James Ditchfield
Wrestling's Golden Era: 1985-1992
In January 1984, a peroxide-blonde Californian in yellow trunks tore the shirt from his back, struck a double-bicep pose, and changed the wrestling business forever.
This is the story of what happened next.
From the closed-circuit gamble of the first WrestleMania to the steroid scandals that nearly tore it apart, Wrestling’s Golden Era charts the rise, peak, and stumble of professional wrestling's most transformative era. Vince McMahon's brash expansion. Hulk Hogan's three-year coronation. The Mega Powers and their messy explosion. The Ultimate Warrior's neon ascent. The arrival of “Macho Man” Randy Savage, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, The Hart Foundation, “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase — and the slow, bewildering decline that followed.…
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