Pro Wrestling FAQ
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Pro Wrestling FAQ

All That's Left to Know About the World's Most Entertaining Spectacle

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eBook - ePub

Pro Wrestling FAQ

All That's Left to Know About the World's Most Entertaining Spectacle

About this book

Sport? Entertainment? Art form? Perhaps a bit of all three, with a certain intangible extra something thrown in for good measure, making professional wrestling a truly unique entity unto itself. From its origins in carnivals and sideshow attractions of the 19th century, right up to the multimillion-dollar, multimedia industry of the present day, and all the bizarre, wild, and woolly points in between, Pro Wrestling FAQ delves into the entire history and broad scope of one of popular culture's most enduring yet ever-changing spectacles.

With chapters devoted to the many fascinating eras in the history of the business, as well as capsule biographies of some its most memorable and important figures, this book will serve as the ultimate one-volume reference guide for both long-time wrestling nuts and initiates to the grappling phenomenon.

Revisit the legendary 1911 "Match of the Century" pitting World Champion Frank Gotch against archrival George Hackenschmidt, "the Russian Lion"; experience wrestling's TV golden age in the 1950s, a time of such colorful personages as Gorgeous George and Antonino Rocca; relive the glory days of Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant, when WWF impresario Vince McMahon took the business mainstream; and get the lowdown on recent favorites, such as John Cena, CM Punk, and others who have taken the business boldly into the 21st century.

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Information

Publisher
Backbeat
Year
2000
eBook ISBN
9781617136283
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Foreword
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction: Before the Bell
  5. 1. Kayfabe: Wrestlingā€™s Time-Honored Code of Secrecy
  6. 2. Let There Be Tights: Wrestlingā€™s Carny Origins
  7. 3. Legit Tough Guys: Wrestlingā€™s Heyday as an Actual Sport
  8. 4. Slam Bang Western Style: How the Gold Dust Trio Invented Modern Pro Wrestling
  9. 5. Wrestling as You Liked It: The Golden Age of Television
  10. 6. Gentlemenā€™s Agreement: The Glory Days of the Territorial System
  11. 7. Rock and Wrestling: The ā€™80s Explosion
  12. 8. Are You Ready?: How Wrestling Got ā€œAttitudeā€
  13. 9. Theater of the Absurd: Wrestling as Performance
  14. 10. National Wrestling Alliance: Grapplingā€™s Venerated Monopoly
  15. 11. What the World Is Watching: WWE, Wrestlingā€™s Most Powerful Empire
  16. 12. Lucha Libre: A Proud Mexican Tradition
  17. 13. Puroresu: Japanā€™s Wrestling Religion
  18. 14. Sex and Violence: The Queens of the Ring
  19. 15. From Parts Unknown: Wrestlingā€™s Most Bizarre and Unforgettable Gimmicks
  20. 16. Tag Team Turmoil: Wrestlingā€™s Dynamic Duos
  21. 17. Big Mouths and Bad Suits: The Vital Role of the Wrestling Manager
  22. 18. A Head for the Business: Fifteen Visionaries Who Changed the Course of Wrestling History
  23. 19. This Is Extreme: ECW and the Rise of Hardcore Wrestling
  24. 20. Double-Cross! The Monday Night War and Other Notorious Promotional Battles
  25. 21. The Dark Side of the Business: Wrestlingā€™s Most Infamous Scandals and Controversies
  26. 22. In This Very Ring: Twenty-Five Matches That Have Defined the Business
  27. 23. The Gift of Gab: Wrestlingā€™s Most Terrific Talkers
  28. 24. Small Shows, Big Hearts: The Independent Wrestling Scene
  29. 25. Calling the Action: Referees, Commentators, and Announcers
  30. 26. The State of the Game: Professional Wrestling Today
  31. 27. Shoots, Marks, Broadways, and Babyfaces: A Glossary of Insider Wrestling Terms
  32. Selected Bibliography