In 1983 World Class Championship Wrestling and its franchise stars, the Von Erich brothers, were known around the world. A small Dallas based promotion running out of a shack of a venue, the Sportatorium, World Class was one of the most syndicated television programs in America, making the Von Erichs household names. Run by legendary wrestler Fritz Von Erich, a.k.a. Jack Adkinsson, World Class made his oldest sons, Kevin, David and Kerry, three of hte biggest stars in the world of wrestling. Little did anyone know that just as the Von Erichs and World Class were reaching worldwide stardom they would begin a downfall that would cast a full eclipse on their meteoric rise to fame. Directed by Brian Harrison who, as a ten year old in 1983, watched on television as wrestling's world of staged combat between good and evil took a sharp turn into a surreal and tragic reality.

The first annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event taking place on March 31, 1985, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The show featured nine professional wrestling matches with the main event match pitting Hulk Hogan and Mr. T against Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff.

Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper in a Boxing match Battle Royal featuring superstars and athletes from the WWF and NFL Hulk Hogan (c) vs. King Kong Bundy in a Steel Cage match for the WWF Championship

Hulk Hogan goes up against André the Giant for the WWE Championship, while Randy "Macho Man" Savage battles Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at The Pontiac Silverdome in suburban Detroit, Michigan.

Hulk Hogan defends the WWE Championship against "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Plus, a gigantic 16 Superstar Tournament. First round matches include Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs. Davey Boy Smith, The Junkyard Dog vs. The Iron Sheik, Paul Orndorff vs. Bob Orton Jr., "Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. Ivan Putski, and more.

The Fantastics defend the United States Tag Team Championship against Kevin Sullivan & Steve Williams. Jim Cornette leads the Midnight Express against Paul E. Dangerously's Original Midnight Express. Ric Flair defends the NWA World Championship against Lex Luger. The Road Warriors defend the NWA Tag Team Championship against Sting & Dusty Rhodes.

Sting battles Ric Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Doom defends the NWA Tag Team Championship against The Rock 'N' Roll Express. The Steiner Brothers clash with The Fabulous Freebirds. Plus, Big Van Vader, The Four Horsemen, and more.

Terror rules the ring as Sid Vicious challenges Sting for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Lex Luger defends the United States Championship against Stan Hansen. Doom defends the NWA Tag Team Championship against Ric Flair & Arn Anderson. The Steiner Brothers battle The Nasty Boys.

WCW Clash of The Champions IV took place on December 7, 1988 at the UTC Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee. There were 8000 people in attendance and the show drew a 4.5 rating on TBS. This show set up Starrcade '88: True Gritt. It was on this show that TBS/NWA experimented with a top down camera angle, which did not catch on. This is comparable to the "refer-eye" camera from Halloween Havoc '91. This is the very first supershow held by World Championship Wrestling.

The Four Horsemen battle Sting, Brian Pillman, and The Steiner Brothers in a WarGames Cage Match. The Fabulous Freebirds face Doom for the WCW World Tag Team Championship. Stan Hansen battles Big Van Vader. Lex Luger faces Danny Spivey. Plus, Dustin Rhodes and much more.