Author: Florida Media, Incorporated
Publisher: Florida Media, Inc.
ISBN: 9780976306214
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Gordon Solie ... Something Left Behind
Author: Florida Media, Incorporated
Publisher: Florida Media, Inc.
ISBN: 9780976306214
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Publisher: Florida Media, Inc.
ISBN: 9780976306214
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Pro Wrestling
Author: Lew Freedman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
This book provides readers with an abundance of information and historical perspective as well as entertaining and memorable anecdotes about professional wrestling. Readers will also learn unusual snippets of trivia that will enhance their comprehension of the sport. This authoritative work on the history and culture of professional wrestling features the biggest names in the wrestling world since the sport emerged on the American sporting landscape. It comprises short biographies of all of the key players in the sport's evolution and rise to popularity—from old-timers to barrier breakers to household names such as Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Andre the Giant, and more—and includes not only men but also many women who have made a name in the sport. Surveying professional wrestling from its roots, dating centuries, to the modern era, pre–20th century and into the 21st century, the work tells the transformational stories of prominent wrestlers and the sport as a whole, in many cases bringing out the humor and outrageousness in the nature of an activity that has always straddled the line between show business and sport.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
This book provides readers with an abundance of information and historical perspective as well as entertaining and memorable anecdotes about professional wrestling. Readers will also learn unusual snippets of trivia that will enhance their comprehension of the sport. This authoritative work on the history and culture of professional wrestling features the biggest names in the wrestling world since the sport emerged on the American sporting landscape. It comprises short biographies of all of the key players in the sport's evolution and rise to popularity—from old-timers to barrier breakers to household names such as Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Andre the Giant, and more—and includes not only men but also many women who have made a name in the sport. Surveying professional wrestling from its roots, dating centuries, to the modern era, pre–20th century and into the 21st century, the work tells the transformational stories of prominent wrestlers and the sport as a whole, in many cases bringing out the humor and outrageousness in the nature of an activity that has always straddled the line between show business and sport.
The Solie Chroniclees
Author: Robert Allyn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780974554587
Category : Sportscasters
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780974554587
Category : Sportscasters
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Gordon Solie, Master of the Ring
Author: Gordon Solie
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780884270560
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Briefly describes the history of wrestling, traces Gordon Solie's broadcasting career, and explains how he became involved with professional wrestling
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780884270560
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Briefly describes the history of wrestling, traces Gordon Solie's broadcasting career, and explains how he became involved with professional wrestling
The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams
Author: Greg Oliver
Publisher: ECW Press
ISBN: 177090557X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Put four pro wrestlers in a ring and the opportunity for athleticism, mischief, and pure entertainment is more than doubled. This comprehensive look at one of the most fascinating aspects of the sport of wrestling is an entertaining journey through the world of tag teams, exploring their essential role in wrestling promotions both large and small. With detailed historical and insider information based on hundreds of extensive interviews with well-known wrestlers, promoters, and managers, even casual fans will be anxious to see where their favorite twosome stacks up on the list of top tag teams of all time.
Publisher: ECW Press
ISBN: 177090557X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Put four pro wrestlers in a ring and the opportunity for athleticism, mischief, and pure entertainment is more than doubled. This comprehensive look at one of the most fascinating aspects of the sport of wrestling is an entertaining journey through the world of tag teams, exploring their essential role in wrestling promotions both large and small. With detailed historical and insider information based on hundreds of extensive interviews with well-known wrestlers, promoters, and managers, even casual fans will be anxious to see where their favorite twosome stacks up on the list of top tag teams of all time.
Wrestling Archive Project
Author: Scott Teal
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781940391045
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
A series of volumes featuring exclusive interviews with pro wrestling's greatest stars from the past.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781940391045
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
A series of volumes featuring exclusive interviews with pro wrestling's greatest stars from the past.
