Imagine going back in time and reliving WWF history as it actually happened. Not as the WWE wants to present it, but as it actually aired. No longer would superstars disappear from the history books or angles be edited out because they're deemed too offensive to WWE's current corporate philosophy. Instead, you'd see the WWF as it aired, as you remembered it if you're old enough, or as it really happened for the first time if you're a younger fan. You'd see the WWF that turned a regional promotion into a global billion dollar powerhouse. You'd see the WWF that the fans who grew up on the product came to know and love.

Welcome to a year-by-year account of the WWF, a history of the WWF as presented on television. This series follows the weekly shows, PPVs, and major events that made the WWF (and later WWE) the household name that it is. Love it or hate it, the WWF has become part of the world's culture and the events in this book helped define that culture.

For those of you who have already been along for the ride, we're filling in the television holes. WWF Action Zone was the WWF's follow-up to All-American Wrestling, a weekly cable program on the USA Network. Originally, the show split time between first run matches and replays largely from Wrestling Challenge. In the end, it was mostly just a recap program. However, Action Zone starts particularly strong with feature matches including such stars as Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Razor Ramon, and Diesel. It seemed as if the program would be the heir to replace Superstars, making this a very interesting show for fans of the New Generation. While Mania always seems to have been intended to be a recap program, Action Zone had the look and feel of a brand new major weekly destination for WWF fans. With high quality matches right out of the gate, Action Zone was must see viewing for fans in the mid-nineties and has become something of a lost classic for the WWF. Hopefully with this book, that's not the case anymore!