RUNNING TIME: 2 Hours 55 Minutes
Hosted by Don Tony SYNOPSIS: S2 E17 (04/23 - 04/29)
- Alex Karras and Dick The Bruiser turn their 'feud' into a real life bar fight with patrons and Detroit Cops.
- Bruno Sammartino breaks his neck during a WWWF Title Match against Stan Hansen. 
- Tommy Rich def Harley Race to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. 
- Audio: Infamous Empty Arena Match between Terry Funk and Jerry 'The King' Lawler including the memorable UNCENSORED Terry Funk pre match promo. 
- Superstar Billy Graham wrestles last WWF match (1983) and leaves company (for AWA) due to issues including medicinal abuse.
- Audio: How does Verne Gagne and AWA celebrates the one year anniversary of their fu**ery towards AWA fans and Hulk Hogan? By doing it again but this time, it's 'Super'. 
- Looking back at AWA Super Sunday event (1983). 
- Almost three years to the day the AWA fu**ery began for Hulk Hogan, The Hulkster (now WWF Champion) lands the cover of Sports Illustrated. 
- Jerry 'The King' Lawler loses his first Hair match and the Southern Heavyweight Title. 
- Ken Patera makes his WWF return after serving two years in prison for the McDonalds incident. 
- Bonus Audio: Looking back at the night both Bobby Heenan and Andy Kaufman managed Ken Patera against Jerry Lawler.
- The Fantastics end The Midnight Express' 345 day record reign as NWA US Tag Team Champions. 
- Sting and Lex Luger defeat Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson to win last ever Jim Crockett Sr Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament. 
- Big Bubba Rogers wrestles last match in Japan (teams with Jimmy Snuka) before signing with WWF and becoming The Big Boss Man. 
- Looking back at Episode 21 of Saturday Night Main Event (1989). 
- Looking back at New Japan's first event (Battle Satellite) from the Tokyo Done (1989). 
- Mr Perfect defeats Tito Santana in a tournament final to win the vacated WWF IC Championship (previously held by The Ultimate Warrior). 
- ECW crowns its first ever ECW Champion (Jimmy Snuka), just to lose it a day later to Johnny Hotbody. 
- Sid Vicious abruptly leaves WWF after a match against The Ultimate Warrior. 
- The Heavenly Bodies def The Fantastics to become the first ever Smokey Mountain Wrestling Tag Team Champions. 
- Naliz makes his WWF debut, attacking The Big Boss Man.
- Bonus Audio: A tale of two Nailz promos: One with the WWF voice modulation and one without. 
- Tammy Sytch debuts for Smokey Mountain Wrestling. 
- Sean Waltman (as The Lightning Kid) makes his WWF debut. 
- WWF signs Boni Blackstone. Captain 
- Lou Albano manages his last tag team to WWF Tag Team Championship victory as The Headshrinkers defeat The Quebecers. 
- Looking back at the Sumo Match between Earthquake and Yokozuna on Monday Night Raw. 
- Looking back at AAA Triplemania II-A event (1997). 
- Audio: Hunter Hearst Helmsley makes his WWF in ring debut, beating convicted Pedophile Buck 'Rock And Roll' Zumhoff.
- Audio: Triple H speaks on the origins of the 'Hunter Hearst Helmsley character and name. 
- Hulk Hogan finalizes paperwork to launch a small chain of Pastamania restaurants. 
- Looking back at WCW and New Japan 'Collision In Korea' two day event in North Korea. 
- Looking back at WWF 'In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies' PPV (1996). 
- 'Fat Frank' Iadevia (RIP) causes local controversy in NY/NJ after and odd call in to The Howard Stern Show. 
- D-Generation X attempts to invade WCW event. 
- Audio: Val Venis is 'coming' with Jenna Jameson. 
- Audio: Bruce Prichard speaks on the D-X WCW Invasion skits behind the cameras. 
- Looking back at WWF 'In Your House 21: Unforgiven' PPV (1998). 
- Looking back at the first annual 'Brian Pillman Memorial Event' (1998), and the WWF House Show that also raised money for the family of the late Brian Pillman. 
