Black Saturday - The Day Vince McMahon & WWF appeared on TBS

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Black Saturday is the name wrestling fans gave to July 14th 1984, the day Vince McMahon appeared on Ted Turner's TBS and taking over the Saturday 6:05 timeslot with WWF programming.
Up until Vince McMahon and the WWF appeared on the Superstation, Georgia Championship Wrestling aired on the channel every Saturday night with their wrestling show named "World Championship Wrestling" (not to be confused with the WCW promotion that would exist years later after Turner purchased Jim Crockett Promotions). Wrestling fans enjoyed Georgia Championship Wrestling's Saturday shows, they tuned into the Superstation to see Gordon Solie host their favourite weekly wrestling broadcast while, at the same time, showing a dislike for Vince McMahon's more "cartoony" form of Pro Wrestling in New York. McMahon tried to purchase the timeslot on WTBS but Turner refused to sell, and so McMahon managed to buy Georgia Championship Wrestling - leading to WWF matches taking place on the World Championship Wrestling show on the Superstation. Many within the NWA felt that this was the end of an era, and fans were livid that their wrestling was replaced by Vince McMahon's brand of "sports entertainment". If we compare it to today, it would be like Vince McMahon appearing on TNT during an AEW Dynamite broadcast and announcing that Raw and Smackdown matches would air instead of AEW matches.
This video looks at Black Saturday, how Vince McMahon bought Georgia Chmapionship Wrestling, and how McMahon would eventually sell the timeslot and move ahead with WrestleMania 1.
00:00 - Intro
01:54 - Georgia Championship Wrestling on TBS
03:25 - McMahon buys GCW
11:17 - Black Saturday
14:07 - Fan Backlash
16:04 - More wrestling promotions join the Superstation
17:47 - Vince McMahon sells the Saturday timeslot
19:25 - Ted Turner buys Jim Crockett Promotions
#WWE #Documentary #WWF

[@slanderman3296]

That puts a heart felt smile on my face, knowing Turner kept wrestling on tv just bc he loved it. That really changes my view on him from when i was a kid. I was always, AlwayS a WWF guy, but im happy now knowing what Turner did :)

[@chrisjuckett2728]

Turner always appreciated what Wrestling did for his business. It's why it took him losing decision making power to make it go away. It's the only reason WCW folded. People like to say it was one reason or another that WCW went out of business, but it was only ever because of the Time Warner deal, and Turner losing power due to it. The Monday Night Wars might still be going on to this day if Turner had any say in it.

[@bigroaststyrone8135]

@@chrisjuckett2728 I doubt the Monday night wars would have the same fervor they had in the mid 90s because of the hit in viewership they took from Russo’s booking, however if Ted Turner still had the reigns WCW would probably still be around today

[@nm7781]

@@chrisjuckett2728dude that isnt the reason fam, i suggest you go learn about business and corporate suits becuase vince had suits in the offices pulling strings... theres a great article on reddit if you wanna read more on it

[@GreatMewtwo]

You'd keep wrestling programming on the network too if it was getting good consistent ratings, even if it could mean buying the promotion itself.

[@RolfWrenWalsh]

Gordon Solie is a legend. The greatest interviewer in history. I miss him so much. NWA/WCW For Life!!

[@Thor-Orion]

AWA was great at one point

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

I was just talking about him the other day, in discussing announcers. His calm, understated demeanor was perfect for that product at the time. He is an ABSOLUTE LEGEND.

[@middlefinger1565]

@G-Body Loc Trash? What's that supposed to mean? NWA/WCW had some of the greatest matches in ALL of pro wrestling entertainment. That's a FACT!

[@jasonh5547]

Solie is the GOAT announcer.

[@stephensupernor4481]

I never once heard of a good Ole Anderson story in my 43 years of watching wrestling.

[@stephensupernor4481]

@ItsStillRealToMe DamnIt but he was not a good person. I just never heard of anyone talk about him that was good as a person. Or maybe I just haven’t watched enough podcasts lol.

[@samright4661]

I remember when this happened . I grew up in Atlanta. Everyone hated WWF down here..

[@curtailedbike4123]

Moral of the story: Don't make your stock holders mad. Especially if you don't own the majority of the stock

[@carsonrutz9659]

If i was a stockholder right now i would be pissed. AEW is getting more polished and alot better suited for adults. I enjoy that product. WWE not so much.

