10 Biggest Ever Turning Points In Wrestling

Incidents that changed the wrestling world forever.

To the untrained eye, wrestling can seem like a pretty straightforward medium; some men get in a ring and stage a fight, sometimes after conducting a bombastic interview. However, fans understand that the wrestling business is one of constant change, and has undergone all-encompassing shifts in tone and style throughout its history. Such different eras don't tend to transition organically between one another. More often than not, a major turning point can be identified as the catalyst for a change in the industry. The wrestling business is often slow to catch up with the trends of the mainstream world. An 80s-style roster of bright colours, bulging biceps and clearly defined good guys was still being pushed by the WWF well into the 90s, while even the current product has been slow to wise up to the demands of a smarter, savvier social media generation. Similarly, WCW maintained its grungy, rough-edged aesthetic when the new millennium was calling for something far more slick and shiny. Perhaps to make up for such a lack of foresight, shifts in the wrestling world are often dramatic and shocking. Many have become some of the most famous (or infamous) moments in industry history. From the demise of the territories to the fall of Hulkamania, the mid-1990s explosion of WCW to the rise and fall of the Attitude Era, here are the ten biggest turning points in wrestling - from first to last.
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