History of Wrestling PresentsEvents by Stephen Von Slagle March 4, 2019 3.3KThe Moments In Time That Shaped Professional Wrestling’s History EventsJames Mclaughlin Wins Professional Wrestling’s First Recognized Championship by Stephen Von Slagle March 10, 1870 by Stephen Von Slagle March 10, 1870 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsTom Jenkins Wins The Undisputed American Championship by Stephen Von Slagle November 1, 1901 by Stephen Von Slagle November 1, 1901 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsGeorge Hackenschmidt Becomes The First Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion by Stephen Von Slagle May 4, 1905 by Stephen Von Slagle May 4, 1905 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsGotch Defeats Hackenschmidt For The World Heavyweight Championship by Stephen Von Slagle April 3, 1908 by Stephen Von Slagle April 3, 1908 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsGotch vs. Hackenschmidt Rematch Draws Professional Wrestling’s Biggest Gate by Stephen Von Slagle September 4, 1911 by Stephen Von Slagle September 4, 1911 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsJoe Stecher Wins The World Heavyweight Championship by Stephen Von Slagle July 4, 1915 by Stephen Von Slagle July 4, 1915 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsThe Masked Marvel Appears At International Tournament by Mark Long December 7, 1915 by Mark Long December 7, 1915 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsProfessional Wrestling Crowns Its First Paper Champion by Stephen Von Slagle April 15, 1925 by Stephen Von Slagle April 15, 1925 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsThe Original Montreal Screwjob by Stephen Von Slagle May 4, 1931 by Stephen Von Slagle May 4, 1931 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsLou Thesz Becomes Professional Wrestling’s Youngest World Champion by Stephen Von Slagle December 29, 1937 by Stephen Von Slagle December 29, 1937 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsThe Formation Of The National Wrestling Alliance by Stephen Von Slagle July 18, 1948 by Stephen Von Slagle July 18, 1948 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsWrestling From Marigold Debuts On The Dumont Network by Stephen Von Slagle September 17, 1949 by Stephen Von Slagle September 17, 1949 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsBurke vs. Byers Alters The Future Of Women’s Wrestling by Stephen Von Slagle August 20, 1954 by Stephen Von Slagle August 20, 1954 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsWrestling At The Chase Debuts by Stephen Von Slagle May 23, 1959 by Stephen Von Slagle May 23, 1959 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsRogers vs. O’Connor Sets A New Standard by Stephen Von Slagle June 30, 1961 by Stephen Von Slagle June 30, 1961 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsVince McMahon, Sr. Forms the WWWF by Mark Long January 24, 1963 by Mark Long January 24, 1963 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsBruno Sammartino Wins the WWWF Title by Mark Long May 17, 1963 by Mark Long May 17, 1963 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsThe Death Of Rikidozan by Stephen Von Slagle December 8, 1963 by Stephen Von Slagle December 8, 1963 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsThe Battle For Atlanta by Stephen Von Slagle November 23, 1972 by Stephen Von Slagle November 23, 1972 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsVerne Gagne’s ‘The Wrestler’ Opens In Theaters Nationwide by Stephen Von Slagle February 1, 1974 by Stephen Von Slagle February 1, 1974 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsThe Plane Crash That Changed The Course Of History For Mid-Atlantic Wrestling by Mark Long October 4, 1975 by Mark Long October 4, 1975 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsThe Superbowl of Wrestling by Stephen Von Slagle January 25, 1978 by Stephen Von Slagle January 25, 1978 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsJim Crockett Promotions Presents Starrcade `83: A Flare For The Gold by Stephen Von Slagle November 24, 1983 by Stephen Von Slagle November 24, 1983 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsBlack Saturday by Stephen Von Slagle July 14, 1984 by Stephen Von Slagle July 14, 1984 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsThe Brawl To End It All by Stephen Von Slagle July 23, 1984 by Stephen Von Slagle July 23, 1984 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsThe War To Settle The Score by Stephen Von Slagle February 18, 1985 by Stephen Von Slagle February 18, 1985 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsABC’s 20/20 Exposes Professional Wrestling by Stephen Von Slagle February 21, 1985 by Stephen Von Slagle February 21, 1985 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsWrestlemania 1 by Stephen Von Slagle March 31, 1985 by Stephen Von Slagle March 31, 1985 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsThe WWF Presents Pro Wrestling’s 1st Pay-Per-View by Stephen Von Slagle November 7, 1985 by Stephen Von Slagle November 7, 1985 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsWrestlemania III by Mark Long March 29, 1987 by Mark Long March 29, 1987 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsThe Death Of Bruiser Brody by Stephen Von Slagle July 16, 1988 by Stephen Von Slagle July 16, 1988 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsDr. George Zahorian Convicted Of