[@curtailedbike4123]

@@carsonrutz9659 no you wouldn't. WWE in the last few years have made multiple deals that make them billions of dollars on revenue.

[@shoWbitz]

@@curtailedbike4123 FYI there are investors right now that sue wwe because of non transparency, because of their partnership with Kingdom of Shítty Arabia. How's that for your obsession with wwe.

[@carsonrutz9659]

@@curtailedbike4123 money isnt everything. If im invested in a company and i dont like where its going like them selling out to the Saudis. Thats a personal choice. I care more about creativity and the love of the sport. More so than fiat currency. Aew will take over just you wait and see.

[@nicoledickson6099]

wwe, went to saudi, one of the most controversial countries ever, no human rights at all, women still treated unfair, even though I still like wwe it's clear wwe will soon shutdown or become another division of aew

[@evanhanley6437]

One of the most notorious moments in wrestling history.

[@rayvenkman2087]

The most notorious moment in wrestling history.

[@Nostalgicguy2242]

@@rayvenkman2087 until Shane Mcmahon appeared under the TNT logo..

[@Ykwhat75]

This kinda started the War between WCW & WWF

[@jasonh5547]

more like NWA vs WWF; WCW had not technically existed yet at the time.

[@zemox2534]

So in other words Vincent's actions would lead to the creation of WCW. Ironic. And very fascinating. Thank you for the history Bios.

[@karlitosway7474]

In a way he created AEW too. Cody co started it cuz Vince wouldn’t let him drop the Stardust gimmick. Just proof that Vince has been and continues to be the most influential and powerful figure in Professional Wrestling History.

[@TheLastOutlawSaulGoode]

@nemo pouncey look how the “sports entertainers” are treated in WWE

[@conversationtosaurusrex]

@@karlitosway7474 Well without Vince, the Landscape surely would be a lot different.

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

Its funny how ppl didn’t know this stuff!

[@ciannolan9713]

Whenever I watch one of your non Reliving the War videos I get mildly and momentarily confused at the lack of Scott Hall asking me if I want a War

[@rasmusdegn9690]

Well at least in this case you still kinda got one.

[@suttercane7895]

If the Road Warriors tried shooting on the Briscoe's to break their legs they would've left the ring on stretchers. Jack & Jerry were real mf'ers.

[@jasonhaney8109]

They may not have been shooters but they were tuff as a 2 dollar steak and could hold they on as long as they were on they feet.

[@KClouisville]

@Charming Billy I tend to agree the Road Warriors would not have fared well. However, the Briscoes didn't do too well in real life when faced by Ernie Ladd with a tire iron! Lol.

[@tarheelspeighty9645]

It would have been a mma fight, ground game vs strikers. Anything could have happened. Warriors could have smashed the BB faces in or the BB could have tied them in a pretzel. 50/50 odds straight up.

[@chrischar9428]

Ladd did ok

[@eddietasker9110]

Vince is honestly one of the most Savage dudes ever

[@SupremeOracle]

Agreed, bro dropped the "N" word in a scripted Live TV that's savage asf lmao

[@LobsterPuncher]

I love hearing about the behind the scenes politics of wrestling. This is a really great video.

[@solascripturaPR1517]

I've always been intrigued by this. Especially the back stage politics of The Kliq (in WWF), and The NWO (in WCW).

[@augustineg1497]

Wwf is sports entertainment

[@alexmohr1072]

@Crysum Moore Are you having a stroke?

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

People always complain today, but they have no idea how cut-throat wrestling was back in the day. They whine at every shot taken, but I'm like, "Where you not alive and watching when they used to fully run down each other on live television??" or what Vince did to other promotions? Funny.

[@jesseandrews2303]

@@augustineg1497 every pro wrestling promotion in the world is sports entertainment

[@JungleBunkRootsMusic2022]

Pretty much the unofficial end of the territory era.

[@lerryperry]

Not really, Mid South, Texas and the AWA continued for a few more years.

[@cristiansolares2007]

@@lerryperry yep. Where wrestlers like sid, bret hart, and taker were discovered.

[@juststatedtheobvious9633]

@@lerryperry IWCCW and USWA were also still going strong in 1990. I was the biggest mark around for Vic Steamboat vs. Tony Atlas.

