▁wrest ling ▁industry ▁itself . ▁ ▁V ide ot ape ▁trad ing ▁and ▁cable ▁television ▁p aved ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁event ual ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁N WA ' s ▁inter - reg ional ▁business ▁model , ▁as ▁fans ▁could ▁now ▁see ▁for ▁themselves ▁the ▁plot ▁holes ▁and ▁incons isten cies ▁between ▁the ▁different ▁regional ▁story lines . ▁Also , ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁stars ▁like ▁Ric ▁F la ir ▁on ▁TV ▁every ▁week ▁made ▁their ▁special ▁appearances ▁in ▁each ▁region ▁less ▁of ▁a ▁draw . ▁ ▁After ▁nearly ▁ 4 0 ▁years ▁of ▁mostly ▁success , ▁the ▁N WA ' s ▁territory ▁system ▁was ▁dying . ▁ ▁The ▁W WF ▁left ▁the ▁N WA ▁for ▁good ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Vincent ▁K . ▁Mc M ah on ▁( who ▁bought ▁the ▁W WF ▁from ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ) ▁saw ▁the ▁dying ▁territory ▁system ▁as ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁turn ▁his ▁family ' s ▁N ort he astern ▁United ▁States ▁territory ▁into ▁the ▁first ▁truly ▁national ▁promotion . ▁Mc M ah on ▁worked ▁to ▁get ▁W WF ▁programming ▁on ▁synd ic ated ▁television ▁all ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁anger ing ▁other ▁prom ot ers ▁and ▁dis rupt ing ▁the ▁well - est ab lished ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁different ▁wrest ling ▁prom ot ions ▁not ▁seen ▁since ▁its ▁in ception . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁Jim ▁Cro ck ett ▁Prom ot ions ▁and ▁the ▁N WA ▁created ▁its ▁primary ▁super card , ▁St