Minutes to Bell Time

137. What Match Changed the Wrestling World Forever in 1963?

Minutes to Bell Time

137. What Match Changed the Wrestling World Forever in 1963?

It’s a one fall match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and it had major ramifications.

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Answer: Lou Thesz defeats Buddy Rogers for NWA World Title. This was the final straw. The McMahon’s would withdraw from the NWA and rebrand as the WWWF.

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