Download or read book What the World Was Watching the World Wrestling Federation In 1995 written by Logan Scisco and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1995 was the doldrums of the professional wrestling industry. Major promotions such as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) lost money, ratings for programming declined, and suspicions of drug and steroid use clouded the sport. However, 1995 also set the stage for a post-Hulkamania wrestling boom as the Monday Night Wars began and talent switched companies. This book offers a historical glance at the WWF in 1995, reviewing all of its major televised programming, compiling win/loss data for superstars, charting major feuds and angles, ranking matches, and providing a timeline for the year's major events.
Download or read book What the World Was Watching World Championship Wrestling in 1995 the Nitro Era written by Logan Scisco and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On September 4, 1995 World Championship Wrestling (WCW) launched its first episode of Monday Nitro from the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minnesota. That night would inaugurate the famed "Monday Night Wars" between Nitro and the World Wrestling Federation's (WWF) Monday Night RAW. WCW Executive Vice President Eric Bischoff hoped the show would bring greater attention to WCW, ensure its profitability, bolster his job security, and make it the top wrestling promotion in the United States. Building on the work of What the World Was Watching: World Championship Wrestling in 1995 (The Pre-Nitro Years) this book analyzes WCW from September to December 1995, reviewing its television programming, chronicling angles, compiling win/loss data for superstars, charting major feuds and angles, ranking matches, and providing a timeline for major WCW events.
Download or read book What the World Was Watching written by Logan Scisco and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-27 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1995, WCW Executive Vice President Eric Bischoff thought of ways to grow the promotion. Former WWF star Hulk Hogan arrived in the summer of 1994 and quickly won the world title. It gave WCW some much needed publicity and increased pay-per-view buys but these gains were offset by budgetary woes. To remedy the problem, Bischoff would go into cost-cutting mode, releasing veteran talent, eliminating house shows, and increasing the number of pay-per-view offerings before pitching the idea of a Monday night wrestling program to Ted Turner. This book offers a historical glance at WCW in 1995 prior to the debut of Monday Nitro, reviewing its television program, chronicling angles, compiling win/loss data for superstars, charting major feuds and angles, ranking matches, and providing a timeline for major WCW events from January to September 1995.
Download or read book Titan Sinking The decline of the WWF in 1995 written by James Dixon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-08-31 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the history of the WWF, there have been times of prosperity and times of hardship, cycles that shape the ethos of the company by forcing changes to its infrastructure and on-screen direction. The one constant throughout three decades of change is Vincent Kennedy McMahon, the stalwart puppet-master who captains the ship. Unflinching, thick-skinned, and domineering, McMahon has ultimately outlasted all of his competition and come out on top of every wrestling war he has waged. In 1995, he very nearly lost. Titan Sinking tells the tale of one of the most tumultuous, taxing and trying years in WWF history. This book gives the inside story of all of it. Find out the real story of the year, and learn how 1995 brought WWF to the brink.
Download or read book WWF Wrestling written by Vince Russo and published by Virgin Books Limited. This book was released on 1995 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title covers the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) superstars.
Download or read book The Complete WWF Video Guide Volume III written by James Dixon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invaluable resource for any wrestling fan of the era. The third in the series from www.historyofwrestling.info. This is the complete guide to every WWF VHS release from July 1993 to June 1996, with full reviews of every tape, alternative wrestler bios, exclusive artwork by Bob Dahlstrom, awards, match ratings, and much, much more. Learn about the ascension of Steve Austin, the death and rebirth of The Undertaker, the return of the Ultimate Warrior, the rise of the Kliq, some of the greatest matches of the 90s, some of the worst angles and gimmicks in wrestling history, the collapse of the tag team division, some of the inaugural WWF "divas", the wrestler who was half man and half bull, a tag team from the future, the aborted push of the next American hero and one of the worst WWF pay-per-view events of all time. This is the best volume yet and once again is stuffed to the gills with facts, opinions and cockamamie theories. Enjoy!
Download or read book World Wrestling Insanity written by James Guttman and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2010-11-16 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nepotism, backward logic, racist overtones, and power plays behind the World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) downfall are exposed in this indictment of wrestling's first family--the McMahons.
Download or read book Grappling with Representation in the WWE written by Lowery A. Woodall III and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-10-03 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Lowery A. Woodall III explores the ways that diverse populations are portrayed, stereotyped, and sometimes villainized in the WWE’s colorful and dramatic programming. Each chapter examines the surprisingly complex and multilayered representation of marginalized populations throughout the modern history of the WWE under the leadership of Vincent K. McMahon. Through weekly shows like Raw and SmackDown, pay-per-view spectaculars like WrestleMania, and a vast library of wrestling-related material on their streaming platform, Woodall argues that the WWE and McMahon have created calculated and carefully curated representations of diversity that are viewed by millions of fans worldwide. What effects do those representations have on the men, women, and children who consume WWE content? How are wrestlers and performers impacted by their on-screen portrayals? This book explores these questions and demonstrates that when representations are inaccurate or problematic, more than just kayfabe is in danger of being broken. Scholars of professional wrestling studies, media studies, and communication studies will find this book of particular interest.
