Pro wrestling has a short news cycle and a long memory.
WrestleShark exists for the long memory.
WrestleShark is a pro wrestling history and archive site dedicated to the people, promotions, storylines, and business decisions that shaped the industry — including many that have been forgotten, misremembered, or flattened into internet mythology.
This is not a news site.
This is not a rumor site.
And it is not driven by the outrage or churn of the modern wrestling cycle.
We’re not going to throw legends under the bus in favor of fresh blood the way the IWC likes to do.
WrestleShark focuses on context, continuity, and consequence.
What We Cover
WrestleShark documents wrestling history at every level of the business, with a particular focus on areas that rarely get sustained attention:
- Wrestlers whose influence outweighed their fame
- Events, promotions, and feuds that shaped the business.
- The business mechanics behind territories, television, pay structures, and collapse
Our goal is not nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake. It’s understanding how the past still informs the present.
How We Approach Wrestling History
WrestleShark treats wrestling history the way it deserves to be treated:
as a living record, not a highlight reel.
That means:
- A mix of Kayfabe and reality.
- Acknowledgement that wrestling is about storytelling.
- Respect for contradictions, failures, and unfinished stories
- No need to force heroes, villains, or neat conclusions
Wrestling is messy. Wrestling history should be honest about that.
Why “WrestleShark”?
Sharks have survived for hundreds of millions of years by adapting, not chasing trends. They endure.
WrestleShark takes the same approach to pro wrestling history — focusing on what lasts, what matters, and what still has something to teach us long after the crowd noise fades.
What WrestleShark Is Not
To be clear:
- We do not chase daily headlines
- We do not traffic in rumors or insider gossip
- We do not exist to defend or attack any promotion or performer
- We do not rewrite history to fit modern narratives
There are plenty of places for that coverage. WrestleShark serves a different purpose.
The Mission
To preserve, document, and explain pro wrestling history with clarity, fairness, and depth — so the stories that built the business aren’t lost to time, algorithms, or selective memory.
Because wrestling didn’t start last night.
And it didn’t get here by accident.