World of Sport – Page 2

How ITV can make the World of Sport reboot work in 2024

July 9, 2025 by Hamish Woodward

Wrestling was taken off television in the UK in 1988, and stayed buried in the darkness following the cancellation of World of Sport wrestling. American companies like WWE, WCW and TNA quickly became the dominant force in pro wrestling in Britain, but they never reached the popularity of the golden age of wrestling. Stars like … Read more

World of Sport (2018): What Happened To The Wrestlers?

July 9, 2025 by Hamish Woodward

In 2018, ITV broadcast a ten-part series of a professional wrestling show to be broadcast on Saturday Nights. This was the first time wrestling had been seen on the channel since it was cancelled in 1988, ending an incredibly popular run that made wrestlers like Big Daddy, Giant Haystacks and Kendo Nagasaki household names. With … Read more