A legend walked away, hitting one last home run before he did so. WWE's tinkering with its schedule picked up in 1988 with the addition of the Royal Rumble. As PWInsider.com reports, The Brawl to End it All pulled in a 9.0 rating.
The winner would take both home, and those titles would then merge. Monsoon would take Rogers place in that match. WWE's most important matches all accomplished more than deciding a winner and thrilling the crowd. I got in touch with him and he let out a sigh, knowing that it was inevitable that someone from WWE would call him. Sammartino's legendary status gave his loss a mighty weight. Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas became a sensation right away. Beyond being one of the most famous wrestling matches in history, it showed WWE its limits. While some gimmick matches have lost their novelty, this one remains a most momentous spectacle. So ended the story that had spanned 23 years. When I watched that WrestleMania, I said, 'We're dead in the water. That night, Bruno won a title with a brick-colored leather strap and a golden faceplate of the contiguous 48 United States, but he did not hold this version of the championship for long. His accomplishments often draw comparisons to Jackie Robinson, with the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame being among the many to do so.
It became a match format that WWE would turn to again, 16 more times and counting. I guess the decision was made by [Vincent J. McMahon] to make a new title. Vince McMahon's brainchild could have been an expensive flop, but instead it became the company's cornerstone event. Between Antonino Rocca and Bruno Sammartino they went with the younger Sammartino who was 28 years old at the time. A beast had pierced the armor that was thought to be impregnable. After a dozen years of having two major champions, WWE downsized.
Its winner is the first man to plant his flag on the WrestleMania card. Andre won thanks to a man undergoing plastic surgery to look like Earl Hebner. It's been the home to championship matches, beer baths and weddings. The image of Mankind falling from the top of the cell is as iconic as you get. Bobo Brazil became the first man to hold the WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship when he defeated "Handsome" Johnny Barend. In 1987, WWE's calendar wasn't choking with pay-per-views as it is today.
Bruno Sammartino had long been the company's biggest star, but Pedro Morales was catching up to him by 1972. It took two once-in-a-generation talents to serve as Raw's main event. BROWN: The title was in the ownership of Dave Millican, who designs a lot of our championships. It was not only a showcase of two trailblazing greats but a match that opened the door for future female wrestlers to take center stage. A wrestling match can launch a … '", There must have been hundreds of moments at the table, but that was the most incredible and horrific one.". Winning this championship—as its first champ no less—was one of Brazil's key moments of trailblazing. There’s a certain type of rust on the back that indicates that it is well more than 50 years old. WWE has produced more than 1,100 episodes of Monday Night Raw. A victory over Bruno Sammartino was the Holy Grail that only few wrestlers ever experienced. WWECLASSICS.COM: It looks good for something that’s been around since Eisenhower was in office. This bout was the precursor for the unrivaled success that was to come for The Texas Rattlesnake. And it is now WWE's weekly centerpiece and the longest-running weekly episodic TV show in the U.S., as WWE will be sure to remind you. The trails leading from both sides all lead to Hulk Hogan and eventually, the WWF/E.