DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE SHOW

Back by Popular Demand! 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: S2 E28 (07/09 - 07/15)

• Black Saturday: TBS replaces Georgia Championship Wrestling with World Wrestling Federation
• Audio: Jim Cornette discusses Black Saturday
• Bruno Sammartino wrestles his last match at MSG
• Harley Race wins 1986 WWF King Of The Ring
• Looking back at the time Ric Flair made out with a Mannequin on TV
• Ultimate Warrior makes his WWF TV debut
• Dr Death Steve Williams win UWF Heavyweight Championship
• We want Flair! We want Flair! Looking back at WCW Great American Bash 1991 plus 1988, 1992
• Vince McMahon folds the World Bodybuilding Federation
• Hulk Hogan testifies in Vince McMahon steroid trial, and admits to years of steroid use
• Looking back at ECW Heatwave 1995, 1996
• Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit) wins Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament
• Audio: Owen Hart & British Bulldog vs Steve Austin & ?? for vacant WWF Tag Team Titles 1997
• Nitro Girls debut on WCW Monday Nitro
• Looking back: WCW Bash At The Beach 1997-2000 and WCW LA Melee Pay Per Listen 1998
• Audio: Two Clusterf***s: Chavo Guerrero Jr 'submits' to Stevie Ray, then shaves his own head in Hair vs Hair Match vs Eddie Guerrero
• WWF debuts internet webcast Code-Red
• Audio: WCW Junkyard Hardcore Invitational Match
• Audio: Jeff Jarrett lays down to Hollywood Hulk Hogan and Vince Russo tirade that followed
• Booker T becomes 2nd Black Heavyweight Champion in WCW history
• Audio Trifecta: Looking back when Shane/Stephanie McMahon form ECW/WCW alliance against Vince McMahon/WWF
• Kurt Angle sings Jimmy Crack Corn
• Audio: Eric Bischoff makes his WWE debut as Raw General Manager
• Audio: Kurt Angle and John Cena Battle Rap! 2003
• Looking back at WWE Vengeance PPV 2004
• UPN forces WWE to remove Muhammad Hassan off Smackdown programming
• Audio: Muhammad Hassan Smackdown promo that did not air on UPN
• Audio: Matt Hardy calls in to WWE Byte This! and confronts Lita
• Brock Lesnar stripped of IWGP Heavyweight Championship
• Looking back: WWE Saturday Night Main Event 2006 and ROH Death Before Dishonor IV
• Audio: Following Benoit tragedy, the infamous appearance by Mr Kennedy on Fox News and his denial he took steroids
• Jim Ross opens JR's Family BBQ Restaurant
• WWE signs Teddy Hart to a developmental deal.
• Looking back: TNA Victory Road '07, '08, '10, Destination X 2011 and AAA TripleMania XV
• WWE releases Ashley Massaro
• Superstar Billy Graham auctions off his WWE Hall Of Fame ring on Ebay
• TNA announces ECW reunion themed event Hardcore Justice
• ABC cancels 'Downfall' game show hosted by Chris Jericho after only 5 episodes
• Chasyn Rance arrested for having sexual relations with a 15 y/o
• TNA releases Matt and Nick Jackson, Matt Morgan, and Hernandez
• Audio: CM Punk and Vince McMahon 'contract negotiation' from Raw 2011
• Audio: Bray Wyatt makes his NXT debut 2012
• Bonus Audio: Early Bray Wyatt promo from FCW
• Looking back at WWE Money In The Bank 2012, 2013
• Kharma and CM Punk released by WWE
• WWE announces partnership with Tout and opens the Performance Center
• GFW invasion of TNA draws 135 at 5000+ seat stadium
• Sasha Banks, Charlotte, and Becky Lynch makes their WWE main roster debut
• A week after TNA airs The Final Deletion at Hardy Compound, WWE airs Wyatt Family vs New Day at Wyatt Compound
• Bonus Audio: Wyatt Family challenges New Day
• WWE's lame excuse for not suspending Brock Lesnar for UFC doping violation
• Looking back at WWE Great Balls Of Fire 2017 and Extreme Rules 2018
• And so much more!

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