WWF Attitude Era Classics: Triple H (with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) vs Chris Jericho [Videos]

Monday Night Raw

July 10, 2000

San Jose, California

Triple H vs Chris Jericho

WWF Fully Loaded

July 23, 2000

Dallas, Texas

1989: The Year Professional Wrestling Found Its Creative Peak [Videos]

While professional wrestling in the 1980s had already experienced explosive growth through spectacle and mainstream exposure, 1989 stands apart as the year where craft finally caught up with charisma.

Hulk Hogan had dominated the professional wrestling landscape since 1985, fueled by the national expansion of Vince McMahon’s World Wrestling Federation. By the late 1980s, wrestling had reached its commercial peak—but in 1989, something important changed. Simply put, characters and matches got better. Across promotions, storytelling, motivation, and in-ring performance aligned. 1989 is when professional wrestling became sharper, more emotional, and more complete.

While names like Hulk Hogan, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Andre the Giant, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Ric Flair, and Ricky Steamboat were the standard bearers of the era, the upper card and next generation—Rick Rude, Ultimate Warrior, Lex Luger, Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Shawn Michaels, Sid Vicious, and Mr. Perfect—were rising into prominence. The year also marked the professional wrestling debuts of future icons including Steve Austin, Booker T, and Rey Mysterio, quietly signaling the direction wrestling would take in the decade ahead.

"Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase vs Bret "Hitman" Hart

March 8, 1989

Aired on March 20, 1989

Odessa, Texas

Randy Savage vs Hulk Hogan

Wrestemania V

April 2, 1989

Bret Hart Promo

May 1989

WCCW Classic: "Nature Boy" Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich at Parade of Champions, 1984 [Videos]

 

On May 6, 1984, Texas Stadium played host to one of the most emotional and unforgettable nights in wrestling history. Ric Flair, the traveling world champion and master of the spotlight, arrived at the Parade of Champions to defend the NWA World Heavyweight Title against Kerry Von Erich, just three months after the tragic passing of Kerry’s brother, David. This match continues to resonate with fans who lived through the era, as well as those discovering it for the first time.