Vince McMahon took over the World Wrestling Federation
To this day the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) remains the uncontested king of professional wrestling in the world. A billion dollar corporation showcasing some of the best athletes from around the globe. Well back in 1982 it was know as the World Wrestling Federation and was known mostly as a wrestling company that owned most of the northeast and east coast. It wasn’t until a young man named Vince McMahon Jr. bought majority control of the company from his father that everything changed.
He turned wrestling into “sports entertainment” and ushered in a new era that would showcase future celebrity stars like Hulk Hogan, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and The Rock. Everything started with the daring move by McMahon to take over the company and take it national. Something nobody had ever tried before.
Fun fact? Steve “Mongo” McMichael, who’d signed with the Bears around that same time, wound up working for the WWF a decade later.
