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From Starrcade '83 to March 26, 2001, Tony Schiavone was the voice of professional wrestling below the Mason-Dixon Line. Though the Monday Night Wars may be over you can still relive the memories of Jim Crockett Promotions and World Championship Wrestling. Hear for yourself why What Happened When with Tony Schiavone is a hilarious trip down professional wrestling's memory lane. Join Tony and Conrad every Wednesday morning at 6am ET

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Episode 310: Look Up Hogan! Judgement Is Coming! Nitro 12.15.97 from 2022-12-14T11:00

On this episode of WHW, Tony and Conrad will look back 25 years at the debut of Bret Hart in WCW! Plus, Disco Inferno defends the TV title against Yuji Nagata, Fit Finlay vs. Dean Malenko, La Parka...

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Episode 305: World Championship Wrestling 11.14.87 from 2022-11-09T11:00

Starrcade - and Thanksgiving - are just 12 days away as we see Dr. Death, Ron Simmons, Freebirds, Rick Steiner, Tully&Arn, and Luger. Plus, The Nature Boy says there's nothing else going on the nig...

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Episode 303: Hell In A Cell 2014 from 2022-10-26T07:00

On this episode of What Happened When with Tony Schiavone, Tony and host Conrad Thompson take us in the not-so-wayback machine for Hell in a Cell 2014! The guys discuss the matches, the talent and ...

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Episode 266: Ask Tony Anything from 2022-02-16T11:00

We welcome back The Voice of Your Childhood, Tony Schiavone, for another edition of Ask Tony Anything! Tony answers Top Guys and My Push member questions, hosted by AFS Queen Lauren!
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Episode 265: WCW WrestleWar 1990 from 2022-02-09T05:01

It's the midst of the Jim Herd era in WCW and this seven match card had some good moments and some bad ones as well.
The good featured a Ric Flair vs Lex Luger NWA World Title matchup that was ...

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Episode 264: WCW SuperBrawl VI from 2022-02-02T05:01

The WCW Annual February event was a few months before the advent of the NWO. Packed with stars and some very bad matches, the pay per view event was not short on major talent. Two cage matches high...

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Episode 263: Royal Rumble 2017 from 2022-01-26T05:01

We celebrate five (count 'em, five!) years of WHW with a look at the 2017 Royal Rumble. Back in January of 2017, Conrad Thompson brought Tony Schiavone's attention back to wrestling when this podca...

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Episode 262: Clash of the Champions XVIII from 2022-01-19T08:01

This TBS special, which aired on January 21, 1992, pulled in the lowest ratings numbers of any of the "Clashes," but was, critically, one of the best ones that aired on TBS between March of 1988 an...

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Episode 261: World Championship Wrestling-Lex Luger Debut 01-17-1987 from 2022-01-12T08:01

We take you back to the TBS Studios in Atlanta in 1987 where we first heard from and then saw in action, "The Total Package" Lex Luger.
Make no mistake, this was not his first time wrestling on...

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WHW Episode 260: Monday Nitro 01-04-99 the Finger Poke of Doom from 2022-01-05T08:01

It's' the Finger Poke of Doom! It's the "Butts in Seats" comment. It's all here! The reason WCW lost the Monday Night Wars.
Not so fast! 
Even though those two incidents have resonated amon...

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Episode 258: World Championship Wrestling 12-13-1986 from 2021-12-22T13:41

Maybe it was the holiday season, or maybe they had been on the road too much, but in this episode of World Championship Wrestling from 1986, everyone is fired up.
From the intense promos from D...

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Episode 257: Ask Tony Anything from 2021-12-15T05:01

As Tony continues his travels promoting Butts in Seats, this week's episode of What Happened When will not be about 1986, but instead, we are showcasing a recent AdFreeShows.com live event - it's A...

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Episode 256: World Championship Wrestling 12-06-1986 from 2021-12-08T05:01

Was this the end of the Rock and Roll Express era in JCP? In this very famous telecast Paul Jones issues a challenge for his men Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez to vie for the World Tag Team Champion...

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Episode 255: World Championship Wrestling 11-29-1986 from 2021-12-01T05:01

Starrcade is over and now the focus of JCP is the Bunkhouse Stampedes going across the country in December.
However, this is a different show: no Ric Flair, no Four Horsemen, no Dusty Rhodes, b...

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Episode 254: Starrcade '86-The Night of the Skywalkers from 2021-11-24T05:01

Look back with Tony, Conrad and special guest David Crockett as they watch matches from Starrcade '86!
Included are Jimmy Valiant vs Paul Jones, Ron Garvin vs Big Bubba, Tully Blanchard vs Dust...

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Episode 253: Starrcade '86 Memories from 2021-11-17T05:01

Conrad and Tony break away from watchalongs this week to talk to five wrestlers who were a big part of not only Starrcade, but the entire year of 1986.
The guys will talk with Ron Garvin, Tully...

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Episode 252: World Championship Wrestling 11-22-1986 from 2021-11-10T05:01

It's the Starrcade '86 "Go Home" edition of World Championship Wrestling on TBS, and the stars are out with great promos.
We will hear from Ric Flair, Nikita Koloff, Dusty Rhodes, Ole and Arn A...

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Episode 251: World Championship Wrestling 11-15-1986 from 2021-11-03T04:01

As we edge closer to Starrcade '86, the height and danger of the scaffold match comes into focus, and nothing sells it better than a rarely seen video of Jim Cornette and the Midnight Express prepp...

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Episode 250: World Championship Wrestling 11-08-1986 from 2021-10-27T04:01

We jump ahead a week during our look back at JCP/NWA in 1986, because, basically, this is the next one available to watch.
It's a good one, too. Chocked full of intense interviews from Ric Flai...

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Episode 249: World Championship Wrestling 10-25-1986 from 2021-10-20T04:01

The program begins with the famous scene in the parking lot of Jim Crockett Promotions where the Four Horsemen and JJ Dillon follow Dusty Rhodes and attack him; breaking his arm.
Once the show ...

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Episode 248: World Championship Wrestling 10-18-1986 from 2021-10-13T04:01

It is an exciting time, but also a trying time for JCP and World Championship Wrestling. 
On this edition we will begin our countdown to Starrcade '86 with the announcement of the first match. ...

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Episode 247: World Championship Wrestling 10-11-1986 from 2021-10-06T04:01

In this edition of World Championship Wrestling from 1986, we will see how the "Ragin' Bull" Manny Fernandez turned his back on Jimmy Valiant and went for the money to join Paul Jones. 
Also, "...

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Episode 246: World Championship Wrestling 10-04-1986 from 2021-09-29T04:01

On this episode of WHW, we look back at a solid edition of World Championship Wrestling. We will see Magnum T.A. in action for one of the final times before his tragic car crash. Additionally, we w...

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Episode 245: World Championship Wrestling 09-27-1986 from 2021-09-22T04:01

It's the night before the NWA crowns new U.S. Tag Team Champions and Jim Cornette and the Midnight Express are in rare form. So much so that we hear Dennis Condrey speak once again!
Plus the is...

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Episode 244: World Championship Wrestling 09-20-1986 from 2021-09-15T04:01

We skip ahead one week in our watchalongs (because there is no show from 09-13-86 available).
In this episode, the heat between the Midnight Express with Jim Cornette and the Road Warriors with...

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Episode 243: World Championship Wrestling 09-06-1986 from 2021-09-08T04:01

On this episode of World Championship Wrestling, the NWA announces that the National Heavyweight Champion Wahoo McDaniel and the US Heavyweight Champion Nikita Koloff will decide which title will r...

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Episode 242: World Championship Wrestling 08-30-1986 from 2021-09-01T04:01

The National Tag Team Championship is rebranded and becomes the US Tag Team Championship. So says Jim Crockett and most of the program is used to promote the one night tournament in the Omni to cro...

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Episode 241: World Championship Wrestling 08-23-1986 from 2021-08-25T04:01

Big happenings on this edition of World Championship Wrestling from the TBS Studios. Nikita Koloff wins the best-of-seven series over Magnum T.A. during the seventh match in Charlotte, North Caroli...

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Episode 240: World Championship Wrestling 08-16-1986 from 2021-08-18T04:01

Ric Flair is once again the NWA World Heavyweight Champion! On this episode from the TBS Studios, we will see the footage from St. Louis where Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes to win back the title.
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Episode 239: World Championship Wrestling 08-09-1986 from 2021-08-11T04:01

The Great American Bash is over and we move on to late summer in the world of the NWA and JCP.
Later this same night, after this show aired on TBS, Ric Flair would win back the NWA World Heavyw...