[@TheLastOutlawSaulGoode]

@@cristiansolares2007 don’t forget. Hogan came from AWA too

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

This was very, very surreal to see back then! I'll never, ever forget that day because it also happened to be my eleventh birthday that day. Another awesome video, Mr. Wrestling Bios!

[@jewsco]

Wow I also watched this and turned 11 July 22 that year

[@smyersfishingadventures]

I will always remember this. It was extremely confusing at that time. I was 11 years old and watched TBS at 605 every Saturday.

[@AlexanderKahrs]

That stretch of time when Championship Wrestling from Georgia, WWF, and Mid-South were on WTBS reminds me a lot of a couple more recent situations: ECW being forced off TNN when WWF moved Raw to the network, and the few months when Destination America had Impact and ROH programming. Great video!

[@rileykazama3145]

I hope roh gets a tv deal

[@brianmcdonald7017]

Yeah the ecw situation on tnn was similar

[@brianmcdonald7017]

@@rileykazama3145 roh is on local TV here in Arkansas Saturday night at 11 pm.

[@rileykazama3145]

@@brianmcdonald7017 lucky

[@TheLastOutlawSaulGoode]

@@brianmcdonald7017 it’s on local TV in MN too. Like 11pm on 45

[@antojewell]

Life is just eat, sleep and wait for wrestling bios uploads. I ain't complaining btw

[@damianpriest196]

Something about your videos gives me a sense of comfort and warmth. Maybe it’s the nostalgia and the fact I’m always eating during these videos 😂

[@igorivanov299]

When you stare long enough into the abyss, you'll find that the abyss stares back into you.

[@dustincongello5802]

I seen the pictures and videos a million times at but it's still weird to see a young Vince McMahon standing in front of a world championship wrestling sign

[@constablekennedy7705]

Back when Vince McMahon could still Legitimately get away with calling himself a Genius and taking Pride in his Booking … 👀

[@jimbo_1312]

Facts

[@nicholashurst780]

I mean it is still very difficult to argue he isn't the single greatest Booker of all time considering if you figured out what the 25 best most profitable years any Booker ever had were 15 of them would be his

[@coktoe4487]

@@nicholashurst780 I'd like to know who hold the other 10 spots.

[@zemox2534]

@@nicholashurst780 He is just a/shady business man who drove other promotions out of business and exploited the popularity of guys like Austin for his own gain.

[@leandrofranca5943]

@@zemox2534 becuase wrestling is not a business and all the wrestlers to wrestle five star matches

[@tyresetaylor4278]

This is one of the most shocking moments in wrestling history

[@louisvelez40]

Vince with the size of grapefruits showing up on TBS, but the fact that Ted Turner allowed it to happen 🤔

[@bigdaddyroy5382]

That was pre grapefruit days and vince said he was going to show the type of wrestling the fans were use to seeing

[@bigdaddyroy5382]

@Crysum Moore I was responding to the original poster. Unless that's u too

[@scottmcgeachie5146]

@Crysum Moore Alcohol and KZbin dont mix dude.

[@eveningstar4543]

The territories were before my time but I love and respect wrestling history. More of these types of vids would be awesome👏👏👏

[@aristedecomgmailcom]

The territories were the best because rasslers had more control over their characters。

[@aristedecomgmailcom]

@Crysum Moore I watched rassling and I read the rassling magazines。Jesse the Body says the same thing。 How would you know？Did you rassle in the WWE or NWA？Did you go man to man with Nature Boy Flair？Were you ever piledriven into that cold，hard concrete？

[@glorysake]

USWA. Memphis TN Territory of "The King" Jerry Lawler 👑

[@85futureshock]

The day the industry changed forever. Fans lost the product they had loved for 12 years, the industry would undergo a transformation that would give it short term success but damage it long term and the territory system would give it begin its decline. Wrestling was not meant to be nationalized. The business is better when you have choice which is why it’s important AEW succeed.

[@aristedecomgmailcom]

McMahon＇s scripted product is awful。I was a huge fan of Georgia Championship Rassling before McMahon bought and destroyed it。

[@chriskay1449]

Cable TV destroyed the territory system. If Vince didn't do what he did, someone else would have and the territories would still be dead.

[@SpeedChamp467]

Vince ALWAYS wanted a monopoly and could never get it. We've witnessed it in the last 20 years and its mind boggling to see it was going on even 20 years prior to that.

