Download or read book Headlocks and Dropkicks written by Ted Kluck and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-06-22 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it sport or is it entertainment? As presented by World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., the most well-known promoter of professional wrestling, it is hard for the uninitiated to tell. A refuge for the very athletic, and often a breeding ground for the highly dysfunctional, professional wrestling is, in the truest sense, life on the fringes. Headlocks and Dropkicks: A Butt-Kicking Ride through the World of Professional Wrestling chronicles sportswriter Ted A. Kluck's effort to become a professional wrestler at a popular wrestling school in the suburbs of Chicago. In training to become a wrestler, Kluck was able to delve into the traveling-circus elements of the sport and talk to the people who make it work—promoters, bookers, and the wrestlers themselves. Wrestling has weathered manifold changes in American taste to survive and thrive as it does today. Kluck examines the tension between the good vs. evil tales that permeated wrestling in the early to mid 1980s, along with the seamy soap opera storylines that seem to drive it today. He also takes time to catch up with the biggest stars the sport has produced—some of whom have parlayed their fame into financial security and others who are currently looking to reclaim their past glory.
Download or read book Twin Cities Sports written by Sheldon Anderson and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2020-02-03 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The histories in Twin Cities Sports are rooted in the class, ethnic, and regional identity of this unique upper midwestern metropolitan area. The compilation includes a wide range of important studies on the hub of interwar speedskating, the success of Gopher football in the Jim Crow era, the integration of municipal golf courses, the building of a world-renowned park system, the Minneapolis Lakers’ basketball dynasty, the Minnesota Twins’ connections to Cuba, and more.
Download or read book The Rise Fall of ECW written by Thom Loverro and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-05-22 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Independent wrestling promotions were once the norm all across the country. However, with the rise of World Wrestling Entertainment and the creation of World Championship Wrestling -- out of three Southern promotions -- the possibility of an independent succeeding grew fainter and fainter. As the nineties began, independents were looking for creative ways to survive. In the East, several banded together to share cost and talent; they were known as Eastern Championship Wrestling. Based out of a warehouse in Philadelphia that stored parade floats and hosted bingo, this promotion seemed doomed to be just one more ninety-day wonder. When they hired a brash New Yorker, Paul Heyman, he warned Eastern Championship Wrestling that the job was just temporary. He would come in, shake up a lot of the wrestlers, and then leave. But what Heyman did redefined professional wrestling in the nineties. What he created was a company that dared to push the boundaries of sports entertainment. What he created became Extreme Championship Wrestling. As the person responsible for booking -- who was going to wrestle and who was going to win -- Heyman dared to break with tradition. Rather than relying on local talent and down-and-out veterans to draw in crowds, he created new characters and story lines that would appeal to the core wrestling fans: eighteen- to twenty-four- year-old men. Paul also realized that to persuade them to come, you had to get their interest and keep it. You had to offer the fans more than just the match. ECW became known for the interview, the shoot. Heyman got to know each wrestler's style, and in their interviews he would encourage them to speak from their hearts. When it came to the matches, ECW broke even farther from the mainstream. Tables, ladders, chairs, barbed wire, and even frying pans were used with abandon. Wrestlers not wanting to be topped put their bodies on the line, taking ever greater risks, daring to jump, leap, and fall from places never tried before. ECW matches became the stuff of legend. Word spread as savvy wrestling fans began talking about the promotion and exchanging tapes. To keep the buzz building, wrestlers used the age-old trick of taunting the fans, and ECW fans responded in kind. By including the fans in the shows, ECW attracted a rabid, cult-like following that is still going strong today. For nearly a decade, ECW redefined professional wrestling with a reckless, brutal, death-defying, and often bloody style that became synonymous with "hardcore." Through extensive interviews with former ECW talent and management -- Paul Heyman, Mick Foley, Tazz, Tommy Dreamer, Rob Van Dam, and many more -- The Rise & Fall of ECW reveals what made this upstart company from Philadelphia great -- and what ultimately led to its demise.
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Download or read book Shawn Michaels written by Stephen Ciacciarelli and published by Infobase Learning. This book was released on 2013 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of pro wrestler Shawn Michaels, from childhood to gifted athlete to world heavyweight champion.
