Saturday, April 5, 2014

Useful Information On The History Of Professional Wrestling

By Linda Cantrell


Each type of pastime has had both soaring and down moments. The history of professional wrestling has seen such moments. A good number of enthusiasts hold the opinion that the times when great matches were fought took centre stage. Other enthusiasts of the same game take into account the years when top notch wrestler deals were signed to be the most incredible. Below are some of the memorable moments that stood out during the establishment of the game as an admired 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.

A big time promoter named Vince McMahon left NWA and went ahead to set up NWA. At the same time, Bruno Sammartino began his eight year supremacy as WWF champion. Lou Thesz ruled in NWA as a three time World Heavy Weight Champion. During this period, it was quite common to find wrestlers holding contest titles. Bruno was defeated by Ivan Koloff in 1971.

Vince McMahon steered his WWF promotion in an entirely new direction by Hulk Hogan. The year when this took place was 1983. On the other hand, NWA kept the fire burning due to its first payment with Starrcade. Vince McMahon got his big break in 1985 with the establishment of Wrestle Mania. This new establishment took the sport to a whole new level.

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.

The dawn of 1989 saw WWF as a major promoter in this industry. In a bid to compete with this organization, WCW and NCW became a team. Legendary conflicts also took place on this particular year. The most outstanding was between Ric Flair and Ricky Terry Funk. Rick Flair was in a fight with Ricky Steamboat as well. This spiced up the sport even more. Fans certainly love a little drama in any entertainment niche out there. It is the building block of the industry. A bit f controversy sparks more interest from ardent fans of the game.

Kevin Nash and Scott Hall intimidated WCW in 1996. Also, Hulk Hogan went ahead to form the NWO. The Austin 3:16 age started on the same year. Austin belonged to WWF. Mike Tyson involvement in the WWF storyline of Steve Austin made 1998 a celebrated year.

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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