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In 1953 Vince McMahon Sr. Promoted The Very First Wrestling Show Of What Is Today WWE

Posted By: Ben Kerin on Jun 21, 2015

Courtesy of Reddit user JeanBroyasse.

January 7th, 1953 - Washington, D.C. - Turner's Arena:
Match 1: Hardy Kruskamp and Dick Bishop (Jackie Fargo of Memphis fame) fought to a Draw
Match 2: Al Kashey defeated Clyde Steeves
Match 3: Jess Ortega defeated Jack Dillon
Match 4: The Golden Terror defeated The Zebra Kid
Match 5: Primo Carnera and Lu Kim fought to a Draw, when other wrestlers entered the ring.

Primo Carnera was a former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion and a big draw in pro wrestling after he retired from boxing. He was clearly the main attraction on that card.

In late 1952 Vince McMahon Sr. had bought the Turner's Arena, where he had been working as arena's manager since 1948 and basically started WWE with that card.


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