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This Is Wrestling
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Author : George Napolitano
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
This Is Wrestling written by George Napolitano and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Wrestlers categories.
This Is Wrestling
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Author : George Napolitano
language : en
Publisher: Smithmark Publishers
Release Date : 1993-08
This Is Wrestling written by George Napolitano and has been published by Smithmark Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-08 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This Is Wrestling
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Author : George Napolitano
language : en
Publisher: Smithmark Publishers
Release Date : 1995
This Is Wrestling written by George Napolitano and has been published by Smithmark Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Is Wrestling Fixed I Didn T Know It Was Broken
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Author : Bill Apter
language : en
Publisher: ECW Press
Release Date : 2015-10-01
Is Wrestling Fixed I Didn T Know It Was Broken written by Bill Apter and has been published by ECW Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The anticipated memoir from a sports entertainment fandom legend As a kid growing up in New York in the late '50s, Bill Apter fell in love with professional wrestling, and it wasn't long before he was rubbing shoulders with the greats as a young reporter and photographer. He's since become the world's best-known wrestling magazine personality, and he's had professional and personal relationships with a who's-who of the business, like Triple H, Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Sting, and Ric Flair. In his fun-loving memoir, Bill Apter takes us from the dressing rooms of the Bruno Sammartino era and the last days of the territories, to the birth of WrestleMania, the emergence of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and the "Attitude Era," to today's WWE Superstars like John Cena, Daniel Bryan, and Roman Reigns. He also shares stories of his days photographing boxing stars like Muhammad Ali and other champions, and he documents his appearances on the WWE Network and his work as editor of 1wrestling.com. Find out which wrestler threatened him, learn about the dead wrestler who was really alive, and discover how hanging out with Andy Kaufman led to the comic's notorious feud with Jerry "The King" Lawler. Still intimately involved in the wrestling business, the award-winning Apter has a story on everybody.
The Comic Book Story Of Professional Wrestling
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Author : Aubrey Sitterson
language : en
Publisher: Ten Speed Graphic
Release Date : 2018-10-02
The Comic Book Story Of Professional Wrestling written by Aubrey Sitterson and has been published by Ten Speed Graphic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-02 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
From the host of the critically acclaimed pro wrestling podcast Straight Shoot, this graphic novel history of wrestling features the key grapplers, matches, and promotions that shaped this beloved sport and form of entertainment. As a pop culture phenomenon, professional wrestling--with its heroic babyfaces and villainous heels performing suplexes and powerbombs in pursuit of championship gold--has conquered audiences in the United States and around the world. Now, writer/podcaster Aubrey Sitterson and illustrator Chris Moreno form a graphic novel tag team to present wrestling's complete illustrated history. Featuring legendary wrestlers like Bruno Sammartino, Hulk Hogan, and The Rock, and modern-day favorites like John Cena, Kenny Omega, and Sasha Banks, the book covers wrestling's progress from the carnival days of the Gold Dust Trio to the dominance of the WWF/WWE to today's diverse independent wrestling scene, and it spotlights wrestling's reach into Mexico/Puerto Rico (lucha libre), the U.K. (all-in), and Japan (puroresu).
Monday Night Wars
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Author : G. G. Conte
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-01-04
Monday Night Wars written by G. G. Conte and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-04 with categories.
Is wrestling fake? This is the age old question for professional wrestling. Most people think they have the answer, even those who have never watched it. While the matches may be predetermined, what happens behind the curtain and bright lights is just as real as any other business on earth. In the mid-90's, professional wrestling would have it's first real fight, but not in the ring; it would be on the business side of the equation. In 1995, a war was declared between the two biggest companies in the business, the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling. Both companies flagship shows, Monday Night Raw and Monday Night Nitro, would go head-to-head in a bitter ratings war. In a fight that spanned six years, both companies would go to incredible highs and disastrous lows to try and outdo each other. To this day, only one side of the story has ever been told, and that's been the WWE's. But what was the war like for the fans? What was it like for the ones that sat in the arenas or watched it on their television screens.' Maybe it's time for a fans side of the tale; my side of the tale.
50 Greatest Professional Wrestlers Of All Time
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Author : Larry Matysik
language : en
Publisher: ECW Press
Release Date : 2013-03-14
50 Greatest Professional Wrestlers Of All Time written by Larry Matysik and has been published by ECW Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
No-holds-barred, honest, and objective, this is a definitive look at the greatest pro wrestlers who ever stepped through the ropes. Blending the old and the new and delving into what made these 50 remarkable performers the best in their sport, this guide illustrates their contributions to the massively popular spectacle of the wrestling world. The antidote to the marketing-motivated claims made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is provided here, sweeping aside the corporate profit motive of listing standouts who can sell DVDs and dolls and instead shooting from the hip, revealing who sincerely belongs among the cream of the crop. The complexity of choosingand rankingthe 50 finest ever from a strong group of talented candidates also spins a secondary tale about the evolution of pro wrestling and how this unique sport operates. Revealing these stars' compelling stories in detail, this collection adds up to an entertaining and enlightening description of a monumental business through the history of its legends.
