Round-Up – July 1980
It is July 1980 and this was a huge month for professional wrestling. We have news on two huge upcoming shows in Florida and New York, numerous title switches and […]
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The Battle of Atlanta
Even to this day, Atlanta, Georgia is a hotbed for professional wrestling. It all started back in 1944, Paul Jones, a main event wrestler in Los Angeles and Texas, moved […]
Round-Up – May 1980
May 1980 was an action-packed month with new NWA World Tag Team Champions, NWA Central States Champion and NWA Missouri Champions all crowned amongst a whole host of others. Read […]
Round-Up – April 1980
Another action-packed month in the territories of the National Wrestling Alliance. Today we take an extensive look at the Champions Carnival tournament in All Japan Pro Wrestling, especially reviewing the […]
Round-Up – March 1980
This month we witnessed the fallout from the shocking betrayal of Larry Zbyszko on his mentor Bruno Sammartino – they meet in the ring for the first time since the […]
Profile: Dory Funk Jr.
Second generation athlete Dory Funk Jr. holds the honour of the second-longest reign as NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion, retaining onto the championship for a total of 1,563 days. Only Lou […]
Round-Up – February 1980
Welcome to the second month in our journey and what a month February 1980 was. We witnessed a major angle in the WWF, a true betrayal of the lowest order. […]
Round-up – January 1980
Welcome to the Monthly Round-up for January 1980. The first in our chronological journey in our Project WCW. It’s the beginning of a new decade in professional wrestling and January […]
The National Wrestling Alliance 1948-1979
In the 1940’s, the popularity of Professional Wrestling was growing within the United States. Many ambitious entrepreneurs had created their own regional wrestling promotions and each promoter claimed to have […]
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