History of Wrestling - Page 18 of 18

Amarillo Territory

Stephen Von SlagleApril 15, 202003.2K views

by Stephen Von Slagle Western States Sports/Southwest States Enterprises (a.k.a. "Amarillo") OWNERS/PROMOTERS: Dory Detton (1946-1955) Doc Sarpolis (1955-1967) Dory Funk (1955-1973) Dory Funk, Jr. (1973-1980) Terry Funk (1973-1980) Bob Windham (1980-1981) Dick Murdoch (1980-1981) STATES/PRIMARY…

AEW Presents Its First Pay-Per-View

Stephen Von SlagleMay 25, 201901.5K views

May 25, 2019, Las Vegas, Nevada Building upon the unprecedented success of their initial pay-per-view offering, "All In," the Jackson brothers, Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega, and Tony Khan, having officially formed All Elite Wrestling, present…

Adrian Street

Stephen Von SlagleMay 28, 202003K views

The Exotic One

Abdullah the Butcher

Stephen Von SlagleMarch 23, 202003K views

The Madman From The Sudan

ABC’s 20/20 Exposes Professional Wrestling

Stephen Von SlagleFebruary 21, 198501.2K views

February 21, 1985 A mere five weeks before the inaugural WrestleMania, the ABC television network airs its infamous edition of the 20/20 news program which featured an exposé on professional wrestling and, more specifically, the…

‘All In’ Changes The Pro Wrestling Landscape

Stephen Von SlagleSeptember 1, 201801.4K views

September 1, 2018, Hoffman Estates, Illinois "I'll take that bet, Dave." - Cody Rhodes, May 2017 The groundbreaking pay-per-view event titled "All In" was precedent-setting in several ways, not the least of which is how…

Paul Orndorff Passes Away

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Stan Hansen

Amarillo Territory

AEW Presents Its First Pay-Per-View

Adrian Street

Abdullah the Butcher

ABC’s 20/20 Exposes Professional Wrestling

‘All In’ Changes The Pro Wrestling Landscape