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Episode 238: World Championship Wrestling 08-02-1986 from 2021-08-04T04:01

It's the last day of the Great American Bash 1986 as Saturday August 2, would be in the finale of the tour in Atlanta's Fulton County Stadium. This TBS show, done mostly in the studio, has some ver...

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Episode 236: The Great American Bash 07-05-1986 from 2021-07-21T07:00

LINK:  For the homies https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kFBSw2NMAPAeTLkKHORrDza-Ss7bQw1d/view?usp=sharingOur next stop, as we look back at 1986, is the fourth stop on the Great American Bash on tour...

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Episode 235: World Championship Wrestling 07-19-1986 from 2021-07-14T04:01

Another 6:05 show that is taken out of the studio and on the road during the Great American Bash of 1986.
This time, from Columbia, SC, a very loud and lively crowd will get to see, the Rock an...

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Episode 234: World Championship Wrestling 07-12-1986 from 2021-07-07T04:01

A great show from the famed Dorton Arena in Raleigh that is completely different from the studio shows...and some great matches not normally seen on TBS. 
We will see Black Bart vs Ron Garvin, ...

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Episode 233: World Championship Wrestling 06-28-1986 from 2021-06-30T04:01

It's the "go home" show for the Great American Bash. This episode of World Championship Wrestling originally aired three days before the first of the events:  Veterans Stadium, in Philadelphia.  Listen

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Episode 232: World Championship Wrestling 06-21-1986 from 2021-06-23T04:01

We look back at a great show heading to the Great American Bash 1986. It's a short one and the matches are VERY short as well, but it was not your typical two-hour broadcast.
Ivan and Nikita Ko...

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Episode 231: World Championship Wrestling 06-14-1986 from 2021-06-16T04:01

As this episode of World Championship Wrestling took the air, we were less than one month away from the Great American Bash 1986. A perfect time for the friction to be ramped up between Ole Anderso...

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Episode 230: World Championship Wrestling 06-07-1986 from 2021-06-09T04:01

In this episode, Magnum T.A. is reprimanded by NWA President Bob Geigle. And as a result, he attacks the president! 
Thus, Magnum is stripped of the US title and the legendary best-of-seven ser...

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Episode 229: World Championship Wrestling 05-31-1986 from 2021-06-02T04:01

It is all here! The contract signing between Nikita Koloff and Magnum T.A. (don't you talk about my mom); Ricky Morton receiving a broken nose from Ric Flair and the Horsemen and the debut of a man...

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Episode 228: World Championship Wrestling 05-24-1986 from 2021-05-26T04:01

1986 rolls along, and rolls toward the Great American Bash!
Are you ready for the debut of Steve Regal? No, not THAT Steve Regal. The former tag team partner of Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin in the AWA...

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Episode 227: World Championship Wrestling 05-17-1986 from 2021-05-19T04:01

During this episode of JCP's World Championship Wrestling, we will find out more about the Great American Bash as Tony and Conrad have a debate as to when Ric Flair actually won the NWA World Heavy...

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Episode 226: World Championship Wrestling 05-10-1986 from 2021-05-12T04:01

On we go into 1986! This week, Ric Flair and Arn Anderson are together and Flair gives a very serious interview. Plus, the James Gang uses a rope to get back at Jim Cornette and the visual is start...

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Episode 225: World Championship Wrestling 05-03-1986 from 2021-05-05T04:00

On this very famous episode, the James Gang rides into the studios of TBS and causes quite a stir. Namely: Jim Cornette, who goes on to hijack the show.
Also, we will hear from Baby Doll for th...

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Episode 224: World Championship Wrestling 04-26-1986 from 2021-04-28T04:01

The Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament is over, but the heat is turned up.
We begin a feud between Ric Flair and Ricky Morton with a Horsemen attack in the Rock and Roll Express dres...

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Episode 223: World Championship Wrestling 04-19-1986 from 2021-04-21T04:01

NOTE: You may not be able to watch along thanks to the Peacock, but you still will have fun.
It's the day of the Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament and Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes, he...

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Episode 222: World Championship Wrestling 04-12-1986 from 2021-04-14T04:00

And then the Peacock arrived. Poof!
Here is another watch-along from the great year of 1986. But can you watch-along? Probably not, since everything is on the Cock right now and the WWE Network...

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Episode 221: World Championship Wrestling 04-05-1986 from 2021-04-07T04:01

As we march through 1986, and move ahead to the Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament, Arn Anderson and Ron Garvin meet again for the World Television title, but this time, the Horsemen...

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Episode 220: World Championship Wrestling 03-29-1986 from 2021-03-31T04:01

You may have cheered for Pistol Pez Whatley, but that ends today. He turns on Jimmy Valiant and sets the stage for Shaska Whatley. 
Plus, Jim Cornette, Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson, the Rus...

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Episode 219: World Championship Wrestling 03-22-1986 from 2021-03-24T04:01

It is on this show that the entire 24 team field is announced for the Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament.
But why stop there? After weeks of asking, "Where's Wahoo?" The great Chief ...

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Episode 218: World Championship Wrestling 03-15-1986 from 2021-03-17T04:01

It is on this episode of WCW that we find out the location and the top seeds for the upcoming Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament.
Also, Baby Doll makes a stunning challenge to J....

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Episode 217: World Championship Wrestling 03-10-21 from 2021-03-10T05:01

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a new National Heavyweight Champion: Tully Blanchard!
You saw him wrestle on AEW Dynamite at age 67, now take a look back at his win over Dusty Rhodes to collect y...

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Episode 316: World Championship Wrestling 03-01-1986 from 2021-03-03T06:01

This is a loaded TBS 6:05 show from March of 1986 which has Ron Garvin facing Arn Anderson for the World TV Title and Ric Flair wrestling against Brodie Chase. 
But the fun does not stop there:...

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Episode 216: World Championship Wrestling 03-01-1986 from 2021-03-03T05:01

This is a loaded TBS 6:05 show from March of 1986 which has Ron Garvin facing Arn Anderson for the World TV Title and Ric Flair wrestling against Brodie Chase. 
But the fun does not stop there:...

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Episode 215: World Championship Wrestling 02-22-1986 from 2021-02-24T05:01

Ladies and Gentlemen, we present to you...the BIG GOLD BELT.  
On this episode, World Champion Ric Flair unveils the new world title belt to the nation.  
Additionally, Gorgeous Jimmy Garvi...

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WHW Episode 214: World Championship Wrestling 02-15-1986 from 2021-02-17T06:01

As we continue 1986, in this episode:  Paul Jones introduces a new man to his stable, Dusty Rhodes gives a gift to the Rock and Roll Express (enough to tick off Jim Cornette), the Russians lay down...

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Episode 214: World Championship Wrestling 02-15-1986 from 2021-02-17T05:01

As we continue 1986, in this episode: Paul Jones introduces a new man to his stable, Dusty Rhodes gives a gift to the Rock and Roll Express (enough to tick off Jim Cornette), the Russians lay down ...

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Episode 213: World Championship Wrestling 02-08-1986 from 2021-02-10T05:01

This is a different show, compared to the others from TBS in 1986. No promos from Ric Flair, or Dusty Rhodes and no David Crockett. 
But still plenty of great stuff from Jimmy Valiant, Tully Bl...

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Episode 212: Superstars on the Superstation 02-07-1986 from 2021-02-03T05:01

Our look back at JCP on TBS in 1986 takes you to the night of the dream matches. For weeks, in January, fans watching World Championship Wrestling were asked to send in postcards of the matches the...

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Episode 155: WWF Raw 01-04-99 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Well, here it is.  The show that made Mick Foley a champ and put Tony Schiavone in the toilet.  The famous show that turned the tide in the Monday Night Wars of the 90's and helped hasten the downf...

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ECW Massacre on 34th Street-2000 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Well, nothing says Merry Christmas like a good ole ECW Pay Per View.  The beloved promotions was not too far away from closing its doors, but that did not stop the action.  Even though there was no...

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WCW Monday Nitro 12-20-1999 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

As WCW continued to spiral downward, here is a prime example of how it all went wrong. Too much talk, not enough action. It was a show centered on Roddy Piper, and it featured plenty of big stars: ...

