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Hulk Hogan was the face of the World Wrestling Federation during the 1980s; itself the most prominent American wrestling promotion of the decade The 1980s represented professional wrestling's greatest period of televised entertainment, reaching widespread popularity among American youth, as well as producing some of its most spectacular characters.
During the 1950s, the National Wrestling Alliance oversaw many wrestling territories such as Mid-Atlantic Wrestling and NWA San Francisco, in a business model known as the "territory system". [1] This is a list of the most notable past and present professional wrestling promotions.
American Wrestling Association (1922–1960) [1] Orville Brown: 1908–1981 1931–1957 St. Louis, Missouri: Midwest Wrestling Association (1948–1963) [1] Jim Crockett, Sr. 1909–1973 1931–1973 Charlotte, North Carolina: Jim Crockett Promotions (1931–1973) [1] Price Daulton 1944–1945 Tampa, Florida [1] Max Clayton 1896-1957 1926–1957 ...
American independent professional wrestling promotions (9 C, 7 P) American women's professional wrestling promotions (3 C, 18 P) American Wrestling Association (4 C, 12 P)
In the early 1980s, professional wrestling in the United States consisted mainly of three competing organizations: the promotions the World Wrestling Federation in the Northeast, the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in the Midwest, and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), which consisted of various wrestling promotions which operated ...
All American Wrestling: Berwyn Chicago LaSalle Danny Daniels 2004–present In 2018 began branching out to Austin, Texas. American Wrestling Federation: Chicago: Paul Alperstein: 1994–1996 Tito Santana and Sgt. Slaughter were bookers for the promotion [3] [36] Shimmer Women Athletes: Berwyn Dave Prazak Allison Danger: 2005–2021 [37] Warrior ...
The ambiguity of professional wrestling as a form of sports entertainment is further heightened by news media, which often cover professional wrestling matches and events as if they were genuine sports; for example, in 2024, Forbes ranked professional wrestling promotions WWE and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) among the world's "most valuable combat ...
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