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THE WWF TIMELINE
(1963-2000)
All Information was gathered by Lurpman200 and is the property of
maxpages.com/wrestle2000. any stolen info will be reported.
© Wrestle 2000®, All Rights Reserved.
April 1963- The WWWF(World Wide Wrestling Federation) is formed. Buddy Rogers is
its first champ and Bruno Sammartino wins the WWWF title a month later.
January 1971- After holding the belt for an amazing seven years, Sammartino lose the belt
to Ivan Koloff.
April 1976- Stan Hansen drops Sammartino on his neck and breaking it during a match.
Sammartino continues the match.
April 1977- Billy Graham deafeats Sammartino for the WWWF title. Inspires future
wrestlers such as Hulk Hogan and Jesse Ventura
April 1979- The WWWF drops one W and becomes the WWF(World Wrestling
Federation)
August 1979- In a cross frderation match (which arent shown today), Bob Backlund of
the (WWF) takes on AWA Champ Nick Bockwinkel. Both are counted out after about
40 minutes.
June 1982- Vince McMahon Jr. buys out his fathers share in the WWF. The modern era
of sports entertainment begins.
September 1983- Vince McMahon negotiates a deal with the USA Network to broadcast
WWF matches.
November 1983- The WWF signs top stars such as Hulk Hogan, Bobby Heenan, Gene
Okerlund, and Roddy Piper.
January 1984- Hulk Hogan beats the Iron Sheik to win the title. Hulk-amania is born.
May 1984- Cyndi Lauper and Mr.T sign to appear at Wrestlemania 1. Hulk Hogan
appears on MTV.
March 1985- The first Wrestlenania happens. Mr T. and Hulk deafeat Roddy Piper and
Paul Orndorff.
May 1985- The TV Saturday Night Main event forms.
Spetember 1985- Hulk Hogan Rock N Wrestling appears on Saturday Morning cartoons.
Airs for almost two years.
November 1985- The first WWF Pay-Per-View airs ( WWF Wrestling Classic) Its a
success.
March 1987- Wrestlemania 3 draws 93,000 to the Superdome in Houston. Andre The
Giant loses to Hogan in the main event. Hogan body slammed the Giant also.
May 1987- Iron Sheik and Hacksaw Jim Dugan are arrested for drugs. Both careers take
a dive.
November 1987- First Survior Series pay-Per-View airs. Andre wins in the main event.
January 1988- First Royal Rumble airs. Jim Duggan wins in the shorest Rumble only 33
minutes long.
October 1988- Forbes magazine estimates the WWF worth 100 million.
April 1990- Hogan loses the belt to the Ulimate Warrior at Wrestlemania 6.
November 1990- The Undertaker makes his debut at Survivor Series along with a chicken
named the Gobbledygooker. The crowd boos and the lame persona is dropped.
June 1991- George Zahorian, a ringside doctors is accused of 12 counts of selling steroids
to wrestlers. A drug policy is quickly pasted.
July 1992- Macho Man admits to taking steroids in the past in a live interview.
January 1993- Monday Night Raw debuts.
June 1993- The First King of the Ring sirs with Bret Hart winning and Hulk Hogan losing
the belt to Yokozuna.
November 1993- Vince McMahon is chraged with steroid possession.
June 1994- Hulk Hogan leaves WWF to go to WCW. ( He was getting to old)
November 1994- Bob backound defeats Bret Hart for the title and loses it to Diesel three
days later.
Late 1995 - Stone Cold Steve Austin signs with the WWF and comes out with Ted
Dibiase as the Ringmaster.
April 1996- Mick Foley debuts on Raw.
June 1996- Stone Cold defeats Jake the Snake in the King of the Ring. Austin 3:16
begins.
November 1996- The Rock debuts at Survivor Series.
November 1996- Brian Pillman pulls a gun on Stone Cold. Leds to negative publicity.
WWF apologizes.
August 1997- Stone Cold is seriously injured by a Owen Hart piledriver. He would go in
for spinal surgery in 2000.
October 1997- Kane makes his debut during a hell in a cell match with Undertaker and
HBK
November 1997- DX officially forms with Chyna Shawn Michaels and HHH as the first
members
November 1997- Bret Hartmakes his final appearance in the WWF. At the end Bret
would go to use some unscripted actions-bad language, push Vince McMahon down and
destoy WWF equipment
June 1998- The best match in WWF History- The Mick Foley Undertaker hell in a cell
match. Mick would thrown off the cage and throught cage, on to thumbtacks and
tomstoned on chairs. He would suffer many injuries.
November 1998- Jesse Ventura is elected governor of Minnesota
May 1999- Owen Hart falls to his death from the ceiling during a stunt.
June 1999- Sable quits WWF and sues for $110 million
August 1999- Jesse Ventura makes a guest referee appearance at Summerslam
November 1999- Stephanie McMahon marries HHH
December 1999- Daveswwfpage starts at maxpages
January 2000- Daveswwfpage is changed to Wrestle 2000 which is a bigger success
February 2000- Mick Foley loses a Hell in a Cell match and retires
April 2000- Mick Foleys comes back 1 more time at WM2000
I will add more if anymore major events happen
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