Bill Apter

Before the days of cable TV and National wrestling promotions, Bill Apter’s series of magazines (Pro Wrestling Illustrated, Inside Wrestling and The Wrestler) were often the best way for fans to know what was going on in the wrestling world outside of their territory.  Even today in the era of globalization and the internet, the PWI 500 issue remains an anticipated issue for the magazine.  Wrestling fans may not know Apter’s name, but many know the publications he created.