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 E33 (08/13 - 08/19)

• Looking back: WWF SummerSlam Fever. 9 matches; less than 30 total minutes of wrestling 1990
• Audio: Bobby Heenan, with NWA Heavyweight Championship, proclaimed the 'Real World Heavyweight Champion' Ric Flair was coming to WWF 1991
• Audio: Jake 'The Snake Roberts' turns on Ultimate Warrior 1991
• Audio: Don Tony's satire of Jake Roberts turn on Warrior
• 'The Grudge Match' TV Show w/Jesse Ventura makes its syndicated debut
• Looking back at WCW Clash Of The Champions XXIV 1993
• Audio: The Shockmaster makes his memorable WCW debut 1993
• Audio: Dusty Rhodes looks back at The Shockmaster's debut
• Audio: The Shockmaster suddenly transforms into an Electrician 1993
• Audio: Leslie Nielsen investiages the mystery of The Undertaker 1994
• Looking back at ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994 and Infamous 'Chair throwing' incident by fans
• Eddie Guerrero, Dean Malenko and Sabu sign deals to wrestle for WCW
• Audio: Goldust first ever vignette airs on Raw 1995
• WCW press conference in NYC announces imminent debut of Monday Nitro on TNT
• Looking back: SummerSlam 1996, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2010-2014, 2018
• Audio: Die Rocky Die. Rocky Maivia cuts his first promo as part of the Nation Of Domination 1997
• Looking back: ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997
• The Undertaker is busted open for the first time ever during a match on Raw
• Audio: Eddie Guerrero WCW Nitro promo rips Eric Bischoff and threatens to quit 1998
• Audio: The Warrior makes his memorable WCW debut 1998
• Looking back: WCW Road Wild 1999 and New Blood Rising 2000
• Lenny Lane wins his only WCW Championship (Cruiserweight), before being stripped due to controversy surrounding his homosexual character
• Audio: Lance Storm def Mike Awesome for US Title then gives away two of his three WCW Championships
• Linda McMahon appears at Democratic National Convention, and The Rock appears at the Republican National Convention 2000
• Looking back at WWF first live episode of Smackdown, new theme (Beautiful People), and a new (Fist) set 2001
• Audio: Steve Austin introduces 'What?' 2001
• Beginning of the end for WWF Hardcore Title
• Randy Orton makes history and wins World Heavyweight Championship at 24 years old just to have Evolution turn on him
• Audio: Prior to SummerSlam match vs Hulk Hogan, HBK receives nuclear heat from Canadian fans on Raw
• Audio: Hulk Hogan wrestles his last ever match on Raw vs Kurt Angle 2005
• Ashley Massaro wins 2005 and Layla El wins 2006 WWE Divas Search
• Looking back: TNA Hard Justice 2006, 2009 and Hardcore Justice 2013
• Chris Jericho inadvertently punches HBK's wife Rebecca in the face during a Summerslam segment
• Audio: Chris Jericho speaks on his memorable 2008 feud against Shawn Michaels
• Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez makes WWE TV debuts
• Audio: Title vs Title: CM Punk vs John Cena ends with a MITB Cash-In victory 2011
• Audio: Memorable promos between CM Punk and Kevin Nash from Raw 2011
• Matt Hardy arrested following single car accident and is released by TNA (who had just rehired Jeff Hardy)
• Audio: Daniel Bryan def John Cena to win WWE Championship, just to lose it to MITB cash-in by Randy Orton
• WWE suspends Alberto Del Rio due to Wellness Policy violation and would never return to WWE TV
• Audio: WWE Universe is introduced to The Demon King 2016
• Audio: Brock Lesnar doesn't give a sh** about Heath Slater's kids 2016
• Audio: Baron Corbin unsucessfully cashes in his MITB Briefcase 2017
• And so much more!

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