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REVIEW: Best Of The WWF Volume #11: Another Harley Race Classic

Posted: 05 Aug 2019 10:32 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/review-best-wwf-volume-11-another-harley-race-classic/


Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over ten years now and have reviewed over 5,000 shows. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I’ll be posting a new review here on Wrestlingrumors.net, starting today. It could be anything from modern WWE
to old school to indies to anything in between. Note that I rate using
letters instead of stars and I don’t rate matches under three minutes as really, how good or bad can something that short be?
Best of the WWF Volume 11

Host: Gene Okerlund

Commentators: Gene Okerlund, Gorilla Monsoon
This is the latest one of the volumes I have left. After this one there are only four to go so were almost done at least. This is from mid 87 and most
of the stuff on it is from November of 1986, which is at the end of
Orndorff vs. Hogan and right before the build to WrestleMania 3 begins.
Lets get to it.
Can-Am Connection vs. Dream Team
From MSG.  Can-Am is Tom Zenk/Rick Martel while the Dream Team is Valentine/Beefcake. Martel takes over quickly on Valentine, working the
arm. Off to Zenk who works on the arm as well. Luscious Johnny jumps on commentary for a second to brag. The team with the Canadian on it keeps up
its advantage. Valentine manages to snake eyes him onto the top rope to
take over.
Off to Beefcake and the former champs take over. Off to a chinlock and
things speed up a bit. Brutus gets caught in a rollup for two. Martel
starts fighting back and punches Valentine down. When all else fails, HIT
HIM IN THE FACE! And never mind as the American hits an Irish on the
Canadian into the corner. Suplex gets two. Figure Four is countered into a small package but Martel still cant escape.
Back to Beefcake who manages to give up the tag. Listen to that pop for a
hot tag! Whens the last time you heard something like that? Zenk cleans
house and dropkicks Valentine down. Brutus takes him down again though and
its back to the Dream Team in control. Theres an abdominal stretch by the Hammer. Gutbuster brings in Beefcake as they work on Zenks ribs and abdomen. Zenk keeps bridging out of pin attempts. This match is getting some serious time. Double clothesline puts Zenk and Greg down. Valentine puts on a front facelock and Brutus distracts the referee so the tag doesnt count. Elbow
drop misses for Valentine and they do the blind tag thing again. Thats a rarity. Everything breaks down and the Dream Team hits a double belly to
back suplex. Theres the Figure Four but Martel hits a slingshot splash for
the totally illegal pin.
Rating: B. Long match here and it worked pretty well I thought. This is something you cant see on TV due to the time but it worked well here. It
also plays forward the whole Beefcake is the weak link idea of the team
which led to their split. The crowd was way into this too. Good stuff.
George Steele vs. Kamala
Oh.oh..oh my. This is from November 24, 1986. There are seven matches on
this tape and four of them are from that show, plus a Pipers Pit. Total
comedy match with nothing really going on in the first minute or so. They exchange chops and therefore control with the fans being more into it than
they should be. The Wizard (Kamalas manager) gets hit and drops whatever
hes holding, allowing Kamala to clock Steele with it. That and a pair of splashes, one from the top rope, ends this. This was just a comedy match
and then the ending.
Time for Pipers Pit. This one is live in MSG and the guests are Orndorff
and I believe his new manager Bobby Heenan. Piper says hes not used to
being cheered and that hes not running for President and hes the same
person hes always been. Heenan and Orndorff come out and Piper tells
Orndorff to find a tag partner. Heenan gets the mic and says Orndorffs
partner is Harley Race. Heenan tells Piper to get a partner. Piper has a
chat with his manager in the corner (no one there) but a planted fan pops
up on the apron and suggests Hogan. Orndorff freaks and thats that. Ok then. Paul Orndorff/Harley Race vs. Hulk Hogan/Roddy Piper
These two teaming up together always feels wrong. Big brawl to start until Hogan and Piper clear the ring. The heels come back in so Hogan picks up
Piper and uses his feet as a battering ram. Piper vs. Race officially gets
us started. Off to Hulk and the place goes manic. They work on Races arm
and its back to Piper for another big pop. Ok make it Hogan again. You know they work well together for mortal enemies.
They do look at each other with a bit of disdain and a lack of trust but if they didnt it would be awful. Race headbutts his way out of trouble but
still cant bring Paul in. Back to Hulk and the arm work continues. The
place is about to come unglued. Race finally gets in a belly to belly and
knee drop to take over. Heres Orndorff off the top and Piper is in trouble
now.
The heels take turns on Piper and its off to a chinlock. This place is
going to explode when Hogan gets the tag. Suplex keeps Roddy down and its
off to Paul again. Race hammers away on Piper some more and headbutts him. Roddy stands still and looks like hes about to fall down when he dives
forward for the tag. That looked great. Race looks scared to death and
Hogan pounds away. House is cleaned and he drops the leg but Orndorff
saves. Heenan gets drilled and heel miscommunication lets Piper pin Race
which counts for some reason.
Rating: C+. This is one of those matches where its about the atmosphere
instead of the match itself. Piper and Hogan teaming together is still a
weird sight and Im not sure how well I like it. Still though, fun little
match that blew the roof off MSG (that thing has to be in disrepair given
how often it happens) which is the entire idea.
Piper, still mostly a jerk, bails and lets Hogan fight them all off on his
own which he does easily.
Randy Savage/Harley Race/Adrian Adonis vs. Roddy Piper/Junkyard Dog/Ricky Steamboat
This is elimination rules and it was a brand new idea at the time. They
were popular enough that a PPV version was made later in the year. For some reason, Slick is on commentary. These are all matches at Wrestlemania and
the last appearance in MSG for Piper so gee, I wonder who will win here.
Savage runs and hides from Steamboat but they wind up starting.
Savage tries to roll away and its Race in now with no tag. Off to JYD and
its rolling headbutts time. They look at each other for awhile as Steamboat plays cheerleader. Belly to belly puts JYD down and its off to Savage
again. He loads up the elbow but stops to yell at Steamboat. Piper shoves
