06 September 2025
This Week In Wrestling History (Season 3 Week 36: 9/3 – 9/9)
Don Tony And Kevin Castle Show
About
This Week In Wrestling History (Season 3 Week 36) covering the period of 9/3 thru 9/9. Running Time: 5 Hours 11 Minutes. This Week In Wrestling History hosted by Don Tony first aired in 2018 and spanned two seasons. After much demand, these retro episodes return REMASTERED and UPDATED FOR 2025. Wrestling history up to and including 2024 has been added! Hundreds of hours of original wrestling clips & stories. Enjoy this deep dive into pro wrestling's awesome history. SYNOPSIS: S3 E36 (09/03 - 09/09)
- Giant Baba def Harley Race for NWA Heavyweight Title - just to lose it back to Race a few days later Wild Samoans win vacant WWWF Tag Titles (Vacated by Backlund & Morales) Looking back at WCCW Labor Day Star Wars 1983, 1984, 1987 Georgia Championship Wrestling regains WTBS Studios Looking back at 1987 and 1991 King Of The Ring events Looking back at WCW Clash Of Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90 Sting defeats The Black Scorpion. Or does he? NWA strips Ric Flair of World Heavyweight Championship Audio: Ric Flair makes his memorable WWF debut Highlights of Prime Time Wrestling promo, debut match and the incident with Roddy Piper. Vince McMahon gets physically involved in a segment for the first time ever Audio: Sgt Slaughter wants his country back Audio: Tito Santana becomes El Matador WCW airs first ever episode of Monday Nitro on TNT Audio: Lex Luger makes surprise appearance on first ever episode of WCW Monday Nitro and confronts Hulk Hogan Audio: Eric Bischoff speaks on rehiring of Lex Luger and historic importance of his appearance on Nitro EP1 WWF airs special Friday Night episode of Raw Shawn Michaels appears in Playgirl Magazine Audio: Jim Ross announces imminent return of Razor Ramon and Diesel to WWF Audio: NWO Shirts officially go on sale Audio: Scott Hall proclaims he is NWO 'For Life' Looking back at WWF In Your House 17: Ground Zero PPV Steven Dunn def Doomsday (Kane) to become last ever USWA Southern Heavyweight Champion Audio: Womens history made on Raw: Tori vs Ivory in the first ever Womens Hardcore Match for Womens Title Audio: Val Venis and Big Show urinate on GTV: And they call you The Big Show?! Audio: Howard Finkel vs Tony Chimmel Tuxedo Match Audio: Rock and Mankind vs Big Show and Undertaker Buried Alive match with lots of interference from Austin, Kane, Triple H and more Vincent (Virgil) joins The West Texas Rednecks Audio: WCW holds complicated Battle Royal on Nitro with a 'Can't Blame It On Russo' result Eddie Guerrero def Chyna and Kurt Angle to win IC Title Rhino def Kid Kash to become last ever ECW World TV Champion Audio: Kurt Angle kidnaps Steve Austin and throws him into a Pool Audio: Christian turns on Edge Audio: Steven Richards vs Undertaker leads to WWF debut of Kronik Looking back at NWATNA One Penny PPV from 2003 Audio: Brock Lesnar cuts promo of his career while attacking and throwing Zach Gowen down a long flight of stairs ROH 'Beating The Odds' featuring Raven vs CM Punk: Clockwork Orange House Of Fun Match TNA signs Gail Kim and Junior Fatu (Rikishi) WWE tapes first episode of Friday Night Smackdown to dismal ratings TNA releases Andrew 'Test' Martin after one match due to substance abuse issues and more Looking back at TNA No Surrender 2007, 2010, 2012 Audio: Adam Pacman Jones' awful TNA Tag Title reign begins Audio: Hornswoggle revealed as Vince McMahon's bastard son Looking back at 2008 WWE Unforgiven PPV and Championship Scramble Title Matches concept The Wrestler wins 2008 Golden Lion Award at Venice Film Festival Bryan Danielson and Nigel McGuinness leave ROH for WWE One would sign with WWE while the other fails a physical but signs with TNA Audio: Bob Barker hosts 'The Price