The War of the Worlds (radio drama) leading to an outcry against the broadcasters and calls for regulation by the Federal Communications Commission. Nevertheless, the episode secured Welles's fame as a dramatist. "The War of the Worlds" was the 17th episode of the CBS Radio series "The Mercury Theatre on the Air," which was broadcast at 8 pm ET on Sunday, October 30, 1938. H. G. Wells' original novel tells the story of a Martian invasion of Earth. The novel was adapted for radio by Howard Koch, who changed the primary setting from 19th-century England to the contemporary United States, with the landing point of the first
ROH/NJPW War of the Worlds and New York City, with Philadelphia added to the tour in 2017. 2017 also saw the first War of the Worlds UK tour, for which ROH and NJPW partnered with the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and British Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) promotions. ROH/NJPW War of the Worlds War of the Worlds is a professional wrestling supershow co-produced by the American Ring of Honor (ROH) and Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotions. The two promotions announced a partnership in February 2014, which led to the first War of the Worlds event taking place at the Hammerstein Ballroom in