Download or read book The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame Heroes and Icons written by Steven Johnson and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theagood guys of professional wrestling take the spotlight in this comprehensive examination ofathe memorable characters who inspired fans, aproviding insight into what makes a great hero. Compiled using firsthand interviews with hundreds of wrestlers, managers, promoters, and historians, these entertaining profiles document wrestlingOCOs golden boys from the 1930s to today. It discusses the roles of wrestling superstars that include Hulk Hogan, Dusty Rhodes, and The Rock as well as lesser-known figures, including Tiger Jeet Singh and Whitey Caldwell. With more than 100 action-packed photos, this engaging and informative book invites both devoted fans and newcomers to the sport to appreciate the rich history of these esteemed performers."
Download or read book Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum written by Source Wikipedia and published by Booksllc.Net. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 216. Chapters: Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Ric Flair, Randy Savage, Jerry Lawler, Roddy Piper, Ricky Steamboat, Andre the Giant, Ted DiBiase, Bruno Sammartino, Paul Orndorff, The Fabulous Moolah, Dusty Rhodes (wrestler), The Fabulous Kangaroos, Terry Funk, Road Warrior Animal, Harley Race, Bob Backlund, Road Warrior Hawk, Al Costello, Bobby Heenan, Georg Hackenschmidt, Mil Mascaras, Jack Brisco, Killer Kowalski, Billy Graham (wrestler), Vince McMahon, Frank Gotch, Jim Cornette, Johnny Valentine, Freddie Blassie, Jimmy Snuka, Gorilla Monsoon, Ray Stevens (wrestler), Lou Albano, Wahoo McDaniel, Antonio Inoki, Verne Gagne, Buddy Rogers (wrestler). Excerpt: Terry Gene Bollea (born August 11, 1953), known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, and musician signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is the on-screen General Manager. Hogan enjoyed mainstream popularity in the 1980s and 90s as the all-American character Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation (WWE), and as Hollywood Hogan, the villainous nWo leader, in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Hogan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005. He is a 12-time world champion being a six-time WWF/WWE Champion, six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and a former WWE World Tag Team Champion with Edge. He is the second longest combined reigning WWF Champion of all time (after Bruno Sammartino), the longest-reigning champion of the 1980s, and holds two of the ten longest title runs in WWE/WWF history, having held the title for 1,474 days from 1984-1988 (the fourth longest reign of all time) and 364 days from 1989 to 1990 (the 9th longest reign of all time). He is also the longest-reigning WCW World Heavyweight Champion of all time, with a 469 day reign from 1994-1995. Hogan won the Royal...
Download or read book The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame written by Steven Johnson and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2010-11-16 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive look at the colourful villains, bad guys and heels who give professional wrestling so much of its character - from Gorgeous George and before to Ric Flair and the modern supervillains!
Download or read book The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame written by Greg Oliver and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legendary storytellers worthy of a spot in the pro wrestling hall of fame You can’t escape pro wrestling today, even if you want to. Its stars are ubiquitous in movies, TV shows, product endorsements, swag, and social media to the point that they are as much celebrities as they are athletes. Pro wrestling has morphed from the fringes of acceptability to a global $1 billion industry that plays an everyday role in 21st-century pop culture. In this latest addition to the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame series, Greg Oliver and Steven Johnson explain how the sport’s unique take on storytelling has fueled its remarkable expansion. Hundreds of interviews and original accounts inform this exploration of the imaginative ways in which wrestlers and promoters have used everything from monkeys to murderers to put butts in seats and eyes on screens. From the New York City Bowery in the 1890s to a North Carolina backyard in 2017, readers will encounter all manner of scoundrels, do-gooders, scribes, and alligators in this highly readable, heavily researched book that inspires a new appreciation for the fine (and sometimes not-so-fine) art of storytelling.
Download or read book The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame written by and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-29 with total page 1100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At its core, professional wrestling has always been about the forces of evil trying to undermine everything good and a red hot heel needs a valiant hero to battle against, someone fans can root for, identify with, and look up to. Wrestling heroes like Hulk Hogan, Dusty Rhodes, The Rock, and Andre the Giant are celebrated worldwide. In Heroes & Icons, Oliver and Johnson include more than just the household names, digging deeper to also tell the story of forgotten heroes and regional stars, like Tiger Jeet Singh, who has an elementary school named after him, and Whitey Caldwell, whose gravesite still sees flowers from fans 40 years after his passing. Covering the 1930s through to the present day, the latest installment in the acclaimed Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame series examines what makes a great hero.
Download or read book Focus On 100 Most Popular WWE Hall of Fame written by Wikipedia contributors and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on with total page 1645 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Heels written by Greg Oliver and published by Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 the 1920s to the megaselling pay-per-views of the 21st century. From Gorgeous George and before to Ric Flair and the modern supervillains, they're all here - and they're sure to spark lively debate for fans and newbies alike!