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Starrcade 89 "Future Shock" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Get ready for three hours of wrestling action featuring only four teams and four singles competitors. We are not so sure what "Future Shock" stood for in 1989, but 30 years later it stands for ill-...

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Clash of the Champions IV: Seasons Beatings 12/07/88 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

WHW takes you back to December 7, 1988. Live from Chattanooga, the fourth TBS Clash of the Champions and during the final year of Jim Crockett Promotions. TBS had already acquired JCP and because o...

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Starrcade '84 The Million Dollar Challenge from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We take you back on a journey. A journey 35 years (can you believe it?) in the past. When things were much simpler. No pay per views, just closed circuit TV. The match: Ric Flair vs Dusty Rhodes. T...

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Clash of the Champions XIII: 11/20/1990 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Once again into the "Clash" wayback machine, we take you all the way back to THANKSGIVING THUNDER in 1990! Fully entrenched in to the Jim Herd era and basically the end of the run of Ole Anderson a...

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Episode 204: WCW Monday Nitro 12-08-1997 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It was a great time in WCW.  It was during the build-up to what would be the company's biggest night:  Starrcade '97, Sting versus Hollywood Hulk Hogan. From a sold out arena in Buffalo, New York, ...

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Clash of the Champions XXV: 11/10/1993 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Another one of those, WCW/NWA/TBS ventures that was full of talent but slim on great action.  What can we say?  Any show that has The Shockmaster against The Equalizer cannot be all that great.  Bu...

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Episode 203: World Championship Wrestling 11-26-1988 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We go back to one of the turning points in Jim Crockett/NWA/TBS history.   When Turner Broadcasting purchased Jim Crockett Promotions, they wanted to tone down the violence.  And for reasons still ...

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ECW November to Remember '99 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

As with every ECW event of the '90, this one was a feast for the eyeballs (in more ways than just wrestling action)! It featured RVD, Taz, Sabu, Chris Candido, Raven, Tommy Dreamer, Sandman, Lance ...

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146: Halloween Havoc 1996 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On the heels of the Hulk Hogan turn, WCW was red hot, and this event, Halloween Havoc would become what Eric Bischoff would describe as his crowning achievement in Pay Per View shows.  Featuring a ...

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Episode 201: Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling 11-16-85 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It was the build up to Starrcade '85: The Gathering. And it's HARD TIMES. Yes, the famous interview by the American Dream Dusty Rhodes as he readies to do battle with Ric Flair. Also, it's the buil...

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145: Halloween Havoc 1994 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What could be better than Hogan vs Flair in a cage with careers on the line?  A big crowd--including Muhammad Ali--was on hand at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on October 23, 1994 to witness two o...

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144: Ask Tony Anything from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Slapdicks!  We love 'em.  They can come up with some of the greatest questions!  So, on the third installment of "Ask Tony Anything" on WHW we picked out some of the best from Twitter as well as so...

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143: Tony Returns to TNT from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It was quite a gap between March 26, 2001 and October 2, 2019, but here he is again.  The head of all Slapdicks, Tony Schiavone has made his return to TNT.  How did it go for him backstage, what wa...

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142: Clash of the Champions XII-Mountain Madness from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Want to see a great professional wrestling show? Sorry, this ain't it. However, it did have Ric Flair, Lex Luger, Sting, the Steiners, Stan Hansen, the Z-Man, the Black Scorpion (at least one of th...

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141: WWE In Your House-Mind Games from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The WWF (WWE) may have been losing in the ratings war in September 1996, but the 10th In Your House hit a home run with the main event featuring Mankind against Shawn Michaels.  Mick Foley turned i...

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140: WCW Fall Brawl 1993 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

By the results of the Wrestling Observer Readers' Poll, this was the one of the worst WCW Pay Per Views of all time.  It began with Ricky Steamboat against Lord Steven Regal, and with the exception...

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139: WCW Clash of the Champions VIII-Fall Brawl '89 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Well, let's just put a bag over someone's head and murder them!  And that's what WCW tried to do with the Terry Funk and Ric Flair feud.  Regardless, this was a good show, even though the public ou...

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138: ECW Anarchy Rulz 1999 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

As only the guys can do, WHW this week takes a look back at another fun ECW PPV event.  It was the last match for Taz in ECW and even though he was viewed at the beginning by the fans as a "sell ou...

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137: WCW Monday Nitro 08-25-97 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

WCW was red hot.  Nitro was live from the stronghold of the Four Horsemen, Columbia, SC.  It was the perfect place for Arn Anderson to give a farewell speech and to offer his "spot" to Curt Hennig....

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136: WCW Monday Nitro 08-23-1999 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It's the "Kiss Nitro" with the debut of The Kiss Demon...but...he's not on this show.  That's right, the WWE apparently could not use the likeness and music of Kiss, so it was edited out.  But does...

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135: WCW New Blood Rising 2000 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

WITHOUT QUESTION, WCW was a coffin on roller skates in 2000 and as one of the worst Pay Per Views ever, New Blood Rising hit maybe a low watermark.  Has there ever been a WCW event with so many mat...

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134: WCW Road Wild 1998 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

From the Black Hills of South Dakota comes the Eric Bischoff vanity project!  It's Jay Leno, Kevin Eubanks, Hulk Hogan, Goldberg, the NWO Black and White and the NWO Wolfpack.  Plus, Chris Jericho,...

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133: Clash of the Champions XXXI 08-06-95 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We take you back to when the Clash of the Champions was...BAD.  Here we have Vader against Flair and Arn, the Renegade against Paul Orndorff, Sister Sherri getting a bump on the head and falling in...

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132: Great American Bash '89 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It's one of WHW's most requested shows.  The 1989 Great American Bash featuring Ric Flair against Terry Funk, Ricky Steamboat versus Lex Luger, a War Games Match, Sting squaring off with the Great ...

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131: WCW Bash at the Beach 1997 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Nine matches from the heyday of WCW; the year of 1997.  It was one year removed from Hulk Hogan becoming "Hollywood" Hogan and the NWO was in full force.  Do you remember?  Some matches were good, ...

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130: The Great American Bash 1992 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Do you like when wrestling was REAL?  Did you like the Bill Watts era of WCW?  Well, you going to love this one.  A show loaded with talent: Steve Austin, Rick Rude, MADUSA!!!  Also, Terry Gordy, D...

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129: Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling 07-07-1984 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tony and Conrad take you back to when wrestling on television was RAW...and we are not talking about the three hour WWE show.  They take you back to Jim Crockett Promotions flagship show:  Mid-Atla...

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128: WCW 06-08-1989 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

JR! Missy Hyatt! The Steiners beating guys up! Paul E. and Terry Funk! Ricky Steamboat Flyin' Brian, Ric Flair and much more. What was there not to like about the Turner product in 1989 (Well, okay...

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127: WCW Monday Nitro 06-28-1999 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Coming to you from Jimmy Famous Seafood in Baltimore, this is a story of how WCW began "talking" itself out of a good wrestling show.  The wrestling was pretty good, but the talk...talk...talk actu...

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126: Monday Nitro 06-30-1997 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Honestly, was there anything better that WCW Monday Nitro in 1997? Wait...don't answer that!  Yes, the show had its ups and downs, but there is no denying the amount of wrestling talent that was on...

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125: Clash of the Champions VII-Guts and Glory from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What Happened When takes you back to June 14, 1989 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.  The temperature in the building was incredibly hot and the wrestling...well...got slower and slower as the searing...

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124: WCW Spring Stampede 1998 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On April 19, 1998, World Championship Wrestling took it's traveling circus to Denver for Spring Stampede.  And even though it was well received among wrestling fans at the time, it was still in the...

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123: Butts and Tweets: Ask Tony Anything from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It's a new version of "Ask Tony anything" as we take your questions from Twitter and answer them honestly (as only Tony and Conrad can do).  So, sit back and relax and put Starrcast out of your min...

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122: WrestleWar 1989, Music City Showdown from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It's the final match of the great trilogy between Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat.  Was it the best match of the three?  That is still being debated, but it was the beginning of a great angle between...

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121: ECW Guilty as Charged 2001 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Join Conrad and Tony for a look at the last ECW Pay Per View.  It was turbulent time in wrestling, with the Monday Night Wars nearing an end, and ECW having financial troubles.  The final ECW Pay P...

