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Wrestling At The Chase Debuts

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May 23, 1959, St. Louis, Missouri Sam Muchnick One of the longest-running and most influential television programs in history, Sam Muchnick's legendary Wrestling At The Chase debuts on KPLR in St. Louis. Muchnick's groundbreaking series, which…
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Wrestlemania III

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March 29, 1987, Pontiac, Michigan Wrestlemania III is the most well known professional wrestling event in history, which cemented the World Wrestling Federation's place as the top wrestling promotion in the business. It was held…
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Wrestlemania 1

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March 31, 1985, New York, New York Just one day after the newly-crowned WWF Heavyweight champion Hulk Hogan and actor Mr. T co-hosted Saturday Night Live in order to promote the event, WrestleMania 1 is…
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Washington DC Territory

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by Mark Long World-Wide Wrestling Federation/Capital Wrestling Corp. (a.k.a. "Washington, DC") OWNERS/PROMOTERS: William Joseph “Joe” Turner (1931-1947) Vincent J. McMahon (1952-1982) Joseph "Toots" Mondt (1957-1969) STATES & PRIMARY CITIES: District of Columbia (Washington) MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS:…
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Vince McMahon Buys WCW

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March 26, 2001, Panama City Beach, Florida Beginning with the debut of WCW Monday Nitro on September 4, 1995, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) declared war on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and its flagship television…
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