The NWA was synonymous with classic matches that went 60 minutes plus. Wrestling matches with time limit draws seem to be a thing of the past. They were placed on the side of the arena…not in the middle of one and had great names like Piper’s Pit, The Flower Shop, The Funeral Parlor and The Snake Pit. Who remembers the infamous interview segments that took place with elaborate sets? Today, you’d be lucky to get a couch and a rug placed inside the ring…but back in the 80’s there were sets with walls, carpeting, couches, chairs.the whole kit and caboodle. Kids had to get their parents permission before calling. It was usually a 1-900 number that was $1.99 the first minute and 99 cents each additional minute. World Class had “Star Wars” which took place on Christmas Day.īefore the big internet explosion in the mid 1990’s…pro wrestling was littered with hotlines that you could call to get the latest wrestling scoops and spoilers. Starrcade, which was the NWA’s biggest show of the year took place on Thanksgiving…as did the WWF’s Survivor Series. The NWA/WCW, AWA, WCCW and the WWF all conducted business during these holidays. There was a time when that was not the case. The bigger promotions such as the WWE and TNA pre tape shows a week in advance to allow their wrestlers to go home for the holidays. Nowadays wrestlers get most the major holidays off like Thanksgiving and Christmas. My personal favorite magazine was the PWI year end awards edition… It was usually written in kayfabe or as if what you were reading about the matches and wrestlers were real. Growing up in the 70’s and 80’s, it was a tradition to go to your local newsstand every month and pick the latest wrestling magazines like Pro Wrestling Illustrated, Wrestling Eye, The Wrestler etc…many of these publications were known as “The Apter Mags,” named after Bill Apter…who was a photographer/journalist/editor of several magazines of the time. Many of the younger fans of today do not remember the great territories like the Continental wrestling Association, World Class Championship Wrestling, Georgia Championship Wrestling and Championship Wrestling from Florida just to name a few. When it hasn’t, it has suffered.Ĭase in point, the territorial system…many promoters of yesteryear refused to adapt to the changing times and because of that…all faded away. Pro wrestling has needed to adapt several times over to survive and thrive. While at times we may not like it…it’s just a fact of life. Everything in life needs to evolve and adapt to keep up with today’s society. Triple H has made that statement several times in storyline segments and in reality couldn’t be more true.
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