| CONTENTS |
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| The '80s Boom - P.10 |
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| p.12 | The Chairman purchases Capitol Wrestling from his father and takes wrestling national; the Rock 'n' Wrestling
connection is forged on MTV; Snuka takes flight. |
| p.14 | Hulk Hogan wins the WWE Championship as Hulkamania runs wild; "Piper's Pit" launches a talk show craze; Superstars
are immortalized as action figures for the first time. |
| p.16 | Hogan takes over The Grammys and Saturday Night Live; WWE sees big-time debuts! |
| The Dawn of WrestleMania - P.18 |
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| p.20 | WrestleMania takes off; Superstars are animated on Saturday mornings. |
| p.22 | WWE Wrestling Challenge and WWE Superstars dominate the airwaves; Andre turns on Hogan. |
| p.24 | The Silverdome sets records for WMIII; The Mega Powers form; pay-per-views expand; the WWE Championship is vacated. |
| p.26 | SummerSlam heats up; Savage cheap-shots Hogan; No Holds Barred lands in theaters. |
| p.28 | Destrucity erupts! |
| The New Generation - P.30 |
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| p.32 | The Deadman is, um, born; Mr. Perfect battles Bret Hart; Ric Flair appears in WWE. |
| p.34 | The Rockers split; fans witness the first-ever WWE Ladder Match; Raw debuts. |
| p.36 | Yokozuna is slammed; the Hart brothers feud; Hulk Hogan joins WCW. |
| p.38 | Shawn Michaels wins the Rumble; WWE's new PPV, In Your House, debuts; Nitro kicks off. |
| p.40 | Steve Austin debuts as "The Ringmaster"; HBK defeats Bret Hart in an Iron Man Match! |
| The Attitude Era - P.42 |
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| p.44 | "Austin 3:16" becomes gospel; ECW invades Raw; WWE enters the digital age. |
| p.46 | Bret is screwed; Mankind makes hardcore history at King of the Ring. |
| p.50 | Austin vs. McMahon heats up; The Rock wins gold. |
| p.52 | SmackDown debuts; The Rock relives his unusual life. |
| p.54 | WWE meets TLC; WCW bombs at the movies. |
| p.56 | ECW takes its final bow; the XFL debuts! |
| The Postwar Era - P.58 |
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| p.60 | The Chairman defeats WCW; The Invasion! |
| p.62 | WWE crushes The Alliance; Ric Flair and The nWo return. |
| p.64 | The brand extends; WWE introduces the Draft; HBK finds his smile; Bischoff is announced as GM. |
| p.66 | Evolution evolves; Austin calls it quits; Kane unmasks! |
| p.68 | Tribute to the Troops airs; Eddie Guerrero steals gold. |
| p.70 | The WWE Diva Search kicks off; "The Age of Orton" begins; Cena and Batista battle for supremacy! |
| The Modern Era - P.72 |
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| p.74 | Cena and Batista win gold; ECW reunites for one night only. |
| p.76 | Raw returns to USA; Rey wins the big one. |
| p.78 | ECW invades SyFy; DX reunites. |
| p.82 | K-Fed gets an Attitude Adjustment; The Chairman is shaved bald. |
| p.88 | Naitch retires; fans smell what Barack Obama is cooking. |
| p.90 | Vickie Guerrero gets hitched. |
| p.92 | Triple H wages war on The Legacy; WrestleMania turns 25! |
