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How Ted Turner’s WCW Left a Wrestling Void, Never Filled Ever Since
McMahon took over his father's company to take the WWF, now WWE, national, absorbing other promotions' talent along the way, there wasn't any major competition to deal with the McMahon juggernaut until Ted Turner purchased Jim Crockett Promotions in November 1988, where it was rebranded as WCW For the better part of 12 years, the[...]
Dark Side of the Ring
To many, that move was what lit the fuse on the explosive rivalry between McMahon and Superstation WTBS Ted Turner – who would go on to purchase GCW successor Jim Crockett Promotions and form World Championship Wrestling (WCW) With Vice TV about to present Who Killed WCW? next month, it seems only fitting that the fifth[...]