Download or read book WWE Legends written by Brian Solomon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WWE Legends gives fans an inside look at more than fifty of the greatest wrestlers ever to slip between the ropes and enter the “squared circle.” They were World Heavyweight Champions: Bob Backlund, Superstar Billy Graham, and Bruno Sammartino. They were fan favorites: “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka, Chief Jay Strongbow, and Andre the Giant. They were the villains everyone loved to hate: Killer Kowalski, Ernie Ladd, and the Fabulous Moolah. They were ethnic heroes, someone just like you that you could cheer for: Ivan Putski, Pedro Morales, Peter Maivia. They were the stars that shined the brightest, and left an indelible mark on the memories of countless fans. In a time when professional wrestling was divided into territories, no place created bigger Superstars than World Wrestling Entertainment. From the company's centerpiece in Madison Square Garden, legends were born. WWE Legends is the every fan's guide to the legends of the ring. They are all in here, from Andre the Giant to George “the Animal” Steele, with quick stats and descriptions of their most famous matches. No true wrestling fan should be without this book.
Download or read book 50 Greatest Professional Wrestlers of All Time written by Larry Matysik and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 663 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No-holds-barred, honest, and objective, this is a definitive look at the greatest pro wrestlers who ever stepped through the ropes. Blending the old and the new and delving into what made these 50 remarkable performers the best in their sport, this guide illustrates their contributions to the massively popular spectacle of the wrestling world. The antidote to the marketing-motivated claims made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is provided here, sweeping aside the corporate profit motive of listing standouts who can sell DVDs and dolls and instead shooting from the hip, revealing who sincerely belongs among the cream of the crop. The complexity of choosingand rankingthe 50 finest ever from a strong group of talented candidates also spins a secondary tale about the evolution of pro wrestling and how this unique sport operates. Revealing these stars' compelling stories in detail, this collection adds up to an entertaining and enlightening description of a monumental business through the history of its legends.
Download or read book Legends of Pro Wrestling written by Tim Hornbaker and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the lives and careers of the best professional wrestling figures of the last one hundred fifty years, including Bruno Sammartino, The Undertaker, and John Cena.
Download or read book Kevin Nash written by Jacqueline Mudge and published by Chelsea House. This book was released on 2000-08-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the pro wrestler Kevin Nash, nicknamed Diesel.
Download or read book Legends of Pro Wrestling written by Tim Hornbaker and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Wrestling at the Chase written by Larry Matysik and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: St. Louis was the capital and Muchnick the ruler of pro wrestling before Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Entertainment took over. Muchnick and St. Louis paved the way for the multi-billion-dollar sports entertainment industry broadcast worldwide from the stadia and showpiece venues of the States. The centre of this magical operation was a TV programme called Wrestling at the Chase', which ran from 1959 to 1983 from the majestic Chase Hotel. Matysik, Muchnick's protege and longtime ringside announcer, recalls with touching fondness the legends of his time.'
Download or read book Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of All Time written by John F. Molinaro and published by Winding Star Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Wrestling Observer Tributes II written by Dave Meltzer and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2004 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering candid and detailed accounts of bona fide wrestling legends and a Foreword by Bret Hart, Tributes II takes its place among the most important books ever written on the world of pro wrestling.
Download or read book Pro Wrestling Legends written by Dan Ross and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 The Story of the Wrestler They Call the Undertaker written by Dan Ross and published by Chelsea House. This book was released on 1999 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of Mark Callaway, the mysterious professional wrestler known as the Undertaker.
Download or read book Ric Flair written by Matt Hunter and published by Chelsea House Pub. This book was released on 2000-08-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These are the stories of wrestling's greatest feuds - the wars that captured our attention and made fans all over the world anxious to tune in for the next bout. Wrestling is a sport that is built around feuds, and these are the feuds that have helped build wrestling.
Download or read book Pro Wrestling s Greatest Wars written by Dan Ross and published by Chelsea House Pub. This book was released on 2000-08-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes some of the more well-known feuds between various professional wrestlers from the 1960s to the end of the twentieth century.
Download or read book The Professional Wrestlers Workout Instructional Guide written by Harley Race and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2005 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book WWE Legends Superstar Billy Graham written by Billy Graham and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I'm the man of the hour," Superstar Billy Graham told his audiences, "the man with the power. Too sweet to be sour!" Despite years of devastating health issues (a long history of drug abuse led to a liver transplant in 2002), the man regarded as one of the most influential professional wrestlers of the past thirty years still flaunts the same optimism that made his interviews as compelling as his matches. In Tangled Ropes, his autobiography, Graham remembers his victories -- and his setbacks -- on both the wrestling and the evangelism circuits in vibrant detail. At his core, Graham is still Wayne Coleman, the artistic, curious boy who escaped the wrath of his disabled father in post-war Phoenix through painting, sports, and bodybuilding. When his photo appeared in a bodybuilding magazine, the young man caught the attention of a family in Texas who began praying for his soul. Soon, Wayne found religion at a revival meeting, then mortified his parents as he left home to bend steel, rip phone books in half, and preach the Gospel on the back roads of America. Because of his natural athleticism, Wayne held a series of jobs -- from bouncer to boxer, from repo man to football player. However, it was under the training of the "Mentor of Mayhem," Stu Hart, that the wrestler was revealed. Then the fading headliner Dr. Jerry Graham bleached Wayne's hair blond and transformed him into an in-ring "brother." Still reverent of men of faith, Coleman became "Billy Graham," after the preacher. Graham completed the package with his golden tan and enormous "pythons," a succession of color-coordinated outfits and jive-talking -- a persona imitated by countless wrestlers, including Hulk Hogan and Jesse "The Body" Ventura. The Superstar's greatest wrestling achievement came in 1977, when he took the World Wide Wrestling Federation Championship from Bruno Sammartino. He held the prize for nearly a year -- the first wrestling villain to do so. But after he lost the title to wholesome Bob Backlund, Graham fell into a deep depression. He disappeared from the business, squandering his money and losing himself in a haze of drugs. In Tangled Ropes -- co-written with Keith Elliot Greenberg -- Superstar Billy Graham tells a story that transcends his life in the wrestling profession, offering candor, nostalgia, inspiration, and humor. Graham's narrative is supplemented by anecdotes from personalities like Vince McMahon, Jesse Ventura, Ivan Koloff, Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, and California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Download or read book Pro Wrestling s Greatest Wars written by Dan Ross and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 2000-11-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes some of the more well-known feuds between various professional wrestlers from the 1960s to the end of the twentieth century.
Download or read book The 50 Greatest Professional Wrestlers of All Time written by and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-29 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who were the best pro wrestlers of all time? What makes these 50 remarkable performers so special, and what were their contributions to the massively popular spectacle of wrestling? The 50 Greatest Pro Wrestlers of All Time has the answers. Bestselling author Larry Matysik shoots from the hip about who qualifies as the very best in history. The complexity of choosing and ranking the 50 finest from a strong group of talented candidates also reveals a secondary tale about the evolution of pro wrestling and how this unique sport operates. This sure - to - becontroversial list and Matysik s keen insights form a detailed, entertaining, and enlightening description of sports entertainment through the history of its legends.