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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MycGlTq8Bb4 Wrestling has always held a special place in my heart. Thanks to my grandparent's old VHS collection, I grew up with the WWF and later the WCW firmly moulding my impressionable mind. Like countless others I was a 'Hulkamanic' growing up but I was always fascinated by the Iron Sheik. Known for kickstarting Hulk... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MycGlTq8Bb4 Wrestling has always held a special place in my heart. Thanks to my grandparent's old VHS collection, I grew up with the WWF and later the WCW firmly moulding my impressionable mind. Like countless others I was a 'Hulkamanic' growing up but I was always fascinated by the Iron Sheik. Known for kickstarting Hulk... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MycGlTq8Bb4 Wrestling has always held a special place in my heart. Thanks to my grandparent's old VHS collection, I grew up with the WWF and later the WCW firmly moulding my impressionable mind. Like countless others I was a 'Hulkamanic' growing up but I was always fascinated by the Iron Sheik. Known for kickstarting Hulk... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MycGlTq8Bb4 Wrestling has always held a special place in my heart. Thanks to my grandparent's old VHS collection, I grew up with the WWF and later the WCW firmly moulding my impressionable mind. Like countless others I was a 'Hulkamanic' growing up but I was always fascinated by the Iron Sheik. Known for kickstarting Hulk... Continue Reading →
In the first instalment we looked at the controversial beginning of Vince McMahon’s World Bodybuilding Federation. The WBF promised to revolutionise the way bodybuilding conducted itself and when June 15th was chosen for the first ever WBF show, people waited anxiously to see what would happen. Creating a buzz In the build up to the... Continue Reading →
In the first of a three part series, we look at the brief life of the World Bodybuilding Federation, an organisation financed by wrestling mogul Vince McMahon that tried to take on Joe Weider's formidable stronghold on the sport. While the WBF ultimately failed, its influence on the sport cannot be underestimated. Part One: Kicking Ass and Taking... Continue Reading →
In the first instalment we looked at the controversial beginning of Vince McMahon’s World Bodybuilding Federation. The WBF promised to revolutionise the way bodybuilding conducted itself and when June 15th was chosen for the first ever WBF show, people waited anxiously to see what would happen. Creating a buzz In the build up to the... Continue Reading →
In the first of a three part series, we look at the brief life of the World Bodybuilding Federation, an organisation financed by wrestling mogul Vince McMahon that tried to take on Joe Weider's formidable stronghold on the sport. While the WBF ultimately failed, its influence on the sport cannot be underestimated. Part One: Kicking Ass and Taking... Continue Reading →