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120: World Championship Wrestling 11-02-1985 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

1985 was a magical year for Jim Crockett Promotions.  Their promotion debuted on TBS in early April, and by the end of the year, they were headed to their third Starrcade loaded with such talented ...

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119: Tony's Vegas Vacation from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What started out as a great idea...well...did not turn out too well at all for Tony.  He, Conrad and Dave Silva were going to spend a few days in Las Vegas to prepare for Starrcast II.  Tony though...

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118: SuperBrawl I: Return from the Rising Sun from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What has the debut of Oz, the debut of Johnny B. Badd, the debut of the forerunner of Razor Ramon, Brad Armstrong dressed up as a bird, bears pissing on the ramp way, and Missy Hyatt being spanked ...

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117: WCW Monday Nitro REBOOT 04-10-2000 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

After a week of replays and clips, WCW Monday Nitro went back on the air live on April 10, 2000 to "reboot" the program.  It was a new direction of the company under both Eric Bischoff and Vince Ru...

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116: WrestleMania III from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Thirty-one years later, WrestleMania III goes down as one of the most-memorable, most groundbreaking, most influential professional wrestling events of all time.  It was the glory days of Hulkamani...

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115: ECW Living Dangerously 1999 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

While WCW and the WWF (WWE) were slugging it out in the "Monday Night Wars," ECW was kicking ass.  This week's offering takes us back to Asbury Park, New Jersey, and a show filled with the Dudleys,...

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114: Monday Nitro Spring Breakout 2000 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This episode of WHW is presented by Season 5 of WWE SuperCard.  Available now FOR FREE in the Apple App Store, Google Play and Amazon Appstore.  Go to https://bit.ly/2UVkn2s for more information. S...

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113: WCW Monday Nitro 07-29-1996 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Join Conrad, Tony and the attendees of the very first Low Key-Big Hog Convention as they watch one of the most memorable WCW Monday Nitro episodes ever.  Right out of the famous Bash at the Beach a...

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112: 112: Clash of the Champions III from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It was the final Clash of the Champions under the Jim Crockett Promotions banner as well as the first time an event was named "Fall Brawl."  The event featured Sting and Barry Windham for the U.S. ...

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111: Episode 111-Clash of the Champions IX from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Just about 30 years ago, in Troy, New York, Ric Flair and Terry Funk wrestled in one of the most memorable matches of the 80's, or any decade for that matter.  It was the famous "I Quit Match."  Jo...

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110: Episode 110-WrestleMania X7 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A mere six days after WCW closed its doors, the WWF held WrestleMania 17 at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas.  A show full of memorable matches like the TLC match for the tag team championship, McMa...

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109: WCW Chi-Town Rumble 1989 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We go back to look at a classic Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat main event and all that  went along with it.  Like:  Michael Hayes against the Russian Assassin, Barry Windham against Lex Luger, the Ro...

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108: Episode 108: Thursday RAW Thursday 1997 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In February of 1997, the WWF was on the cusp of the "Attitude Era." In a memorable interview Shawn Michaels vacated the World Heavyweight Title. Many thought it was only because he was not willing ...

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107: Episode 107: WrestleMania 18 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tony and Conrad take you back to March of 2002. Icon versus Icon as the Rock meets Hulk Hogan. Plus Kurt Angle, Robbie Van Dam, Booker T., The Dudley Boyz, Stone Cold vs Scott Hall and Ric Flair ag...

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106: Episode 106: SuperBrawl Revenge 2001 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It was the final SuperBrawl of them all. February 18, 2001 and a little over a month before WCW would close down the doors, Scott Steiner met Kevin Nash for the WCW World Championship in a match in...

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105: Episode 105: Clash of the Champions XIV from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Conrad and Tony take you back to WCW in 1991.  The Gulf War was raging.  Dusty Rhodes had returned as booker.  The Clash had to be taken out of the CNN Center and moved to Gainesville, Georgia.  Th...

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104: Episode 104: Survivor Series '96 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

While WCW was enjoying the momentum of Hulk Hogan turning heel and the advent of the NWO, the WWF was chugging right along with who would become the biggest superstar in the business (Stone Cold St...

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103: Episode 103: Remembering Gene Okerlund from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Whether you worked in pro wrestling or were a fan of pro wrestling, January 2, 2019 was a tough day for all of us. It was the day, "Mean" Gene Okerlund passed away. He had a profound impact on all ...

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102: Episode 102: Ask Tony Anything from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college.  Tony plays "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel, the song that was playing the first time the...

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101: Episode 101: WCW Sin 2001 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

As World Championship Wrestling began it's final year, WCW Sin kicked off the Pay Per View schedule with a real cluster***k from Indianapolis.  It's a show best remembered for Sid Vicious' broken l...

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99: Episode 99: Starrcade '93 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Many say it was Ric Flair's greatest moment. Everyone tuned in on December 27, 1993 to see not only Flair with one of his finest triumphs, but also to honor "The Man" during his biggest challenge; ...

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98: Episode 98: December to Dismember 2006 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Was this the worst Pay Per View of all time? Well, it was branded as ECW, but with the exception of Tommy Dreamer, Rob Van Dam, Joey Styles, Taz, Paul E. and an appearance by Sandman, it was everyt...

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97: Episode 97: Starrcade '83 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This is the one that has "stood the test of time." The very first Starrcade from Thanksgiving night 1983. It was before WrestleMania and became the flagship event of Jim Crockett Promotions and the...

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96: Episode 96: ECW November to Remember 1997 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Conrad loved them. Tony never watched them. But 21 years later Tony has fallen in love with the action and carnage that was ECW! ECW! ECW! We take you back to the time when Shane Douglas won the EC...

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95: Episode 95: Royal Rumble 1990 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Conrad and Tony take you back to January 1990. It was the WWF Royal Rumble from Orlando featuring 30 top superstars and angles and issues heading to WrestleMania VI. It was also the event in which ...

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94: Episode 94: Road Trip 2018 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

You may have been expecting Royal Rumble 1990, but that will come next week. This week, go on the road with Tony and Conrad as they drive from Nashville to Atlanta. If you hear a loud hissing noise...

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93: Episode 93: Halloween Havoc 1991-Chamber of Horrors from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tony and Conrad take you back in time to one of the most remembered a talked about PPV's ever. Halloween Havoc '91. The clusterf**k that featured the Chamber of Horrors where Abdullah the Butcher w...

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92: Episode 92: WCW Thunder 04-22-1998 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It's the episode where real-life intersected with pro wrestling, when on April 22, 1998, Marcus "Buff" Bagwell was seriously injured during a Ric Steiner bulldog from the top turnbuckle. What trans...

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91: Episode 91: WCW Saturday Night 11-21-1992 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It was the Bill Watts Era and WCW Saturday Night at Center Stage was still the flagship program of World Championship Wrestling. The feature event on this night was one of semi-final matches of the...

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90: Episode 90: WCW Monday Nitro 09-25-2000 Russo Wins World Title from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This is one of those shows. One that many said helped kill WCW. Tony says BULLSHIT; that WCW was dead long before that. Anyway, join the guys as they look back at the time Vince Russo became the WC...

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89: Episode 89: WCW Monday Nitro 07-31-2000 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Less than one year before WCW was sold to WWE and closed the doors forever, a WCW Monday Nitro full of sex and craziness hit TNT. It was complete with a "Viagra on a Pole Match" between Kidman and ...

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88: Episode 88: WCW Saturday Night 09-24-1988 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Thirty years ago, Jim Crockett Promotions was in its final months; tensions were high and the wrestling quality was down. In the days leading up to the sale to Turner Broadcast everyone was wonderi...

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87: Episode 87: Fall Brawl 1998 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Yes, this WCW Pay Per View had a little of everything: Hulk Hogan, the Ultimate Warrior, Silver King (WTF?), Raven, Saturn, Roddy Piper, Bret Hart, DDP. And it had a LOT of nothing: no sense, no go...

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86: Episode 86: WCW Monday Nitro 09-14-1998 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Here it is! Conrad and Tony watch along with one of the most memorable moments in the run of WCW Monday Nitro. The return of Ric Flair to WCW and the re-formation of the Four Horsemen. But that's n...

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85: Episode 85: WHW at Starrcast 2018 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

One of the big parts of the WHW Starrcast experience during "All In" weekend was fans being able to do "wrestling style" interviews with Tony Schiavone. Additionally, the WHW LIVE was a smash hit b...