Randy into the now legal Steamboat. My goodness Id love to see Savage and
Piper have a feud. Not the kind they had in WCW either.
Off to Adonis and he runs from Piper. Everything breaks down and all six
are in there. A double suplex puts Roddy down and Adrian hooks the sleeper
on him. That doesnt last and Piper hooks a sleeper which is broken up just
as quickly. JYD is waiting on an opponent now. I know it sounds like Im skipping a lot but theyre moving in and out of there so fast that its
almost impossible to keep up with.
Adonis works on the Dog but hits him in the head because heels are stupid. Everyone goes to the floor and Roddy hits Adrian with a chair. Back to some form of sanity as Piper hits a belly to back suplex on Race but Savage
breaks up the cover. This has been incredibly fast paced. And theres a
bell. Uhwhy? Adonis and JYD were both counted out because they were legal.
Ok then.
Piper vs. Race now and make that Piper vs. Savage. Piper blocks a suplex as Gorilla and Slick argue. Savage misses a shot into the ropes but Race
prevents the tag. And never mind as he makes it just a second later.
Steamboat speeds things up on Race as Slick yells about karate. Everyone
gets in again and my goodness is there some talent in there. There isnt a
bad combination at all out there.
Steamboat rolls up Race but Savage reverses it and somehow it gets the pin, after about 15 seconds of Steamboat being down. I dont think so but
whatever. Ok so its Piper vs. Race/Savage. Piper of course is all cool with going straight for Race and they go to the floor. Savage tries to hit him
with a chair but they get back in and somehow Savage is now legal. Top rope double axe gets two. Powerslam gets two for Race. Piper grabs a gutwrench suplex but Savage makes the save.
Savage goes up but the double axe hits Race, allowing Piper to steal a pin
and its 1-1. Now THIS should be awesome. And this is how Piper goes out of
MSG? This works Id think. Race wont leave so Piper throws Savage into him
and then bulldogs Randy down. Savage tries to bail but suckers Piper in and gets the first punch in. That weird clothesline Savage does takes Roddy
down for two.
They start choking away at each other and this is so awesome. Piper
actually shows off his strength and holds Savage up in a choke. They
collide and Savage is knocked to the floor. Piper gets up but then lays
down and plays possum. Savage goes up for the elbow but Piper moves and a
small package ends the Macho Man. TOTALLY AWESOME and vintage Piper.
Rating: A. I had a blast with this. The talent levels out there were
completely insane and they gave us twenty minutes of a great match. These matches could work so well if they were done right and this one was,
especially when they have the time to put it together. The eliminations
were a bit off, but this was probably the first one ever. Great match
though and an absolute blast.
From SNME, heres Pipers My Way video set to Frank Sinatras song. Its
basically a highlight video of his career which is pretty awesome stuff.
Its set to the closing theme from Coliseum Video here though, probably due
to copyright issues. This goes on for about three minutes.
And now lets go from an hour of totally awesome stuff to.this.
Little Tokyo/Lord Littlebrook vs. Pepe Gomez/Karate Kid
Thank goodness this is joined in progress because the full thing is 13
minutes long. Gomez beats up Tokyo with kicks. Wouldnt it be Karate Kid
using the kicks? The heels get thrown together and its the stupid row boat thing. Wait that is Karate Kid? Ok so I was confused earlier. Actually I
wasnt paying attention because I dont care about this match. Theres a “comedy” spot where Littlebrook is choking with his feet but the good guys make a switch and Littlebrook accidentally choked his partner.
Ok so Gomez is in the body suit. The referee is holding Tokyo for some
reason then launches him away. Is there a point to this? I mean..any of
this? Littlebrook, looking about 80 years old, staggers around and the
match just kind of stops. Karate Kid uses a full nelson and Tokyo
accidentally kicks Littlebrook in the face. Im not really paying attention
as Im rapidly losing all of my intelligence as my brain dies. Littlebrook
beats up both guys and its off to Gomez for some dropkicks. Its a pile up
and Tokyo gets pinned.
Rating: N. Just no. No point, no logic, no reason, no need. Give us more
Piper greatness please. This tape was reaching classic levels and now it
had to get dragged down like this. I get the idea of comedy matches and
having fun, but dont do it for like seven minutes in a row when you have awesome stuff going like that.
Don Muraco vs. Hillbilly Jim
Muraco is dressed like Piper and Fuji is with him in a tux. Remember that. Muraco is wrestling in the kilt. Jim rips it off quickly and the beating begins. Muraco is sent to the floor and Fujis hat got crushed. Muraco hides
in the corner and Jim works on the arm. A headbutt puts Don on the floor. Muraco takes him down and its off to a nerve hold. Jim comes back and hits
a big boot. Bear hug (called a full nelson by Monsoon for some reason)
draws in Fuji for the DQ.
Rating: D. Jim was a fun character and this was designed to set up the next match and thats all. Muraco was definitely on the downside of his career at this point but he still had a few more years on the top level to go. Fuji interfering directly sets up the next match on the tape which is always
cool to see.
Fuji tears Jims overalls and hits him in the ribs with the cane a bunch of times. Jim challenges Fuji to a tuxedo match next month.
Hillbilly Jim vs. Mr. Fuji
This is a tuxedo match. Its an evening gown match but for men. Jim rips the
hat off immediately. I wouldnt bet on this lasting long. They fight over tearing jackets off and Jim gets his shirt ripped. Jim tears out the pocket
of Fujis jacket as does Fuji to Jims. Fuji steals the jacket and Jim is
mad. Fujis jacket gets ripped so he kicks Jim low. Jim is topless now and
as I type that Fuji is as well. And there go Fujis pants to end it. Im not rating it because its not really much of a match but it was all in good fun. Overall Rating: B-. This was on the way to being incredible and then it
just came falling apart. The six man should have ended this tape but
instead we get the comedy matches to end it, which isnt a horrible idea but
it really hurt the flow this had going. The opener is good too and I can
easily see why this is my favorite time in wrestling. Good tape, could have been great.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since
2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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(VIDEO): One Of Many. Check Out WWEs Full Tribute To Harley Race (And Its Absolutely Outstanding).

