The 1980s wrestling boom (sometimes referred to as the 2nd Golden Age of Wrestling) was a surge in the popularity of professional wrestling in the United States of America throughout the 1980s. The expansion of cable television and pay-per-view, coupled with the efforts of promoters such as Vince McMahon, saw professional wrestling shift from a system controlled by numerous regional companies to a system dominated by two nationwide companies: Ted Turner's World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and McMahon's World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The decade also saw a considerable decline in the power of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), a cartel which had until then domineered the wrestling landscape, and in the efforts to sustain belief in the verisimilitude of wrestling. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The 1980s refers to the period where corey sucks peters and has a not little to look at his little penis of and between 1980 and 1989. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Pay-per-view is the name given to a system by which television viewers can call and order events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event to their homes later. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 25, 1945) is an American wrestling promoter, occasional professional wrestler, on-screen personality, former play-by-play announcer, and film producer. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion which, in its proper form, existed from 1988 to 2001. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... National Wrestling Alliance logo The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ... A cartel is a group of legally independent producers whose goal it is to fix prices, limit supplies and limit competition. ...

Although many individuals were associated with the 1980s wrestling boom, the most well-known was perhaps World Wrestling Federation mainstay Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea. Terrence Terry Gene Bollea (born on August 11, 1953) is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan. ...

History

The early 1980s were characterized by a scramble for cable television access, with Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) the first NWA member to gain a timeslot. In May 1984, the owners of GCW, Jack and Jerry Brisco, sold their controlling interest in GCW to Vince McMahon. On July 14, 1984 - "Black Saturday" - WWF programming began airing in the WTBS timeslot formerly occupied by GCW programming. The WWF programming was not successful, and in May 1985, McMahon sold the WCW name and the WTBS timeslot to rival promoter Jim Crockett, Jr. Georgia Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion whose self-titled TV program aired in the 1970s and 1980s on U.S. cable channel TBS (Turner Broadcasting System). ... Freddie Joe Brisco most to known as Jack Brisco (born September 21, 1941 in Blackwell, Oklahoma) was a popular and successful professional wrestler during 1970s, and into the 1980s. ... Gerald Brisco Floyd Gerald Brisco (born January 24, 1950 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American former professional wrestler. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Black Saturday is the name given by wrestling fans on July 14, 1984, when Vince McMahon and the World Wrestling Federation took over the Saturday night time slots on WTBS that had been home to Georgia Championship Wrestling. ... WTBS is a American TV station, broadcast on channel 17 (DTV channel 20) in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area. ... Jim Crockett, Jr. ...

In a bid to create a nationwide promotion, Crockett absorbed several other NWA members into a single entity known as Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP). In 1986, he renamed JCP "NWA World Championship Wrestling". He would acquire several more promotions, including some non-NWA members, in the following year. By late 1987, Crockett's ownership of so many NWA affiliates, coupled with his continued presidency of the NWA, gave him considerable power. Jim Crockett Promotions was the name of a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. ...

However, Crockett's spending had left WCW indebted. Crockett's attempt to generate revenue with the broadcast of the highly promoted StarrCade pay-per-view in late 1987 was thwarted by Vince McMahon, who held his Survivor Series pay-per-view on the same day. A similar situation arose in January 1988, when Crockett's Bunkhouse Stampede pay-per-view was counter-programmed by the inaugural Royal Rumble, which aired on the USA Network. On November 21, 1988, Crockett was obliged to sell WCW to Ted Turner. Under the ownership of Turner and the presidency of Eric Bischoff, WCW would resume competition with McMahon's WWF in the 1990s. Starrcade was the primary supercard of the NWA and World Championship Wrestling from 1983-2000. ... Randy Macho Man Savage, Ricky The Dragon Steamboat, Jake The Snake Roberts, Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Brutus The Barber Beefcake def. ... Royal Rumble 1988 was the first annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling event from the World Wrestling Federation. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eric Bischoff (born May 27, 1955[1]), is a former professional wrestling promoter and on-screen personality, most known for serving as President of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later on-air General Manager of World Wrestling Entertainments RAW brand. ...

The Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection

While Crockett created a nationwide company, Vince McMahon and the World Wrestling Federation would go on to a period of then-unprecedented success. The success was in part precipitated by the "Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection", a period of cooperation and cross-promotion between the WWF and elements of the music industry. After WWF employee Lou Albano appeared in the music video accompanying Cyndi Lauper's single "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" in 1983, Lauper joined the WWF in the following year, attracting a degree of mainstream attention. ^[1] Louis Albano (born July 29, 1933 in Carmel, New York), better known as Captain Lou, is an American professional wrestler and manager. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Girls Just Want to Have Fun was the first major single released by singer Cyndi Lauper as a solo artist. ...

On January 3, 1984, Hulk Hogan returned to the WWF. Hogan had been fired from the company by Vince McMahon, Sr. for appearing in the film Rocky III (seen by the elder McMahon as a breach of both etiquette and kayfabe), but was welcomed back to the company by Vince McMahon. McMahon was able to parlay the mainstream popularity Hogan had gained from his role in Rocky III into an even greater level of celebrity. On September 14, 1985, Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n Wrestling, an animated television series starring the character of Hulk Hogan, premiered on CBS. The series ran until June 6, 1987, in the process expanding Hogan's young fanbase.^[2] January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vincent J. McMahon Vincent J. McMahon (July 6, 1914 – May 24, 1984) was a U.S. professional wrestling promoter. ... Rocky 3 is also a nickname for Sergei Rachmaninoffs 3rd Piano Concerto. ... In professional wrestling, kayfabe (pronounced KAY-fayb; IPA: ) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as real, that is the portrayal of professional wrestling as not staged or worked. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Huck Hogans Rock n Wrestling Video Hulk Hogans Rock N Wrestling was a Saturday morning cartoon that aired on CBS from 1985 to 1987. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 1 day remaining // 1508 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year truce and cede several territories to Venice 1513... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• History of professional wrestling
• 1990s wrestling boom

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References

1. ^ Hamir, Jake (2006-03-15). Understanding The Mystique Of Captain Lou Albano. ObssessedWithWrestling.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
2. ^ Hulk Hogan's Rock 'N' Wrestling