Download or read book Pro Wrestling written by Lew Freedman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-09-07 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Professional Wrestling Related Lists written by Source Wikipedia and published by Booksllc.Net. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 177. Chapters: List of celebrities involved with WrestleMania, List of early world heavyweight champions in professional wrestling, List of family relations in professional wrestling, List of independent circuit, non-affiliated or retired professional wrestlers, List of licensed wrestling video games, List of masked wrestlers, List of National Wrestling Alliance territories, List of oldest surviving professional wrestlers, List of professional wrestling championships, List of professional wrestling conventions, List of professional wrestling magazines, List of professional wrestling memorial shows, List of professional wrestling promoters, List of professional wrestling promotions, List of professional wrestling promotions in Europe, List of professional wrestling promotions in Japan, List of professional wrestling rosters, List of tallest professional wrestlers, List of women's wrestling promotions in the United States, List of wrestling-based comic books, List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards, List of wrestling tag teams and stables, List of WWE Raw guest stars, Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame, New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, NWA Hall of Fame, NWA Wrestling Legends Hall of Heroes, Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum, Professional wrestling promotions in the United Kingdom, Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards, Slammy Award, St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame, TNA Hall of Fame, WCW Hall of Fame, WWE Hall of Fame. Excerpt: This is a list of professional wrestling promoters in the United States. This section lists notable professional wrestling promoters, especially those of the "Farmer" Burns-Frank Gotch and "Gold Dust Trio"-eras, active prior to the formation of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in 1948. This section lists notable professional wrestling promoters during the "Golden Age of Professional...
Download or read book The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame the Heels written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the critically acclaimed authors of The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams comes the most comprehensive look ever at the colourful villains, heels, bad guys and rule breakers who give professional wrestling so much of its character. In The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels, Greg Oliver and Steven Johnson take readers on an informative and entertaining ride through mat mayhem. With their signature mix of original research, interviews, and anecdotes, they describe the rise and development of wrestling’s bad guys, from riots in small-town arenas in the 1920s to the mega-event pay-per-views of today. Intended for everyone from casual fans to wrestling historians, the book explains how a barrel-chested Milwaukee brewer became wrestling’s first Nazi, then served his country with distinction in World War II. You’ll find out how bleached blond bad guys like the legendary Ric Flair trace their lineage to Gorgeous George — and about the little-known Ohioan that George himself emulated. And of course, Oliver and Johnson’s list of the most influential heels in history is sure to spark debate. Like its predecessors in this series, The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels features more than a hundred rarely or never-before-seen photos of wrestling’s most despised characters — it’s a must read for anyone interested in the unique world of sports entertainment.
Download or read book The Storytellers written by Greg Oliver and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Storytellers (from the Terrible Turk to Twitter), Greg Oliver and Steven Johnson explain how wrestling's unique take on storytelling has fueled its remarkable expansion. Based on hundreds of interviews and original accounts, Oliver and Johnson describe the imaginative ways in which wrestlers and promoters have used monkeys, murderers, smelt, and wedding cakes to put butts in seats and encourage clicks, likes, and swipes across countless screens. As they trace the evolution of wrestling storytelling, Oliver and Johnson take readers on a winding journey from the New York City Bowery in the 1890s to a Detroit bar in the 1960s to a North Carolina backyard in 2017, meeting up along the way with all manner of scoundrels, do-gooders, scribes, and alligators. Storytellers is a highly readable, heavily researched book that will leave readers with a new appreciation for the fine (and sometimes not-so-fine) art of storytelling."--
Download or read book Professional Wrestling and the Commercial Stage written by Eero Laine and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-14 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professional Wrestling and the Commercial Stage examines professional wrestling as a century-old, theatrical form that spans from its local places of performance to circulate as a popular, global product. Professional wrestling has all the trappings of sport, but is, at its core, a theatrical event. This book acknowledges that professional wrestling shares many theatrical elements such as plot, character, scenic design, props, and spectacle. By assessing professional wrestling as a neglected but prototypical case study in the global business of theatre, Laine argues that it is an exemplary form of globalizing, commercial theatre. He asks what theatre scholars might learn from pro wrestling and how pro wrestling might contribute to conversations beyond the ring, by considering the laboring bodies of the wrestlers, and analyzing wrestling’s form and content. Of interest to scholars and students of theatre and performance, cultural studies, and sports studies, Professional Wrestling and the Commercial Stage delimits the edges of wrestling’s theatrical frame, critiques established understandings of corporate theatre, and offers key wrestling concepts as models for future study in other fields.
