What Happened When

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 memorable moments like.....uh.....like Tokyo Magnum dancing with Alex Wright and the Disco Inferno, Tony's chair being VERY high and STIIIINNNNGGGG with a red tomato face. How did it all go so wrong for WCW after this? The world wants to know... 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 the new koozies, hoodies, beach towels, and baby onesies at BoxOfGimmicks.com Buy a shirt and Tony will call you (eventually!) at LoisRules.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/whw Save thousands at SaveCade.com

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 Baltimore Arena. It would be the final year of JCP, as within six months they would sell to Turner Broadcasting. Join Conrad and Tony as they go back and look at the one hour version of World Championship Wrestling "Saturday Edition" with Jim Ross, Tony and David Crockett on the mic and a SPAM sponsorship...which just so happens to be Tony's favorite food.

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 Rhodes and Tully Blanchard battle for the NWA World TV Title featuring a post match interview with TOMMY YOUNG!! and the first public appearance of Magnum TA since his tragic car accident of October of 1986.

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 was the triple cage concept can't be topped with the original sketch bit this week either. Oh and Flair signs a contract on a big boat. This JCP just a few months before their big boat hit an iceberg. Don't miss Clash of the Champions II! Hey, is that a skeeter? Please go to LinkedIn.com/WHATHAPPENEDWHEN and get a $50 credit toward your first job post!  Support us on Patreon, get this show early and ad free, plus TONS of BONUS content: patreon.com/WHWMonday Ask a question about "Clash of the Champions II" on Twitter: @WHWMonday Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/WHWMonday Check out the new coozies, hoodies, beach towels, and baby onsies (?!) at BoxOfGimmicks.com Buy a shirt and Tony will call you (eventually!) at LoisRules.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/whw Save thousands at SaveCade.com

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 a legendary promo, Dusty responding with a promo that is out of this world, Magnum gets stripped of the US title, the James Gang is in town, multiple Jim Cornette promos -- lady and gentlemen, this is Jim Crockett Promotions at it's finest! Fire up the WWE Network and join Tony Schiavone and Conrad Thompson as they break down the incredible hype for the Great American Bash 1986! Please go to LinkedIn.com/WHATHAPPENEDWHEN and get a $50 credit toward your first job post!  Support us on Patreon, get this show early and ad free, plus TONS of BONUS content: patreon.com/WHWMonday Ask a question about "Clash of the Champions II" on Twitter: @WHWMonday Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/WHWMonday Check out the new coozies, hoodies, beach towels, and baby onsies (?!) at BoxOfGimmicks.com Buy a shirt and Tony will call you (eventually!) at LoisRules.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/whw Save thousands at SaveCade.com

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 what would become the hottest angle in history, the nWo. This was the first ever two hour Nitro, plus Steve Doll vs. the Mauler, Bobby Walker vs. Brad Armstrong, a hilarious new moment in the show for the American Males, a Ric Flair promo even Meltzer was embarrassed by, a tremendously awful angle with John Tenta and Ray Traylor, plus Ham Cubes takes on Sting in the main event of a show that would be otherwise horribly forgettable without Scott Hall. Conrad and Tony debate who was or was not a "stooge" plus they make a tremendous announcement about the future of the show, what's changing, and what new content you can expect very, very soon! Don't miss this very special edition of WHAT HAPPENED WHEN! Support us on Patreon and get TONS of BONUS content: patreon.com/WHWMonday Ask a question about "06/07/86 NWA World Championship Wrestling" on Twitter: @WHWMonday Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/WHWMonday Check out the new coozies, hoodies, beach towels, and baby onsies (?!) at BoxOfGimmicks.com Buy a shirt and Tony will call you (eventually!) at LoisRules.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/whw Save thousands at SaveCade.com

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 houses and they're doubling down on nostalgia. If you haven't actually watched a show along with us in a while, this is the one! WCW production is at it's all-time worst here. Seriously, it's so bad you have to see it for yourself. Scott Norton refused to lose to Sting so they brought in... the Prisoner. Yes, it's what you think it is. The Legends are in the ring but no one introduces them, Matt Koon is playing guitar instead of wrestling, the cameras miss the pyro, Ventura missed the show, the lights go out during a promo (and don't come back on), Bullet Bob is out with an injury, guys in their 50s are going to time limit draws, Cactus Jack is the best angle in the company so of course he's not on this card, WCW is desperate for a big heel so they take a stab at bringing Sid back, Shane Douglas is hurt and wants out but they don't want us to believe that so they call Tom Zenk "Shane Douglas" -- this is not made up. How? Well put him under a hood like a Mexican tag team but let's not pretend they're Hispanic, let's believe they're Shane Douglas. Confused yet? WCW in 1993 folks. You gotta see this to believe it. Oh and Paul Roma is a Horseman. Yes, this is that show. PAUL ROMA IS A HORSEMAN! Ask a question about 5/27/96 Nitro (Scott Hall debut) on Twitter: @WHWMonday Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/WHWMonday Check out the new coozies, hoodies, beach towels, and baby onsies (?!) at BoxOfGimmicks.com Buy a shirt and Tony will call you (eventually!) at LoisRules.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/whw Save thousands at SaveCade.com

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, but who we really need to get over is... Robocop! Yes, Robocop in WCW is finally the topic for Tony and Conrad to discuss! It's hard to believe that Mark Callous is just six months away from being the Undertaker. Find out who quit the promotion over refusing to lose to his heart punch, oddly enough what two guys were signed at the same time, JYD returns to a controversial angle, who Tony thinks was feeding the dirt to the Torch, what Tony felt the company needed desperately on this show, a hair match with two bald guys, and much more on a fun WHAT HAPPENED WHEN?! Ask a question about Slamboree 1993 on Twitter: @WHWMonday See the Connie Chung CBS video on Facebook: facebook.com/WHWMonday Check out the new coozies, hoodies, beach towels, and baby onsies (?!) at BoxOfGimmicks.com Buy a shirt and Tony will call you (eventually!) at LoisRules.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/whw Save thousands at SaveCade.com

