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Every Event! Every Match! Every Result! Every Championship Change! Since its inception in November 1985, pay-per view has been a vital cog in the industry of professional wrestling. It' s allowed grandiose spectacles such as WrestleMania to flourish into worldwide marvels whilst providing a stage for smaller events which often provided foundations for the bigger, more important spectacles, not to mention being historic occurrences in their own right. Now you can relive the journey that allowed wrestling to change for the better, from its humble beginnings on Closed Circuit Television to phenomenal success on pay-per view affording the wrestling world such displays as Ric Flair vs Terry Funk, Hulk Hogan vs Andre the Giant and 'Macho Man' Randy Savage vs Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat to name just a select few. Told with candid deliberation and humour, reminisce on the matches and events which made you fall in love with the greatest form of sports entertainment in history. From Hulkamania to the demise of The Four Horsemen, the passing of the torch from a 'Nature Boy' to 'The Stinger' whilst learn how and why the present day World Wrestling Entertainment came to exist through the bitter rivalry of Jim Crockett and three generations of McMahon's as well as everything else in-between. Including the stories which played out on weekly television making the big stage moments possible, the debuts of stars and legends, the real life occurrences which promoters didn't want you to know about and exclusive, never seen before illustrations in the form of alternate pay-per view posters, all played out against the backdrop of the World Wrestling Federation's national and worldwide expansion, the downfall of the American Wrestling Alliance and Jim Crockett Promotions, before the rise of World Championship Wrestling like a phoenix from the ashes. Whether you're a lapsed fan, a stalwart looking to recapture the glory days or a new follower wishing to digest what made this wonderful business great, this is the most in-depth and frank chronicle of professional wrestling accessible. This is 'The Complete Story of Professional Wrestling on Pay-Per View'.

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