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Vince McMahon, owner of then World Wrestling Federation, changed professional wrestling fundamentally in the 1980s. Fortune for the WWF came at the expense of the AWA and WCCW. On January 23, 1984, Hogan defeated The Iron Sheik for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship at Madison Square Garden. Shortly after the match, the WWF began promoting ...
PWI Wrestler of the Year: Bob Backlund: PWI Tag Team of the Year: Jimmy Snuka and Ray Stevens: PWI Match of the Year: Bruno Sammartino vs. Larry Zbyszko (Showdown at Shea) PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year: Mr. Wrestling II: PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year: Larry Zbyszko: PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year: Tony Atlas
Lord James Blears (wrestler/commentator) † Gary DeRusha "Scrap Iron" George Gadaski (wrestler/referee) † Donna Gagne (ring announcer) Paul E. Dangerously ; Lord Alfred Hayes † Bobby Heenan † Dick Jonkowski (ring announcer/commentator) Rodger Kent (ringside announcer) † Scott LeDoux †
The Universal Wrestling Federation was a professional wrestling promotion based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from 1979 to 1987. Former employees in the UWF consisted of professional wrestlers , managers , play-by-play and color commentators , announcers , interviewers and referees .
This is a list of professional wrestlers and personalities that performed in World Championship Wrestling from 1988 to 2001. They are listed in alphabetical order by last name. For alumni of pre-WWE promotion Jim Crockett Promotions, see List of former Jim Crockett Promotions personnel. Deceased individuals are indicated with a dagger (†).
WWE is an American professional wrestling promotion and entertainment company based in Stamford, Connecticut. [1] Former employees in WWE consist of professional wrestlers, managers, valets, play-by-play and color commentators, announcers, interviewers, referees, trainers, script writers, executives, and members of the board of directors.
1980s-1990s Global Wrestling Federation, Ladies Professional Wrestling Association, Southwest Championship Wrestling, United States Wrestling Association:
On May 6, 2002, after the World Wrestling Federation was renamed "World Wrestling Entertainment" due to a lawsuit by the World Wide Fund for Nature, the title was subsequently renamed to WWE Intercontinental Championship. [103] [104] WWE: Raw: 87 Rob Van Dam: May 27, 2002: Raw: Edmonton, AB, Canada: 2 63: 62 This was a ladder match.