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Professional Wrestling Films
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Author : Source Wikipedia
language : en
Publisher: University-Press.org
Release Date : 2013-09
Professional Wrestling Films written by Source Wikipedia and has been published by University-Press.org this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (films not included). Pages: 41. Chapters: Kinnikuman films, Professional wrestling direct-to-video films, WWE Home Video, The Wrestler, The Rise and Fall of ECW, List of Kinnikuman films, The Big Event, Nacho Libre, Ready to Rumble, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Beyond the Mat, WWE Video Library, Body Slam, No Holds Barred, Bloodstained Memoirs, Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows, WWE Tagged Classics, Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be, Great Riot! Seigi Choujin, Pushed to the Limit, Seigi Choujin vs. Ancient Choujin, The One and Only, Paradise Alley, Jushin Thunder Liger: Fist of Thunder, NWF Kids Pro Wrestling: The Untold Story, Exposed! Pro Wrestling's Greatest Secrets, The Backyard, The Foul King, I'm from Hollywood, Backyard Dogs, Vampiro: Angel, Devil, Hero, The Unreal Story of Professional Wrestling, Wrestling with Faith. Excerpt: The Wrestler is a 2008 film directed by Darren Aronofsky, written by Robert D. Siegel, and starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, and Ernest Miller. Production began in January 2008 and Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired rights to distribute the film in the U.S.; it was released in a limited capacity on December 17, 2008 and was released nationwide on January 23, 2009. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on April 21, 2009 in the United States. It was released in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2009. Aronofsky considers The Wrestler to be a companion piece to his 2010 film, Black Swan, as both films feature a character with a demanding art. Rourke plays an aging professional wrestler who continues to wrestle matches in an attempt to cling on to his 1980s heyday despite his failing health, while also trying to mend his relationship with his estranged daughter and find romance with a stripper. The film received wide critical...
The Mexican Masked Wrestler And Monster Filmography
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Author : Robert Michael “Bobb” Cotter
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-06-14
The Mexican Masked Wrestler And Monster Filmography written by Robert Michael “Bobb” Cotter and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-14 with Performing Arts categories.
Any on-screen schmuck can take down a wolfman with a silver bullet. It takes a certain kind of hero to hoist that wolfman overhead into an airplane spin, follow with a body slam, drop an atomic elbow across his mangy neck, leg-lock him until he howls, and pin his furry back to the mat for a three-count. It takes a Mexican masked wrestler. Add a few half-naked vampire women, Aztec mummies, mad scientists, evil midgets from space, and a goateed Frankenstein monster, and you have just some of the elements of Mexican masked wrestler and monster movies, certainly among the most bizarre, surreal and imaginative films ever produced. This filmography features some of the oddest cinematic showdowns ever concocted--Mexican masked wrestlers battling monsters, evil geniuses and other ne'er-do-wells, be it in caves, cobwebbed castles or in the ring. From the 1950s to the 1970s, these movies were staples of Mexican cinema, combining action, horror, sex, science fiction and comedy into a bizarre amalgam aimed to please the whole family. Chapters examine the roots of the phenomenon, including the hugely popular masked wrestling scene and the classic Universal horror films from which Mexican filmmakers stole without compunction. Subsequent chapters focus on El Santo, Blue Demon, and Mil Mascaras, the three most prominent masked wrestlers; wrestling women; other less prominent masked wrestlers; and the insane mish-mash of monsters pitted against the heroes. Each chapter includes background information and a full filmography, and a wide assortment of striking illustrations--posters, lobby cards and other graphic material, some better than the movies they advertised--accompany the text.
Biographical Dictionary Of Professional Wrestling
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Author : Harris M. Lentz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Biographical Dictionary Of Professional Wrestling written by Harris M. Lentz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Wrestlers categories.
Though they are usually ignored by sportswriters and entertainment reporters alike, the popularity of professional wrestlers is undeniable. The competitors are both gifted athletes and showbiz pros, and few among the sport's millions of fans are overly concerned with whether pro wrestling is legitimate. Many of the best wrestlers have excelled in athletic competition outside the squared circle, including football great Bronco Nagurski, Olympic champion Ken Paterna and boxer Primo Carnera. And, as the screen success of grapplers such as Woody Strode, Mike Mazurki and Hulk Hogan attest, many wrestlers have appeared in popular films. From Ace Abbott to Buck Zumhofe, this is the first ever comprehensive compilation of biographical information on male and female professional wrestlers past and present, including major promoters and managers. Each entry is listed under the wrestling name most often used, with cross references to real names and other ring names. The ring name is followed by the grappler's real name, hometown, height and weight, and birth and death dates when available. The biographical data provide the era in which the individual competed, wrestling associations in which he or she competed, titles won, managers, tag team partners, major bouts and other career highlights.
