Pro Wrestling in the '80s

Here is a look back at pro wrestling in the 1980s, including some rare pics from award-winning photographer Walter Iooss Jr.

Pro Wrestling in the '80s

Hulk Hogan and Muhammad Ali

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Wrestlemania I

"Macho Man" Randy Savage and Elizabeth

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Wrestlemania IV

Paul Orndorff, "Cowboy" Bob Orton, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Mr. T, Hulk Hogan and "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

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Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan

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Wrestlemania III

Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan

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Wrestlemania III

Hulk Hogan

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Hulk Hogan

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Hulk Hogan and Dolly Parton

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The Mega Powers — "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan

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The Mega Powers — "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan with Elizabeth

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Summer Slam '88

Big John Studd, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and Ken Patera

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Nikolai Volkoff, The Iron Sheik and "Classy" Freddie Blassie

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Jesse "The Body" Ventura

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Elvira and Jesse "The Body" Ventura

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Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

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Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and Tito Santana

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Big John Studd, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and Tito Santana

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Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and Jimmy "Mouth of the South" Hart

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"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

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The Iron Sheik

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King Kong Bundy

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Sgt. Slaughter

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The Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff and "Classy" Freddie Blassie

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Jake "The Snake" Roberts

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"Ravishing" Rick Rude

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"Ravishing" Rick Rude

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Bret "The Hitman" Hart

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The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith

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"Captain" Lou Albano

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Jacques Rougeau and Smash of Demolition

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William "Refrigerator" Perry and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart

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Wrestlemania 2

The Honky Tonk Man and Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat

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"Macho Man" Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan

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Wresltemania V

Hulk Hogan

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Wresltemania V

Jesse "The Body" Ventura, "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka and The Junkyard Dog

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"Macho Man" Randy Savage

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Regis Philbin and "Macho Man" Randy Savage

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"Macho Man" Randy Savage and Sensational Sherri

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"Macho King" Randy Savage

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Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat

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Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat and Don Muraco

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"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff

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The Fabulous Freebirds

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Mr. T, Cyndi Lauper and Hulk Hogan

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Sgt. Slaughter

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The Missing Link and Terry Gordy

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Terry Gordy and The Missing Link

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