TWIWH S2 E20 (05/14 – 05/20) This Week In Wrestling History

RUNNING TIME: 2 Hours 59 Minutes
Hosted by Don Tony

SYNOPSIS: S2 E20 (05/14 - 05/20)

• The era of Bruno begins: Bruno Sammartino def Buddy Rogers to win WWWF Championship.
• Andy Kaufman passes away from Lung Cancer at 35 years old.
• Audio: AWA fu**ery: Playboy Buddy Rose & Doug Somers win the AWA Tag Team titles on a count out (from Scott Hall and Curt Hennig).
• Looking back at WCW Capital Combat: The Return Of Robocop (1990).
• Looking back at WCW SuperBrawl (1991).
• Audio: Sid Vicious vs El Gigante: Stretcher Match
• Looking back at WCW WarGames (1992).
• Papa Shango places a voodoo curse on a vomiting Ultimate Warrior, and the feud begins.
• AAA Promotion makes its debut (1992).
• Audio: The biggest upset in Raw histoy? The Kid def Razor Ramon.
• Audio: Marty Janetty makes WWF return and def Shawn Michaels for IC Championship.
• 'A Current Affair' episode debuts profiling the tragedies surrounding the Von Erich family.
• Looking back at ECW: When Worlds Collide (1994).
• Audio: Arn Anderson speaks on his one match in ECW and why it sucked.
• Looking back at AAA Triplemania II-B event (1994).
• WWF makes significant changes in drug policy in an attempt to prevent abuse.
• Looking back at the first ever WWF In Your House PPV (1995).
• Audio: Bob Backlund announces his candidacy for President and makes some comical errors at some historical events.
• Infamous Cliq Curtain Call takes place at Madison Square Garden.
• Audio: Triple H, Jim Cornette, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash speak on the infamous MSG Curtain Call.
• Looking back at WCW Slamboree (1996, 1997, 1998).
• HBK infamous 'Sunny Days' Promo on Bret Hart airs on Raw.
• Audio: Sean Waltman reveals a 'Sunny Day' story involving Shawn Michaels.
• People Magazine wasn't the only fools running high profile Internet Polls in 1998. Looking back when Ric Flair had led Time Magazine's 'Person Of The Century' Poll.
• Looking back at ECW 'It Ain't Seinfeld' event (1998).
• Taz debuts the FTW (F*** The World) Championship.
• Audio: Eric Bischoff taunts Vince McMahon on WCW Thunder.
• Audio: Chris Jericho's introduces the participants in the Cruiserweight Battle Royal at Slamboree 1998.
• Audio: The night Dean Malenko received one of the loudest pops in WCW history.
• Referee Charles Robinson suffers collapsed lung after taking an elbow drop by Macho Man Randy Savage.
• Looking back at WCW No Mercy UK PPV (1999).
• Looking back at ECW Hardcore Heaven PPV (1999, 2000).
• Audio: Godfather's Ho (Bobcat) wins WWF Hardcore Title from Crash Holly.
• Audio: Don Tony's favorite WWF Hardcore Title match: Gerald Brisco vs Crash Holly.
• Looking back at WWE Judgement Day PPV (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009).
• Vince McMahon makes return appearance on HBO's 'On The Record with Bob Costas'.
• Zach Gowan makes WWF TV debut - by having his prosthetic leg yanked off by Rowdy Roddy Piper.
• Ron 'The Truth' Killings wins NWA World Heavyweight Championship for the 2nd time.
• Mordecai makes WWE main roster debut.
• Audio: Bobby Heenan on The Dennis Miller Show.
• TNA suspends Jeff Hardy.
• Looking back at TNA Hard Justice PPV (2005).
• Tickets for ECW One Night Stand go on sale and immediately sells out.
• Looking back at TNA Sacrifice PPV (2006, 2010).
• 'See No Evil' starring Kane hits movie theatres.
• WWE releases Sabu, Shelly Martinez, Scotty 2 Hotty, Nick Mitchell, Carlito and Angel Williams (Angelina Love).
• Audio: Bret Hart defeats The Miz to win the WWE US Championship.
• Hulk Hogan sues Fruity Pebbles Cereal (Post).
• Audio: TNA rebrands as 'Impact Wrestling' and 'Wrestling Matters'.
• TNA signs Brooke Hogan.
• Looking back at WWE Over The Limit PPV (2012).
• Looking back at WWE Extreme Rules PPV (2013).
• Audio: Kevin Owens makes WWE main roster debut.
• Looking back at NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable (2015).
• Samoa Joe makes NXT debut.
• Looking back at WWE Payback PPV (2015).
• Destination American announces cancellation of TNA Programming effective September 2015.
• Audio: New Day 'Time Machine' skit poking fun at The Vaudvillains (2016).
• And so much more!

NOTABLE BIRTHDAYS: Andre The Giant, Vader, Jimmy Snuka, Karl Von Hess, Scott Irwin, Kasavubu, Dick Slater, Dr. Death Steve Williams, Felix Kerschitz, Tommy Rogers, Mario Milano, Don Duffy, Billy Berger, Buddy Knox, Bull Montana, Billy Red Lyons, Ushinosuke Hayashi, Nancy Benoit, Masakazu Fukuda, Sailor White, Gary Albright, Cousin Luke (RIP), Johnny Rodz and Butcher Vachon 81, Gino Brito 78, Pepe Casas 76, Earl Hebner 70, Dave Hebner 70, Robert Fuller 68, Kevin Von Erich 62, Dwayne Bruce 59, The Godfather 58, Ron Simmons 57, Tatsuo Nakano 54, Lori Fullington 52, Mantaur 51, Road Dogg 50, Psicosis, Magnitude Kishiwada and Bobcat 48, Blue Meanie and Kaz Hayashi 46, Cherry 45, Alex Wright and La Parkita 44, Danshoku Dino 42, Toru Yano, Ryuji Hijikata and Keith Walker 41, Malefico 40, Alistair Overeem 39, Randi West 38, James Curtis, Diego Corleone and Tom Lawlor 37, Matt Riviera and Yuzuki Aikawa 36, Jason Blade and Mickie Knuckles 35, Aleister Black, Mike Kanellis, Slim J and Zack Ryder 34, Dash Wilder, Il Lupo and Max Voltage 32, Bestia 666 30, Akam and David Finlay Jr. 26, Dragón Lee and Callie Bae 24

NOTABLE PRO WRESTLING DEBUTS: Jack Brisco 1965, Billy Reil and Trent Acid 1995, Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe 2000, Karl Anderson 2002, Willie Mack 2006, No Way Jose 2013

NOTABLE DEATHS: Ricky Cortez and Fred Atkins 77, Kurt Von Stroheim 76, Tetsuo Higami 75, George Gordienko 74, Jack Taylor 69, Randy Savage 58, Doug Somers 65, Tarzan Zimba 64, Bad Boy Hines 56, Jack Kiser 55, Ali Pasha 53, The Golden Terror 51, Andre Baker 45, Sambo Asako and Little Coco 40, Davey Boy Smith and Ashley Massaro 39, Andy Kaufman and Eddie Baker 35, Big Dick Dudley 34, Frank Townsend 32

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