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84: Episode 84: Spring Stampede '99 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Relive the moments of one of the very good PPV's from the WCW era: Spring Stampede '99. From the incredible ability of Blitzkrieg, to Hardcore Hak, to an completely out-of-control Scott Steiner to ...

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83: Episode 83: SummerSlam '89 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In 1989, Vince McMahon hired this 31-year-old redneck named Tony Schiavone away from WCW and put him on the big stage with Jesse "The Body" Venture as the announce team for SummerSlam 1989. So, sit...

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82: Episode 82: Thunder 51 February 18-1999 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Strap yourself in, Slapdicks, and get ready for an episode of Thunder chocked full of...stuff. Like Ric Flair getting beat up in a field, Eric Bischoff as a limo driver, Ralphus in drag, Torrie Wil...

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81: Episode 81: WHW Mailbag-August, 2018 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

They've been doing it since January 2017! Tony Schiavone and Conrad Thompson answer your questions from social media. They have to. Conrad is the only one of the two that can read, so he delivers t...

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80: Episode 80: ECW Heat Wave 1998 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Some call it the best ECW Pay Per View ever, and it truly was an unforgettable event. From the Jerry Lynn vs Justin Credible opener to the wild six man match at the end, watch along with Tony and C...

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79: Episode 79: Clash of the Champions 24 08-18-1993 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The unforgettable appearance of the Shockmaster at the Clash of the Champions XXIV from 1993. It was on a segment of "Flair for the Gold" and was, without a doubt, capsuled what was wrong with WCW....

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78: Episode 78: Bash at the Beach 1995 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Outside. Southern California. Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage. Hulk Hogan vs. Vader. Sting in the opening match. What is not to love? Well, the PPV also had the Renegade, Dave Sullivan and Kamala. So, s...

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77: Episode 77: Bash at the Beach 2000 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Join Conrad and Tony and special idiot...er...guest Casio Kid as they relive the moments from 2000 when Hulk Hogan, Jeff Jarrett and Vince Russo were part of one of the most famous moments in WCW l...

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76: Episode 76: Nitro 147 Goldberg vs Hogan 07-06-1998 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Here it is gang! Goldberg vs Hulk Hogan at the Georgia Dome in front of an announced crowd of 39,919 on July 6, 1998. It was the beginning of the Goldberg WCW World Title reign and the night of mem...

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75: Episode 75: NWA-WCW (06/25/88) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

As Jim Crockett Promotions headed to the Great American Bash 1988, they were pulling out all the stops (good and bad) to set up Ric Flair vs. Lex Luger for the NWA World Heavyweight Title at the Ba...

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74: Episode 74: NWA-WCW (06/13/87) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Join Conrad and Tony as they watch World Championship Wrestling's June 13, 1987 Episode.  It was only one hour on TBS that week, but it was loaded with great interviews and action.  Watch Dusty Rho...

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73: Episode 73: Clash of the Champions II (June '88) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Brad Armstrong is in the opener against Barry Windham, Sting & Dusty team up against the Horsemen on top, and along the way we see Lex Luger get ambushed and left a bloody mess. The silliness that ...

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72: Episode 72: NWA TV (06/07/86) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes, a Rock N Roll Express Dream Date contest, Jimmy Valiant in a hair feud, a Flair promo with the front row dressed in suits, Ole Anderson returning to attack Dusty and cut...

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71: Episode 71: 5/27/96 Nitro (Scott Hall Debut) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

If you had to trace the "boom" in popularity in professional wrestling in the late 90s back to a single point, it was the May 27, 1996, Monday Nitro when Scott Hall showed up on Nitro and started w...

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70: Episode 70: Slamboree 1993 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Slamboree '93 was the Legends Reunion and there has never been a show like this before... thankfully! Tony loved it but Conrad maybe not so much. WCW is hitting the panic button based on poor house...

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69: Episode 69: Capital Combat from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Ole Anderson has taken over for the booking committee, Tony Schiavone is back from the WWF, Terry Funk quit, the Road Warriors are leaving for the WWF, Luger gets one more shot at the World Title, ...

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68: Episode 68: Slamboree 1998 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tony and Conrad break down WHAT HAPPENED WHEN WCW finally started to trail the WWF in the ratings. Kevin Greene, Dennis Rodman, bringing Flair back, signing the Ultimate Warrior, and even challengi...

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67: Episode 67: WCW Saturday Night 5/9/92 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tony and Conrad are joined by Casio Kid once again for a hilarious watch-along of WCW Saturday Night from May 9, 1992! This is when WCW was "trying things" like a celebrity guest host in Alabama's ...

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66: Episode 66: Spring Stampede 1994 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The most brutal match in WCW history, a four star Bunkhouse Buck match, Rude’s last major WCW match, and Flair-Steamboat IV, all in front of a record-setting Chicago crowd! Follow the show on Twit...

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65: Episode 65: ECW Barely Legal from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

E-C-W! E-C-W! E-C-W! Tony has NEVER seen Extreme Championship Wrestling until now! Conrad doesn't tell him who anyone is and Tony just freestyles who everyone is and why they're here. You don't wan...

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64: Episode 64: Spring Stampede 1997 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Spring Stampede 1997 was the night Randy Savage "made" Diamond Dallas Page and the night that Booker T gave what is perhaps the most infamous interview in WCW history! Plus a four way match that's ...

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63: Episode 63: Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun (89) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tony's not leaving! But we are covering an NWA show from when Tony DID leave, it's Part II of the Flair-Steamboat Trilogy from 1989! This was the Clash of the Champions from the Superdome in New Or...

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62: Episode 62: The Schiavone Wedding (The Finale?!) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Well, this is it! The big day for the Schiavone Family is finally here, Tony's only daughter is getting married! But does this mean the end of WHAT HAPPENED WHEN? Join Conrad as he makes the trek f...

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61: Episode 61: Uncensored 96, The Alliance to End Hulkamania from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

As our beloved show comes to it's supposed eventual end, Conrad and Tony are in rare form again as they cover Uncensored 96; featuring the The Alliance to end Hulkamania vs. Hulk Hogan and Randy Sa...

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60: Episode 60: Spring Break Nitro 1997 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Conrad and Tony are back with one of their most outrageous watch alongs yet, as the countdown continues toward the end of our beloved institution. It's 1997 in WCW so things are coming to a peak i...

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59: Episode 59: Uncensored 1997 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Because of the upcoming wedding, there are only a few shows left, and in this one, Tony and Conrad talk about Uncensored 1997 in one of our most hilarious shows yet. Mortal Kombat talk (and singi...

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58: Episode 58: WrestleWar 1991 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A company that held a Pay Per View with several of wrestling's future stars, a deep talent roster and a five star match... Is this a rib? No, it is the bipolar early 90's WCW, as Tony and Conrad co...

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57: Episode57: Superbrawl 1998 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Coming off of their biggest Pay Per View ever, WCW begins the process of unravelling. But first, an interest worthy PPV in early 1998. Lots going on here including the Scott Steiner turn, dissens...

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56: Episode 56: Superbrawl III from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times in WCW. Some of the greatest wrestlers, silliest gimmicks, and Wrestlecrap worthy promotional films. Join Tony as he revisits an interesting ti...

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55: Episode 55: Clash of Champions X from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

"You're out! You're no longer a horseman!" were the words spoken on the outset of this show in a perfectly executed angle that could only be ruined by a cataclysmic injury happening on the same sho...

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54: Episode 54: The 1988 Bunkhouse Stampede from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Crockett era fans (and even those later WCW fans who want to learn more of their wrestling history) can rejoice as Tony and Conrad dive into one of the most crucial events in wrestling history, the...

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53: Episode 53: Tony Answers YOUR Questions! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Back by popular demand is Tony Schiavone answering YOUR questions! Conrad has a record of picking legendary questions that will give us some unforgettable answers as Tony fields questions like: Wha...

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52: Episode 52: Souled out 1998 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Souled out 1998 may be one of the best shows in the post Starrcade 97 era of WCW, and there is a lot to like about this show, so it's no wonder why. Flair vs. Hart, Giant vs. Nash Debacle, 8 man lu...

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51: Episode 51: WCW Thunder from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Join Tony and Conrad as they reveal never before heard behind the scenes stories about the creation of and life and death of wrestling's most maligned show of all time WCW THUNDER! Not only that, ...