Posted: 05 Aug 2019 10:22 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/video-one-many-check-wwes-full-tribute-harley-race-absolutely-outstanding/


It’s a worthy tribute. There are very few wrestlers in history as revered
as Harley Race. You will almost never hear a bad word said about him,
which may be out of fear that he would beat them up if they did. Race is
one of the all time great stars in wrestling and has all of the accolades
to prove it. After his passing away last week at 76 years old, there were bound to be tributes to him, and one of the biggest has come out.

This week on Monday Night Raw, WWE aired their tribute video to Race, which
was aired on their YouTube page last week. The video features some classic clips of Race, including both matches and promos from various points of Race’s career. It also includes clips from legends talking about Race,
with names such as John Cena and Steve Austin offering their thoughts on
him.

He deserves every positive thing said about him. Check out the rather incredible tribute:
[This post contains video, click to play]


Opinion: There is nothing I can say about Race that hasn’t been said by a
lot of people who knew him a lot more than I do. Race is one of the most respected, if not the most respected, wrestler of the last forty years with more accolades and success than almost anyone else. He was someone who
could do whatever he wanted in the ring and make it look as perfect as
anyone else could. Race was incredible and this tribute is one of many
that he should receive.

What is your favorite Race story? What is the best match you ever saw from him? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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Well Hello There. A Pretty Surprising Name Will Be Appearing At Some WWE
House Shows Later This Month.

