The WWF business expanded significantly on the shoulders of McMahon and his babyface hero Hulk Hogan for the next several years after defeating The Iron Sheik at Madison Square Garden on January 23, 1984. The introduction of Saturday Night's Main Event on NBC in 1985 marked the first time that professional wrestling had been broadcast on network television since the 1950s when the now-defunct DuMont Television Network broadcast matches of Vincent J. McMahon's Capitol Wrestling Corporation. The 1980s "Wrestling Boom" peaked with the WrestleMania III pay-per-view at the Pontiac Silverdome in 1987, which set an attendance record of 93,173 for the WWF for 29 years until 2016. A rematch of the WrestleMania III main event between WWF champion Hulk Hogan and André the Giant took place on The Main Event I in 1988 and was seen by 33 million people, the most-watched wrestling match in North American television history.
the wwf business expanded significantly on the shoulders of mcmahon and his babyface hero hulk hogan for the next several years after defeating the iron sheik at madison square garden on january 23 1984 the introduction of saturday night's main event on nbc in 1985 marked the first time that professional wrestling had been broadcast on network television since the 1950s when the now-defunct dumont television network broadcast matches of vincent j mcmahon's capitol wrestling corporation the 1980s "wrestling boom" peaked with the wrestlemania iii pay-per-view at the pontiac silverdome in 1987 which set an attendance record of 93173 for the wwf for 29 years until 2016 a rematch of the wrestlemania iii main event between wwf champion hulk hogan and andré the giant took place on the main event i in 1988 and was seen by 33 million people the most-watched wrestling match in north american television history