What Happened When

This will go down as one of the better WCW Pay Per Views ever.  It had the debut of Rey Mysterio, Jr. in a classic against Dean Malenko. Lord Steven Regal and Sting had a tremendous one-on-one encounter, Ric Flair and Arn Anderson went to battle with Kevin Greene and Steve McMichael, the Giant and Lex Luger squared off for the world title and Chris Benoit and Kevin Sullivan had a unforgettable fal...

It is the JCP/TBS/6:05/Saturday night show that began the Dusty Rhodes vs Tully Blanchard feud with the $50,000.00 Challenge! We will go in the lawyer's office to see the contract signing of Dusty/Tully complete a a paper bag full of a whole lot of money. Plus some great Interviews from Ric Flair, Jim Cornette, the Road Warriors (especially Hawk ) and...wait for it...the return to Atlanta and the...

We take you back to 2011 as Impact was a strong product in the wrestling world.  The roster was AMAZING:  Cactus Jack, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Sting, Kurt Angle, Jeff Jarrett, Eric Bischoff, the Young Bucks, Matt and Jeff Hardy, Samoa Joe, Amazing Red, Bully Ray, AJ Styles, Bobby Roode, Tommy Dreamer and on and on and on. But 11 years ago, Eric Bischoff and Matt Hardy , in this episode, beat the Yo...

What a difference a year made in the life of World Championship Wrestling! In last week's podcast we looked back on Slamboree 1996, an event most fans hated. A year later? Most everyone loved Slamboree 1997. The advent of the NWO had a lot to do with that, but so did the return of Ric Flair after being off for eight months with shoulder problems. Flair teams with Roddy Piper and Kevin Greene of th...

Slamboree was originally an event that began in 1993 and was subtitled: "A Legends Reunion." The event was the brainchild of Dusty Rhodes , but in 1996 it looked nothing like the original one. The 1996 version featured Sting versus the Giant for the WCW World Title, Dean Malenko against Brad Armstrong for the WCW Cruiserweight Title and Konnan against Jushin "Thunder" Liger for the United State Ti...

This is arguably the most famous "Raw is War" ever. Not because it was the highest rated ever, but because it featured DX on the attack against WCW! The two sides, the two shows, were literally 24 miles apart with the WWF(E) at the Hampton Coliseum and WCW at the Norfolk Scope. So DX , led by Triple H, Billy Gunn, X-Pac, Road Dogg and Chyna recorded vignettes outside of the Scope, trying to get in...

We go back to 1987 with some pretty memorable events. First of all, Magnum T.A. makes his first public appearance since his horrible accident in the fall of 1986. Secondly, we will see highlights from the Crockett Cup tournament in Baltimore won by Dusty Rhodes and Nikita Koloff , and, finally, we will see the debut of the New Breed : Chris Champion and Sean Royal . Two young men who were ahead of...

While things were on the steep decline in 1998 for WCW, Vince McMahon and the WWE continued to grow. Then on April 13, 1998 something happened that shook the Monday Night Wars: Raw beat Nitro in the ratings for the first time in 83 weeks. Things were never the same, again. The main reason was the angle between Stone Cold Steve Austin and McMahon. But this edition of Raw had plenty of other moments...

In honor of her 70th birthday (which is April 6th), we take a close look at the woman who has been with Tony Schiavone during his entire wrestling career. A very emotional but devoted, loving wife and mother of five, she was with Tony when he first decided to take the plunge into wrestling, during the move to WWE, the move back to WCW, the demise of WCW and more. Find out what was the low point in...

The Nitro ratings were tumbling, but that did not stop a very large crowd from coming to the Air Canada Center in Toronto in March of 1999. Why? Because Bret Hart was on the card with a memorable challenge to Goldberg . Also, Hollywood Hulk Hogan meets Diamond Dallas Page and their brawl goes on to destroy the Nitro set.  Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko , the World Tag Team Champions have a great ma...

