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There are watershed moments in the history of pro wrestling where the business is redefined, reinvented, or otherwise recast in a new mold. 1994 saw one of those moments when Hulk Hogan signed with the archenemy, WCW. It
The Ric Flair phenomenon wasn't turning out to be what Vince had hoped it would be, and five names were put on a list to be the new flag-bearer for the world's largest wrestling federation. And one of those names is here
Atop the tag team division in the WWE in 1981 stood a fiery youngster and his brother figure, both of whom had the looks and the brawn to bring fans to their feet all over the Northeast. They slammed Moondogs, battled Sa
This transitional year of 1990 would see a move away from some of what made wrestling cool in the 1980s. The company would try, with varying degrees of success, to prepare for tomorrow and where the business might go. He
The Attitude Era has become a benchmark in WWE history, universally agreed to signify one of the most successful eras in the company’s history. This year would rivet us to TVs, eagerly awaiting Stone Cold’s next move aga
The WWE began to see the marketability of its lady wrestlers as both performers and sex symbols in the last decade or so. And man, did we find someone who has some stuff to say about it! Lisa Moretti had an incredibly s
It’s 1990 and things are about to change. One of wrestling’s most celebrated managers and bookers would see his successful tenure in WCW come to an abrupt end. There would be Black Scorpions, a Mysterious Pearl, and a fa
The WWE would soon feel the explosion of what has come to be known as the second boom period. But in 1995, those benefits could not yet be reaped. Business was down, the B shows were cancelled. What could turn this aroun
Another entry in the series that chronicles the rise and implosion of ECW, is here. This time we head back to 1995 with the guy who was wearing the ECW title that year…The Sandman. ECW was headed for an explosion in pop
The closing month of 1983 in WWE saw the arrival of an individual that would go on to set the entire pro wrestling landscape on its head. Roddy Piper’s effect on the largest federation in the world would set up Hogan for
There has never been another name in pro wrestling that has sparked so much debate. Savior? Provocateur? Whatever you think, he was behind the most talked about moments in a wrestling ring. And now he’s here to take you
Imagine toiling away in comic matches and bouncing around ringside in a secondary role when suddenly, you are thrust into a huge angle beside the boss, playing his son! Someone must’ve wished on a four-leaf clover becaus
The fuse has been ignited on the explosive popularity of the WWE in 1985. The world was about to get its first Wrestlemania. The roster was loaded with the country’s hottest talent and the ‘Fed was all over cable TV, and
We’re still in the 80s and we’re flying high! Hogan is still drawing his legion of fans and the WWE is running 2,3, and even 6 (yes SIX) shows in a day. Things are good and Hogan’s best friend in the business would get h
The ongoing history of wrestling's most dangerous and innovative organization in recent times, rolls on! This edition is very special as we tackle the beginning of ECW's "hardcore era," as Eastern became Extreme. This 19
The year of 1993 saw the pressures of indictments befall the WWE, but there was a glimmer of hope in restoring the image of the P.R. troubled company. There was a ‘narcissistic’ heel working the arenas that would soon be
To understand what ECW became, we must learn from where it came. In a wrestling world invaded by Goons, pig farmers, and Sparky Plugs, there would soon operate a wrestling church in South Philadelphia. That site preached
As ECW rounds the corner of the decade that made them, cracks in the façade deepen and the company's challenges mount. But that's largely invisible to the bloodthirsty fans that begin packing venues in cities new to ECW.
1980 in the WWF. Business isn’t so hot. Backlund isn’t drawing the houses they thought he would and business is moribund at best. That is, until a young Larry Zbyszko proposes an idea to his mentor that would change the
The first Wrestlemania is history and business is booming! Wrestlers are making top dollar, traveling all over the world, seeing dolls in their image, and some can even quit teaching and wrestle full time! Especially if