0 Resourceful Facts On The History Of Professional Wrestling

By Linda Cantrell


In every type of entertainment, both high and low points exist. The history of professional wrestling has had both times. Many fans consider the years when exceptional matches were fought to be the greatest. Others pay close attention to when top promotion installments sealed. The article highlights the major events that caught the attention of many during the establishment of this sport as a popular activity.

The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) was established in 1948. This saw a few improvements in the sport. Thanks to the alliance, matches started being aired on national television. The manner in which matches were fought experienced tremendous improvement and much more revenue was earned. Top notch games were played courtesy of the organization.

In 1963, a promoter named Vince McMahon, pulled out of NWA to set up WWF. In the same year, Bruno Sammartino began his eight year reign as WWF champion. Meanwhile, at NWA Lou Thesz reigned for the third time as World Heavyweight Champion. In this year, long title reigns were a norm. Many enthusiasts of this game kept wondering if Bruno sammartino would ever lose to someone else. However, in 1971, Ivan Koloff snatched the title from Sammartino.

Hulk Hogan was signed by McMahon in 1963. This was a significant point for WWF. NWA on the other hand got a major deal with Starrcade. McMahon became the brains behind Wrestle Mania, a genius establishment in the expert fighting world. The sport experienced tremendous growth as a result. It was truly a great development in the account of this fun pastime.

Many fans consider 1987 as the year when the greatest installment of WWF took place. Andre the Giant handed the torch to the newly signed wrestler, Hulk Hogan during the main event. Close to 100,000 fans showed up to witness Wrestle Mania part three. This major event took place at the Pontiac Silver dome, Michigan. This goes to show that the new establishment increased the fan base for this sport.

By 1989, WWF had made major strides to becoming the top promoter in the industry. NWC joined forces with WCW so as to compete with WWF who had proved to be as steady as a rock. 1989 was also the year for legendary conflicts. The feuds involved Ric Flair with two personalities named Ricky Steamboat and Terry Funk. The feuds added the fun to this game as fans love a bit of drama. It is what entertainment is essentially made up of.

1996 saw Kevin Nash and Scott Hall intimidate WCW. Hulk Hogan founded the NWO on that year and the era of Austin, a WWF wrestler 3:16 took off. Mike Tyson involved himself with the story line of Steve Austin in 1998 making the year quite memorable.

It is this same year that saw Undertaker throw Foley off the summit of the cell. In WCW, Goldberg rose to greatness. At around the same time, ECW maintained the hardcore style of fighting. 1998 certainly features as one of the greatest year in the account of this form of pursuit.




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