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 challenging Vince McMahon to a fight?! What wouldn't WCW try to get things back on track. Business is through the roof but more than 30 guys are out with injuries and Bischoff is feeling desperate. We break down the "Vinnie Mac" challenge in silly detail, discuss the sleeper story of 1998 with a front office employee who had crazy power in the middle of these Monday Night Wars potentially jumping ship, Ric Flair in People's 50 Most Beautiful, why Flair wasn't already back, what Kevin Nash wanted to do with him, what everyone in the back was talking about for Goldberg, who was suing WCW over the Ultimo Dragon, the rumor and innuendo around Benoit's losing streak, how you knew Dusty was helping book this show, and one hell of an under card on a very underrated Slamboree 1998! Ask a question about Capital Combat 1990 on Twitter @WHWMonday Check out the new coozies, hoodies, beach towels, and baby onsies (?!) at BoxOfGimmicks.com Buy a shirt and Tony will call you (eventually!) at LoisRules.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://tinyurl.com/WHWMonday Save thousands at SaveCade.com

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 Randy Owen, plus we learn that Ricky Steamboat has been cheating (?!), hear from Vinnie Vegas, Nikita is in action, and much more on an off-the-rails edition of WHAT HAPPENED WHEN?! Ask a question about Slamboree 1998 on Twitter @WHWMonday Buy a shirt and Tony will call you (eventually!) at LoisRules.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://tinyurl.com/WHWMonday Save thousands at SaveCade.com Follow Tony on Twitter: @tonyschiavone24 Follow Conrad on Twitter: @HeyHeyItsConrad

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 Twitter: @WHWMonday Buy a shirt and Tony will call you (eventually!) at LoisRules.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://tinyurl.com/WHWMonday Save thousands at SaveCade.com Follow Tony on Twitter: @tonyschiavone24 Follow Conrad on Twitter: @HeyHeyItsConrad See Conrad as a “Nasty Boy” in 1990/1991: www.Facebook.com/WHWMonday

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 want to miss this off-the-rails silliness that includes a "run-in" from Bruce Prichard, a very special "WrestleMania" guest, a custom "extreme" theme song, more on Tony's tattoo, a hilarious Terry Funk line, Tony's favorite Japanese wrestler, you won't believe who Saturn's partner is, Tony loses his mind over Francine, and much more on a very special HARDCORE edition of WHAT HAPPENED WHEN?! Vote for the next poll and make a suggestion for Tony's first tattoo on Twitter @WHWMonday Buy a shirt and Tony will call you (eventually!) at LoisRules.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://tinyurl.com/WHWMonday Save thousands at SaveCade.com Follow Tony on Twitter: @tonyschiavone24 Follow Conrad on Twitter: @HeyHeyItsConrad See Tony do a "Joel Gertner Promo" and ask questions about Spring Stampede 1994: www.Facebook.com/WHWMonday

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 really just a tag match, Scott Hall is nowhere to be found, the tag titles are on the line in a singles match, Tony has no idea who "he" is, several WCW wrestlers were in a serious car wreck, Benoit and Malenko squared off, Mysterio and Ultimo had their rubber match, Flair cuts a promo, and of course Mean Gene has some things for us on the hotline that you don't want to miss! PLUS the Tony Schiavone Drip gets lyrics this week, someone forgot to pay their bill to Ham Cubes, there is a bounty on Lois, and Tony "names names" when it comes to the firing of Kevin Sullivan! Tony is fired up this week and you don't want to miss an off-the-rails edition of WHAT HAPPENED WHEN?! Have a question for our "ECW's Barely Legal" episode? Ask it on Twitter @WHWMonday Buy a shirt and Tony will call you (eventually!) at LoisRules.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://tinyurl.com/WHWMonday Save some money on your current home loan at 1fmc.com Buy a house with no money down at BrandNewHouse.com Follow Tony on Twitter: @tonyschiavone24 Follow Conrad on Twitter: @HeyHeyItsConrad Like us on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/WHWMonday

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 Orleans that went head-to-head from WrestleMania V! The main event is the rematch from Chi-Town Rumble in Chicago two months prior. This time Ricky Steamboat is the champion and he's defending against the "Nature Boy" Ric Flair in a 2-Out-Of-3 Falls Match that goes nearly an hour. Tony and Conrad are in rare form with the silliness on this episode so fire up the WWE Network to find Clash of the Champions from April 2, 1989, press mute, and let the good times roll! Have a question for our "Spring Stampede 1997" episode? Ask it on Twitter @WHWMonday Buy a shirt and Tony will call you (eventually!) at LoisRules.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://tinyurl.com/WHWMonday Save some money on your current home loan at 1fmc.com Buy a house with no money down at BrandNewHouse.com Follow Tony on Twitter: @tonyschiavone24 Follow Conrad on Twitter: @HeyHeyItsConrad Like us on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/WHWMonday

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 from Huntsville to Marietta in attempt to get Tony to change his mind and keep the podcast going! Today's episode includes Tony Schiavone's speech from the wedding reception plus special appearances from the bride Laurie, Matt, Chris, Jon Michael, Tim, and of course the true star of WHW: LOIS f'n SCHIAVONE! It's a celebration and you're part of the family! Join us on a very special WHAT HAPPENED WHEN! Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/WHWMonday Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/WHWMonday Buy a shirt: LoisRules.com