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Looking at the Wikipedia article, I was surprised to learn that pro wrestling has its roots in the 1800s, maybe earlier. It was often a sideshow attraction at carnivals.
I often wondered when pro wrestling changed from a legitimate contest, to worked/ scripted entertainment as well.
Right up until the 1980's the various federations maintained kayfabe, and tried to convince the public that this was real. It was pretty obvious to all and sundry that it was not.
Much as i love wrestling i've never thought it to be anything more than professional play fighting,
i've been watching wrestling since the mid 60s and have always assumed it to be a contrived and choreographed form of entertainment with scripted plots and storylines solely for entertainment purposes. Those that call it fake have missed its point entirely.If you want real wrestling watch the Olympics.
I often wondered when pro wrestling changed from a legitimate contest, to worked/ scripted entertainment as well.
Right up until the 1980's the various federations maintained kayfabe, and tried to convince the public that this was real. It was pretty obvious to all and sundry that it was not.
If wrestlers are being injured, it must not be that fake.
If wrestlers are being injured, it must not be that fake.
While its all scripted its a very physical and athletic event and accidents/injuries happen frequently as exampled by John Cena getting a broken nose last week.
I grew up watching wrestling in the '80s and '90s. Much like people consider "Days of Our Lives" to be soap opera for women, I look at wrestling as a soap opera for men (and women, of course, but just pointing out the generalization).
Growing up, Hulk Hogan was the Star without question. In the '90s, Steve Austin, Undertaker, The Rock, and a host of others were the stars.
I'd say Vince McMahon should be credited for pushing the boundaries and turning wrestling into what it is today.
Btw... Being a fan of WWF/WWE, I obviously only mentioned wrestlers associated with their promotion. But I am aware that there were other promotions in the south that had their own Stars.
That would be Vinnie Mac Senior I would guess.
Without the promoters, there would never have been any "organized" wrastlin.
He almost certainly means Vince Jr. Vince Sr started the WWWF/WWF/WWE promotion and built it into the most powerful regional promotion in the country before letting Vince Jr take over in 1983. Vince Jr shook up wrestling by luring as much talent as he could to the WWF from 1983 onward and expanding rapidly into areas that were traditionally NWA and AWA territories, becoming the dominant national wrestling promotion that people know the WWE as being today.
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