[@conversationtosaurusrex]

The Territories have themselves to blame for failing, mainly for not putting money back into their product and pocketing the money.

[@jasonh5547]

Did people really have choice back then though? If a person back then lived in certain geographical areas and had cable television then they had choice. Otherwise, they were usually just relegated to watching whatever the local NWA territory was especially if they had no cable. I suppose that back in the 1950s to 1970s and even up till the very early 1980s that most huge wrestling fans living in most places in America outside the major media markets probably had to get information of what was happening in other territories or promotions from wrestling magazines.

[@tomsimmons7673]

This was shortly before I got into wrestling. I started after Wrestlemania l. I only heard about this recently. Seems to have become a popular topic this summer. Glad you covered it too.

[@pspauld]

As always, Wrestling Bios has its pulse on the history that matters and helps younger fans understand how WWE acquired its supremacy over the territories. It's a must subscribe channel for so many reasons but the writing and editing by Mr. WB has a lot of us waiting for notifications of the next video. ☺️

[@curtailedbike4123]

Don't forget he's unbiased. Most of the time his videos are just a look at wrestling history

[@growlusnotneeded3251]

Well the WWE supremacy is thanks to Time Warner, which has a heavy interest in the Turner network. They didn't want to continue running WCW when Ted turner went bankrupt so they off loaded it and it was pretty much gifted to the McMahon family.

[@pspauld]

Totally agreed. I appreciate his unbiased approach to wrestling history.

[@pspauld]

@@growlusnotneeded3251 Yes. What unfolded later in terms of WWF/WWE and its eventual consolidation of the market, as pointed out in the video, changed the wrestling product we saw for good / ill and Mr. WB was brilliant in his opening in particular -- painting a picture for younger viewers to imagine would be like in today's market to turn on the TV to see a "takeover" of this kind, also aptly noting that the existence of social media would probably make it impossible to occur. The channel is must-watch. 😁

[@kev_whatev]

“Thankfully social media wasn’t a thing back then.” Here’s something you *never* hear: “Unfortunately, social media wasn’t a thing back then.”

[@johnkalap9314]

Growing up in Toronto in the 70's and 80's, I never had a chance to watch GCW first hand, though we were lucky enough to have both AWA and Mid-Atlantic Wrestling, as well as Maple-Leaf Wrestling, which was the WWF show at the time.. My family had a time-share condo in Clearwater Florida, so I was lucky enough to have access to both GCW and Florida Championship Wrestling every couple of summers.

[@jonerikson5925]

That was the problem, for the most part, Vince always used his TV to sell the live event business, now Georgia wrestling did have squash matches, but in the 80s, you couldn't compare match quality between the NWA and the WWF, the matches might as well have been on different planets.

[@cerebusrex-u1721]

i remember those days of cable when it started up. The dials had either 30 or 60 channels depending which u bought. Since we got the 60 I was able to watch Georgia Wrestling and other regional territories that aired on channels 45-60. They bounced around from channel to channel a lot too but those sure where simpler times. 60 channels= endless entertainment. Now I have 1k channels an there's nothing to watch...

[@toosweet4285]

This would be like the 2nd or 3rd time Vince appeared on GCW. He did a co-hosting with Gordon Solie on HBO where GCW and WWWF did a silent co-promotion.

[@maodijong3661]

They tried to put vinny mac outta business, he struck first.

[@Thor-Orion]

No they didn’t. They were all too concerned with their own territory.

[@TheSkyOnFire]

Love the intro to your vids so much man. The music, the wrestling bios animation, can't explain, just perfect.

[@jefferyrowland5579]

Great job on this one. As a side note- I loved the Ole Anderson-“Evil, mean and Nasty” shirt

[@malcolmcox18]

I was looking at that too it's simple but effective

[@chperezjr]

I'm old enough to remember this, it was really weird and confusing that's for sure, thank God didn't lasted long

[@alifuller1658]

ME AND YOU BOTH VERY WEIRD 😛

[@Zeitgeistmusic997]

It proves how this brand of wrestling almost killed the sport within a decade, until the NWO saved it

[@kevinbrooks1104]

I just wish turner would have won the war but bishoff and Rousseau spent teddy's money, like drunken soldiers

[@GoForItDontLayUp]

@@kevinbrooks1104 That's a really elaborate way to spell 'Russo'!

