Hulk Hogan

“You can have a wrestling idea, but you need these momentum shifting moves.. We had the Hulkamania movement, then it shifted to the beer drinking, Stone Cold era. We reinvented the business with becoming the bad guy. What’s the next level?” (“Hulk Hogan’s Quotes”). This quote by former WWE wrestler Hulk Hogan illustrates the change of the wrestling industry. A man who was the accelerant to that change was “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. Born in Austin Texas, Steve grew up in a low income family. He later on went under the tutelage of a superb athlete named Chris Adams to become a wrestler. Austin went to WCW where he won a few titles. He then jump ship to WWE where he cemented his legacy as one of the greatest wrestler of all time. “Stone Cold”…

1980’s until Hulk Hogan came into the company and ushered in the “Golden Era”. After the “Golden Era” the WWE, then WWF, began to decline in TV rating. The decline lasted until the mid to late 1990’s when the “Attitude Era” began. In 1953 Jess McMahon founded the Capitol Wrestling Corporation to promote wrestling on the East Coast. Shortly after, Jess…

And a few it did in 1987 the WWW episode 80 million in tickets to live events. During the late 80 's McMahon shaped WWWF into a unique form of entertainment that attracted fans who had never paid attention to the sport in 1985 McMahon 's company got a huge booster by adding Hulk Hogan to the roster McMahon was able to bring Hogan 's popularity to new heights Logan became a household name of this time on March 31st 1985 he promoted the first WrestleMania its own flag ship pay-per-view out at…

My best friend, Zane was everything I wanted to be at that time in my life. He was well liked by all, fearless despite his smaller size, and always had a can-do attitude that some times got him in trouble. I wanted to be like him, and his dad was the one that made Zane the guy I wanted to be. The first time I met Jeff, was in 7th grade football camp, so naturally we called him Coach. He was short, stocky, and half balding covered by an old floppy bucket hat. But his most distinctive feature was…

say, if you take this you will become ripped and shredded. The sad thing is that these people might have used that product but they are using a performance enhancer too. Take the action figure GI Joe. When the action figure first came out his arms were 12 inches and his body looked like a normal man. Ten year later a new GI Joe was made that had a six pack, chest, and 14 inch arms. Then another ten years later; the GI Joe now is ripped, has a full six pack of abs, chiseled chest, serratics…

now they are the lead brand with other brands such as Lucha Underground, TNA, and many others following in their footsteps. They have made a huge impact on how wrestling is perceived, how wrestling is watched, and have impacted the wrestling community as a whole. America’s Views on the WWE Many American’s believe that WWE is fake wrestling, but that is not the case. Real wrestling fans that study WWE know that it is scripted, some parts are faked, but the majority of it is real. The WWE has…

interpretive setting in the theater. Kayfabe expands past the physical space of the wrestling ring and the arena for the discussion and media around the event. Professional wrestling is supposed to be ‘real.’ (Mazer) Roland Barthes describes professional wrestling as follows: "There are people who think that wrestling is an ignoble sport. Wrestling is not a sport, it is a spectacle, and it is no more ignoble to attend a wrestled performance of Suffering than a performance of the sorrows of…

Barbara Bonney Barbara Bonney said, "In this day and age, I find it important to reflect on what we have, why we have it, and how we can share it.” Not many statements like this one have encompassed her passion and love of music and teaching. Her long musical career was and is a great one; including over 100 recorded albums and starring in over 65 operas. She won a Gramophone award and has been called “the leading lyric soprano of her generation.” Barbara Bonney was born in Montclair, New…

“evil” (Jenkins III 63). The declaration of fans in wrestling is not only a verification of a job well done; it is a demand for more. Therefore, the continual, participatory declaration of the wrestling event indicates the existence of a contrast interpretive setting in the theater. Kayfabe expands past the physical space of the wrestling ring and the arena for the discussion and media around the event. Professional wrestling is supposed to be ‘real’ (Mazer 67). Over time; however, the mystique…

Meade 1 You have to work your way up the ranks up the wwe to be a main event superstar. To be Brock Lesner, john Cena or even the undertaker. You have to work hard and be strong in the ring because once your in there there’s no turning back. Just hope that whoever you’re fighting that they don’t punish you to much. If your fight Braun Strowman give up he is nicknamed the monster of a man since he destroys everyone he’s fights. First you have to prove yourself first. You’ll go into nxt the…