Publisher's Synopsis
Imagine going back in time and reliving WWF history as it actually happened. Not as the WWE wants to present it, but as it actually aired. No longer would superstars disappear from the history books or angles be edited out because they're deemed too offensive to WWE's current corporate philosophy. Instead, you'd see the WWF as it aired, as you remembered it if you're old enough, or as it really happened for the first time if you're a younger fan. You'd see the WWF that turned a regional promotion into a global billion dollar powerhouse. You'd see the WWF that the fans who grew up on the product came to know and love.Welcome to a year-by-year account of the WWF. This is the history of the WWF as presented on television. Not Vince McMahon's revisionist history, but the WWF that aired on television. This series follows the weekly shows, PPVs, and major events that made the WWF (and later WWE) the household name that it is. Love it or hate it, the WWF has become part of the world's culture and the events in this book helped define that culture.For those of you who have already been along for the ride, we're filling in the television holes. While the proper series starts with 1985 and the first WrestleMania, many consider the WWF's true rise to global dominance as having started in 1984 with Hulk Hogan winning the WWF Title. Here, you'll see the first year of Hulkamania and the rise of the WWF on the company's A-show Championship Wrestling. Also included in this supplement is the WWF's first MTV special, The Brawl to End it All. While these shows are largely lost in wrestling lore for the more familiar WrestleManias and Superstars, to say nothing of Monday Night Raw and the many other WWF PPVs, 1984 laid the groundwork for the WWF's-later WWE-bright future. Enjoy!