Chokehold Pro Wrestling S Real Mayhem Outside The Ring
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Author : Weldon T. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2003-09-02
Chokehold Pro Wrestling S Real Mayhem Outside The Ring written by Weldon T. Johnson and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-02 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This meticulously crafted and searing critique of pro wrestling is unlike any wrestling book published: Chokehold is a penetrating description of pro wrestlings dark side, a secret underworld of deception, exploitation and greed. The storyteller is Big Jim Wilson, All-American football player and survivor of seven years in the NFL, who was promised wealth and the world championship as pro wrestler. Instead, Jim Wilson found a surprisingly lucrative sports entertainment industry built on a pyramid of secrets that included abusive control of its performers and a long history of illegal business practices and corruption of politicians and state athletic commissions. Chokehold describes and documents the abuses that Jim Wilson witnessed and endured blacklisting, strong-arm tactics, homosexual blackmail, defiance of the U.S. Justice Department and bribery of TV executives and arena managers. Chokehold is an explosive indictment of the pro wrestling industrys business practices as well as a thoughtful proposal for pro wrestlings reform. This book is not a conventional expos of pro wrestlings orchestrated stunts, gimmicks and blade jobs. Instead, it is an unprecedented examination of pro wrestlings less visible cons outside the ring -- its hidden manipulation of wrestlers with broken promises and broken bones and a backstage power of the pencil that writes scripts for wrestler stardom or extinction. Chokehold describes a secret slice of the wrestling life where traveling troupes of heels and babyfaces understand how they got into the game, but cannot find a way up or out. This is the story of why and how the big guys almost always lose. Chokehold is part autobiography and part pro wrestling history. Written in wrestlespeak (the industrys insider argot), it is dedicated to the memory of the older boys whose broken bodies and shattered lives should have taught us something. In addition to Jim Wilsons experiences in The Business, this book reviews significant but forgotten episodes in the wrestling industrys long history of gangland tactics. The industrys infamous blacklist is revisited by revealing the dozens of wrestlers from the past whose names were on it. The industrys history of predatory promotional wars in California, Georgia, Texas and Virginia is told with FBI reports obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. From court documents, this book names compromised state athletic commissions, TV station managers and local politicians from wrestlings viewpoint, the best that money could buy. There are many famous wrestling names in this book --Gorgeous George, Lou Thesz, Jack Brisco, the Funk brothers, Dusty Rhodes, Bruiser Brody, Bill Watts and others. Another is The Sheik (Eddie Farhat), who says: There aint no nice guys in this business. There aint no people theres dollars! Another is Jim Wilsons tag team partner Thunderbolt Patterson who warned Jim, The wrestling business takes advantage of anybody who has any notoriety or ability. You got to understand that wrestlers are worse than whores. They are pimped. They use you as long as they possibly can or as long as you dont complain. When you complain, they get rid of you. Another is Jim Wilsons friend The Magnificent Zulu (Ron Pope) who summarizes his career this way: Its such a crooked business. The guys [wrestlers] are a bunch of crooks. They steal from the marks and the promoters steal from them. The guys [wrestlers] want to be stars! Theyll do anything theyll cut throats for it. Actually, wrestlers dont have to be paid. All they need is a couple of six packs of beer a night and a nice looking ring rat with a good body. Or, drugs and a ring rat. Its not the money. Its being a star! Its the glory and the pussy! This book confronts the wrestling industrys traditional practice of punishing wrestlers who refuse
The Wrestling
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Author : Simon Garfield
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2013-03-21
The Wrestling written by Simon Garfield and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-21 with Sports & Recreation categories.
'A brilliant oral history of the golden age of British wrestling and magnificent wider social history.' Richard Osman The classic account of the men and women who used to fight each other for pride and money. Simon Garfield brings them to life in one last glorious bout of jealousy, myth, revenge, passion and deep devotion. When British wrestling was dropped from the ITV schedules in the mid-80s it left the giants of the ring - Big Daddy, Giant Haystacks, Kendo Nagasaki - bereft. This is the true story of the circuit, the big names and their rivalries, told with humour, warmth and affection. This edition features a new afterword by the author.
This Is Pro Wrestling
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Author : Clyde Aidoo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-11
This Is Pro Wrestling written by Clyde Aidoo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11 with Wrestlers categories.
The author discusses topics in pro wrestling such as credibility, internet fans, Vince Russo, Bruno Sammartino, John Cena and Extreme Championship Wrestling.