Performance And Professional Wrestling
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Author : Broderick Chow
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-08-12
Performance And Professional Wrestling written by Broderick Chow and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-12 with Performing Arts categories.
Performance and Professional Wrestling is the first edited volume to consider professional wrestling explicitly from the vantage point of theatre and performance studies. Moving beyond simply noting its performative qualities or reading it via other performance genres, this collection of essays offers a complete critical reassessment of the popular sport. Topics such as the suspension of disbelief, simulation, silence and speech, physical culture, and the performance of pain within the squared circle are explored in relation to professional wrestling, with work by both scholars and practitioners grouped into seven short sections: Audience Circulation Lucha Gender Queerness Bodies Race A significant re-reading of wrestling as a performing art, Performance and Professional Wrestling makes essential reading for scholars and students intrigued by this uniquely theatrical sport.
Professional Wrestling Related Media
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Author : Source Wikipedia
language : en
Publisher: Booksllc.Net
Release Date : 2013-09
Professional Wrestling Related Media written by Source Wikipedia and has been published by Booksllc.Net this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 68. Chapters: 1 Night in China, Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia, Big Man on Hippocampus, Celebrity Deathmatch, Death from Above (film), Doppelgangers (How I Met Your Mother), Fighting Cholitas, Get Smart (film), Lipstick and Dynamite, Piss and Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling, Live Audio Wrestling, MacGruber (film), Man on the Moon (song), Mongo Wrestling Alliance, Power Slam, Pro Wrestling Report, Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter, River of Darkness, Shimmer Volumes, Tag-Team (Land of the Lost episode), The Backyard (film), The Longest Yard (2005 film), The Old Man and the Lisa, The Rundown, The Scorpion King, The Simpsons Wrestling, The Waterboy, Thumb Wrestling Federation, Tsunkatse (Star Trek: Voyager), W.T.F., Walking Tall (2004 film), Wrong Side of Town, WWE Network. Excerpt: Shimmer Volumes are the DVDs produced by the all-female professional wrestling promotion Shimmer Women Athletes. Over the course of seven years, it has released 48 DVDs.: Alicia substituted for Serena Deeb, who was unable to make it to the building in time for her match due to a car accident.: Sarah Stock was listed as an 'International Wildcard' entry, having never competed in SHIMMER before. After Del Rey was eliminated, she remained at ringside and pulled Ariel over the top rope to eliminate her. Live Audio Wrestling (The LAW), is a radio show on conventional radio, previously syndicated and formerly broadcast on both satellite radio and in a podcast format, based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is owned by Fight Network. The show is broadcast live at 11:00pm (ET) on Sunday evenings (although sometimes preempted until 12:00am (ET) on Monday morning by the host station, notably due to Sunday Night Football), on TSN Radio 1050. The format of The LAW is a call in radio show. Opinions are expressed by hosts The Mouth Dan Lovranski, Jason Agnew...
The Main Event
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Author : Patrick Jones
language : en
Publisher: Millbrook Press ™
Release Date : 2013-11-01
The Main Event written by Patrick Jones and has been published by Millbrook Press ™ this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Nothing in wrestling can match the excitement of the main event. It's the match that everyone wants to see, the match that will have fans talking the next day. Author Patrick Jones takes readers deep inside the world of pro wrestling and shows how its stars—and the wild characters they portray—have turned pro wrestling into a billion-dollar industry. Take a seat and gear up for the greatest show in wrestling—the main event!