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50: Episode 50: The History of What Happened When with Tony Schiavone from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tony Schiavone was out of wrestling. Conrad Thompson had an idea for a podcast. This unique podcast documentary on WHW with Tony Schiavone takes you through the twists, turns, success, and evoluti...

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49: Episode 49: Starrcade 1997 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Join Tony Schiavone as he re-visits the 20 Year Anniversary of the biggest show in the history of our great sport, Starrcade 1997! After a 17 month build, the nWo storyline had all built to this. ...

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48: Episode 48: Nitro 12/22/97 - Starrcade 97 Go Home Show! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The "go home show" for Starrcade 97, This Nitro features the final build up for the long awaited Sting vs. Hogan and Bischoff vs. Zbysko matches the following Sunday, and also features the much tal...

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47: Episode 47: Starrcade 1999 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tony and Conrad return for another of their hilarious watch alongs, and this time they are watching Starrcade 1999! All of you Monday night war era fans are going to love this one, and Tony and Co...

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46: Episode 46: Starrcade 1991 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It's Starrcade 1991, The Lethal Lottery! Find out what happens when Conrad and Tony cover what they discovered may be the worst WCW PPV of all time. But no worries, you are still in for a hilariou...

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45: Episode 45: Starrcade 1990 (The Black Scorpion) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tony and Conrad are back with commentary on one of the most infamous PPV's featuring one of the most infamous angles of all time; Starrcade 1990 featuring the "reveal" of the Black Scorpion! Who w...

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44: Episode 44: Starrcade 1987 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Your new Thanksgiving tradition begins right now! It's the return of big time wrestling taking place after your favorite meal of the year! We start with one of the most memorable Starrcades of al...

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43: Episode 43: World War 3 1997 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

After a year of peace it is time again for World War 3. Obviously the last one had a lasting impact. Listen (or watch and listen) with Conrad and Tony as they offer insight and background on the ...

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42: Episode 42: Clash of the Champions 29 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It's time to fire up the WWE Network, press mute, and relive the... well... the not so good days of WCW in 1994. When you think of WCW don't you always think of Brutus Beefcake, the Honky Tonk Man,...

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41: Episode 41: WrestleWar 1992 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tony and Conrad watch along to a great PPV from a low point in WCW history. The greatest talent in the world was there, but they would leave WCW before they reached their peak. Even though they ar...

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40: Episode 40: Halloween Havoc 1995 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

If you liked last weeks show you will LOVE what you will hear this week in perhaps the most hilarious, entertaining. and controversial episode to date. Conrad and Tony are doing the real time runni...

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39: Episode 39: Halloween Havoc 1997 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tony and Conrad return to their very popular commentary format which is just as fun to watch along and listen as it to just listen to them make sense of all the crazy goings on in this PPV in WCW i...

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38: Episode 38: "Stunning" Steve Austin in WCW from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On this very special episode of What Happened When, make sure to stay till the very end, because that is where the news making story of the year is! But don't fast forward because in the meantime,...

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37: Episode 37: Ready to Rumble from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tony and Conrad are "At the Movies" this week, doing alternate commentary on the "classic" WCW engulfed movie: Ready to Rumble! Learn all the insight from a star of that movie Tony Schiavone as the...

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36: Episode 36: September 28 1998 Nitro from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tony and Conrad return to do their very popular live commentary on this episode of What Happened When Mondays with Tony Schiavone. This week they will cover a Nitro where it seemed EVERYTHING was ...

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35: Episode 35: My Year in the WWF from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What Happened When Tony Schiavone left Turner to move north and work for Vince McMahon. On today's episode you'll learn more details about the WWF studios, the differences in working for Crockett o...

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34: Episode 34: The "Nature Boy" Ric Flair from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

WOOOOO!!! The tip of the glistening iceburg that is "Nature Boy" Ric Flair's career, in and out of the ring, is the subject of this episode of What Happened When Mondays! Learn how Ric is responsib...

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33: Episode 33: Fall Brawl 1996 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week Tony and Conrad cover Fall Brawl 1996, which captured the hearts and minds of many, including a young Conrad Thompson who made this his very first PPV purchase. How did they change the se...

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32: Episode 32: Wargames 2000 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On this episode of What Happens When Mondays, Conrad and Tony provide commentary and insight alongside a viewing of Wargames 2000 which actually occurs on a NITRO on September 4th, 2000. Did the th...

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31: Episode 31: The Greatest Q and A in the History of Wrestling Podcasts! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Fans took to Facebook and Twitter and asked Tony every question imaginable, and Tony answers them all! Join Conrad and Tony on this episode where Tony chooses "his" Horsemen, gives his opinion on V...

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30: Episode 30: Arn Anderson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week, Conrad and Tony talk about everyone's "Mount Rushmore" wrestler, The Enforcer" Arn Anderson. Hear the story of Arns career from the very beginning of his days at Crockett all the way up ...

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29: Episode 29: Hog Wild 1996 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

An outdoor PPV on a Saturday with free tickets. Who booked this?! What if rained? Was Bobby drunk? Did the fans throw rocks at the Harlem Heat? Who dressed Tony like a member of the Village People...

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28: Episode 28: August 4 1997 Nitro from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Conrad and Tony provide real time commentary and insight on on one of the most pivotal Nitros of all time: The night Lugar defeated the NWO and Hulk Hogan for the Big Gold Belt. Also, the mystery o...

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27: Episode 27: Working with Bobby Heenan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What REALLY happened? Why did Bobby bury Tony in his book, his shoot interview, and everywhere else for more than 15 years? Did Tony really have a problem with Bobby paying tribute Gorilla? Did Ton...

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26: Episode 26: Randy Savage's 1995 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What Happened When Randy Savage left the WWF? Tony weighs in on the Stephanie rumor, the divorce, the heat with Hogan, the feud with Flair, and why Savage REALLY won the World Title at WW3 1995. En...

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25: Episode 25: Beach Blast 1993 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What Happened When Col. Parker wanted Sid and Vader to win so badly that he hired a dwarf wearing an eye patch to disguise himself as a shark in order to place a bomb on Sting and Davey Boy Smith's...

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24: Episode 24: Q&A with Tony Schiavone from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Nearly two hours of Tony Schiavone answering all of your questions! Follow @WHWMonday on Twitter to get involved in the conversation next time. For now, enjoy everything from Tony discussing Bobby ...

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23: Episode 23: Bash at the Beach 1996 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

"Hulk Hogan, you can go straight to hell!" What Happened When Hulk Hogan shocked the wrestling world and turned heel to form the nWo? Who knew and when? What was the backup plan? What was the react...

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22: Episode 22: The Four Horsemen, Part II from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Ole and Luger are out so what's next for the Horsemen? How did Arn & Tully's departure go down? Kendall Windham, Butch Reed, Hiro Matsuda, the Yamazaki Corporation?! "What's causin' all this?" Fin...

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21: Episode 21: The Four Horsemen from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Journey back to the 1980s as Tony and Conrad look at the Four Horsemen!

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20: Episode 20: Greed 2001 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What Happened When WCW ran their very last Pay Per View? The company would run their final show just eight days after this. Was it "too little, too late" for WCW? Finishes for every match, Luger ...

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19: Episode 19: Slamboree 2000 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What Happened When David Arquette defended his World Title in a triple cage, Shane Douglas finally got Ric Flair in the ring, Sunny was stripped on PPV, Hugh G Rection was born, Hogan wrestled Kidm...

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18: Episode 18: Mayhem 1999 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What Happened When the Vince Russo era WCW held a tournament to crown a new World Champion in Toronto? Bret Hart, David Flair, Filthy Animals, Revolution, Screamin Norman Smiley, Oklahoma, Berlyn, ...

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17: Episode 17: Halloween Havoc 1998 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What Happened When WCW booked Hogan-Warrior II in a match Meltzer gave "-******"? With the Steiners facing each other, Hall vs. Nash, Bret vs. Sting, Hogan vs. Warrior, Goldberg-DDP how could this...

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16: Episode 16: Fall Brawl 1997 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What Happened When the nWo "killed" the Horsemen in 1997? The famous Horsemen "spot" segments, never-before-told Arn Anderson stories, Steiner Brother stories you need to hear, and a Klondike Bill ...

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Episode 15: World War 3 '96 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What happened when... 60 men slogged through 3 rings, WCW had some intergender wrestling action, Chris Jericho fought a ref, Ultimo Dragon battled Rey Mysterio Jr. and Hulk Hogan got paid a ton to ...