Posted: 05 Aug 2019 10:19 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/well-hello-pretty-surprising-name-will-appearing-wwe-house-shows-later-month/


Nice to see you again. There are some wrestlers who come and go from one company to another while some stick around for the better part of ever.
Those long term wrestlers are a lot more rare, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t as valuable. Some names have been around WWE for over twenty years and now, one of them is taking some time off from his other job to make
some more appearances.

According to PWInsider by way of 411mania.com, Kane will be making two
house show appearances on August 23 and August 24 in Bossier City and Lafayette, Louisiana respectively. These matches will be Kane’s first in-ring appearances since Crown Jewel in November. Kane is currently the
Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee in his first term after being elected in
2018.

You can add it to this list. Check out some of Kane’s greatest returns: [This post contains video, click to play]


Opinion: This is one of those things where it’s just a house show so it’s not like it is going to mean anything in the long term. Kane is a legend
in WWE and having him around could act as something of a draw. He has some more important things to do at the moment but if he can make two shows like this, why not? If he can do his other job too, so be it and WWE can
benefit as well.

Should Kane keep wrestling? Will he ever wrestle in another big match?
Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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Theres Still Plenty Of Time. Summerslam Match Changed With Legend Stepping
In.

Posted: 05 Aug 2019 10:16 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/theres-still-plenty-time-summerslam-match-changed-legend-stepping/


There’s your other big match. We’re less than six days away from Summerslam and that means most of the show should probably be ready by
now. That isn’t exactly the case though, with a card that could likely
have several more matches added to the show. WWE has no problem waiting
until the last minute to change some matches and that was the case again
this week.

This week on Monday Night Raw, a previously announced Summerslam match was changed. The previously announced Dolph Ziggler vs. The Miz match was
changed to Ziggler vs. Goldberg, who made a surprise return and signed the contract to face Ziggler. Over the last few weeks, Ziggler has insulted Goldberg several times over receiving as much time and attention as he
has. Miz vs. Ziggler will take place on next week’s Monday Night Raw instead.

It didn’t go well for Ziggler. Check out Goldberg’s return:
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Opinion: I don’t know how much I need to see this, but if it gets rid of Ziggler, I’ll be more than fine with it. Ziggler has overstayed his
welcome again and needs to go off and do his comedy or whatever else it
is. Goldberg on the other hand likely wants to get rid of the stigma of
the Super ShowDown match with Undertaker. It should be a short and one
sided match, so it should be fine and better than Miz vs. Ziggler again.

Do you like the switch? How do you see the match going? Let us know in
the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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History Has Been Made! Title Change Takes Place On Monday Night Raw.

Posted: 05 Aug 2019 10:14 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/history-made-title-change-takes-place-monday-night-raw-4/


History has been made! There are a lot of titles in WWE and that means
that there are going to be a lot of title defenses. That makes sense in
theory at least, but a lot of the time those title defenses only take place
on pay per view. There are some that take place during a regular
television show, and every now and then you will see a title change on TV.
That was the case this week.

During this week’s Monday Night Raw, Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross won the Women’s Tag Team Titles. Bliss and Cross defeated defending champions the IIconics, Fire and Desire and the Kabuki Warriors, last eliminating the Warriors to win the titles. This is the first reign for both Bliss and
Cross and the third reign in the titles’ history, which only dates back to February.

The match got some time. Check out a clip from the title change:
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Opinion: After the way the titles have been used for the last four months,
it was long overdue to get them off of the IIconics. They barely defended
the things and the titles have mostly been forgotten for weeks, if not
months, on end. At least Bliss and Cross are on television more often than
not so maybe they can elevate the titles, at least a little bit. It’s not like they can get much worse.

Do you like the title change? Will this help the titles? Let us know in
the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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I Guess You Cant Do That. Samoa Joe Fined For Incident At The Airport

Posted: 05 Aug 2019 08:46 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/derekstoughton/guess-cant-samoa-joe-fined-incident-airport/


Sometimes being man can get you in trouble. Earlier today, WWE released a
story saying that they were laying a fine on Samoa Joe for an altercation
that happened in the Pittsburgh airport before Raw tonight.

From the report:
When asked by a WWE producer if he was responsible for the forklift
incident that nearly injured Roman Reigns this past Tuesday night
on SmackDown LIVE, Joe responded aggressively and knocked the phone out of the producer’s hand.

