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Wrestling Begins
Wrestling has always been a very popular sport throughout recorded history. The origins of wrestling can be traced back 1,500 years. -
TV presented new challenges for wrestling.
TV wrestling needed a star. like a true showman. Enter Herman Rhode. Or as wrestling audiences would come to know him -
modren wrestling became popular
modren wrestling became poplur in u.s.a and england. -
The regions bought in and the NWA Championship was created.
Orville Brown was named the NWA’s first ever champion.After a unification match with the former “regional champion” his career was cut short by an automobile accident. Lou Thesz stepped in to become the first true NWA Champion in 1948. -
Capitol Wrestling Coorporation Limited Starts
The company began as the Capitol Wrestling Corporation Limited in 1952 -
The split from the NWA & formation of the WWf
The National Wrestling Alliance was a group of promoters -
WWE Starts
wwe was made in 1978 -
The new boss and a new business idea
Vince Sr. sold the company to his son in 1983. -
The '70s
The first decade and a half of the WWF was dominated by Bruno Sammartino and Pedro Morales. -
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wwe improves by getting new wrestlers
