The History Of Professional Wrestling Vol. 1
The History Of Professional Wrestling Vol. 1

Author: Graham Cawthon

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2013-09-25

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781492825975

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Since 2002, The History of WWE.com has served as the premiere online resource for the in- and out-of-the-ring histories of multiple wrestling companies. Now, for the first time in print, you have access to the thousands of dates, cities and ring results that comprise pro wrestling's past. You can now find the hidden gems, the main events that drew thousands and the ones that only drew flies. This first volume in "The History of Professional Wrestling" series contains EVERY known result from the World Wrestling Federation from it's inception in 1963 all the way through 1989. Did you know...? While Buddy Rogers was recognized as WWWF World Champion for the better part of 4 months, he wasn't presented with the title belt until mere weeks before his title loss to Bruno Sammartino? The WWWF was operated as a territory in the northeastern United States. But in the days before a national or global audience, it was not uncommon to see the heavyweight champion in Japan, Canada, Florida, Nashville, Indianapolis, or California. And he would often bring his belt to defend against the local star. Bruno Sammartino was "defeated" for the heavyweight crown a few times by the likes of Gorilla Monsoon, Ray Stevens and Prof. Tanaka. The title was returned on a technicality. WWWF action aired on HBO as early as 1973. Top names like King Kong Bundy, Curt Hennig, Jim Duggan, Eddie Gilbert, and Mick Foley all had their start on TV as enhancement talent during the timeframe of this book. Many marquee matches at TV tapings never saw the light of day in the U.S. but some were later televised exclusively in Europe or Canada. During the expansion of the 1980s, fans of other wrestling organizations didn't always appreciate the WWF product when it debuted in their area. Often, even with Hulk Hogan on the card, hosting events in a new part of the U.S. was not an immediate success when it came to attendance. And there are countless others you'll come across in this incredible "History of Professional Wrestling" series!

The History of Professional Wrestling
The History of Professional Wrestling

Author: Graham Cawthon

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2013-10-22

Total Pages: 594

ISBN-13: 9781493566891

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Since 2002, The History of WWE.com has served as the premiere online resource for the in- and out-of-the-ring histories of multiple wrestling companies. Now, for the first time in print, you have access to the thousands of dates, cities and ring results that comprise pro wrestling's past. You can now find the hidden gems, the main events that drew thousands and the ones that only drew flies. This second volume in "The History of Professional Wrestling" series contains EVERY known result from the World Wrestling Federation from 1990 to 1999. It's "The Ultimate Challenge" to the height of the Attitude Era and everything in-between!

Ringside
Ringside

Author: Scott Beekman

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2006-06-30

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 0313026785

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Despite its status as one of the oldest and most enduringly popular sports in history, wrestling has been pushed to the background of the current American sports scene. Most people today would have a hard time even considering wrestling (with some of its modern theatrics) in the same terms as track and field or boxing. But until the 1920s, wrestling stood as a legitimate professional sport in this country, and a widely practiced amateur one as well. Its past respectability may not have endured, but the advent of cable television in the 1980s offered the sport a renewed opportunity to play a determining role in American popular culture. This opportunity was not wasted, and wrestlers now assume places in politics and film at the highest levels. Ringside, the first work to fully examine the history of professional wrestling in this country, provides an illuminating and colorful account of all of the various athletes, entertainers, businessmen, and national outlooks that have determined wrestling's erratic route through American history. This chronological work begins with a brief account of wrestling's global history, and then proceeds to investigate the sport's growth as a specifically American institution. Wrestling has continued to survive in the face of technological developments, scandals, public ridicule, and a lack of centralized control, and today this supremely adaptable entertainment form represents, in sum, an international industry capable of attracting enormous television and pay-per-view audiences, along with massive amounts of advertising and merchandizing revenue. Ringside focuses on the business of wrestling as well as on the performers and their in-ring antics, and offers readers a fully nuanced examination of the development of professional wrestling in America.

The History of Professional Wrestling
The History of Professional Wrestling

Author: Grant Sawyer

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2013-12-25

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 9781494803476

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Since 2002, The History of WWE.com has served as the premiere online resource for the in- and out-of-the-ring histories of multiple wrestling companies. Now, for the first time in print, you have access to the thousands of dates, cities and ring results that comprise pro wrestling's past. You can now find the hidden gems, the main events that drew thousands and the ones that only drew flies. This third volume in "The History of Professional Wrestling" series contains EVERY known result from the height of Jim Crockett Promotions from 1983 to 1988 as well as every known defense of the NWA World title during that time period!

