Decades of the Fighting Spirit
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1970s – British Halls
Before television deals and pay-per-view, British wrestling ran on working men's clubs and town halls, built around larger-than-life characters wrestling week in, week out on the regional circuit.
Big Daddy Wrestler: Shirley Crabtree's British Wrestling Career →1980s – The Rock 'n' Wrestling Era
British wrestlers crossed over into the international scene as the WWF's mainstream boom reshaped the business worldwide, while a technical, mat-based British style kept developing its own identity.
Rollerball Rocco: Mark Rocco's British Wrestling Career →1990s – The Territory Shake-Up
As the North American territory system consolidated, British talent increasingly worked between the domestic scene and the bigger promotions abroad.
2000s – The Attitude Era Hangover
WWE's Attitude Era cast a long shadow into the 2000s, and Fighting Spirit Magazine's launch captured wrestlers reflecting on that period from the other side of it.
The Hitman And Her: Interview with Bret Hart (Issue 62; Nov/Dec 2010) →2010s – The Independent Renaissance
A new wave of British independent promotions built the foundations for the current scene, developing wrestlers who would go on to headline internationally.
Ultimate Warrior Interview: His Diet, Logo and Warrior's World →Today
The current British independent scene, and the wrestlers carrying that lineage onto the world stage.
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