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This Week In Wrestling History (Season 3 Week 34: 8/20 – 8/26)

This Week In Wrestling History (Season 3 Week 34: 8/20 – 8/26)

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 This Week In Wrestling History (Season 3 Week 34) covering the period of 8/20 thru 8/26. Running Time: 5 Hours 58 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 E34 (08/20 - 08/26) Dusty Rhodes def Harley Race to win NWA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time, ending Race's run at 926 days. Rhodes' title reign would last five daysAudio: Roddy Piper returns to Georgia Championship Wrestling TV two weeks after stabbing incidentLooking back at SummerSlam '91: A Match Made In Heaven, A Match Made In Hell!Sting def Steve Austin to win his first WCW United States TitleLooking back at SummerSlam Spectacular 1993Audio: Bizzaro Land: Vince McMahon makes his memorable heel debut in USWA, Bret Hart booed in Memphis, and lots moreLooking back at USWA 'A Matter Of Pride' 1993Looking back at WCW Clash Of The Champions XXVIIIRicky Steamboat suffers career ending back injuryFinal ECW Match: Eddie Guerrero vs Dean Malenko: Best 2 Of 3 FallsAudio: Cactus Jack vs Terry Funk: IWA King Of The Death Match Tournament Final (1995)Looking back at WWF EX-perience event 1996Audio: Arn Anderson announces his in ring retirement on WCW Monday Nitro (1997)Looking back at WCW Clash Of The Champions XXXVLooking back at WWF Friday Night's Main Event (1997)Audio: Bart Gunn vs Bradshaw: Brawl For It All Tournament Final (1998)Looking back at WWF Summerslam PPV (1999)WWF tapes the first weekly episode of SmackdownRaven quits WCW and returns to ECWAudio: Raw vs Nitro Main Event Battle (1999): Triple H wins his first WWF Heavyweight Title (Raw) vs KISS and the KISS Demon (Nitro)Lillian Garcia and Miss Kitty make their WWF debutsAudio: Paul Heyman appears on MSNBC hyping upcoming ECW on TNN debutAudio: First Women's Main Event in Monday Night Raw's history: Stephanie McMahon vs Lita for Womens ChampionshipSara (Undertaker's Ex-Wife) vs Diamond Dallas PageThe Rock interviews Booker Wee - Sucka! Looking back at WWE SummerSlam 2002-2003, 2005-2007, 2009, 2015-2017, 2020-2021Audio: Last ever WWF Hardcore Title Match: Rob Van Dam vs Tommy DreamerAudio: Howard Finkel vs Lillian Garcia: Tuxedo vs Evening Gown Match (2002)Jimmy Snuka squashed by Three Minute WarningJaime Koeppe wins 2003 WWE Divas SearchAudio: Hulk Hogan vs Shawn Michaels (SummerSlam 2005)Audio: HBK Post SummerSlam promo from RawJohn Cena vs Chris Jericho: "You're Fired' MatchHulk Hogan wrestles his last ever WWE matchWWE Headquarters 'spray painted' with DX LogoWWE releases Daniel Rodimer and Serena DeebMatt Hardy and MVP play Basketball on Smackdown.Sting def AJ Styles, Christian Cage, and Samoa Joe to become Tag Team Champion with Kurt AngleBig Show, Khali, Cody Rhodes and Ted Dibiase appear on The Tonight Show w/ Conan O'BrienAudio: Dashing Cody Rhodes' Grooming Tips (2010)Wacky incident between Balls Mahoney and The OutpatientTodd Grisham leaves WWE for ESPNHunico begins performing under the mask as Sin CaraDaffney escapes serious near fatal injuries in auto accident due to wearing a seatbeltAudio: NXT fans are treated to CM Punk and Seth Rollins vs Kassius Ohno and Cesaro (Kings Of Wrestling)Audio: AJ Lee cuts her own 'Pipebomb' towards Total Divas (2013)El Rey Network officially announces the launch of Lucha UndergroundAudio: Nikki Bella wishes Brie Bella died in the womb!Looking back at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn (2015)Audio: The Dudleys return to WWE Raw after ten year absence (2015)Sting makes surprise appearance on Raw and confronts The Authority and Seth RollinsAudio: Braun Strowman makes his WWE main roster debutAudio: Closing moments of first ever WWE Universal Title Match: Seth Rollins vs Finn BalorAsuka (NXT Women's) and Finn Balor (WWE Universal) forced to relinquish titles due to injuryAudio: Heated exchange between Daniel Bryan and The Miz on Talking SmackOne year after making a memorable return, WWE bids farewell to The DudleysAudio: Chris Jericho discusses backstage fight with Brock Lesnar following match against Randy OrtonAAA strips Sexy Star of Reina de Reinas Championship due to intentionally injuring Rosemary during their match at TripleMania XXVLooking back at AAA TripleMania XXVIFive years before UFC/WWE merger, AEW teams up with Endeavor to create WWE Podcast NetworkPossibly the only time this has ever occurred: AEW and Chris Jericho sends a positive message to NXT and is looking forward to Wednesday night programmingShawn Spears and Peyton Royce get married'Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch get engagedCathy Kelly reveals her breakup with Velveteen Dream. And the first creep to hit her DMs? Well Joey Ryan of course!FOX Sports' Rob Stone defeats R-Truth to win WWE 24/7 ChampionshipDue to the Pandemic, WWE offers a Virtual Meet ...
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