[@BW1875]

I’ve heard of this a lot, never actually watched anything on it. Looking forward to this.

[@danhenry8163]

This had to have been one of the most interesting stories about wrestling I've heard by far

[@woady_one]

This is the best video actually explaining the entire situation. All other stories leave so much information out. Thank you

[@brandongoodwin5704]

What’s so crazy to me Is at the 3:00 mark how did he have that flat screen tv behind him I thought they didn’t come out until the early 2000’s maybe I’m wrong idk lol.

[@Adam_Outdoors]

It's not flat. It's curved inwards instead of outwards. It's CRT either way.

[@brandongoodwin5704]

@@Adam_Outdoors ok I was like what’s going on here lol

[@DAZZYVANDAM]

I hope you make more videos of this nature in the future, i think early mid 80's wrestling was fantastic something the modern audience really really needs to know about.

[@ericjohnson5462]

It’s a good feeling to know that turner keep wrestling on tv because he loves it I really love ❤️ that it almost makes me cry 😢

[@chrischar9428]

Nope

[@ericjohnson5462]

@@chrischar9428 nope on what

[@chrischar9428]

@@ericjohnson5462 Turner didnt love wrestling

[@ericjohnson5462]

@@chrischar9428 oh well sorry 😞

[@freddiejohnson6137]

In all honesty from everything I can gather from the time period in the 80s because there were so many regional promotions under the NWA banner they were all mainly operating at a loss or close to it and most who were running them were all looking to either sell or merge with others to try and getting a larger possible audience. A few have suggested that it was Vince's fault because of the money that was spent buying back GCW that JCP was eventually sold to Turner. When if anything the business model was dead and having regional promotions no longer worked when you were trying to reach a national audience and having programming that only certain places got to see just wasn't going to cut it anymore. It also was far more expensive when certain guys were being booked in two different territories in one day because each territory knew the top guys were going to sell more tickets but the travel expenses were out weighing the turnover eventually. If anything Vince just helped speeding up the process of the NWA's business model being obsolete faster.

[@curtailedbike4123]

Absolutely. I thinks vince saw the writing on the wall when he decided to go national. People may not like to admit it but vince may have actually saved wrestling as he pushed it to modernized with the times.

[@generalkhan5569]

I remember Terry Funk said in his book that they all knew that it was only a matter of time before someone would come along and go national it was just a question of who.

[@andrejg4136]

If anything, the NWA should have consolidated the regions in the early 80s, like a West of the Rockies, Midwest, Dixie (And Texas) and Mid-Atlantic and gave each one a feature basic cable weekly show. Georgia Championship Wrestling (later World Championship Wrestling v. 1) was the model to follow, but I dunno if you could have told anyone in 1981/82 and had them listen.

[@dmichael1172]

It wasn't because JCP buying the time slot that made them sell. In 85 to 87 they made money in comparison. It was Crockett's expansion in buying UWF/ mid south and running shows in the West. They spent way more than they made in 88. Only thing that the money did was help McMahon finance WrestleMania 1

[@chrischar9428]

Absolutely not

[@velleione]

Well I'm not going to hate on Vince McMahon this time I'm going to simply thank you for the information and at the time I was 8 years old LOL playing with He-Man and wrestling dolls and waiting for that 605 time slot so I can watch wrasslin 👍

[@CarterJ9]

A fascinating chapter of history, one I had no idea occured, and yet was so pivotal to the evolution of the business. And as always, fantastic work in the research, contextualization, and presentation.

[@bennybrinsdon217]

Your amazing WB I haven't missed a video since you started it's amazing how much hard work you put into these videos wicked mate keep up the amazing work!!! 👏

[@rohitcr2k]

I wished someone covered this topic. Thank you, Wrestling Bios.

[@GoldenChed]

This is definitely some of your best work mate 👏🏻

[@angeliquaserenity5009]

Missed opportunity on the part Vince McMahon. He could've had matches where WWF wrestlers could wrestle wrestlers from the South. Imagine Roadwarriors vs British Bulldogs.

[@andrejg4136]

Now if Vince wasn't a petty vindictive man with an axe to grind, he would have held the programming steady for a month or so, but teased some A or B-tier WWF talent coming down to assess the situation. Basically you know how everyone fantasy books the Invasion? That but in reverse with the WWF Talent being the invaders.

