July 14, 1984, Atlanta, Georgia On Saturday July 14, 1984, at 6:05 EST, the infamous "Black Saturday" edition of World Championship Wrestling airs on TBS. For the first time in a decade, a promotion that…
May 1, 2017, Houston, Texas In a move that confuses many interested parties within the world of professional wrestling, Billy Corgan, founder & frontman of The Smashing Pumpkins, purchases the name, trademarks, championship belts and…
September 4, 1995, Minneapolis, Minnesota The Monday Night War was the result of an evolution of a dispute between Vince McMahon and Ted Turner that originated more than 20 years earlier. McMahon, who was in…
by Stephen Von Slagle International Wrestling Alliance/World Championship Wrestling (a.k.a. "Australia") OWNERS/PROMOTERS: Jim Barnett (1964-1974) Johnny Doyle (1964-1969) Tony Kolonie (1974-1978) STATES & PRIMARY CITIES: New South Wales (Sydney, New Castle, Illawarra) South Australia (Adelaide)…
June 23, 1996, Milwaukee, Wisconsin WCW World Television Champion "Stunning" Steve Austin For Steve Austin, it was a pivotal point in his career. He had turned to professional wrestling after a knee injury derailed his football…