[Conan the Librarian]

It actually started with Georgia Championship Wrestling in the 50 and 60s. Ted Turner bought the rights and made it national, with Rowdy Roddy Piper and the Vince McMahon bought it up and made the WWF.

Here is more:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Championship_Wrestling

[Conan the Librarian]

Should have been:

THEN Vince McMahon

[pepsionice]

The glory days...Tommy ‘Wildfire’ Rich and ‘Junkyard Dog’.