What Happened When

On this episode of WHW, we're going back exactly 35 years ago to revisit World Championship Wrestling from August 29, 1987! Tully and Nikita battle over the NWA TV title. Also, we see Lex Luger, Jimmy Garvin, Jimmy Valiant, Barbarian, Ron Garvin, Mike Jackson & Manny Fernandez appear! Support us on Patreon, get this show early and ad free, plus  TONS of BONUS content:  patreon.com/WHWMonday Like u...

Tony will look back at the final Clash of the Champions from Nashville, TN! Scott Hall and Randy Savage defend the WCW World Tag Team Titles (yes, you read that right) against DDP and Lex Luger, Ric Flair and Curt Hennig take on Konnan and Syxx. Plus, an 8-man Luchador match, Eddie Guerrero challenges Chris Jericho for the Cruiserweight Title, Alex Wright challenges Ultimo Dragon for the TV title,...

On this episode of WHW, Tony and Conrad watch back the 28th edition of the Clash of the Champions from Cedar Rapids, Iowa! The show features Ricky Steamboat challenging Steve Austin for the WCW US Title, the Nasty Boys taking on Pretty Wonderful, Dusty & Dustin Rhodes vs. Bunkhouse Buck & Terry Funk, Antonio Inoki challenges Lord Steven Regal and in the main event, Hulk Hogan defends his WCW World...

Strap on your hogs as we head to Sturgis just one week after Lex Luger has defeated "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan for the WCW World Title...and it's time for the rematch! Also the Steiners vs. Outsiders, Randy Savage vs. The Giant, DDP takes on Curt Hennig, Ric Flair vs. Syxx. What was it like working Sturgis? It's Road Wild 1997 on an all new WHW! Support us on Patreon, get this show early and ad free,...

As the guys travel back from a memorable weekend in Nashville, we're bringing you a recent, fun edition of Ask Tony Live with Tony and Casio! Topics include Casio's boobs, C2E2, baseball umps, Rebel, producing in WWF, and much more! 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/WHWMonday Check out all...

Three major Bashes from Atlanta, Charlotte & Miami combine for this classic show! Tony will look back on the first WarGames between the Horsemen & JJ taking on Dusty, Nikita, The Road Warriors and Paul Ellering. Lex Luger vs. Nikita Koloff in a steel cage match for the US Title, Dusty Rhodes vs. Tully Blanchard in a Barbed Wire Ladder match, Ric Flair vs. Jimmy Garvin in a steel cage match, and th...

A rare Tuesday Nitro takes place with Steven Regal defending the TV Title against Ultimo Dragon, the Great Muta vs. The Giant, Eddie Guerrero vs. Hector Guerrero, Mortis & Wrath against Psychosis and La Parka, and The Outsiders take on Ric Flair & Chris Benoit in the main event! Also, this is the memorable Hulk and Eric laying down promo! Support us on Patreon, get this show early and ad free, plu...

On this episode of WHW, Tony is joined once again by Casio Kid in the co-host chair, as he answers your questions on this edition of Ask Tony Anything! Topics include AEW in the post-pandemic era, Batman, the Booking Committee, Lois' cooking, KISS and much more! Support us on Patreon, get this show early and ad free, plus  TONS of BONUS content:  patreon.com/WHWMonday Like us on Facebook:  faceboo...

On this episode of What Happened When, Tony is joined by the birthday boy himself Casio for this hilarious look back at the debut of Bugsy McGraw and the aftermath of War Games. Sit back and enjoy World Championship Wrestling from July 11, 1987. 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/WHWMonday C...

On this episode of What Happened When with Tony Schiavone, Conrad's under the weather so we're taking a MEGASODE look at the Great American Bash from 1986, 1988 and 1989. Sit back and enjoy 10 HOURS of WHW hilarious audio, 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/WHWMonday Check out all the new co...

One of the most memorable matches between Dusty Rhodes and Tully Blanchard for $100,000 and the TV Title. Also, Jim Crockett announces the rules of the innovative WarGames match and the upcoming Great American Bash Tour! One of the most classic episodes of World Championship Wrestling ever! Support us on Patreon, get this show early and ad free, plus  TONS of BONUS content:  patreon.com/WHWMonday...

On this episode of What Happened When, Tony and Conrad take us on a hilarious look back at some of the BEST/WORST matches they've watched and called on the show. Matches such as, Judy Bagwell on a pole, WrestleMania X7 Gimmick Battle Royal, and the Doomsday Cage Match just to name a few. Sit back and enjoy this trip back to your childhood, from the crew at WHW! Support us on Patreon, get this show...

We are firmly into the NWO era of WCW , and this edition of the Great American Bash had plenty of highlights. Led by the feud between the Macho Man Randy Savage and Diamond Dallas Page, the Bash of '97 had some fine matches. Additionally, in action were the Kevin Nash and Scott Hall with Syxx against Ric Flair and Roddy Piper , Akira Hokuto meeting Madusa , Ultimo Dragon (known here at the Ultimat...

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...