Stephen Von Slagle

September 17, 1949, Chicago, Illinois The Dumont Network, which was the first television network to establish national broadcasts in America, airs the debut episode of, arguably, the most important TV program in professional wrestling history,…

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…

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…

February 1, 1974 During the time period following the boom of national coverage on the Dumont Network that ended in the Fifties, and prior to the explosion of Hulk-A-Mania's popularity during the Eighties, professional wrestling…

November 1, 1901, Cleveland, Ohio At the turn of the 20th century, the two most prominent freestyle professional wrestlers in America were, arguably, Tom Jenkins and Dan McLeod. Both men carried impressive win/loss records and…

November 7, 1985, Rosemont, Illinois Hogan vs. Piper Seven months after the inaugural WrestleMania takes place, the World Wrestling Federation presents professional wrestling's first true pay-per-view event, The Wrestling Classic. Although WrestleMania 1 was technically…