5 0 s . ▁It ▁under w ent ▁a ▁res urg ence ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁as ▁V ince ▁Mc M ah on ' s ▁World ▁Wrestling ▁Federation ▁and ▁Ted ▁Turner ' s ▁World ▁Championship ▁Wrestling ▁( W C W ) ▁each ▁built ▁riv alling ▁national ▁wrest ling ▁emp ires . ▁During ▁the ▁Monday ▁Night ▁Wars ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁W WF ▁and ▁W C W ▁maintained ▁a ▁he ated ▁tele vised ▁rival ry . ▁The ▁bo om ▁eventually ▁col lapsed ▁by ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁mill en ni um , ▁and ▁Mc M ah on ▁purchased ▁W C W ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁an ▁up start ▁hard core ▁promotion , ▁Paul ▁He yman ' s ▁Ext reme ▁Championship ▁Wrestling ▁( EC W ), ▁and ▁merged ▁them ▁into ▁W WF ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁modern ▁W WE . ▁ ▁W WE ▁maintain s ▁a ▁dominant ▁presence ▁in ▁professional ▁wrest ling , ▁with ▁riv als ▁Imp act ▁Wrestling ▁( former ly ▁T NA ) ▁and ▁Ring ▁of ▁Honor ▁( RO H ) ▁also ▁having ▁a ▁presence ▁on ▁American ▁television ▁( the ▁latter ▁primarily ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁its ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ac quisition ▁by ▁television ▁station ▁owner ▁S inc la ir ▁Broadcast ▁Group ). ▁Foreign ▁wrest ling ▁prom ot ions ▁such ▁as ▁L ucha ▁Under ground ▁and ▁New ▁Japan ▁Pro - W rest ling ▁have ▁seen ▁increased ▁expos ure ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 s . ▁ ▁Sports ▁