This Week In Wrestling History (Week Two) 1/8 – 1/14

The Don Tony Show

DTD Entertainment LLC

Wrestling, Sports, Comedy

4.0 • 782 Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2024

⏱️ 218 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 2 (1/8 – 1/14)RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 39 Minutes Audio: Andy Kaufman returns to Memphis and assists Nick Bockwinkel to defeat Jerry Lawler for vacant AWA World Heavyweight Title. Ric Flair def Sting to become the first ever WCW World Heavyweight Champion. Bret Hart def Ric Flair in first ever Ironman Match (60 Min) to retain WWF Championship. Audio: The Rockers officially split as Shawn Michaels superkicks and throws Marty Jannetty thru the 'Barbershop' window. First ever episode of Monday Night Raw airs on USA Network. Looking back at WCW Clash Of The Champions XXII. Audio: 'The Ringmaster' Steve Austin makes his WWF Monday Night Raw debut - Man! WWF and Mike Tyson reach a deal for an appearance at Wrestlemania XIV. DT looks back at how bad the NY press treated this deal. Bonus audio: Don King on Monday Night Raw discussing negotiations between WWF and Mike Tyson. Looking back at ECW House Party (1997, 1998). First ever episode of WCW Thunder airs on TBS. Audio: Ric Flair vs Chris Jericho wrestle for the first time ever in singles match. (From E1 WCW Thunder). Audio: Mark Henry joins the Nation Of Domination. Audio: Highlights of infamous WCW Stairway To Hell Match between Sabu and The Sandman. Audio: The streak begins; Gillberg makes WWF debut. Audio: Chyna last eliminates Vince McMahon to win the WWF Corporate Rumble. Mick Foley's first week as WWF Champion. Looking back at ECW Guilty As Charged (1999, 2000). Bret Hart wrestles last ever WCW match before abruptly retiring due to injury. Audio: WCW Commissioner Terry Funk forces Jeff Jarrett to wrestle three times on Nitro (against George 'The Animal' Steele, Tito Santana, and Superfly Jimmy Snuka). Mankind is 'reinstated' after the roster (led by The Rock) threatens to strike. ECW holds its last ever event before filing for bankruptcy. Audio: Ted Turner agrees to sell WCW to Fusient Media Ventures. Goldberg wrestles last ever WCW match, Sid Vicious breaks his leg, and more: Looking back at WCW Sin PPV (2001). WWE airs Raw 10th Anniversary Show complete with Awards and Top 10 Raw Moments as voted by fans. Looking back at WWE New Year's Revolution PPV (2005, 2006). Audio: Kurt Angle says he's not a fan of black people? Batista vacates WWE World Heavyweight Championship due to injury. Edge celebrates his first WWE Championship - by having 'live sex' with Lita on Raw. Bonus Audio: Lita speaks on the infamous Raw 'Live Sex Celebration'. Looking back at TNA Final Resolution PPV (2007). Audio: Donald Trump wrestles Rosie O'Donnell on Raw. Audio: Impact Main Event features Awesome Kong def Gail Kim to win TNA Knockouts Championship. WWE cuts 10% of their office staff, issues releases for D-Lo Brown, Val Venis, Hardcore Holly, Ron Simmons, Victoria, Kevin Thorne, Matt Cappotelli, Sgt Slaughter and others. Victoria wrestlers her final WWE singles match. 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! DTKC HEAD OF THE TABLE: Roger Rubio D Boy Gentleman Sean Bysom(Ramsfan086) David Peralta (Nomad.artist92) Anthony Juice Giorgio Tommy Pockesci Murrell Coombes Jr Alton Ehia Crisis in the ToyVerse Edward Vary Craig Neuens D'Quincy Rawls James Gruesome Matt Ragan George Morris Hassan AL- Hashmi Bruno Caamano Kyle Kaczmarski Brent Webster Scott Taylor jrdiehl96 Tim Everhardt Steve Szczepaniak Anthony Smith Chris Lumnah Garcia akane Derek Brewer Matt Manley Liam Savage Vernon Somoza CHI loU Matt Krause Nathan Moyers Aaron S Lyndsay Neale DavidNero Brian Jonathon Hernandez Whisperer Rob Chardae Hill Adam fried SHOUT OUT TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSORS OF DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE NETWORK OF SHOWS! SUB ZERO COMICS Have any comics, wrestling memorabilia or any other collectible you'd like to sell? Stop by our websiite, www.SubZeroComics.com because we're buying! SHOOT THE DEFENCE Soccer fans! Excellent podcast talking soccer by fans, for fans! (Twitter: @ShootTheDefence) CRISIS IN THE TOYVERSE PODCAST (Website: ComicCrusaders.com)

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0:00.0	First of all, I'd like to say that I hope the U.S. loses the war in Iraq.
0:05.0	Me too.
0:06.0	And while I'm at it, I think the greatest country in the world is France.
0:11.0	What do you think?
0:12.0	We, we?
0:13.0	And, you know, truth be told, I'm not a very big fan of the black people.
0:20.0	And if I would go back in time, the one person in history big fan of the black people.
0:26.1	And if I would go back in time, the one person in history I'd like to make tap out would have to be Jesus.
0:29.0	Who do you ever be?
0:30.2	Hey, what's up, everyone?
0:31.8	This week in wrestling history, season two, episode two.
0:35.9	Don Tony here.
0:37.0	Big shout out to the black people. You know, Episode 2, Don Tony here. Big shout out to the Black people.
0:40.6	You know, back then when he cut that promo, we only have MySpace.
0:43.6	Could you imagine the outrage if the social media footprint back then is what it is now?
0:50.6	Unbelievable.
0:52.1	You know, just look at Chris Jericho when he made the back of the bus
0:55.3	brothers comment towards the Usos, which we will get into a little bit later as well.
1:00.2	And later in this broadcast, I will play Kurt Angle's entire promo, which will explain why he said
1:07.1	what he said. But still, I remember back then, it didn't piss off some people,
1:12.8	but I just wonder what would have happened if it was cut in this day and age.
1:18.9	And it's kind of odd to say this day and age.
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