Wrestlemania on TBS?

A common misconception among pro wrestling fans is that Vince McMahon took over his father’s World Wide Wrestling Federation company, slapped the championship on Hulk Hogan, and the old territories withered and died shortly after. That’s not exactly true. Vince McMahon wasn’t the first promoter to try and “go national.” He is the one that made it work. The …

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LIVE FOR THE FIGHT: HOW KEVIN VON ERICH TAUGHT THE WRESTLING WORLD TO FLY

     The world of professional wrestling is filled with stories of courage and perseverance. One of the greatest is that of Kevin Von Erich. The high flying elder son of one of wrestling’s greatest dynasties, Kevin achieved incredible success throughout a career that dates back to the mid 1970s. Along the way, faced unimaginable loss and pain as his younger brothers and …

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Devil in the Sunshine – How Kevin Sullivan tapped in the Satanic Panic

In the dawn of the 1980s, American exceptionalism was on the rise. Simultaneously, the country faced recession, and escalating tensions with Russia, while a mysterious plague started swept through the country. With many real-world problems, citizens in the United States turned their attention to the real culprit for the evils plaguing society: Satan himself. A decade earlier, with the …

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The Fantasy Of The Olympic Hero Against The Heartbreak Kid Part Two: The Iron Men

This is part 2 of a two part series on the trilogy of Kurt Angle and Shawn Michaels. You can find part 1 here. In this series, we shall be highlighting a lesser known trilogy that quickly captured imaginations worldwide at the possibilities that could occur, when two of the best wrestlers from the 1990s and 2000s locked eyes …

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