Ted Turner's WCW Created Wrestling's Golden Era That Remains Unmatched
By
Tom Chang
25d ago· 6 min readenInsight
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Summary
The article reflects on Ted Turner's impact on professional wrestling through his creation of WCW (World Championship Wrestling), which provided competition to WWE and elevated wrestlers' earning potential and working conditions. It contrasts the current era of WWE payroll cuts under TKO with the pre-WCW era when wrestlers were overworked and underpaid. The piece argues that Turner's WCW created a wrestling boom that hasn't been replicated since his passing at age 87.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledTed Turner, who passed away at 87, not only helped shape cable but also elevated professional wrestling into what it is today with WCW.
As TKO scrambles to gut WWE payroll these days in the company's latest exodus, there was a time when pro wrestlers struggled to make ends meet.
There wasn't any major competition to d
As TKO scrambles to gut WWE payroll these days in the company's latest exodus, there was a time when pro wrestlers struggled to make ends meet, getting horrendously overworked, weathering mounting injuries, to keep chasing their dreams. As Vince K. McMaho