Download or read book Wrestling s One Ring Circus written by Scott Keith and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For almost twenty years, the world wrestling federation ruled under the big top of sports entertainment... Then it all came crashing down. But how did things get so bad so quickly? What really triggered the federation's self-destruction? And how did a man acknowledged as a genius in business, promotion, and entertainment, a latter-day P.T. Barnum of wrestling's greatest show on earth, become his own worst enemy? All will be revealed in this shocking, entertaining, and always witty foray into the One Ring Circus that is pro wrestling.
Download or read book Hardcore Wrestling written by Tyler Christian and published by Sybex. This book was released on 1999 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This full-color guide covers the whole wrestling phenomenon, including moves, cheats, and strategies for all the top-selling wrestling video games. Inside information topics include: photos and profiles on top performers; background history; league information; wrestling moves and holds; and more.
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Download or read book WWE Wrestlemania 21 written by Debra McBride and published by Prima Games. This book was released on 2005 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How will you become a Legend? Create the ultimate WWE Superstar Complete breakdown of all Superstar moves How to humiliate your opponents and make them feel the pain Get the most out of the WWE Shopzone Dominate in the ring with detailed strategies on every match type
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Download or read book WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2006 written by David Cassady and published by BradyGames. This book was released on 2005 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BradyGames' WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 Official Strategy Guide includes the following: Every WWE Superstar, Diva and Legend: You get complete move lists, the damage done by every move to each body part, and tips on how to dominate every opponent. Challenge Mode: Need cash to open up all the bonus items and Superstars? Challenge Mode, a great way to make that money, is covered in-depth, including the rewards! Superstar Finishers: Nothing swings the momentum of a match faster than stealing your opponent's finishing move. Every Superstar's finishing moves, and the conditions needed to execute them, is included in one handy reference section! And more: Game secrets revealed, and bonus content only found in this Signature Series guide! Platform: PlayStation 2 Genre: Action/Adventure This product is available for sale worldwide.
Download or read book Headlock written by Joyce Sweeney and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a pro wrestler takes talent, guts, and hard work—can Kyle make it to the pros and live the life he wants? Kyle Bailey is a normal high school senior with a secret ambition: to be a wrestling superstar with the WWE. When he hears about a wrestling class at the local gym, he knows this may be his one shot at making his dream come true. The only problem is that no one in his life understands his love of wrestling, so he can’t tell anyone what he’s doing—especially not his grandmother, who has raised him since he was a kid. As Kyle’s talent becomes increasingly apparent, his instructor takes notice and invites him to wrestle in an upcoming professional match. With his newfound success—and his beautiful wrestler girlfriend—Kyle feels like he’s finally exactly where he belongs. But when his grandmother’s health takes a turn for the worse, Kyle is torn between needing to care for her and wanting to follow his dreams. He isn’t ready to give up on being a pro wrestler, but he can’t abandon the woman who has taken care of him his entire life. Headlock is a heartwarming novel about the strength it takes to let go of what you love and the courage it takes to ask for help.
Download or read book WWE SmackDown Vs Raw 2007 written by Bryan Stratton and published by BradyGames. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BradyGames' WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 Signature Series Guide includes the following: A comprehensive walkthrough of the entire game. Detailed listing of every WWE Superstar, Diva and Legend. Expert strategies for each mode of gameplay. In-depth coverage of the Superstar's finishing moves. Signature Series guide features bonus foldout and more! Platform: PS2, PSP and Xbox 360 Genre: SportsThis product is available for sale worldwide.
Download or read book WWF written by Bill Kunkel and published by . This book was released on 1998-08 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Bill Kunkel, former editor of Main Event Wrestling magazine, offers a comprehensive guide to over 250 special character moves of WWF: Warzone. Here is an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the game.
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Download or read book WCW NWO Revenge written by Eric Eberly and published by Prima Games. This book was released on 1998 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moves for all the wrestlers All hidden wrestlers unveiled Sweet tactics and strategies Bios and stats for your favorite WCW, NWO, and Flock wrestlers from the game
Download or read book WWF WrestleMania 2000 written by Eric Winding and published by Prima Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The greatest event in the history of sports joins forces with THQ to create "Wrestlemania 2000" for the N64! Combined with the unrivaled gameplay that has made THQ wrestling games a worldwide sensation, "Wrestlemania 2000" adds up to the ultimate tag-team combination for video garners, wrestling fans, and all mankind!
