As an industry, professional wrestling has undergone decades’ worth of overhauls, identity shifts and evolutional change. But for anybody who grew up during the '80s and early '90s, history has proven that those lucky people got to witness wrestling’s “Golden Age.”
I can remember it now: flipping through the channels as an excited 10-year-old boy, engulfed by whichever story lines Vince McMahon (WWE) or Ted Turner (WCW) had dreamt up that day—played out in front of thousands by some of the all-time greats.
Now, feeling nostalgic while surfing through eBay is the next best thing to reliving those early days. The collectibles movement, in particular, has a lot of former kids out there looking to throw investment dollars at some familiar faces and names.
But where is a vintage wrestling fan to start? Autographed memorabilia? Old action figures that have somehow survived through the decades?
Well, sure. But for the purposes of this article, I’ve got two words for you: rookie cards!
Let’s take a look at some of the hottest vintage rookie cards in the wide world of wrestling.