You can see a clip of the incident below:

Is @SamoaJoe responsible for what happened to @WWERomanReigns last Tuesday
on #SDLive? pic.twitter.com/XAiJIfT2xq

- WWE (@WWE) August 5, 2019



To continue with this storyline, Joe confronted Roman Reigns in the parking
lot on tonights edition of Raw. However, as The Big Dog was getting out of
his car, his car was hit by another one and then sped off.

You can see a clip of that below:
[This post contains video, click to play]


Editors Opinion:

Its clear that were getting a recycled storyline of when Stone Cold Steve Austin was run down in the early 2000s, but thats OK. It worked then and it will work now.

What do you think of Samoa Joe being fined for striking the phone away from
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You Can Do Some Pretty Cool Things In The WWE 2K20 Video Game

Posted: 05 Aug 2019 08:23 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/derekstoughton/can-pretty-cool-things-wwe-2k20-video-game/


Each year, the 2K franchise releases the latest installment of the WWE
video game series. With each new installment, there are new features, new superstars that are featured and the gameplay is enhanced to a new level.

But will this be the case this year? Absolutely.

The company has released new details regarding the WWE 2K20 video game that will be released on October 22, 2019. Below are some highlights of what
will be available:
2K today announced current Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch and WWE Superstar Roman Reigns as the cover Superstars for WWE 2K20, the
forthcoming release in the flagship WWE video game franchise. Lynch and
Reigns will serve as ambassadors for WWE 2K20’s worldwide marketing
campaign – “Step Inside” – which invites players to enter the world of WWE
and face a variety of new and exciting challenges in the virtual ring. WWE
2K20 is currently scheduled for worldwide release on Tuesday, October 22,
2019 for the PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system and the Xbox One family of devices, including the Xbox One X and Windows PC. Players who purchase the WWE 2K20 Deluxe Edition or Collector’s Edition will receive in-game bonuses, including playable Superstars Chyna, Hulk Hogan, Mankind
and The Rock, in addition to the Standard Edition game.
WWE 2K20, in direct response to fan feedback, will include several
franchise firsts alongside streamlined gameplay and a variety of popular
modes. The story-driven, objective-based 2K Showcase: The Women’s Evolution will follow the careers of the Four Horsewomen – Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch, SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley, Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks. Controls will be streamlined to allow new players to jump into the game
more easily, while experienced players will still enjoy a challenge.
In addition, WWE 2K20 players will be able to compete as both male and
female Superstars in MyCAREER and Mixed Tag matches, while last year’s popular WWE Towers returns with exciting new challenges, including a story-driven Tower centered around the career of Roman Reigns.
The game will also introduce a new service model – WWE 2K20 Originals – set to deliver a wealth of 2K Showcase add-on content for player exploration
beyond the game’s initial launch. Each of the WWE 2K20 Originals will
present a new playable world and its own unique theme, with more details to
be announced in the coming months. WWE 2K20 Originals is downloadable
content that may require additional purchase. Players who pre-order the WWE 2K20 Standard Edition will receive access to the first WWE 2K20 Originals package when it launches.

Xavier Woods showed some these features off in the video below:
[This post contains video, click to play]


It had been previously rumored that Becky Lynch and Roman Reigns would be
on the cover of the game; this was confirmed today.

Editors Opinion:

Ill admit that I havent played a single moment of any of the WWE 2K video games, but I have to admit that they look pretty cool and each year looks better and better. I love how they are integrating new legends each year,
as well as having The Man be on the cover. Its awesome stuff!

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Is AEW True Competition for WWE?

Posted: 05 Aug 2019 05:59 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tomclark/is-aew-true-competition-for-wwe/

AEW is on the eve of its first television deal on the TNT Network. The
weekly program will air live for two hours every Wednesday night and fans
all over the world are surely anxious to see how the show will look. Many
of those fans have followed AEW from the very beginning, so the journey to
TV is that much more important to them.

They want to see Cody Rhodes’ company succeed. Cody has endeared himself to the pro wrestling faithful, who appreciate his commitment to the sport.
They admire his drive and they love his passion. But as AEW continues to
gain momentum, much of the conversation surrounding the company typically
goes back to WWE. 

The word “competition” has been used in fan circles since the AEW announcement was initially made. That reaction was understandable, as Vince McMahon’s company has truly not had a legitimate competitor since the days
of WCW. Perhaps the desire to see WWE once again face a contender was just
too strong to ignore.

But is AEW truly competition for WWE? The easy answer is no. WWE’s roots
date back to 1952 and the company has existed as WWF/WWE since 1979. The McMahon family has been in charge from the beginning and during the past 40 years, the company has enjoyed a highly successful run as the industry
leader.

Of course the long-reaching impact of WWE goes far beyond their pro

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