
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 Conra... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 502 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | WrestlingSports | |||

On this episode of What Happened When, Tony Schiavone and Conrad Thompson fire up the time machine and revisit the August 30, 1986, edition of World Championship Wrestling! Jim Crockett announces that the National Tag Team Championship is being rebra... more
On this episode of What Happened When, Tony Schiavone and Conrad Thompson fire up the time machine and head back 40 years to the golden year of 1986 for a classic edition of World Championship Wrestling from the TBS Studios!
The wrestling world is ... more
It's a milestone celebration 500 episodes in the making! On this special edition of What Happened When, Tony Schiavone and Conrad Thompson celebrate their 500th episode with a very special guest, ROH legend and AEW superstar Rocky Romero!
Rocky joi... more
It's a wild one on What Happened When! Tony Schiavone and Conrad Thompson cover it all, starting with Tony's incredible trip to Mexico for AEW Grand Slam, as he shares stories and memories from an unforgettable experience south of the border.
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This podcast was great for years. Now it seems to be the AEW podcast more often than not. The mighty have fallen.
The way the two hosts can go from laughing to complete serious and back again within minutes
The way the two hosts can go from laughing to complete serious and back again within minutes
WHW is the wrestling equivalent of listening to your uncles tell stories, during the holidays, after they’ve had a few. Very informative, but just nonstop laughs.
I used to go back and listen to the older episodes (when the show was good,) but now they're gone.
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This show leans into wrestling history with deep dives into 1980s WCW/Jim Crockett Promotions, interwoven with contemporary wrestling talk, backstage storytelling, and production anecdotes. Episodes often pair nostalgic retrospectives with current industry context, guest interviews, and playful banter, plus sponsor and promo reads. A standout is the tight host dynamic between longtime commentators and industry insiders, delivering both archival context and fresh perspectives for modern wrestling fans and professionals evaluating storytelling, talent development, and media production.
Noteworthy for long-form conversations with notable wrestlers, announcers, and promoters across eras, it blends historical analysis with current wrestling dia... more
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