Download or read book Monday Night Wars written by G. G. Conte and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-04 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is wrestling fake? This is the age old question for professional wrestling. Most people think they have the answer, even those who have never watched it. While the matches may be predetermined, what happens behind the curtain and bright lights is just as real as any other business on earth. In the mid-90's, professional wrestling would have it's first real fight, but not in the ring; it would be on the business side of the equation. In 1995, a war was declared between the two biggest companies in the business, the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling. Both companies flagship shows, Monday Night Raw and Monday Night Nitro, would go head-to-head in a bitter ratings war. In a fight that spanned six years, both companies would go to incredible highs and disastrous lows to try and outdo each other. To this day, only one side of the story has ever been told, and that's been the WWE's. But what was the war like for the fans? What was it like for the ones that sat in the arenas or watched it on their television screens.' Maybe it's time for a fans side of the tale; my side of the tale.
Download or read book Outrageous Pro Wrestling Rivalries written by Matt Chandler and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2015 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Details the greatest rivalries past and present in pro wrestling"--
Download or read book Focus On 100 Most Popular American Autobiographers written by Wikipedia contributors and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on with total page 1846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The World Wrestling Entertainment Yearbook 2003 Edition written by Michael McAvennie and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Desire. Ruthless aggression. Attitude. Respect. New blood. Returning legends. Departing heroes. Icon vs. Icon. The Draft. Separate camps. Unified titles. An Undisputed Championship. Same-sex weddings. Broken vows. Three minutes. One last run. World Wrestling Entertainment™ entered 2002 with a Royal Rumble,® and left it with the Armageddon™-like force of an F-5 hurricane. This is your ringside seat to the defining moments of the past twelve months. Relive the greatest matches of every Raw,® SmackDown!® and WWE™ Pay-Per-View in 2002, including WrestleMania™ X8, SummerSlam® and Survivor Series, as well as U.K. exclusives Insurrextion™; and Rebellion™. Submit to the finishing moves of WWE Superstars like The Rock,® Hollywood Hulk Hogan,™ Undertaker,® Triple H,™ Kurt Angle,™ Ric Flair,™ Rob Van Dam,™ and Brock Lesnar.™ This is your premier backstage pass, recapping events beyond the confines of the squared circle in 2002. Witness the corporate machinations of Mr. Vince McMahon,™ Ric Flair, Eric Bischoff™ and Stephanie McMahon™ as they wrestled for WWE dominance. Stripped down to the bare essentials are the Divas Trish Stratus,™ Torrie Wilson,™ and Stacy Keibler.™ Review the WWE owner's Confidential™ words over Stone Cold Steve Austin™'s sudden exit from the organization. You travel first class all the way as The World Wrestling Entertainment Yearbook 2003 Edition jets to the best venues across the United States, Canada, Europe, and the rest of the world. Get the celluloid facts from Tinseltown behind The Rock's blockbuster film The Scorpion King. Avoid a beatdown from Chris Jericho® while getting the music lowdown on his band Fozzy, last summer's Ozzyfest tour and numerous WWE CD compilations. Take part in the "SmackDown! Your Vote™" campaign trail, along with last year's other fundraisers and events that established the WWE as more than the undisputed leader in sports entertainment. It's time to put on the T-shirt of a favorite WWE Superstar, grab some snacks, pull up a steel chair and wooden table, and experience The WWE Yearbook 2003 Edition. Just don't read it under a ladder.
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:
Download or read book The Tables All Were Broken written by Pat McNeill and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pro wrestling is big business in North America, as millions of fans tune in every week on cable and network television. But in 2001, the business took a turn for the worse, and two of the three major wrestling promotions went out of business.Critically acclaimed wrestling columnist Pat McNeill of Pro Wrestling Torch was there for all the great (and not-so-great) wrestling moments of the year. This collection of McNeill's best work is pithy, insightful, tragic and comic. And that's not a bad thing, that's a good thing.
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 Cable TV Programming written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sex Lies and Headlocks written by Shaun Assael and published by Crown. This book was released on 2002 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the cable television ratings to the bestseller lists, professional wrestling is red-hot. How it got that way is not a pretty picture, but it’s one that is painted in more detail than ever before in Sex, Lies, and Headlocks, the first in-depth, journalistic look at the world of wrestling. At the heart of the story is Vince McMahon, the mercurial owner of the World Wrestling Federation. The authors trace his beginnings as the forgotten son of a second-generation wrestling czar who left rural North Carolina to stake his own claim to the family business. They detail his early, ruthless genius in declaring war on the old territory czars who had grown fat and lazy. And they show how his first brush with fame in the 1980s with Hulk Hogan and Cyndi Lauper sowed the seeds for the drug and sex scandals that nearly toppled his empire in the 1990s. They also tell us the inside story of McMahon’s blood feud with Ted Turner, adding some surprising details about the two men’s quests to ruin each other. Throughout the book, the authors examine the appeal of the industry’s biggest stars—including Ed “Strangler” Lewis, Gorgeous George, Bruno Sammartino, Ric Flair, and, most recently, Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock. In doing so, they show us that while WWF stock is traded to the public on Wall Street, wrestling remains a shadowy world guided by a century-old code that stresses secrecy and loyalty. Sex, Lies, and Headlocks is the ultimate behind-the-scenes look at the history, personalities, back-stabbing, scandals, and high-stakes gambles that have made Vince McMahon the king of the ring and wrestling an enduring television phenomenon.