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Wrestling written by John Grasso and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2014-03-06 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wrestling as a legitimate contest is one of the oldest, if not the oldest form of sport. There are cave drawings depicting memorable matches in France, which are over 15,000 years old. Egyptian and Babylonian reliefs depict wrestling bouts where wrestlers are using most of the holds known to the modern-day sport. Wrestling was also a big part of ancient Greek literature and legend and historical records of sport indicate that wrestling under various sets of rules was contested at the Ancient Olympic Games in Greece. Today’s modern wrestling is a form of "sports entertainment" in which highly skilled athletes enact wrestling matches in such a way so that their opponents do not get hurt and the matches' endings are scripted (although the audience is not aware of the script). This Historical Dictionary of Wrestling covers the history of Wrestling through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on important amateur and professional wrestling, wrestling personalities, announcers, managers and promoters from all eras, and wrestling organizations. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the sport of Wrestling.
Download or read book Pro Wrestling Professional Wrestling Halls of Fame written by Source Wikia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book consists of articles from Wikia or other free sources online. Pages: 101. Chapters: George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, Antonio Inoki, Baron Von Raschke, Billy Robinson, Bob Geigel, Bret Hart, Curt Hennig, Dory Funk Jr., Dory Funk Sr., Ed Lewis, Frank Gotch, Gene Kiniski, Georg Hackenschmidt, Gorilla Monsoon, Harley Race, Jack Brisco, Jerry Brisco, Karl Gotch, Larry Hennig, Lou Thesz, Martin Burns, Masanori Saito, Maurice Vachon, Nick Bockwinkel, Pat O'Connor, Red Bastien, Ricky Steamboat, Roddy Piper, Steve Williams, Stu Hart, Terry Funk, Tim Woods, Verne Gagne, Andre the Giant, Bret Hart, Bruno Sammartino, Buddy Rogers, Don Leo Jonathan, Ed Lewis, Frank Gotch, Gene Kiniski, Georg Hackenschmidt, Gorgeous George, Harley Race, Jack Brisco, Jerry Brisco, John Tolos, Karl Gotch, Lou Thesz, Martin Burns, Mil Mascaras, Pat O'Connor, Ray Stevens, Reginald Lisowski, Rikidozan, Sam Muchnick, Toots Mondt, Verne Gagne, Wladek Kowalski, CZW Hall of Fame, NWA Hall of Fame, Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, WCW Hall of Fame, Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame, WWE Hall of Fame. Excerpt: Antonio Inoki (February 20, 1943) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, who now resides in New York City. His stage name was inspired by Antonino Rocca, a professional wrestler. In his career as a wrestler and later New Japan Pro Wrestling owner, Inoki is an icon in professional wrestling and Mixed Martial Arts. Kanji Inoki was born in an affluent family in Yokohama in 1943. He was the sixth son and the second youngest of the seven boys and four girls. His father, Sajiro Inoki, a businessman and politician, died when Kanji was 5 years old. Inoki entered the Higashidai Grade School. By the time he was in 7th grade at Terao Junior High School, he was 180 centimeters tall, and joined the basketball team. He later quit and joined a track and field club as a shot putter. He...
Download or read book Professional Wrestling in the Pacific Northwest written by Steven Verrier and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduced in the Pacific Northwest in 1883, professional wrestling has a long and storied history in the region and has contributed significantly to Northwest culture. This entertaining account of the wrestling industry in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia provides a detailed look at more than 130 years of events in the ring and behind the scenes. The author draws connections between developments in wrestling and the changing identity of the Pacific Northwest.
Download or read book Wrestling with the Past written by Paul Vachon and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-04-04 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Butcher's career in professional wrestling, as both a wrestler and promoter, took him across the US and Canada, and around the world. Along the way, he encountered a Crusher, a Bruiser, a Killer, giants, midgets, beautiful women, and crazed fans around the globe. His wrestling menagerie included an Animal, a Mad Dog, a monkey, a Gorilla, alligators, and bears.Paul Vachon's autobiography describes his humble beginnings, a career as an amateur wrestler, success in the ring as a member of a World Championship Tag Team with his brother Maurice, and enshrinement in the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame for his career both as a wrestler and a promoter.Paul describes how he brought Andre the Giant to Canada to wrestle, how he and Mad Dog won and lost the Tag Team championship, the tragic deaths of both his sister Vivian and his daughter Luna, and his strong opinions of both the Vince McMahons, Sr. and Jr.Illustrated with 64 pictures of a golden age of professional wrestling, Butcher's great storytelling creates pictures of its own.“Wrestling with the Past is a wonderful story. Paul “The Butcher” Vachon, one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, has spent his life entertaining and amusing millions of people with his amazing athletic ability, winning theatricality, and kind accessibility to all his fans the world over. He and his brother “Mad Dog,” are North American treasures. With honesty, humor, and insight, Paul has written a funny and heartfelt memoir of a time, a place, and a profession whose like will not be seen again. Wrestling with the Past is a fine memoir of a courageous, thoughtful, and entirely self-made man. I loved it.”- Howard Frank Mosher Best-selling author Howard Frank Mosher has won the New England Book Award, and received the Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Download or read book Focus On 100 Most Popular Canadian Male Film Actors written by Wikipedia contributors and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on with total page 889 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
