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

On December 28, 1984 during 20/20 reporter John Stossel’s exposé on professional wrestling, he had an infamous encounter with WWF wrestler David Schultz backstage at Madison Square Garden. During an interview Stossel told Schultz that he thought pro wrestling was fake and Schultz's response was to hit Stossel in the head twice, knocking him to the floor each time. Marvin Kohn, a deputy commissioner at the New York State Athletic Commission, had been present at the arena during the incident and i

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