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1) The encyclopedia of professional wrestling: 100 years of the good, the bad, and the unforgettable
The gloves are off as Reynolds and Braxton set their sights on some of the biggest howlers prowrestling ever made! A cornucopia of wrestling lunacy, including: Sights Wrestling Fans Should Never Be Forced To See Again; The Greatest Mullets In The History Of The Game; Wreslters Who Moonlighted In Porn; The Wrestling Divas Who Suffered The Greatest Falls From Grace; Pro Wrestling's Stupidest Hometowns; and The Things Vince McMahon Always Wants To
...Most comprehensive ever look at the colourful villains, heels, bad guys and rule breakers who give pro wrestling so much of its character. With their signature mix of original research, interviews and anecdotes, Oliver and Johnson describe the rise and development of the modern bad guy, from riots in small-town arenas in the1920s to the megaselling pay-per-views of the 21st century. From Gorgeous George and before to Ric Flair and the modern supervillains,
...8) WWE 50
Bruiser Brody was a wrestling legend - a superstar so popular with the fans that promoters were forced to put him on despite his continued refusal to job - to accept scripted defeat at the hands of another. Blood, guts, controversy and independence were his name - until July 17, 1988, when he was stabbed repeatedly in a shower after a match with Abdullah the Butcher and Dan Spivey, allegedly by another wrestler. Nearly 20 years on, Barbara Goodish
...A book unlike any other, on the astonishing growth of pro wrestling and its profound impact on mainstream sports and society. Muchnick - nephew of the late, legendary St Louis promoter Sam Muchnick - traces the demise of wrestling's old Mafia territories and the rise of a national marketing base thanks to cable television, deregulation and a culture-wide nervous breakdown. Naturally, the figure of WWE's Vince McMahon lurks throughout - but equally
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