NBC is getting in the ring with a put pilot commitment to a drama about the 1980s professional wrestling boom that is executive produced by one of the biggest '90s wrestling stars, Dwayne Johnson ...

During the 1980s pro wrestling boom, television was overrun with musclebound men in colorful tights, slamming each other to the canvas in arenas across the country. Then, in 1986, promoter David ...

T he 1980s were a time of great change for pro wrestling, and the most influential wrestlers of the '80s led that change. WWE’s attempt to become a national promotion paid off, with the company ...

As Deadline reports, "NBC is getting in the ring with a put pilot commitment to a drama about the 1980s professional wrestling boom, which is executive produced by one of the biggest 1990s ...

The 1980s is considered the golden age of pro wrestling by many fans. However, the decade had some poor finishers.

The defining moment of the 1980s pro wrestling boom took place outside Detroit, but the seeds were sown at Shea Stadium. The image is iconic, even among non-fans: Hulk Hogan, at the peak of his pop… ...

NBC has just purchased a drama set in the “golden age” of the 1980s professional wrestling boom, a strange, bygone era when America made huge celebrities out of men with funny nicknames who ...

When wrestling enjoyed a major boom period in the 1980s, the manager figure still had an integral role to play. Managers could add something to the storylines and rivalries, and sometimes they ...

The last really significant 'wrestling boom' that occurred was in the late 1970s and the early 1980s. ... Lou Thesz and Harley Race who are now immortal in the sport of professional wrestling.