In the 1970's, the world of wrestling was a million miles from the world we know today.
At that time, the industry was built around an unwritten law of regionalism, which divided the country up, into small, regional promotions, with a territory system that had been the foundation of the industry for more than half a century.
Whilst still sports entertainment, the focus at the time was more on the actual sport, rather than any long term scripted feuds, or segments, and the majority of customers came to local events to see the action in the ring, and would see not a lot else.
This began to change under promotions like the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, which was owned by Vincent J. McMahon. McMahon began to realize tha...
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