Milaun Murry

In an era that demanded rugged authenticity, Gorgeous George chose theatrical defiance. His persona inverted wrestling’s moral code, transforming contempt into currency and laying the foundation for modern character-driven performance.

Wrestling fans don’t just cheer from the stands. They show up, step in, and lift each other when it matters most. This is the side of wrestling you don’t always see, but it’s the one that defines the community.

The Artifact Clipped from a popular magazine, the advertisement features Texas' popular superstar, "The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich, as part of the “Just Say No” anti-drug campaign. The Origin of "Just Say No" The "Just Say No" campaign, initiated by First Lady Nancy Reagan, is one of the most memorable public service campaigns of the late 1980s and early 1990s. It encouraged children and teenagers to firmly decline drug use. . The campaign was highly visible, appearing in schools,...

Conversations about professional wrestling history often begin with a familiar refrain: wrestling is ancient. Older than the Romans. Older than the Greeks. And that claim is true, but incomplete. Wrestling is not only one of the oldest organized athletic practices in human history; it is one of the earliest ways societies expressed strength, competition, ritual, and storytelling through the human body.