Selling Steroids To WWF Wrestlers by Stephen Von Slagle June 28, 1991 by Stephen Von Slagle June 28, 1991 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsECW Double Crosses the NWA and Goes Extreme by Mark Long August 27, 1994 by Mark Long August 27, 1994 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsBeginning of the Monday Night War by Mark Long September 4, 1995 by Mark Long September 4, 1995 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsAustin 3:16 Launches The Career of Steve Austin by Mark Long June 23, 1996 by Mark Long June 23, 1996 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsFormation of the New World Order by Mark Long July 7, 1996 by Mark Long July 7, 1996 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsThe Montreal Screwjob by Mark Long November 9, 1997 by Mark Long November 9, 1997 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsD-Generation X Invades WCW Monday Nitro by Mark Long April 27, 1998 by Mark Long April 27, 1998 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsMankind Defies Death At Hell in a Cell by Mark Long June 28, 1998 by Mark Long June 28, 1998 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsOwen Hart Dies In Tragic Stunt Gone Wrong by Mark Long May 23, 1999 by Mark Long May 23, 1999 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsThe World Wrestling Federation Goes Public by Stephen Von Slagle August 3, 1999 by Stephen Von Slagle August 3, 1999 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsVince McMahon Buys WCW by Mark Long March 26, 2001 by Mark Long March 26, 2001 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsThe Debut Of Total Nonstop Action by Stephen Von Slagle June 19, 2002 by Stephen Von Slagle June 19, 2002 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsBilly Corgan Purchases The National Wrestling Alliance by Stephen Von Slagle May 1, 2017 by Stephen Von Slagle May 1, 2017 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail Events‘All In’ Changes The Pro Wrestling Landscape by Stephen Von Slagle September 1, 2018 by Stephen Von Slagle September 1, 2018 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsThe G1 Supercard Sells Out Madison Square Garden by Stephen Von Slagle April 6, 2019 by Stephen Von Slagle April 6, 2019 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsAEW Presents Its First Pay-Per-View by Stephen Von Slagle May 25, 2019 by Stephen Von Slagle May 25, 2019 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail EventsThe Debut Of AEW Dynamite On TNT by Stephen Von Slagle October 2, 2019 by Stephen Von Slagle October 2, 2019 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail Stephen Von Slagle previous post St. Louis Territory next post Timeline1 You may also like Timelines March 2, 2019 Personalities March 2, 2019 Territories March 2, 2019Leave a Comment Cancel ReplySave my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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EventsJames Mclaughlin Wins Professional Wrestling’s First Recognized Championship by Stephen Von Slagle March 10, 1870 by Stephen Von Slagle March 10, 1870 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsTom Jenkins Wins The Undisputed American Championship by Stephen Von Slagle November 1, 1901 by Stephen Von Slagle November 1, 1901 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsGeorge Hackenschmidt Becomes The First Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion by Stephen Von Slagle May 4, 1905 by Stephen Von Slagle May 4, 1905 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsGotch Defeats Hackenschmidt For The World Heavyweight Championship by Stephen Von Slagle April 3, 1908 by Stephen Von Slagle April 3, 1908 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsGotch vs. Hackenschmidt Rematch Draws Professional Wrestling’s Biggest Gate by Stephen Von Slagle September 4, 1911 by Stephen Von Slagle September 4, 1911 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsJoe Stecher Wins The World Heavyweight Championship by Stephen Von Slagle July 4, 1915 by Stephen Von Slagle July 4, 1915 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsThe Masked Marvel Appears At International Tournament by Mark Long December 7, 1915 by Mark Long December 7, 1915 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsProfessional Wrestling Crowns Its First Paper Champion by Stephen Von Slagle April 15, 1925 by Stephen Von Slagle April 15, 1925 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsThe Original Montreal Screwjob by Stephen Von Slagle May 4, 1931 by Stephen Von Slagle May 4, 1931 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsLou Thesz Becomes Professional Wrestling’s Youngest World Champion by Stephen Von Slagle December 29, 1937 by Stephen Von Slagle December 29, 1937 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsThe Formation Of The National Wrestling Alliance by Stephen Von Slagle July 18, 1948 by Stephen Von Slagle July 18, 1948 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsWrestling From Marigold Debuts On The Dumont Network by Stephen Von Slagle September 17, 1949 by Stephen Von Slagle September 17, 1949 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsBurke vs. Byers Alters The Future Of Women’s Wrestling by Stephen Von Slagle August 20, 1954 by Stephen Von Slagle August 20, 1954 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsWrestling At The Chase Debuts by Stephen Von Slagle May 23, 1959 by Stephen Von