30 Years Ago, WWE Drew Their Biggest TV Audience Ever For "The Main Event"
by David Bixenspan from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#3FE16)
On Feb. 5, 1988, 30 years ago this week, professional wrestling returned to prime time broadcast network television after a decades-long absence. WWE had been running semi-monthly Saturday Night's Main Event specials in the Saturday Night Live time slot on NBC for almost three years before it got the green light for"