Wrestling World War

Dawn Of Destruction

The World of Professional Wrestling is about to change forever.

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Once more with feeling, eh?

Oct 2, 2017 22:00:02 GMT KITN said:

Once more with feeling, eh?

Pretty much.

All the ideas I want to work on in my free time seem to stem from this, or are some kind of version of this, so I figured "what the hell," and started it. We'll see what comes out the other side.

Throughout history there have been many instances of international feuds in the wrestling world.

The Commonwealth vs. The World.

The Border Wars of the 1980s.

Goldberg vs. Bret Hart.

But nothing in history could prepare us for the all-out war between every major territory on the planet. Unlike past feuds and battles, both seen and unseen, WRESTLING WORLD WAR is the first of its kind and will change the course of history.

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In the 1960s, when the Commonwealth nations decided to create The Commonwealth Championship, many left on the outside saw it as a declaration of war. But that wasn't the case, and nothing came of it despite the tournament's insane popularity around the globe. Some bad blood amongst a few superstars came and went over the first couple decades, but all in all, it was a peaceful time in the industry.

That changed in 1985 when The Border Wars hit full steam and Vince McMahon created Wrestlemania to directly compete with The Commonwealth Championship tournament. The United States, now led by McMahon, declared war on the Commonwealth, specifically their neighbour, Canada. What was meant to be a golden age in wrestling led by the Harts, Tunneys and McMahons turned into a cold war that led to a full ban on border crossing that still stands to this day.

The borders between nations and territories were not crossed until the year 1998 when Goldberg challenged Bret "The Hitman" Hart to a match. The two agreed after much deliberation between the Wrestling Federation of Canada and the United States Wrestling Federation. It was the most viewed sporting event of that year, beating the Super Bowl and the Nagano Olympics. The two biggest stars at the time in North America did battle in an epic match, and nobody in the wrestling world thought that would ever be matched.

Until today.

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WFC President Tony Condello has seen it all. He was at the table with Stu Hart, Frank Tunney & the members of Joint Promotions when The Commonwealth Championship was created. He lived through The Border Wars in the 1980s, even labeled as the first victim of the cold war when a number of American wrestlers no-showed an event in Winnipeg. He was ringside when Bret Hart and Goldberg did battle in 1998.

That may be why he didn't bat an eye when he extended an invitation to Bray Wyatt to join the 25th Anniversary Canadian Death Tour.

An American joining The Death Tour was not unheard of, thought it was rare and only allowed by invitation. Wyatt was the only American on the tour, but he fought his way viciously to the finals in a tournament for the vacant WFC Heavyweight Championship. There, Wyatt (joined by his brothers Brodie Lee and Erick Rowan) faced the only man to ever compete on all 25 Death Tours and one of the most decorated wrestlers in Canadian history, Chris Jericho.

The match was a war that Jericho won, but what happened after nobody saw coming. In the moments after the match, with an entire country on their feet and the rest of the world watching, USWF Heavyweight Champion CM Punk emerged from behind the curtain and without speaking a single word, laid down the biggest challenge in 20 years.

This moment would go on to be the spark that started the first ever WRESTLING WORLD WAR.