- Audio: DDP loses the WCW Heavyweight Championship to an insanely over Sting during an episode of Monday Nitro - just to win the title back later the same night. 
- While Ric Flair is stuck in a Mental Hospital during WCW Monday Nitro, Steve Austin rescues Stephanie McMahon from the Ministry Of Darkness. 
- WWF tapes the pilot episode of Smackdown (1999). 
- The Corporate Ministry of Darkness forms. 
- Juventud Guerrera and Jerry Flynn arrested in PA for DWI.
- Looking back at WWF 'In Your House 28: Backlash' PPV event (1999). 
- Steve Austin returns to WWF TV with a bang! and blows up the DX Express Tour Bus. 
- David Arquette wins the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, and donates his earnings to the families of Brian Pillman and Owen Hart, and to Droz. 
- Sabu defeats The Messiah in a tournament final to win the vacated XPW Heavyweight Championship (previously held by Chris Candido). 
- Steve Corino defeats Mike Rapada to win the NWA Heavyweight Championship. 
- Looking back at WWF Backlash PPV (2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Audio: Randy Orton makes his WWF main roster debut. 
- 'The Scorpion King' starring The Rock opens up to record revenue numbers at the box office. 
- Steve Austin announces his in ring retirement (2003). 
- Audio: Only hours after announcing his retirement from in ring action, Steve Austin becomes Co-GM of Raw with Eric Bischoff.
- Randy Orton spits in the face of Harley Race. 
- Looking back at TNA 'Lockdown' PPV (2005, 2006) 
- Chris Candido suffers serious ankle and leg injury during match on TNA PPV, and sadly passes away only days later due to a blood clot. 
- WWE starts contacting former ECW stars about appearing for WWE relaunch of ECW brand. 
- MTV and Viacom sign off on the creation of Wrestling Society X. 
- Hogan Knows Best renewed for a third season. 
- Looking back at the World Wrestling Legends '6:05 - The Reunion' PPV (2006). 
- 'The Condemned' starring Steve Austin hits movie theaters to terrible reviews. 
- Audio: Vince McMahon wins the ECW Heavyweight Championship. 
- One of the greatest matches in WWE Raw history: Shawn Michaels and John Cena battle almost an hour on Raw (HBK wins). 
- Reid Flair arrested after DWI incident involving heroin and driving with a revoked license. 
- Looking back at WWE 'Extreme Rules' PPV (2010, 2012). 
- Looking back at 2010 WWE Draft (Kelly Kelly #1 Draft Pick) 
- Audio: TNA Monday Night Impact Main Event: Abyss vs Ric Flair battle over WWE Hall Of Fame Rings. 
- Monday Night Wars II: After bombing to record low ratings, Dixie Carter announces Impact moving back to Thursday nights.
- WWE releases Tony Atlas. TNA fires Bubba 'The Love Sponge' after horrendous comments towards Haiti. 
- Lisa Marie Varon (aka Tara, Victoria) announces her exit from TNA, just to return two months later. 
- Audio: 2011 WWE Draft opens up Raw with John Cena drafted to Smackdown, just to be traded by to Raw by the end of the show. 
- Nick Gage sentenced after pleading guilty to Second Degree Bank Robbery.
- WWE launches their 'Be A STAR' Anti-Bullying campaign. 
- Audio: Cesaro makes his WWE main roster debut. 
- Audio: Stevie Richards speaks on Justin Credible passing out backstage prior to Extreme Rising Event (2012). 
- Audio: Nikki and Brie Bella 'fired' from WWE (2012), which leads to their legit exit until Spring 2013. 
- Looking back at TNA 'Sacrifice' PPV (2014). 
- Bad News Barrett defeats Neville to win the WWE 2015 King Of The Ring Tournament. 
- Jeff Hardy suffers a broken leg after a Dirt Bike stunt goes wrong. 
- WWE releases NXT Talents: Mason Ryan, Raquel Diaz, Shaul Guerrero, Oliver Grey, and Sarah Backman. 
- Kalisto defeats Braun Strowman in a terrible Dumpster Match on Raw. At least Kalisto suffers a great post match beat down.
- And so much more!
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