Saturday, April 12, 2014

Valuable Details 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.

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.

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.

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.

In the same year, a well known wrestler named Undertaker pushed Foley off the pinnacle of the cell. Goldberg also gained supreme in WCW during that year. ECW upheld its hardcore approach to fighting. The year 1998 is surely one of the best years that marked the account of this game. Both fans and wrestlers agree that it was a major hallmark.




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