1996 will go down as the year WCW established its near two-year dominance over WWF. A significant part of this was due to the talent-grab Eric Bischoff and Ted Turner were embarking on at the time.

The combination of nostalgia and desperation can be a powerful motivating factor for wrestling promoters, especially when the network is breathing down your neck. Case in point, Vince McMahon in 1996, ...

Recipe for success: take a popular professional "sport" (in this case wrestling), make it into a game, and throw in some Mortal Kombat-style digitized action. You can't fail, and neither did Acclaim.

In an exclusive interview, I sat down with WWE Hall of Famer Jake "The Snake" Roberts while he's on the road for his comedy show. Roberts discussed various parts of his career from WWF 1996 return and ...