The 1980s professional wrestling boom, more commonly referred to as the Golden Era or the Rock 'n' Wrestling Era, was a surge in the popularity of professional wrestling in the United States and elsew
Photocollage of 1980s wrestling stars, from a photo album sold by TV Sports. Top to bottom and left to right: Bob Backlund, Hulk Hogan, Ricky Steamboat, Ric Flair, Barry Windham, Ted DiBiase, Greg Valentine and Tommy Rich.
Dusty Rhodes was a top star in Championship Wrestling from Florida and other NWA affiliates
Four-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Bockwinkel
Von Erich family members Mike and Kerry were mainstays in World Class Championship Wrestling
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Vincent Kennedy McMahon is an American businessman and former professional wrestling promoter. McMahon, along with his later-estranged wife Linda, is co-founder of the modern WWE, the world's largest
1980s professional wrestling boom
…the United States and elsewhere throughout the 1980s. The expansion of cable television and pay-per-view, coupled with the efforts of promoters such as Vince McMahon, saw wrestling shift from a system controlled by numerous regional companies to one dominated by two nationwide companies: McMahon's World Wrestling…
McMahon in 2006
McMahon with Paul Levesque and Shane McMahon, talking to Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell in December 2016
McMahon with his father Vincent J. McMahon, c. 1970s
McMahon sharing a joke with R-Truth at the 2008 Tribute to the Troops event