Is Raw' Audio: CM Punk impersonates Jeff Hardy and cuts memorable 'straight edge' promo Memphis Championship Wrestling closes its doors Bret Hart makes his WWE Raw return in almost 15 years Audio: Jerry Lawler suffers Heart Attack during Raw. Includes clips from Raw, comments from Michael Cole and a controversial interview between Steve Austin and Jerry Lawler Looking back at TNA One Night Only PPV: Knockouts Knockdown (2013) Looking back at TNA One Night Only PPV: World Cup Of Wrestling (2014) Lucha Underground tapes its first ever episode. (2014) WWE signs Asuka Sting destroys Seth Rollins' statue inside a garbage truck Audio: Gallows and Anderson introduce 'The Old Day' Nia Jax walks the runway at The Curvy Con Fashion Show in New York City JBL steps down from SmackDown commentary team and is replaced by Corey Graves Jonathan Coachman steps down from RAW commentary team and is replaced by Renee Young Audio: NBA star Enes Kanter wins WWE 24/7 Championship from R-Truth Anthem acquires a majority stake in HDNet LLC, paving the way for Impact Wrestling to star airing on AXS TV Audio: Triple H addresses AEW Dynamite' upcoming debut on TNT head-to-head against NXT (2019) #FreeKillerKross trends across social media from public fallout between Killer Kross and Impact Wrestling Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch land the cover of Muscle & Fitness Magazine Hilarious story behind Chris Jericho' AEW World Championship lost and ultimately found by someone on the side of the road along a major FL highway Audio: Chris Jericho attempts to shift the blame of the missing AEW World Championship AEW message to fans during the pandemic: Don't Be A Stupid Idiot, Wear A Mask! Vince McMahon threatens WWE roster with fines, suspension and possible termination if they don't cease all third-party activities including: Cameo, Twitch, YouTube streaming and more Audio: Andrew Yang uses WWE 'Third-Party story' to try and land himself a future job in the Joe Biden Administration (if elected President) Audio: Miro (Rusev) makes his AEW debut Looking back at AEW All Out 2020 and the horrible handling of Matt Hardy's concussion in a match against Sammy Guevara Audio: Closing moments from the worst match AEW PPV History: Dr Britt Baker vs Big Swole (Tooth And Nail Match) Audio: Looking back at AEW All Out 2021 and the memorable AEW debuts of Ruby Soho, Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson Audio: Pat McAfee comments on Adam Cole's AEW debut at All Out 2021 WWE signs Gable Steveson to their first ever NIL deal Triple H undergoes major heart surgery Audio: Triple H reflects on his heart issues and in-ring retirement: "I Was Afraid Of Dying" Looking back at WWE Clash At The Castle 2022 and NXT Worlds Collide 2022 Audio: Roman Reigns' memorable appearance at Press Conference following WWE Clash At The Castle Looking back at AEW All Out 2022-2024 Audio: CM Punk buries Hangman Adam Page, The Elite, Colt Cabana and more during AEW All Out Media Scrum (2022) Gunther surpasses Honky Tonk Man as the longest reigning Intercontinental Champion of all time Looking back at WWE Superstar Spectacle 2023 Looking back at Impact Wrestling 1000 two-night event celebrating 1000 episodes of Impact Wrestling Audio: The Biggest Knockouts Match Of All Time: Gail Kim, Awesome Kong, Jordynne Grace, Mickie James and Trinity (Naomi) vs Angelina Love, Deonna Purrazzo, Gisele Shaw, Savannah Evans and Tasha Steelz Looking back at NXT No Mercy 2024 and the NXT arrival of Giulia Hangman Adam Page burns down Swerve Strickland's home during AEW Dynamite Audio: "This Is Murder": Jon Moxley turns on Brian Danielson and hilariously suffocates him with a paper-thin clear plastic bag Audio: Gunther hilariously reveals to Bret Hart that Goldberg is his favorite wrestler And so much more!