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Episode 14: Uncensored 95 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It's 1995 and WCW decides to get extreme with a pay-per-view marketed as Uncensored. What happened when WCW booked a King of the Road match, Ric Flair goes extreme in drag, Hulkamania with a man te...

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Episode 13: Bash at the Beach '94 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Finally Hulk Hogan faces Ric Flair for the World Title! Steve Austin battles with Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat for the WCW U.S. Championship and much more! It's the first-ever Bash at the Beach!

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Episode 12: Halloween Havoc 1993 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What happened when... WCW booked Spin the Wheel Make A Deal as part of the main event attraction for Halloween Havoc 93? Find out as it involves Big Van Vader battles Cactus Jack! Also, Rick Rude d...

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Episode 11: Halloween Havoc 92 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What happened when WCW booked Spin The Wheel Make The Deal in 1992? It’s a very strange edition of Halloween Havoc and Tony and Conrad fearlessly look back at it on this episode sponsored by BlueAp...

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Episode 10: Ask Tony #1 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Fire up the podcast and listen to uncle Tony and Conrad take on your questions!

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Episode 9: 1991 Great American Bash from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In the summer of 1991, WCW head honcho Jim Herd plays hardball with Ric Flair... and the consequences forever change WCW and ground zero was the 91 Great American Bash. Tony and Conrad guide you th...

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Episode 8: WCW Halloween Havoc 1990 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Sting vs. Sid Vicious! The Black Scorpion strikes! Steiners and the Nasty Boys tear it up! What is up with Little Richard Marley and the Fabulous Freebirds? DOOM vs. The Horsemen! It's a can't miss...

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Episode 7: The Last WCW Monday Nitro from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tony Schiavone and Conrad Thompson talk about the historic and tragic final WCW Monday Nitro from March 2001.

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Episode 6: Diamond Dallas Page from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

BANG! What happened when DDP unleashed the Diamond Cutter on WCW and defied age and the odds to become a top star in the company? Let's find out with Tony and Conrad!

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Episode 5: The Great American Bash '88 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What happened when Jim Crockett Promotions produced its first ever live Pay-Per-View featuring Lex Luger chasing Ric Flair for his coveted NWA World Championship belt?

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Episode 4: Clash of the Champions I from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What happened when Jim Crockett Promotions went head to head with the WWF's WrestleMania IV with a free live cable broadcast called Clash of the Champions? Sting vs. Flair! The Road Warriors! Dusty...

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Episode 3: The first episode of WCW Monday Nitro from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What happened when Ted Turner gave the green light to fight the WWF with an expanded operating budget to bulk up the roster AND a live Monday night series? Find out as Tony Schiavone and Conrad Tho...

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Episode 2: WCW/nWo Souled Out 97 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What happened when the New World Order was so on fire, WCW decided to produce a nWo PPV in 1997? Tony Schiavone and Conrad Thompson brave what would be a strange PPV experiment for Turner Broadcast...

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Episode 1: Goldberg from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Fire up the superstation of podcasts for it's premiere episode as the Voice of WCW Tony Schiavone and his podcasting tag team partner Conrad Thompson look back at Bill Goldberg's run in WCW.

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Premieres Monday January 30, 2017 on the MLW Radio Network from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

From Starrcade '83 to March 26, 2001, Tony Schiavone was the voice of professional wrestling below the Mason-Dixon Line. Though the Monday Night Wars may be over you can still relive the memories o...

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Episode 199: ECW November to Remember 2000 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It's another venture back into ECW, but this time it's when the promotion is on the down-slide.  Still, there's a lot of good things including:  Jerry Lynn, Justin Credible, Kid Kash, CW Anderson, ...

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Episode 198: WCW Halloween Havoc 1989 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A lot to unpack in this one as we begin Halloween week of 2020.   Four great performers battle in the main event in what was the very first Halloween Havoc ever!  Flair, Funk, Sting and Muta!  How ...

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Episode 194: ECW Anarchy Rulz 2000 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It's another look back at some intense, high impact ECW wrestling with Conrad and Tony. Originating from St. Paul, Minnesota, this event was probably the highlight of the great career of Jerry Lynn...

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Episode 193: WWE One Night Only from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This Pay Per View event, originating from Birmingham, England was filled with intrigue. Plenty of great wrestling action with the Legion of Doom, Dude Love, Owen Hart, The Patriot, the Headbangers,...

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Episode 191: WCW Clash of the Champions XX from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It's a fine celebration of 20 years of professional wrestling on "The Superstation" TBS.  Complete with legends such as Gordon Solie, Bruno Sammartino, Andre The Giant, Dusty Rhodes, Bill Watts, Th...

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Episode 190: WCW Monday Nitro 09-01-1997 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Regardless of how you feel about the NWO parody of Arn Anderson and the Four Horsemen, you can't deny that you will never forget it.  Well, it's all here including some pretty good matches and some...

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Episode 189: ECW Doubleheader (08-30-94 and 09-03-99) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Conrad and Tony take you back in time to TWO very different episodes of ECW.  First, we go back to 1994 when Extreme Championship Wrestling was born.  When Shane Douglas threw down the NWA belt and...

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Episode 188: WCW Clash of the Champions XXXIII from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It's a wrestling show loaded with talent, but also loaded with short matches.  Join Conrad and Tony as they take you back to your childhood of 1996. Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair was the headliner, but i...

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Episode 187: ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It's all here! Taz, Chris Candido, Jerry "The King" Lawler, Tommy Dreamer, Sunny, Jake "The Snake" Robert, Rick Rude, the Dudleys, Terry Funk, Shane Douglas, Sabu, RVD, Spike Dudley, Bam Bam Bigelo...

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Episode 184: TNA 07-17-02 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

So this was NWA-TNA in 2002, huh? Yeah, it was bad. Oh, it had some great moments: like Low Ki vs AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper vs The Flying Elvises, but most it sucked. From ...

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WHW Episode 183: ECW Heatwave 2000 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Lot of crazy stuff in this one, kids.  Complete with a disturbance from members of Xtreme Pro Wrestling, the event from the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, had very memorable moments.  Fro...

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WHW Episode 182: WWE Raw 07-06-1998 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The same night WCW had Goldberg vs Hollywood Hogan for the World title on Nitro, the WWE countered with a taped show from State College, PA. It wasn't the best show, but the story lines were good e...

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WHW Episode 181: WCW Saturday Night 06-19-1993 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We take you back in time when the wrestling was GOOD, and the acting was BAD! Join Tony and Conrad as Col. Robert Parker, Harley Race, Vader and Sid Vicious go to an island in search of Davey Boy S...

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Episode 180: WCW Great American Bash 2000 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It's WCW at its very worst! Welcome to the Great American Bash 2000. It was the final GAB from WCW and it was the night Goldberg turned heel and business REALLY went down the toilet. Even though th...

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WHW Episode 179: ECW Hardcore June 10 & 17, 1997 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

All your favorites are here:  Joey Styles, Rob Van Dam, the Dudley Boyz, Shane Douglas, Raven, Tommy Dreamer, Francine, Joel Gertner, Beulah McGillicutty, Sabu, the Sandman, Tazz and Jerry Lawler! ...

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Episode 178: WCW Monday Nitro 06-09-1997 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

One of the most iconic Monday Nitros ever. Loaded with talent and backstage politics, this event, from Boston was, in a nutshell what WCW was all about, and why WCW went crumbling down. The line...

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Episode 177:First TNA Impact 06-04-2004 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Here's the link on Impact Plus for the watch-a-long: https://www.impactplus.tv/details/_6003449127001 It's the first edition ever of IMPACT as it aired on FSN on June of 2004.  With such establishe...

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Episode 176: Tony in TNA 01-29-2003 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Note: The link to watch along this TNA Show on Impact Plus is: https://impactplus.tv/details/_6003448649001 In January 29, 2003, Tony Schiavone made his first and only appearance in TNA. He arrived...

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Episode 175: WCW Monday Nitro 05-22-2000 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This episode of Nitro was known as the funeral for Ric Flair, but it was also a funeral for WCW. The promotion was certainly a "Coffin on Roller Skates" at this point in its history.   Actually, it...

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Episode 174: WWE Raw 05-19-03 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

If you were looking for a bad show to watch-along with Conrad and Tony then this is not it. This is actually one of the better wrestling show you will see. Featuring HHH against Ric Flair in a matc...