The Best In The World
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Author : Chris Jericho
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2014-11-06
The Best In The World written by Chris Jericho and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The two-time bestselling author, wrestler and metal rocker returns with another insightful and hilarious memoir. Inspired by Anton Chigurh, Javier Bardem's character in No Country for Old Men, Chris Jericho decided to put down his guitar, ease off on the red-carpet appearances in Hollywood and return to ring. What followed were the best three years of his wrestling career. A trilogy that began with A LION'S TALE and was followed by the bestselling UNDISPUTED now concludes with a behind-the-scenes account of Jericho becoming WON WRESTLER OF THE YEAR for two consecutive years in 2008 and 2009. The book also features the final word on Jericho's feuds with Shawn Michaels and Rey Mysterio, his run-in with Mickey Rourke, life hanging out with the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Mike Tyson and Lars Ulrich, and the resurrection of his band Fozzy, which saw them play to huge audiences in the UK and Europe and support Metallica.
Steel Chair To The Head
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Author : Nicholas Sammond
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2005-01-13
Steel Chair To The Head written by Nicholas Sammond and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-13 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The antagonists—oiled, shaved, pierced, and tattooed; the glaring lights; the pounding music; the shouting crowd: professional wrestling is at once spectacle, sport, and business. Steel Chair to the Head provides a multifaceted look at the popular phenomenon of pro wrestling. The contributors combine critical rigor with a deep appreciation of wrestling as a unique cultural form, the latest in a long line of popular performance genres. They examine wrestling as it happens in the ring, is experienced in the stands, is portrayed on television, and is discussed in online chat rooms. In the process, they reveal wrestling as an expression of the contradictions and struggles that shape American culture. The essayists include scholars in anthropology, psychology, film studies, communication studies, and sociology, one of whom used to wrestle professionally. Classic studies of wrestling by Roland Barthes, Carlos Monsiváis, Sharon Mazer, and Henry Jenkins appear alongside original essays. Whether exploring how pro wrestling inflects race, masculinity, and ideas of reality and authenticity; how female fans express their enthusiasm for male wrestlers; or how lucha libre provides insights into Mexican social and political life, Steel Chair to the Head gives due respect to pro wrestling by treating it with the same thorough attention usually reserved for more conventional forms of cultural expression. Contributors. Roland Barthes, Douglas L. Battema, Susan Clerc, Laurence de Garis, Henry Jenkins III, Henry Jenkins IV, Heather Levi, Sharon Mazer, Carlos Monsiváis, Lucia Rahilly, Catherine Salmon, Nicholas Sammond, Phillip Serrat, Philip Sewell
The Pro Wrestling Hall Of Fame
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Author : Greg Oliver
language : en
Publisher: ECW Press
Release Date : 2019-08-06
The Pro Wrestling Hall Of Fame written by Greg Oliver and has been published by ECW Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-06 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The legendary storytellers worthy of a spot in the pro wrestling hall of fame You can’t escape pro wrestling today, even if you want to. Its stars are ubiquitous in movies, TV shows, product endorsements, swag, and social media to the point that they are as much celebrities as they are athletes. Pro wrestling has morphed from the fringes of acceptability to a global $1 billion industry that plays an everyday role in 21st-century pop culture. In this latest addition to the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame series, Greg Oliver and Steven Johnson explain how the sport’s unique take on storytelling has fueled its remarkable expansion. Hundreds of interviews and original accounts inform this exploration of the imaginative ways in which wrestlers and promoters have used everything from monkeys to murderers to put butts in seats and eyes on screens. From the New York City Bowery in the 1890s to a North Carolina backyard in 2017, readers will encounter all manner of scoundrels, do-gooders, scribes, and alligators in this highly readable, heavily researched book that inspires a new appreciation for the fine (and sometimes not-so-fine) art of storytelling.
Wwe
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Author : Dru Jeffries
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2019-12-01
Wwe written by Dru Jeffries and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-01 with Performing Arts categories.
The millions of fans who watch World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) programs each year are well aware of their role in building the narrative of the sport. #WWE: Professional Wrestling in the Digital Age explores the intersections between media, technology, and fandom in WWE's contemporary programming and business practices. In the Reality Era of WWE (2011 to the present), wrestling narratives have increasingly drawn on real-life personalities and events that stretch beyond the story-world created and maintained by WWE. At the same time, the internet and fandom have a greater influence on the company than ever before. By examining various sites of struggle and negotiation between WWE executives and in-ring performers, between the product and its fans, and between the company and the rest of the wrestling industry, the contributors to this volume highlight the role of various media platforms in shaping and disseminating WWE narratives. Treating the company and its product not merely as sports entertainment, but also as a brand, an employer, a company, a content producer, and an object of fandom, #WWE conceptualizes the evolution of professional wrestling's most successful company in the digital era.