Slagle May 23, 1959 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsRogers vs. O’Connor Sets A New Standard by Stephen Von Slagle June 30, 1961 by Stephen Von Slagle June 30, 1961 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsVince McMahon, Sr. Forms the WWWF by Mark Long January 24, 1963 by Mark Long January 24, 1963 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsBruno Sammartino Wins the WWWF Title by Mark Long May 17, 1963 by Mark Long May 17, 1963 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsThe Death Of Rikidozan by Stephen Von Slagle December 8, 1963 by Stephen Von Slagle December 8, 1963 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsThe Battle For Atlanta by Stephen Von Slagle November 23, 1972 by Stephen Von Slagle November 23, 1972 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsVerne Gagne’s ‘The Wrestler’ Opens In Theaters Nationwide by Stephen Von Slagle February 1, 1974 by Stephen Von Slagle February 1, 1974 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsThe Plane Crash That Changed The Course Of History For Mid-Atlantic Wrestling by Mark Long October 4, 1975 by Mark Long October 4, 1975 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsThe Superbowl of Wrestling by Stephen Von Slagle January 25, 1978 by Stephen Von Slagle January 25, 1978 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsJim Crockett Promotions Presents Starrcade `83: A Flare For The Gold by Stephen Von Slagle November 24, 1983 by Stephen Von Slagle November 24, 1983 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsBlack Saturday by Stephen Von Slagle July 14, 1984 by Stephen Von Slagle July 14, 1984 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsThe Brawl To End It All by Stephen Von Slagle July 23, 1984 by Stephen Von Slagle July 23, 1984 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsThe War To Settle The Score by Stephen Von Slagle February 18, 1985 by Stephen Von Slagle February 18, 1985 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsABC’s 20/20 Exposes Professional Wrestling by Stephen Von Slagle February 21, 1985 by Stephen Von Slagle February 21, 1985 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsWrestlemania 1 by Stephen Von Slagle March 31, 1985 by Stephen Von Slagle March 31, 1985 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsThe WWF Presents Pro Wrestling’s 1st Pay-Per-View by Stephen Von Slagle November 7, 1985 by Stephen Von Slagle November 7, 1985 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsWrestlemania III by Mark Long March 29, 1987 by Mark Long March 29, 1987 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsThe Death Of Bruiser Brody by Stephen Von Slagle July 16, 1988 by Stephen Von Slagle July 16, 1988 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsDr. George Zahorian Convicted Of Selling Steroids To WWF Wrestlers by Stephen Von Slagle June 28, 1991 by Stephen Von Slagle June 28, 1991 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsECW Double Crosses the NWA and Goes Extreme by Mark Long August 27, 1994 by Mark Long August 27, 1994 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsBeginning of the Monday Night War by Mark Long September 4, 1995 by Mark Long September 4, 1995 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsAustin 3:16 Launches The Career of Steve Austin by Mark Long June 23, 1996 by Mark Long June 23, 1996 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsFormation of the New World Order by Mark Long July 7, 1996 by Mark Long July 7, 1996 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsThe Montreal Screwjob by Mark Long November 9, 1997 by Mark Long November 9, 1997 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsD-Generation X Invades WCW Monday Nitro by Mark Long April 27, 1998 by Mark Long April 27, 1998 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsMankind Defies Death At Hell in a Cell by Mark Long June 28, 1998 by Mark Long June 28, 1998 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsOwen Hart Dies In Tragic Stunt Gone Wrong by Mark Long May 23, 1999 by Mark Long May 23, 1999 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsThe World Wrestling Federation Goes Public by Stephen Von Slagle August 3, 1999 by Stephen Von Slagle August 3, 1999 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsVince McMahon Buys WCW by Mark Long March 26, 2001 by Mark Long March 26, 2001 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsThe Debut Of Total Nonstop Action by Stephen Von Slagle June 19, 2002 by Stephen Von Slagle June 19, 2002 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsBilly Corgan Purchases The National Wrestling Alliance by Stephen Von Slagle May 1, 2017 by Stephen Von Slagle May 1, 2017 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Events‘All In’ Changes The Pro Wrestling Landscape by Stephen Von Slagle September 1, 2018 by Stephen Von Slagle September 1, 2018 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsThe G1 Supercard Sells Out Madison Square Garden by Stephen Von Slagle April 6, 2019 by Stephen Von Slagle April 6, 2019 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsAEW Presents Its First Pay-Per-View by Stephen Von Slagle May 25, 2019 by Stephen Von Slagle May 25, 2019 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
EventsThe Debut Of AEW Dynamite On TNT by Stephen Von Slagle October 2, 2019 by Stephen Von Slagle October 2, 2019 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
