In September of 1996 the WWF Online Newsletter was created.
A weekly newsletter - sent on Sundays - was sent to those
who subscribed via an online form on the website. The first
issue was sent on September 22nd to a total number of 11
subscribers. In February of 1997 the newsletter was changed
to be delivered twice a week - on Wednesdays and Sundays -
and in March of 1998 the name was officially changed to
Wrestling-Online Newsletter.
June 2000 was a big month for the newsletter as probably the
most recognized wrestling newsletter of the time - The
Bagpipe Report (TBR) - merged with the W-O Newsletter, with
the Wrestling-Online team gaining total control over the
subscribers and future content. Then in January of 2001, we
acquired the Hardcore Review Newsletter, though a smaller
name than The Bagpipe Report, it still had a good following
that the W-O Newsletter benefited from. Just like the deal
with TBR, we had total control over their subscribers and
future mailings.
To this day, the Wrestling-Online Newsletter has over 25,000
subscribers worldwide and is the largest and longest running
wrestling newsletter on the Internet today with over 2,500
issues sent.
