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Loading... Pro Wrestling FAQ: All Thats Left to Know About the Worlds Most Entertaining Spectacle (FAQ Series)by Brian R. Solomon
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I am a fan of pro wrestling for most of my life. I know that I did not know everything about the business. This book proves that I did not know everything about the business. This is the book I'll be recommending to my fellow wrestling fans. I'm a mark for Brian Solomons work on this book. ( ) no reviews | add a review
(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. No library descriptions found. |
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