The WWF Magazine: Underrated Gold?

In 1983, Vince McMahon’s World Wrestling Federation was on high of the world. Professional wrestling was in its golden years, with children and adults alike following their favourite territories and superstars. There had been additionally plenty of wrestling magazines that will enable followers to dive deeper into the world of kayfabe. Of course, McMahon couldn’t let the world of print media escape him, so in June 1983, WWF Victory Magazine was launched. By problem 3, the identify could be modified to WWF Magazine — a a lot simpler identify to digest.

My dad had a subscription to the journal for years — although it was largely for me and never for him. Before the times of the web, wrestling grime sheets had been one of the best ways to search out out any information and rumors. The WWF Magazine might have aimed to make wrestling magazines extra reliable by enjoying immediately into their very own kayfabe, and admittedly it labored for me.

This gave WWF a straightforward outlet to proceed to construct up on display screen personas (after which some). The handful of instances kayfabe could be damaged could be embrace a dying, or one thing that will completely want kayfabe to be damaged.

WWF Magazine would stop publication in 2014.

Special version magazines are launched every so often, however the journal many people grew up with has been gone for practically 10 years now. Of course, with how the web is now, a complete journal primarily based on kayfabe wouldn’t be viable. But if you happen to’re a collector, is the WWF Magazine value leaping into? Let’s check out some latest costs.

Bulk a number of WWF Magazine might be discovered for below $80 routinely on eBay. These heaps might include anyplace from 3 – 10 magazines per itemizing — however if you happen to’re new to amassing this journal, that’s not a foul approach to get your assortment began.

While many individuals might look down on bulk a number of objects, if you happen to’re a brand new or veteran collector it’s a straightforward approach to construct up a group. It’s okay to gather for the love of assortment, not every part must or ought to be seen as an funding piece.

Individual magazines will vary in value relying on many components – situation, who’s on the quilt, and even yr. Even the kind of journal can impact the grade — however the offshoot WWF Magazines are one other dialogue all collectively.

In October 2023, three completely different examples of the December 1990 WWF Magazine with Kerry Von Erich on the quilt bought for $11, $19.99, and $26.50, respectively. In December 2023, A24 movies is ready to launch The Iron Claw, which follows the lifetime of Kerry Von Erich and his household. It is feasible this particular journal will develop into a sizzling commodity, however it would seemingly be a flash within the pan sort of funding. If you’re a collector, now could be the suitable time to purchase.

Graded copies of WWF Magazine are additionally a novel approach to accumulate and fortuitously for collectors, they aren’t significantly costly. In August 2023, a WWF Magazine signed by Brett “Hit Man” Hart with a CGC Signature Series grade of 8.5 bought for $325. An August 1984 WWF Magazine with Cyndi Lauper and Rowdy Roddy Piper with a CGC blue label grade of 6.5 bought for $299 in October 2023. On common, most graded WWF Magazines from the Nineteen Eighties promote for over $200 every time, and no matter grade.