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Wrestlemania 3 and the Slam Heard Around the World

WrestleMania III marked the peak of the 80s wrestling boom. A packed Silverdome, Savage and Steamboat’s classic, and Hogan facing André in the biggest main event ever turned the night into wrestling’s most iconic spectacle.

The First WrestleMania and the Dawn of Modern Wrestling

Mickey Yarber

WrestleMania I was the night Vince McMahon bet everything on a dream. Celebrities, storylines, and a packed Madison Square Garden turned wrestling into mainstream spectacle, creating the moment the entire industry stepped into a new era.

In Memory of Hulk Hogan

Kevin Decent

It’s not every day that your parents call you about a celebrity death. But it’s also not every day a super hero dies. For children of the 1980’s, Hulk Hogan was a comic book hero

Take a WrestleMania Vacation

Kevin Decent

As I write this I am about to partake in the biggest vacation of my life, and it is all themed around WrestleMania. This will be my third trip to the grandest stage of them

Elvira: Mistress of the… Wrestling Ring?

Jeff Sheldon

It may only be September, but, I’m already in the Halloween spirit. As Halloween approaches, I begin to think of Elvira more often than usual and for my wife and I, Elvira’s movies, “Elvira: Mistress

The Run In: Weekend Warrior Recap

Kevin Decent

A week later and your trios tag team champions are finally recovered from their WrestleMania Weekend Warrior trip. It’s time to talk about the purchases, the food, and the shenanigans that took place in the

The Run In: WrestleMania Predictions

Kevin Decent

WrestleMania predictions? On a Monday? After the two night event? That’s right. A spin on prediction shows as only The House Show can provide. On today’s episode of The Run In, Matty Treats and Kevin

The House Show: SNME 10 – WrestleMania III Build Up

Kevin Decent

The biggest sports entertainment event of our childhood is nigh. This episode of Saturday Night’s Main Event features most of the Superstars who will appear in front of 93,000 fans in just a few weeks.

Check Out Those Ads! – The Adventures of Superman #475

Pitfall Gary

Superman has been saving earth for over 80 years. He’s one of the first superheroes to hit comics, making his debut in Action Comics #1, 1938! Over those 80 years Superman has starred in over

The House Show: Saturday Night’s Main Event 5 – Five Count

Kevin Decent

Five! Five! Three isn’t good enough. Welcome to the fifth episode of Season 3 of The House Show and the first episode to feature legendary gargantuan heel, King Kong Bundy. Saturday Night’s Main Event 5

Sports & Wrestling

WrestleMania’s Most Unusual Matches

Kevin Decent

WrestleMania is this weekend and in the over thirty years for this event, this will be the most unusual. Two nights, taped, and in front of zero fans. Many of us are tuning in for