The Pictorial History of Wrestling

The Pictorial History of Wrestling

Author: Bert Randolph Sugar

Publisher: Smithmark Pub

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9780831739126

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Gives a brief history of professional wrestling, but concentrates on the colorful wrestlers themselves, the heroes, villains, and the legends who have made the arena so spectacular


Wrestling

Wrestling

Author: David Hofstede

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781550224450

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From "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers to "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Hofstede presents the history of wrestling in pictures. Through stunning, rare photos, the book salutes the legendary grapplers of yesteryear and the daring sports entertainers of today. 100 photos.


Hot Shots and High Spots

Hot Shots and High Spots

Author: George Napolitano

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781550229967

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For five decades George Napolitano has been ringside, documenting wrestling's biggest main events, photographing its most famous - and infamous - stars. His images have captured the blood, sweat and tears spilled in the squared circle and in the process have become as iconic as the men and women who have made professional wrestling one of the world's great passions and pastimes. Hot Shots and High Spots brings the best of the best of professional wrestling into focus.


The Professional Wrestlers' Workout & Instructional Guide

The Professional Wrestlers' Workout & Instructional Guide

Author: Harley Race

Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9781582619477

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Many dream of headlining Wrestlemania, but few understand the hard work and dedication needed to become a professional wrestler. Almost all top stars have trained in schools and camps with legendary wrestlers in order to learn the execution of key moves, how to put together a match, sell yourself and your opponent to the crowd, and keep fit through physical training and healthy diet. The Professional Wrestler's Instructional and Workout Guide brings readers more than 100 years of collective knowledge and experience from three elite names in the professional wrestling industry, including two former NWA World Heavyweight Champions. Harley Race, Ricky Steamboat, and Les Thatcher share their wealth of knowledge and experience as they help the novice wrestler prepare for the long journey into pro wrestling. After reading this book, the aspiring wrestler should have the knowledge of how maneuvers are executed effectively and safely, the physical conditioning needed to perform them, and the thought process involved in piecing together an actual match. The novice should learn the psychology of pro wrestling both in and out of the ring as well as how to find employment on the independent circuit.


Death of the Territories

Death of the Territories

Author: Tim Hornbaker

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 2018-09-18

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1773052322

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For decades, distinct professional wrestling territories thrived across North America. Each regionally based promotion operated individually and offered a brand of localized wrestling that greatly appealed to area fans. Promoters routinely coordinated with associates in surrounding regions, and the cooperation displayed by members of the National Wrestling Alliance made it easy for wrestlers to traverse the landscape with the utmost freedom. Dozens of territories flourished between the 1950s and late ’70s. But by the early 1980s, the growth of cable television had put new outside pressures on promoters. An enterprising third-generation entrepreneur who believed cable was his opportunity to take his promotion national soon capitalized on the situation. A host of novel ideas and the will to take chances gave Vincent Kennedy McMahon an incredible advantage. McMahon waged war on the territories and raided the NWA and AWA of their top talent. By creating WrestleMania, jumping into the pay-per-view field, and expanding across North America, McMahon changed professional wrestling forever. Providing never-before-revealed information, Death of the Territories is a must-read for fans yearning to understand how McMahon outlasted his rivals and established the industry’s first national promotion. At the same time, it offers a comprehensive look at the promoters who opposed McMahon, focusing on their noteworthy power plays and embarrassing mistakes.


WCW, World Championship Wrestling

WCW, World Championship Wrestling

Author: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc

Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780789466730

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An illustrated overview of world championship wrestling including the stats, honors, and trademark maneuvers of a variety of well-known wrestlers.


Lucha libre

Lucha libre

Author:

Publisher: Distributed Art Publishers (DAP)

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13:

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Take one part Mexi-Monster cinema, one part Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, throw in a little Zoro, the WWF and the knit-costume-wearing performance art collective Forcefield, and you come up with the raw, vivid, and psychologically unhinged world of "Lucha Libre" the sports-entertainment phenomenon that first swept Mexico and now the world. Photographer Lourdes Grobet's penentrating study of Mexican professional wrestling culture features more than 500 photographs of "luchadores" like Blue Demon, Santo, The Witch, Adorable Rub', El Solitario and Hurricane Ramirez, as well as pictures of their families, friends and fans--onstage, backstage and even at home. "Lucha Libre" also includes photographs of stickers, flyers, postcards, stills from "Mexi-lucha-cinema," interviews with the wrestlers, essays and much, much more! In this comprehensive 20-year study, Grobet has put together "the" definitive look at Mexico's masked superstars.


Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of All Time

Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of All Time

Author: John F. Molinaro

Publisher: Winding Star Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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Who is the greatest of all time? With the help of several historians, the Top 100 will both enligthen and enrage, keeping fans enthralled in spirited debate for years to come.