Is ignorance bliss? How ignorant was the AWA in 1983 about the coming New York hurricane? By the very end of 1983 Vince McMahon Jr had made his plans clear; to take his brand national. No longer would he honor the NWA boundaries. These were boundaries that the AWA also respected. Even though Verne had made a split from the NWA, the AWA worked in a very cooperative manner with the NWA's...
In many ways, 1986 was the most important year in the decline of the AWA. For some reason, people are fascinated with the downfall of the American Wrestling Association. And truth-be-told, I plead guilty to being a part of this group. I began watching the AWA in the early 1980's and kept watching it through the bitter end in 1991. While every year during the 1980's tells a different...
Everyone needs an escape and what could be better than professional wrestling? The AWA has always held a special place in my entertainment world. As a six-year-old in 1981 I watched every possible minute of "All-Star Wrestling" that I possibly could. When ESPN began televising the AWA in 1985 I was thrilled. I could then watch the weekend shows and the ESPN ones. I was an AWA fan from the...