Wild to think that 99% of fans in the 80's believed that professional wrestling is as real and unscripted as basketball, boxing or any other sport. Today the percentages are reversed — as less than 1% of fans believe that this is real — and yet the WWE is bigger, more popular and more lucrative in 2025 that it's ever been. This clip is from Wrestlemania 3 in 1987 and is widely considered the most important moment in the industry's long and storied history. Rest in peace, Hulk Hogan. You were lov

🎥 🎬 WrestleMania 2000 | April 2, 2000 | 🤼 FULL SHOW WrestleMania 2000, also known as WrestleMania 16, was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the 16th annual WrestleMania, and took place on April 2, 2000, at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in Anaheim, California. This was the second WrestleMania at this venue, after WrestleMania XII in 1996. A total of nine matches were contested on the event's card. The main event

🎥 🎬 Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge | November 22, 1984 | Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge was the second annual Starrcade professional wrestling closed-circuit television event that was produced by Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner. It took place on November 22, 1984, at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina. The main event of the show was billed as "the Million Dollar Challenge" as the storyline was

On November 22, 1984 NWA’s 2nd annual Starrcade took place at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina. The main event of the show was billed as "the Million Dollar Challenge" and saw NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair defend the title against long time rival Dusty Rhodes, with boxer Joe Frazier acting as the special guest referee for the match. | Davenport Sports Network

On October 20, 1984 Shawn Michaels made his professional wrestling television debut in a match with Mid-South Wrestling as he and Jim Horner took on Hercules Hernandez and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams. Michaels had made his official debut with the Mid-South Wrestling territory on October 16, against Art Crews, losing to Crews via swinging neckbreaker. The match is called by Jim Ross and Skandar Akbar. Hacksaw Jim Duggan also makes an appearance before the match gets underway. | Davenport Sports Ne