Jim Cornette Presents: Behind the Curtain – Real Pro Wrestling Stories
by Jim Cornette
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Pro-Wrestling's secrets and greatest moments are immortalized in this graphic novel from legendary wrestling personality Jim Cornette. A true-story style anthology, these insider tales will show the lengths that wrestlers went to uphold "kayfabe" (the old carny term for the presentation of legitimate conflict), as well as the noteworthy cultural, racial, and economic effects these events and characters had on society. This is the graphic novel that old school wrestling fans have been waiting show more their entire lives for: a no-holds-barred representation of the moments that wrestling insiders couldn't talk about for years. show lessTags
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Jim Cornette and his collaborators delve into some legendary stories from the history of professional wrestling, making a nice companion to The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling. The Montreal Screwjob and Andy Kaufman's wrestling career are covered, as is is the surprising role of a fellow named Sputnik Monroe in desegregating sports arenas in the south.
I'd never heard of Cornette before putting this book on hold at the library, but shortly afterward, I saw a news article about him being fired from his wrestling announcer gig for making a racist joke during a show.
I'd never heard of Cornette before putting this book on hold at the library, but shortly afterward, I saw a news article about him being fired from his wrestling announcer gig for making a racist joke during a show.
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- Original publication date
- 2019-08
- People/Characters
- Jim Cornette; Sputnik Monroe (Roscoe Monroe Brumbaugh); Billy Wicks; Rocky Marciano; Johnny Dark; Norvell Austin (show all 52); The Sheik (Edward Farhat); Edward Farhat (The Sheik); Andy Kaufman; Foxy Jackson; Jerry Lawler; David Letterman; Jim Crockett, Jr.; Ric Flair; David Crockett; Bob Bruggers; Johnny Valentine; Tim Woods (George Burrell Woodin); Mr. Wrestling (George Burrell Woodin); George Burrell Woodin (Tim Woods | Mr. Wrestling); Mike Farkas; Junkyard Dog (Sylvester Ritter); Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes | Terry Gordy | Buddy Roberts); Michael Hayes (of the Fabulous Freebirds); Terry Gordy (of the Fabulous Freebirds); Buddy Roberts (of the Fabulous Freebirds); Golden Grahams (Jerry Graham | Crazy Luke Graham | Eddie Graham | Superstar Billy Graham); Jerry Graham (of the Golden Grahams); Luke Graham (James Grady Johnson | a/k/a "Crazy" Luke of the Golden Grahams); Eddie Graham (Eddie Gossett | of the Golden Grahams); Superstar Billy Graham (Eldridge Wayne Coleman | of the Golden Grahams); Dick the Bruiser (William Fritz Afflis); Antonino Rocca; Vince McMahon, Jr.; Mulkey Brothers (Randy Mulkey | Bill Mulkey); Randy Mulkey (of the Mulkey Brothers); Bill Mulkey (of the Mulkey Brothers); Bret Hart; Shawn Michaels; Gus Sonnenberg ("Golden" Gus | Gustave Adolph Sonnenberg); Ed Lewis ("Strangler"); Billy Sandow; Joseph "Toots" Mondt; Paul Bowser; Ed Don George; Henri Deglane; Dan Koloff; Madusa (Debrah Ann Miceli); Earl Hebner; Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo | Don Fargo); Jackie Fargo (of the Fabulous Fargos); Don Fargo (of the Fabulous Fargos)
- Important places
- Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Greenwood, Mississippi, USA; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Lansing, Michigan, USA; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA (show all 10); Anderson, South Carolina, USA; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Important events
- Montreal Screwjob
- First words
- As if I need an introduction . . . I'm Jim Cornette -- my friends call me "Corny," my enemies call me many things.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Remember that the next time your favorite wrestler asks you to cover up a murder!
- Blurbers
- Ross, Jim
- Original language
- English
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- Members
- 20
- Popularity
- 1,275,557
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.25)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 1
- ASINs
- 1
