Step Into the Ring With These 18 Vintage Photos That Capture Professional Wrestling at Its Prime

The professional wrestling world was knocked off its axis recently with the passing of legendary wrestler Hulk Hogan. Hogan’s death sent Hulkamaniacs and professional wrestling fans strolling down memory lane, with followers of both WWE (formerly WWF and Titan Sports) and RAW reminiscing on the glory days of wrestling. If you’re one such fan, we’ve put together some vintage photos of professional wrestling at its best. 

1. The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels 

2. Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant During Wrestlemania 3 

3. Stone Cold Steve Austin Cracking a Couple Cold Ones in the Ring 

4. Hulk Hogan vs. The Rock at Wrestlemania 18

5. The Nature Boy Ric Flair 

6. Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts vs. Earthquake 

7. Macho Man Dropping the Axe Handle on Bret Hart 

8. Andre the Giant Goofing Around With His Best Friend (and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s Grandfather), High Chief Peter Maivia

9. The Rock With Arnold Schwarzenegger Backstage at WWF Smackdown 1999

10. Alundra Blayze, ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage, and Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart in Japan

11. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Back When He Was WWE Wrestler ‘Rocky Maivia,’ in 1996

12. Pamela Anderson and Jenny McCarthy Ringside at Wrestlemania 11

13. Hulk Hogan Cheering on Mr. T at the First Wrestlemania While Muhammad Ali Refs 

14. Macho Man at Wrestlemania 7

15. Elvira and Jesse Ventura at Wrestlemania 2

16. A 1989 Issue of WWF Magazine

17. Randy ‘Macho Man’ Savage Signing WWF WrestleMania for Nintendo

18. ‘Superstar’ Billy Graham Showing His Muscles 

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