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Episode 173: ECW Wrestlepalooza '98 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Conrad and Tony take you back to the Marietta (GA) Civic Center to May 3, 1998 and one of the most panned ECW Pay Per View broadcasts ever. From Bam Bam Bigelow having to work with New Jack, who ha...

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Episode 172: WWE Backlash 2006 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It was 2006 and Vince McMahon ruled the (wrestling) world. What else was he was he to do? Enter the grand idea of winning a tag match against God. Yes, this will go down as one of the most absurd e...

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Episode 171: WCW Saturday Night 04.24.93 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On this episode of What Happened When, Tony and Conrad look back at the April 24, 1993 edition of WCW Saturday Night at the Center Stage Theater in Atlanta, GA! This episode is home to one of the m...

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Episode 170: RAW 02-28-2000 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Let’s give Tony and Conrad a "HAND" for this week's episode of What Happened When, as they look back at the February 28, 2000 episode of Monday Night Raw from Madison Square Garden in New York, NY!...

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Episode 169: WCW 04-08-89 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tony and Conrad take a look back at this highlight extravaganza from our pal Jim Ross! Jim recaps the controversial battle between Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat and Ric Flair for the World Heavyweig...

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Episode 168: WrestleMania 6 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It's a CHALLENGE for the ages, the immortal Hulk Hogan facing off against the Ultimate Warrior in a main event that can only be described as TREMENDOUS! Enjoy a very good WrestleMania. Hell, great ...

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Episode 167: WrestleMania XIV from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The momentum was starting to turn in the Monday Night Wars and this WM was a perfect indication as to why. DX and the "Attitude Era" was just getting started and Stone Cold Steve Austin would final...

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Episode 166: WCW Uncensored 2000 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Certainly a pay per view featuring Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Sting, Lex Luger and Sid Vicious has to be good, right?  Wrong.  The year 2000 was one to forget for WCW as in about a year the company wou...

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Episode 165: ECW Living Dangerously 2000 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

ECW was on the decline and not too far away from being swallowed up by big bad WWE. As usual, the gang pulled out all the stops in this one, including a horrible injury to New Jack. But even the wo...

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Episode 164: WWE Fastlane 2017 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A large crowd gathered in Milwaukee in March of 2017 for a WWE event that received less-than-positive reviews.  However, upon second look, the show was actually pretty good.  It featured Samoa Joe,...

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Episode 163: Ask Tony Anything from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It is time for another exciting episode of "Ask Tony Anything!" It where you, our loyal fans and all around wackjobs get to ask Tony anything at all by using #AskTony on Twitter. Tony is, as always...

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Episode 162: WCW SuperBrawl 2000 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Welcome to the final year of WCW! As you can tell from what we are getting ready to watch, the end could not come fast enough. One month after Eddie Guerrero, Dean Malenko, Chris Benoit and Perr...

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Episode 161: The Main Event 02-05-1988 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Was this the best angle ever in wrestling? Many feel so. The Hebners as double-referees. Andre the Giant beating Hulk Hogan. The selling of the belt to the Million Dollar Man. The subsequent stripp...

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Episode 160: Tony Loves Extreme from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

As we begin out fourth season of What Happened When, it's time to take a look back at Tony's first exposure to ECW. Keep in mind he never watched it back in the day and probably was one of those WC...

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Episode 159: Royal Rumble 2006 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In the aftermath of the shocking death of his friend Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio posted a emotionally filled, maybe surprising win at the 2006 Royal Rumble in Miami.  It was a show filled with ple...

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Episode 158: WWF Royal Rumble 1992 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

With apologies to Saudi Arabia, the Greatest Royal Rumble may have been back in 1992.  The world title was vacant and the winner of this event would be crowned the new champ.  It was an event loade...

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Episode 157: WCW Souled Out 2000 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

You've heard the guys describe WCW as being a "coffin on rollerskates."  Well, nothing more exemplified that statement than the WCW event Souled Out from 2000.  Many guys were out the door after th...

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Episode 156: ECW Guilty as Charged 2000 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

ECW invaded the Boutwell Auditorium in January of 2000 for a high impact Pay Per View event featuring Mike Awesome kicking Spike Dudley all over the ring and through a few tables as well Also, New ...

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Episode 211: World Championship Wrestling 01-25-1986 from 2021-01-27T05:01

Week three of JCP on TBS in 1986!  
Here you will find classic-unforgettable interviews from Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes.  Additionally, we will hear from the Ragin' Bull Manny Fernandez, Cowboy...

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Episode 210: World Championship Wrestling 01-18-1986 from 2021-01-20T05:01

We continue the look back at Jim Crockett Promotion greatest year: 1986.
In this episode, the heat between Ric Flair and Ron Gavin gets turned up. A young, soon-to-be Big Boss Man (Ray Traylor)...

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Episode 209: World Championship Wrestling 01-11-1986 from 2021-01-13T05:00

As we continue our look at 1986 and Jim Crockett Promotions, the heat between the Midnight Express and the Rock and Roll Express gets kicked up a notch.  Baby Doll discusses the difference between ...

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Episode 208: WCW 01-04-1986 from 2021-01-06T05:00

Welcome to 1986!
During the next 12 months of this new year of 2021 we will go back and look at the greatest year in Jim Crockett Promotions history.
It was the year of the Great American B...

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Episode 207: WCW Thunder 12-23-1999 from 2020-12-30T05:00

Join us as Goldberg almost bleeds out; as Bret Hart almost kills two production people getting away in his rental car, as Tank Abbott almost kills LaParka, as two great wrestlers, Hart and Chris Be...

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Episode 206: WCW Starrcade '98 from 2020-12-23T11:00

Starrcade was always WCW's premier event. So, it's obvious Hulk Hogan, Sting, Randy Savage, Lex Luger, Roddy Piper, Booker T. and the Steiners were all there. 
WRONG. All were missing.
But....

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Episode 205: WCW Monday Nitro 12-21-1998 from 2020-12-16T05:00

It's the Monday Nitro "go-home" show for Starrcade '98, and...well...you could see the paint peeling off the old WCW machine.
No Hogan, no Sting, no Macho Man, no Roddy Piper, no Bret Hart. The...

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Episode 202: Starrcade '85-The Gathering from 2020-11-25T05:00

During this Thanksgiving week, we go back and take a look and listen to when Thanksgiving night was the biggest night of the year in Pro Wrestling.
Starrcade '85 was full of memorable moments, ...

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Episode 197: Sting's Debut-WCW 10-17-87 from 2020-10-21T04:00

We think you are really going to dig this!  October of 1987, Sting makes his debut on TBS and World Championship Wrestling!
It's easy to see how his character grew from this moment, but it is a...

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Episode 196: WCW Thunder 10-04-2000 from 2020-10-14T04:00

If you like great wrestling action with great storylines...then you have come to the wrong place.  
A show that was long on skits and interviews and short on action, the event was from Long Bea...

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Episode 195: The Best of WHW and AFS from 2020-10-07T10:00

We take you back to some of the great moments of What Happened When! 
But wait, there is more! 
We also are going to go back and bring you some of the great moments of Conrad and Tony on Ad...

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Episode 192: Ask Tony Anything from 2020-09-16T10:00

What does Tony think is the most shocking thing about being backstage at AEW?  What call does he regret making during his career?  Would he leave AEW to work for the Atlanta Braves?  What would he ...

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Episode 186: SummerSlam 1997 from 2020-08-05T10:00

We go back to your childhood once again, and this time we stop at an historic moment in pro wrestling. It was on this show that Owen Hart's piledriver injured Stone Cold Steve Austin's neck and cha...

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Episode 186: SummerSlam 1997 from 2020-08-05T10:00

We go back to your childhood once again, and this time we stop at an historic moment in pro wrestling. It was on this show that Owen Hart's piledriver injured Stone Cold Steve Austin's neck and cha...

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Premieres Monday January 30, 2017 on the MLW Radio Network from 2017-01-27T14:09:38

From Starrcade '83 to March 26, 2001, Tony Schiavone was the voice of professional wrestling below the Mason-Dixon Line. Though the Monday Night Wars may be over you can still relive the memories o...

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Premieres Monday January 30, 2017 on the MLW Radio Network from 2017-01-27T14:09:38

From Starrcade '83 to March 26, 2001, Tony Schiavone was the voice of professional wrestling below the Mason-Dixon Line. Though the Monday Night Wars may be over you can still relive the memories o...

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