The Don Tony Show

This Week In Wrestling History (Season 4 Episode 18: 4/30 – 5/6)

May 1, 2026·4h 56m
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Enjoy this episode (Season 4 Episode 18) of This Week In Wrestling History covering the week of 4/30 thru 5/6. Running Time: 4 Hours 56 Minutes. Hundreds of hours of wrestling memories, all featuring the ORIGINAL moments as they aired including ORIGINAL theme music! Enjoy this deep dive into pro wrestling's awesome history. You won't find history documented like this anywhere but here! SYNOPSIS: SEASON 4 EPISODE 18 (4/30 - 5/6) RUNNING TIME: 4 HOURS 56 MINUTES Superstar Billy Graham def Bruno Sammartino to win the WWWF Championship Infamous Pat Patterson vs Sgt Slaughter Alley Fight takes place at Madison Square Garden Manny Fernandez stabbed multiple times outside TX restaurant Looking back at Von Erich Memorial Parade Of Champions 1984-1987 Audio: Kerry Von Erich def Ric Flair to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship Looking back at AWA Superclash II from 1987 Audio: Curt Hennig vs Nick Bockwinkel for AWA World Heavyweight Championship. Verne Gagne' fu**ery wasn't limited to just Hulk Hogan. With Hogan gone, AWA tries the same tactics with Curt Hennig. But this time, it ends with a positive conclusion WWF vs WBF Superstars battle it out on Family Feud Looking back at NJPW Wrestling Donataku events 1993-1995 Audio: Current WWF Champion Hulk Hogan belittles and calls the WWF Championship a 'toy' Rick Rude suffers serious neck injury during match with Sting which leads to retirement Sabu wins IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Audio: Following his WWF in ring debut, HHH promotes 'civility' Vignettes for the upcoming debut of The Bodydonnas (Skip and Sunny) begin airing on WWF TV Looking back at FMW 7th Anniversary Show (1996) Audio: Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels: Home wrecker?! Atsushi Onita meets with WWF about a possible joint event with FMW and the possibility of an Exploding Death Match in WWF Christian makes his WWF debut Looking back at ECW Wrestlepalooza '98 PPV Looking back at AJPW 25th Anniversary Show (1998) Audio: Terry Funk and Cactus Jack battle it out on Monday Night Raw with Steve Austin on commentary Vignettes start airing on WWF TV for the upcoming debut of Edge Audio: Paul Bearer tells Jerry 'The King' Lawler how he 'did' Undertaker's mother Kimberly Page appears nude in Playboy Audio: Captain Lou Albano's memorable appearance on 'Lie Detector' A&E premieres 'The Unreal Story Of Professional Wrestling' (1999) Looking back at AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Show (1999) Mick Foley forms a 'Union' to combat the Corporate Ministry Macho Man Randy Savage makes last appearance in WCW Looking back at WWF Backlash PPV 2000, 2005, 2018, 2023 Looking back at WWF Insurrextion PPV 2000-2002 and the Plane Ride From Hell (2001) Sean 'XPac' Waltman speaks on the Plane Ride From Hell Following the lawsuit filed by the World Wildlife Fund, World Wrestling Federation changes from WWF to WWFE Audio: WWF Confidential segment on the death of Miss Elizabeth and arrest of Lex Luger Daughter of Iron Shiek brutally murdered by boyfriend Audio: Jacqueline def Chavo Guerrero Jr to win the Cruiserweight Championship Hulk Hogan Energy Drinks, Microwave Cheeseburger and Chicken Sandwiches hit stores and receive subpar reviews Audio: Joey Styles' Pipe Bomb from WWE Raw WWE signs Hornswoggle Audio: Scott Steiner becomes the greatest mathematician in pro wrestling history Rolling Stone releases explosive story on Escort Service which included Ashley Massaro as being a paid Escort Santino Marella arrested for DUI Ric Flair becomes Ring Of Honor's 'Ambassador' WWE signs AJ Lee Monday Night War II: TNA airs last episode of Monday Night Impact and moves back to Thursdays Obsessed Mickie James fan arrested after threatening to bomb WWE offices and much worse Looking back at WWE Extreme Rules 2011 and 2014 Audio: Christian becomes WWE World Heavyweight Champion for 48 hours Audio: Michelle McCool says 'Goodbye' to WWE and Kharma says 'Hello' Audio: John Cena makes surprise announcement to live WWE audience that Osama Bin Laden has met his demise Bonus Audio: John Cena looks back at his Osama Bin Laden announcement and is repeatedly asked if it was a 'career highlight' Looking back at why Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is still credited as being the first to publicly announce the capture of Osama Bin Laden. Including a controversial remark The Rock originally said about his reveal which hasn't aged well Jinder Mahal makes WWE TV debut WWE releases Dustin Runnels Audio: The Bullet Club is born Looking back at ROH Border Wars PPV (2013) Audio: Sami Zayn's memorable WWE main roster debut taking on John Cena for United States Championship WWE releases Zeb Coulter, Damien Sandow, Wade Barrett, Hornswoggle, Santino Marella, Cameron, Alex Riley and El Torito Looking back at WWE Payback PPV 2016, 2017 Chris Jericho destroys The Ambrose Asylum and murders Mitch The Plant WWE writer Jennifer Pepperman celebrates 'Bring Your Emmy To Work Day'. She celebrated alone Dominik Mysterio signs with WWE Audio: Painmaker Chris Jericho channels his inner Sam Kin

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