[@stevenhoward1233]

If Vince had a brain. WcW acquisition rings a bell…..

[@juststatedtheobvious9633]

@@stevenhoward1233 Vince had a great brain...for hiring talent and making business deals. A shame he was the kind of insecure idiot who had to constantly destroy everything he built.

[@notch7751]

This was well put together. Thanks!

[@realrecfake8966]

Really fun to watch. I must say when it comes to wrestling documentaries this is the best channel. Thank you

[@mastercypher9970]

Good documentary man! Amazing job!

[@seanabbins5481]

Nice video and addressed some of the nuances of this issue, which can be rather confusing. I lived in an area where we had access to USA and the time, but not TBS, so I only learned of this later. I always wanted TBS, as it had a lot of good programmes, including wrestling, baseball and classic shows and movies. I wouldn't get it until the mid 90's.

[@brookesfriend8359]

Thank you. I find your videos very informative. Lot's of stuff I didn't know went on. 👍

[@gstcomputing65]

I loved both the NWA and the WWF back in the day. I loved the WWF because of its over-the-top characters and promos. Plus, I loved the interactions between people like Gorilla and Heenan. I loved the NWA-style because it was usually fast-paced action. I couldn't wait to see Ric Flair go against the challenger of the week. Likewise, I could barely wait until Saturday Night's Main Event to see Hogan go against whoever, especially considering Hogan hardly ever wrestled on non-PPV events.

[@bitesthedust]

Another excellent video. Very well narrated for those of us who would have been too young to remember this happening.

[@Nickles4]

Say what you want about Vince, that man worked his ass off

[@MIN0vision]

This is one of your best videos!! THX

[@alexbrookner5331]

Love your analysis. Facinating

[@ryanmacbain5173]

The research you put in for your videos is incredible mate, love your channel!

[@otisdriftwood3829]

Great video as always, thanks for keeping me entertained on my lunch break.

[@timothydoyle8800]

In my opinion this is some of your best work. Great video!

[@therealmeanmugger1658]

I'm earlier than Glacier on this one. Though, I'm sure thats not hard to do.

[@claybaxter3202]

That's ice cold.

[@machscga6238]

😂😝😂😝 LoL

[@BiggestLessonILearned]

@Crysum Moore outta curiosity and intrigue, what exactly is each singular emoji worth in a "Hahaha"= 1 "laugh" scale?

[@Nostalgicguy2242]

Your blood is running cold..

[@TheLastOutlawSaulGoode]

Savage

[@cyn1x62]

I already lost it at the logs into their AEW chats.

[@gripstrength]

You did an awesome job with this. Thank you

[@spaceace1006]

I just happened to turn on my old Trinitron expecting to see Tony Schiavone, Dave Crocket, Ric Flair, Road Warriors, etc. Imagine my shock seeing Vince McMahon!

[@dskinner8757]

Excellent work, one of your best yet 👏👏👏👏👏

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

This is a very clever way of addressing the current situation. I see you, Wrestling Bios. Well played. Great job.

[@nirvfan81]

Great video, well made. Thanks.

[@davidewing5605]

This is a great program, and explains alot to us, the fans the how and why. I also subscribed to this channel. I didn't even know about this channel. Dave in Sierra Vista AZ

[@None_More_Metal]

Excellent video! Love hearing about all the backroom deals and such.

[@ADAM_COLLECTS]

The image you chose of Freddy, his high smile and slanted wig... great

[@straingedays]

Looking forward to your future videos, I get happy knowing there's a new bios and old ones yet to be seen. Yet, I don't have any passion & interest in watching current wrestling on TV anymore.

[@ashleyoneal9001]

I've been rewatching the Reliving the War between your new videos

[@TheChodax]

Great video, much appreciated!

[@THEBANDIT7979]

Good content as always. I Enjoy your channel you’re one of the best historians of wrestling here on KZbin.

[@grassymitten5324]

That was very well done 👍 Thanks!

[@tomcigarsmoker8958]

When I saw this as a kid all I could remember was, where is my southern Wrestling... lol

[@Yogurt1701]

Another excellent video. Glad I subscribed to this channel, the content is always excellent xxx

[@tayocham1]

Fantastic video! I would actually love to see more "Territory Days" sort of content on your channel if you feel inclined to do so. Keep up the good work!

[@SuperNuttyPuddyBuddy]

This happened to me before with the last WCW nitro.