The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling
The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling

Author: Aubrey Sitterson

Publisher: Ten Speed Graphic

Published: 2018-10-02

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 0399580506

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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).

Pro Wrestling
Pro Wrestling

Author: Lew Freedman

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2018-09-07

Total Pages: 459

ISBN-13:

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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.

Wrestleville
Wrestleville

Author: A Berry

Publisher:

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13:

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This easy-to-read non-fictional novel is also a history lesson and it tells the story of 32 different wrestlers. The book contains three stories of three NWA Heavyweight Champions and five NWA Junior Heavyweight Champions.

Legends of Pro Wrestling
Legends of Pro Wrestling

Author: Tim Hornbaker

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2017-01-03

Total Pages: 568

ISBN-13: 1613218753

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Legends of Pro Wrestling offers the first comprehensive look at the entire world of wrestling. With detailed biographies and never-before-seen statistics of some of the greatest athletes in the sport, you will be able to read about hundreds of wrestlers, dating back to the mid-1800s. As the first of its kind, this centralized reference book offers wrestling enthusiasts a range of information at their fingertips and stands alone as the ultimate wrestling resource. This book offers readers a link between what happened a century ago to what is currently happening today. An older fan of Bruno Sammartino or “The Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers can enjoy this book as much as someone who follows John Cena or The Undertaker today. This collection is a never-ending source of facts, figures, and other entertaining data. Professional wrestling is a world of accomplishment, legacy, and, most importantly, fate. Through injuries, sickness, and family tribulations, many wrestlers have given everything they have to give in the ring, and true fans of the sport love every single second of it. No matter your age, if you’re a fan of professional wrestling, Legends of Pro Wrestling is the book for you to own and cherish. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. In addition to books on popular team sports, we also publish books for a wide variety of athletes and sports enthusiasts, including books on running, cycling, horseback riding, swimming, tennis, martial arts, golf, camping, hiking, aviation, boating, and so much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

A Love Letter to the Mat: The Complete Story of Professional Wrestling on Pay-Per View: Volume 1: 1985 - 1989
A Love Letter to the Mat: The Complete Story of Professional Wrestling on Pay-Per View: Volume 1: 1985 - 1989

Author: Matt Tennant

Publisher:

Published: 2015-05-14

Total Pages: 1020

ISBN-13: 9781849146838

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Every Event! Every Match! Every Result! Every Championship Change! Since its inception in November 1985, pay-per view has been a vital cog in the industry of professional wrestling. It' s allowed grandiose spectacles such as WrestleMania to flourish into worldwide marvels whilst providing a stage for smaller events which often provided foundations for the bigger, more important spectacles, not to mention being historic occurrences in their own right. Now you can relive the journey that allowed wrestling to change for the better, from its humble beginnings on Closed Circuit Television to phenomenal success on pay-per view affording the wrestling world such displays as Ric Flair vs Terry Funk, Hulk Hogan vs Andre the Giant and 'Macho Man' Randy Savage vs Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat to name just a select few. Told with candid deliberation and humour, reminisce on the matches and events which made you fall in love with the greatest form of sports entertainment in history. From Hulkamania to the demise of The Four Horsemen, the passing of the torch from a 'Nature Boy' to 'The Stinger' whilst learn how and why the present day World Wrestling Entertainment came to exist through the bitter rivalry of Jim Crockett and three generations of McMahon's as well as everything else in-between. Including the stories which played out on weekly television making the big stage moments possible, the debuts of stars and legends, the real life occurrences which promoters didn't want you to know about and exclusive, never seen before illustrations in the form of alternate pay-per view posters, all played out against the backdrop of the World Wrestling Federation's national and worldwide expansion, the downfall of the American Wrestling Alliance and Jim Crockett Promotions, before the rise of World Championship Wrestling like a phoenix from the ashes. Whether you're a lapsed fan, a stalwart looking to recapture the glory days or a new follower wishing to digest what made this wonderful business great, this is the most in-depth and frank chronicle of professional wrestling accessible. This is 'The Complete Story of Professional Wrestling on Pay-Per View'.

The Fabulous, Freaky, Unusual History of Pro Wrestling
The Fabulous, Freaky, Unusual History of Pro Wrestling

Author: Angie Peterson Kaelberer

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 1429647892

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Welcome to the exciting world of pro wrestling! Get ready to discover how the sport grew from its beginnings in carnivals and traveling shows to become the huge TV hit it is today. Learn about your favorite stars, the classic matches, and the sport's famous families. The Fabulous, Freaky, Unusual History of Pro Wrestling is filled with fun facts about one of the rowdiest and wildest sports of all time!