Turner entered wrestling in 1988 when he acquired Jim Crockett Promotions and turned it into World Championship Wrestling under Turner Broadcasting. At the time, Vince McMahon’s WWF had already ...

Ted Turner, the former owner of WCW and a renowned media mogul, has died at the age of 87. Turner had been suffering from the Lewy body dementia, a brain disorder, at the time of his passing. The news ...

Media visionary and philanthropist Ted Turner died on Wednesday, May 6, at age 87. Among his many notable innovations, Turner founded brands such as CNN and TNT — the latter of which played a pivotal ...

DVDs may feel like yesterday's technology in the age of streaming, but collectors haven't forgotten about them. In fact, certain out-of-print titles, special editions, and rare releases have become ...

Pro-wrestling history is littered with near-misses. But it's fair to say WWF's purchase of WCW — which took place March 23, 2001, 25 years ago to this very day — still stands out as one of the biggest ...

As 2026 rapidly approaches, we are nearing the 25th anniversary of when WCW closed its doors. World Championship Wrestling held its final event on March 26, 2001, and the wrestling business simply ...

Chuck Coates’ name might not carry the same weight with professional wrestling fans as Hulk Hogan or Ric Flair, but it carried weight with the guys behind the curtain. He was an enhancement talent — a ...

We are nearing the 25 year anniversary of World Championship Wrestling's final show, and the company that was once a cultural juggernaut has something of a spotty reputation in the eyes of fans these ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. WWE has filed a new trademark for a classic event name from its former ...

Is WWE planning on bringing back a major WCW PPV event in the near future? Possibly. The company filed and application to trademark "Superbrawl" with the United States Patent & Trademark Office on ...

If, like me, you have a bunch of DVDs on your shelf, some recent reports may have you worrying if any of your collection has, in fact, rotted. Many physical media enthusiasts may be familiar with DVD ...

With the Wednesday Night Wars in his rearview mirror and a streaming deal finally in place, Tony Khan takes a victory lap. By Tony Maglio AEW Dynamite has had a pretty, well, dynamite run when you ...