A Look At How Pro Wrestling Began

The World Wrestling Federation is looked upon as a giant in the entertainment world but not so much in wrestling. People all have an opinion on it. To some, this is just entertainment, and then there are fans that go there to see great moves being executed by exceptional athletes. No one can deny that this giant industry can create as much controversy as it wants, it will always be popular and have faithful fans.

Wrestling wasn't invented a couple of centuries ago, but more like millions of years ago when cave men pitted against each other. As we know it, wrestling got popular in Athens during the 86th Olympic Games in the 1800's. Back then, they were wrestling for olive leaves. However, since martial arts contain basic wrestling moves we can safely assume that wrestling moves have been around for thousands of years.

Do you remember when the US went to war in Vietnam? It was also the time of peace and love. In the wrestling world, it was a time known as expansion and centralization. There used to be a lot of little independent wrestling leagues across America but eventually, they were fused together to form a new a alliance and then began a new era...

The wrestling world needed a promotion guy. This person was Vince McMahon Sr. He had his own company - the National Wrestling Federation. He fused with all the little local rivals to create one huge division called the WWWF (world wide wrestling federation). He wanted one thing; he wanted his employees to concentrate on wrestling (classic wrestling) and that's it. Anyone that dared defy him, would be fired soon enough. Even huge wrestlers like the Hulk tasted that medicine when he decided to become a one time actor.

One day, McMahon decided to sell his company and fate had it that his son bought the company. In an interview on TV a couple of years ago, Vince McMahon Jr. said that his father probably never would of agreed to sell him his company if he knew what his plans were. He had a different vision and the McMahon Jr. era started and is still going on today. He had the idea to hire Hogan once again. His most memorable event was Wrestlemania 3 that drew more than 90,000 + fans.

A couple of years ago, Vince had a rival, the (WCW) that was owned at the time by Ted Turner. One day, Turner hired a guy in his organization that almost made WCW bigger than the WWF. His name was Eric Bischoff. Even if it was a long shot, they managed to put in a good fight. Since money can lead the way, McMahon decided he had enough and he bought the WCW from Turner and therefore, the threat was extinguished. Now with the monopoly over both divisions, McMahon could do what he wanted. Perhaps to quench's people's thirst for violence, these days the WWE is showing its share of brutal matches ever since the creation of the hardcore division.