[@Immortalangel14]

By July of next year, It'll be 40 years to the day since Black Saturday 😮

[@Bigredshred]

This is fantastic- I never knew the real story of this- thank you!

[@wickeduploads]

thank you for all of the videos that you make

[@dusty_rhodez]

Just seen ddp on Facebook putting you over congratulations bro that’s pretty awesome

[@twistedalbert012]

Now that's a video I've been looking up to 👍🏻

[@DJDoubleCee]

I can’t believe Ted Tuner was okay with Vince McMahon appearing on his channel.

[@takerdust]

he didn't own WCW yet. To him it was just another business deal.

[@scottsmartky]

This was pre-WrestleMania WWF and Vince. He wasn't the threat to end pro wrestling as everyone knew it yet.

[@conversationtosaurusrex]

@@scottsmartky "End Pro Westling was we knew it" Such a far stretch from reality

[@scottsmartky]

@@conversationtosaurusrex The Territory System WAS pro wrestling as they knew it, and he absolutely ended it. It worked for over 50 years at that point.

[@jasonh5547]

@@scottsmartky Exactly.

[@sasazamami]

I really enjoyed this historical analysis

[@canUsaythis]

This now makes me want to see you do an Ole Anderson Video. Considering all that has been said here YET he was apart of The 4 Horsemen. Yes he was the 1st the leave/Get Kicked out but now makes me want to know a bit more with him?

[@chaosgreyblood]

I'm very curious about it, too! Seems like Ole had quite a colorful career. This deserves a deep dive, no matter how many videos it takes!

[@dmichael1172]

One of the first worked shoots, Ole wanted to spend time with family and in kayfabe it was the excuse for being kicked out of 4 horseman. He was not dealing with horseman business

[@Wadzillia]

My Childhood Ole was the Biggest heel in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and Georgia Championship Wrestling. I went to Greenville on Monday nights to watch Wrestling and Tuesday TV tapings in Spartanburg. Ole getting stabbed in the chest only added to his legend. The Ole babybface heel turn on Dusty may the greatest angle in pro wrestling. The first riot at the Omni.

[@juststatedtheobvious9633]

And then Ole Anderson brought us the Black Scorpion and the Shockmaster. What happened?

[@Wadzillia]

@@juststatedtheobvious9633 Dusty created the Shockmaster. The Black Scorpion was gonna be the way they brought AL Perez in, but he ended up quitting.

[@mrvice308]

One of the best videos you've ever done bravo

[@GreatMewtwo]

Vince McMahon saying WTBS brought back memories that I don't have.

[@TheNickDinsmore]

Very good video. Informative & factual. Keep it up!

[@jamminmusicman]

Awesome video buddy 💯 Vince being on TBS then selling his time slot to JCP changed the wrestling business forever ... Did you hear about wrestling is coming back to TBS with Championship Wrestling From Atlanta it will be on Saturday Nights at 10 pm

[@ashtonburnell7046]

Wrestling bios is by far the best in depth channel I’ve found, even all the small details are not missed, I’ve been following from the start and do not miss an episode! I learn more and more with every video! Great stuff

[@Hutchdh]

"Thankfully before social media". Agreed.

[@chrishollister80]

I vividly remember when this happened. I was still a child but I grew up on WTBS and GCW. In fact, GCW regularly booked shows in my then-hometown, Columbus, Ohio. Anyway, I remember wondering happened to my wrestling (MY wrestling). And from that day forward I despised the WWF and their phony, cartoon bulls hit

[@williamnorthrup2335]

@@paws_offury Canton Ohio for me and the civic center , for a long time it was actually the Sheiks Big Time wrestling that was in Ohio he owned the Michigan / Ohio territory and then GCW sent many of there guys to help out when business was struggling , eventually he went out of business and GCW took over the territory.

[@taye7223]

Tremendously done 👏🏽👏🏽

[@jammiedodger]

Great video. People talk about Black Saturday but most forget the details like it ran until WM1 and the money Vince made from JCP to bankroll Mania.

[@conjugationsm8528]

You are a top wrestling historian. Your delivery has character, you interject some comedy but it doesn't take away from the narrative, and you obviously love the subject matter. Thank you for your videos.

[@TheChadTI]

I love this channel more than many of my extended family members.

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Haa! That was a Brilliantly crafted opening segment. 😄👍