Twelve years ago, great stars like Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, Amazing Red, the Young Bucks, the Motor City Machine Guns, Mangus (AKA Nick Aldis), Scott Hall, Syxx-Pac, Kevin Nash, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, AJ Style, Kurt Angle, Abyss and many more all got together for a special edition of TNA's Destination X. We will look back on that program and see just how things have changed since 201...

If you combine Cinnaburst gum with college students, girls gone wild and WCW and what do you get? WCW Monday Nitro at Club La Vela in Panama City, Florida on March 16, 1998. Quite a collection! With Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Macho Man Randy Savage, Lex Luger, Sting, Ultimo Dragon, Fit Finlay, Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero, Diamond Dallas Page, Scott Steiner, Booker T., Raven and his Fl...

Ole Anderson has left the Four Horsemen and it is time they fill the void.  That big announcement happens on this show along with some great action. We will see Ron Garvin and Barry Windham defend the US Tag Team Titles against the unlikely duo of Ivan Koloff and Dick Murdoch . Plus in action:  Brad Armstrong, Jim Cornette, Big Bubba and the Midnight Express, the Rock and Roll Express, Lex Luger,...

It was a card loaded with talent, and one that saw the end of Lex Luger 's run in WCW for awhile as he would bolt to the WWF. Here we have Cactus Jack, Steve Austin, Ron Simmons, the Steiners, Arn Anderson, Larry Zbyszko, Barry Windham, Arn Anderson, Beautiful Bobby, Sting, Luger, Ricky Steamboat, Rick Rude. Ricky Morton, Vinnie Vegas and more. But the match that "stole the show" was Flyin' Brian...

The Four Horsemen were dominate in 1986. So much so that to this day, wrestling fans worldwide know what you mean when you flash four fingers on one hand. But in 1987, the unthinkable happened. The crew of Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard, Arn Anderson and Ole Anderson (managed by JJ Dillon ) had a problem and it escalated. We will take you back to relive that moment along with some other great stars li...

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! Upgrade today to be apart of the next Live Q&A with JR on Feb 17 ! Support us on Patreon, get this show early and ad free, plus  TONS of BONUS content:  patreon.com/WHWMonday Like us on Facebook:  facebook.com/WHWMond...

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 basically a substitute match due to Sting's knee injury. Plus the Rock and Roll Express and the Midnight Express with Jim Cornette put on yet another tag team classic. Also featured are the R oad Warriors, t...

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 highlighted the event with Hulk Hogan meeting the Giant and Ric Flair going up against the Macho Man Randy Savage . The event also featured, Sting, Lex Luger, the Road Warriors, Konnan, the Nasty Boys, Diamo...

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 podcast began, and for Schiavone, this event--the 2017 Rumble--was the first wrestling program he watched since his departure from wrestling in 2001. So, this time we will watch it together. We will watch the...

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 and August of 1997. From the opening bout, featuring the Steiner Brothers against Vader and Mr. Hughes , to the final match with Sting and Ricky Steamboat meeting Rick Rude and Steve Austin , this program...

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 television, as he had been a part of Championship Wrestling from Florida, but this would be his first time on a national broadcast. We will also hear from Dusty Rhodes, Ric Flair, the Four Horsemen , the W...

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 among wrestling fans for decades, the main reason WCW lost the war is actually all wrapped up in this episode. This Monday Nitro episode sucked! Even though on this show were legendary greats like Hulk Hogan, Ric Fl...

We close out the year with two watch-alongs in one podcast, as we present 12-20-86 and then watch 12-27-86. Get ready for some memorable moments and matches as the U.S. Tag Team Champions-- Ron Garvin and Barry Windham , will defend against the Midnight Express. We will also have some great promos from the Rock and Roll Express , Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, JJ Dillon, Jim Cornette, W...

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 Dusty and Nitka, the Four Horsemen, the Rock and Roll Express, Jim Cornette, Ric Flair, the Road Warriors and other to the match where the Ragin' Bull and Rick Rude beat up some poor opponent and made him ble...

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 Ask Tony Anything Live with the man of the hour, Tony Schiavone! Ad Free Shows members had the chance to pick Tony's brain and ask him anything, as they chatted LIVE one-on-one! Hosted by Lauren Yaffe.  S...