wellness Program. Audio: Chris Jericho continues to troll fans with the memorable 'Hot Tag' during Raw match (DB, Punk, Y2J vs Ziggler, Otunga, Henry). Audio: Sting wrestles last ever match in TNA (vs Magnus). Batista makes memorable return to Raw and enters himself into 2014 Royal Rumble match. Alberto Del Rio signs with Lucha Underground. Audio: NWO, A.P.A., and New Age Outlaws destroy The Ascension during Raw 22nd Anniversary Show. Audio: Sting makes WWE Raw debut. WWE signs Austin Aries. Tyler Bate def Pete Dunne in tournament final to become first ever WWE UK Champion. Aleister Black makes WWE NXT debut. Braun Strowman flips WWE Production Truck. And so much more! Many thanks to these very special members of our Patreon Family. They are our ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS and ELITE FAMILY. They are the HEAD OF THE DTKC TABLE! 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0:00.0	John Cedar, can you give us some insight as to what went down the night between you and B2?
0:04.9	Thogonomics 101. It's a basic principle. You listening? Repeat this. Some of us got to die so others can say their lives. You heard it before. Only the strong survive. Untouchables. And we run in this terrain. Tonight, we took the weak link out of the chain. So the man of many names wants his five seconds of fame, long enough for me to run Red Dog
0:23.6	up in the game.
0:24.6	Change your brain.
0:25.6	Now we making the laws.
0:26.6	My dog's got paws and their claws are bigger than yours.
0:29.6	Holds your applause, dude.
0:31.6	I don't like how that sound.
0:32.6	It's J.C. in pound for pound, the baddest dog around.
0:35.6	You can't keep a good dog down that's what they say
0:38.5	every dog has his day my dog's day was today run away i got the bark and he bites and we attack
0:44.0	step to us you get ate like scooby snacks who i don't know man the greatest backstage promo
0:53.2	john senior's ever done whether you remember this don't remember, man, the greatest backstage promo John Senor's ever done.
0:54.9	Whether you remember this, don't remember it, doesn't matter.
0:58.9	You go back and you watch that.
1:00.9	He's not reading off a paper.
1:02.9	He's not reading it off a teleprompter.
1:05.2	I don't even think you fucking could how fast he was talking.
1:09.2	Smooth, did not slip up,
1:11.5	didn't put in any cofifi words that we didn't understand.
1:15.7	I don't know, unless something has totally escaped my mind,
1:18.8	I'm not thinking about right now,
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