Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Valuable Details On The History Of Professional Wrestling

By Linda Cantrell


Every form of entertainment has had its low and high points. It is what makes the entertainment industry what it is. The history of professional wrestling has had it share of both low points and high ones. For most fans, such highlights depend on the years that great matches were fought. At the same time, other fans are keen on the years when top promotion deals were sealed. The following are some of the highlights that have taken center stage as far as this fun sport is concerned.

The year 1948 is an important year to the account of this game. It was the time when the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) was set up. This organization is given credit for bringing the industry in question to national television, improving how the sport is played as well as increasing revenue for all the stake holders. Thanks to the alliance, lovers and players of the game got to enjoy a high quality matches.

Vince McMahon quit the NWA to form WWF. This was in 1963. Bruno Sammartino became champion in WWF for the next eight years. At NWA, Lou Thesz became World Heavy Weight Champion three consecutive times. In 1963, it was quite common to see wrestlers holding championship titles for long periods of time. Just when fans were wondering when and if Bruno would lose his title, Ivan Koloff snatched it from him in 1971.

McMahon signed Hulk Hogan in 1963, a very remarkable move in WWF. On the other hand, NWA continued to rise. It had a major installment with Starrcade. McMahon started Wrestle Mania in 1985, a big move in the account of the game under discussion. The game was taken many steps higher thanks to this action. Stakeholders welcomed this development with enthusiasm.

Lovers of Wrestle Mania consider 1987 to be an incredible year for WWF. The torch was handed to Hulk Hogan by Andre the Giant. Roughly 100,000 supporters attended part three of Wrestle Mania. The venue of this historic event was Pontiac Silver dome, Michigan. This is a true indication that wrestle Mania attracted many supporters.

WWF rose to become a major player in the industry by 1989. With the aim of ousting it, NCW and WCW joined hands. Famous rows were also witnessed this same year. The major one involved Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat. Another major one was between the same Ric Flair and Terry Funk. These feuds added flavor to the game and most supporters would not mind a dose of drama. It is what will make them watch more and more of the game under scrutiny. Hence they were enthusiastic to know how evrything turns out in the end.

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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