- 464 pages
- English
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About this book
"A fascinating dive into the physical art of modern-day wrestling entertainment and the unbelievable characters who make it work in the ring and the back." —Chris Kluwe
In We Promised You a Great Main Event, longtime sports journalist Bill Hanstock pulls back the curtain to give a smart fan's account of WWE and Vince McMahon's journey to the top. Untangling the truth behind the official WWE storyline, Hanstock does a deep dive into key moments of the company's history, from the behind-the-scenes drama at the Montreal Screwjob, to the company's handling of the Jimmy Snuka scandal, to the real story of the Monday Night Wars.
WWE is an extraordinary business success and an underappreciated pop cultural phenomenon. While WWE soared to prominence during the Hulk Hogan years, as the stakes grew more and more extreme, wrestlers faced steroid scandals and assault allegations. The whole story is here, good, bad, and ugly, from the heights of iconic cultural moments like Wrestlemania III to the arrival of global superstars like The Rock and John Cena.
We Promised You a Great Main Event is an exhaustive, fun account of the McMahon family and WWE's unprecedented rise. Drawing on a decade of covering wrestling, Bill Hanstock synthesizes insights from historians, journalists, and industry insiders with his own deep research to produce the most up-to-date, entertaining history of WWE available. Full of amazing characters and astonishing stories from the ring to corporate boardrooms, it is a story as audacious as any WWE spectacle.
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Print ISBN
9780062980847
Subtopic
Business HistoryTable of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction: You Know It’s All Fake, Right?
- Part I: The McMahon Family and The Early Years
- Part II: Hulkamania, Steroids, and The New Generation
- Part III: The Attitude Era and The WWE Monopoly
- Part IV: TV-PG, The Reality Era, and The Money Rolling in
- Part V: What Comes NXT
- Afterword: All Bets Are Off for What Comes Next
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
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