Zachary FenellBest of the Decade: Introduction
October 22nd 2009 19:10
We are in the final months of the ‘00s decade. For professional wrestling the past decade has been an unforgettable one. World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) went out of business giving Vince McMahon a monopoly on mainstream wrestling. Vince McMahon also lost a lawsuit to the World Wildlife Foundation which forced Vince to change his promotion’s name from World Wrestling Federation (WWF) to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). In 2002 McMahon’s mainstream wrestling monopoly broke when the upstart Total Non-stop Action (TNA) Wrestling promotion started holding weekly PPVs. TNA eventually signed a television deal and went to a monthly PPV schedule.
The 2000s also proved to be a decade of tragedy. The wrestling world lost Chris Candido, Eddie Guerrero, Bam Bam Bigelow, Mike Awesome, Curt Henning, and Chris Benoit amongst others. Some of these losses have been true tragedies while others will forever be surrounded by controversy. Either way wrestling fans will always remember what these wrestlers contributed inside the ring.
Finally, the 2000s have been full of great matches; from the wrestling clinics on Smackdown! to the innovations like the Elimination Chamber and Ultimate X to new traditions like the Money in the Bank ladder match and the annual all cage PPV. In the remaining months of this decade I will use this blog to look back on the most memorable moments of the 2000s; so keep checking www.seekextreme.com for “Best of the Decade” posts!
The 2000s also proved to be a decade of tragedy. The wrestling world lost Chris Candido, Eddie Guerrero, Bam Bam Bigelow, Mike Awesome, Curt Henning, and Chris Benoit amongst others. Some of these losses have been true tragedies while others will forever be surrounded by controversy. Either way wrestling fans will always remember what these wrestlers contributed inside the ring.
Finally, the 2000s have been full of great matches; from the wrestling clinics on Smackdown! to the innovations like the Elimination Chamber and Ultimate X to new traditions like the Money in the Bank ladder match and the annual all cage PPV. In the remaining months of this decade I will use this blog to look back on the most memorable moments of the 2000s; so keep checking www.seekextreme.com for “Best of the Decade” posts!
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