Verband der Berufsringer explained

Verband der Berufsringer
Acronym:VDB
Established:1912
Folded:2005
Style:Professional wrestling
Location:Berlin, Germany
Website:Official website

Verband der Berufsringer was a German professional wrestling promotion founded in 1912. It is the oldest known wrestling promotion in the world.[1] [2] [3] [4]

History

For much of the post World War II period, VDB was the dominant professional wrestling promotion in Germany until overtaken by the Austria-based Catch Wrestling Association (originally the IBV) circa the late 1970s. By this point, its dominant star was Axel Dieter.

VDB's calendar revolved chiefly around multi-night summer tournaments in cities in West Germany and Austria such as Graz, Hamburg and Vienna which were later taken over by the CWA and its successor the EWP.

In response to IBV's programme from 1980 onwards of broadcast-quality multi-camera home video releases, VDB produced lower budget releases on single handheld cameras.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Verband der Berufsringer (VDB) « Ligen-Datenbank « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. Philip. Kreikenbohm.
  2. Book: Grasso, John. Historical Dictionary of Wrestling. 6 March 2014. Scarecrow Press. 9780810879263. Google Books.
  3. Web site: Catch Wrestling Association / Verband Deutscher Berufsringer (Austria / Germany).
  4. Web site: Verband der Berufsringer - JungleKey.de Wiki.