Pro Wrestling FAQ
Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1617136271
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
(FAQ Pop Culture). Sport? Entertainment? Art form? Perhaps a bit of all three, with a certain intangible extra something thrown in for good measure, making professional wrestling a truly unique entity unto itself. From its origins in carnivals and sideshow attractions of the 19th century, right up to the multimillion-dollar, multimedia industry of the present day, and all the bizarre, wild, and woolly points in between, Pro Wrestling FAQ delves into the entire history and broad scope of one of popular culture's most enduring yet ever-changing spectacles. With chapters devoted to the many fascinating eras in the history of the business, as well as capsule biographies of some its most memorable and important figures, this book will serve as the ultimate one-volume reference guide for both long-time wrestling nuts and initiates to the grappling phenomenon. Revisit the legendary 1911 "Match of the Century" pitting World Champion Frank Gotch against archrival George Hackenschmidt, "the Russian Lion"; experience wrestling's TV golden age in the 1950s, a time of such colorful personages as Gorgeous George and Antonino Rocca; relive the glory days of Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant, when WWF impresario Vince McMahon took the business mainstream; and get the lowdown on recent favorites, such as John Cena, CM Punk, and others who have taken the business boldly into the 21st century.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1617136271
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
(FAQ Pop Culture). Sport? Entertainment? Art form? Perhaps a bit of all three, with a certain intangible extra something thrown in for good measure, making professional wrestling a truly unique entity unto itself. From its origins in carnivals and sideshow attractions of the 19th century, right up to the multimillion-dollar, multimedia industry of the present day, and all the bizarre, wild, and woolly points in between, Pro Wrestling FAQ delves into the entire history and broad scope of one of popular culture's most enduring yet ever-changing spectacles. With chapters devoted to the many fascinating eras in the history of the business, as well as capsule biographies of some its most memorable and important figures, this book will serve as the ultimate one-volume reference guide for both long-time wrestling nuts and initiates to the grappling phenomenon. Revisit the legendary 1911 "Match of the Century" pitting World Champion Frank Gotch against archrival George Hackenschmidt, "the Russian Lion"; experience wrestling's TV golden age in the 1950s, a time of such colorful personages as Gorgeous George and Antonino Rocca; relive the glory days of Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant, when WWF impresario Vince McMahon took the business mainstream; and get the lowdown on recent favorites, such as John Cena, CM Punk, and others who have taken the business boldly into the 21st century.
Ric Flair
Author: Ric Flair
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743456912
Category : Wrestlers
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
To wrestling fans, the Nature Boy is a platinum-blond deity, a sixteen-time world champion who accurately boasted that he could have a five star match with a broom.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743456912
Category : Wrestlers
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
To wrestling fans, the Nature Boy is a platinum-blond deity, a sixteen-time world champion who accurately boasted that he could have a five star match with a broom.
Every Man Has His Price
Author: Ted Dibiase
Publisher: Multnomah
ISBN: 9781576731758
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
This book shares pro-wrestler Ted Dibiase's passion for ministry, inspiring readers to serve God.
Publisher: Multnomah
ISBN: 9781576731758
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
This book shares pro-wrestler Ted Dibiase's passion for ministry, inspiring readers to serve God.
Truth Bee Told
Author: Brian Blair
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578975658
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Praised by reviewers as an instant classic professional wrestling autobiography, Truth Bee Told tells the unparalleled story of "Killer Bee" B. Brian Blair. Despite growing up amidst the challenges caused by poverty, disfiguring injuries and familial strife, Brian's determination to better himself and his life circumstances took him to worldwide wrestling fame, and also to major successes in the realms of business and politics. Travel with Brian on an entertaining and often hilarious journey through more than 40 years in the professional wrestling industry. You will learn the steep price Brian paid to go from welfare to millionaire, as you experience every marvelous conquest and heartbreaking catastrophe right alongside him. As a tell-all autobiography that pulls no punches, Truth Bee Told more than lives up to its name.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578975658
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Praised by reviewers as an instant classic professional wrestling autobiography, Truth Bee Told tells the unparalleled story of "Killer Bee" B. Brian Blair. Despite growing up amidst the challenges caused by poverty, disfiguring injuries and familial strife, Brian's determination to better himself and his life circumstances took him to worldwide wrestling fame, and also to major successes in the realms of business and politics. Travel with Brian on an entertaining and often hilarious journey through more than 40 years in the professional wrestling industry. You will learn the steep price Brian paid to go from welfare to millionaire, as you experience every marvelous conquest and heartbreaking catastrophe right alongside him. As a tell-all autobiography that pulls no punches, Truth Bee Told more than lives up to its name.