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Any good books on Pro Wrestling history and behind the scenes details?
Posted on 9/22/17 at 8:44 am
Posted on 9/22/17 at 8:44 am
Grew up watching Mid-South wrestling and stopped watching about the time WWF had to change its name (graduated from high school).
Interested in reading about the behind the scenes details and the history of how it evolved.
TIA for any recommendations...
Interested in reading about the behind the scenes details and the history of how it evolved.
TIA for any recommendations...
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Posted on 9/22/17 at 8:46 am to TigerBait1971
Who reads books on pro wrestling?
Posted on 9/22/17 at 8:47 am to TigerBait1971
There's a book board, may have better results.
Posted on 9/22/17 at 8:48 am to AUCE05
I like reading about different things.
Posted on 9/22/17 at 8:49 am to TigerBait1971
There are a lot of websites, blogs and YouTube videos on various aspects of it.
I have no idea why these things interest me but they do.
I have no idea why these things interest me but they do.
Posted on 9/22/17 at 8:50 am to TigerBait1971
I remember a story where Sal blew Hill Billy Jim in a Mobile bathroom after a match one night.
Posted on 9/22/17 at 8:51 am to BigPerm30
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I remember a story where Sal blew Hill Billy Jim in a Mobile bathroom after a match one night.
He also gave Chief Jay Strongbow a handjob.
Posted on 9/22/17 at 8:52 am to TigerBait1971
Have A Nice Day...mick foley
Posted on 9/22/17 at 8:52 am to TigerBait1971
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Any good books on Pro Wrestling history and behind the scenes details?
Yes....it's called Google
Posted on 9/22/17 at 8:53 am to TigerBait1971
I believe Rocky Johnson(father of Dwayne) was working on a book not long ago. He was injured in a car wreck and that probably slowed down the progress of the book.
It should be a dandy when it comes out.
It should be a dandy when it comes out.
Posted on 9/22/17 at 8:53 am to TigerBait1971
Grab a pen, a piece of paper, and head to any trailer park in southern alabama. Any one of those gumps can give you a detailed account of its history.
Posted on 9/22/17 at 8:54 am to AlbertMeansWell
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He also gave Chief Jay Strongbow a handjob.
I forgot about that story. The 80s wrestling scene was crazy.
Posted on 9/22/17 at 8:56 am to wfallstiger
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Have A Nice Day...mick foley
Thanks. I'll check it out.
Posted on 9/22/17 at 8:58 am to TigerBait1971
Bruce Pritchard? Has a good podcast if you want some behind the scenes details. Eric Bischoff also has one
ETA. Flair had a good one for awhile with the Conrad Thompson guy who does the podcast with Pritchard
ETA. Flair had a good one for awhile with the Conrad Thompson guy who does the podcast with Pritchard
This post was edited on 9/22/17 at 9:44 am
Posted on 9/22/17 at 8:58 am to Rockbrc
The Squared Circle: Life, Death, and Professional Wrestling by David Shoemaker.
Posted on 9/22/17 at 8:59 am to TigerBait1971
Might check the fiction section at Barnes and Noble.
Posted on 9/22/17 at 8:59 am to TigerBait1971
Posted on 9/22/17 at 9:00 am to TigerBait1971
Try the book aisle at Walmart
Posted on 9/22/17 at 9:01 am to TigerBait1971
For someone who likes WWF and Mid-South, I would recommend Titan Sinking which is about 1995 in WWF, the worst year in their history, and what lead up to it.
Outside of that, I would recommend finding the review of shoot interviews from various wrestlers and promoters like Bill Watts, Jim Cornette, etc.
Outside of that, I would recommend finding the review of shoot interviews from various wrestlers and promoters like Bill Watts, Jim Cornette, etc.
Posted on 9/22/17 at 9:04 am to TigerBait1971
Titan Sinking
Description from Amazon:
Description from Amazon:
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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. Vince was reeling from a nightmare first half of the decade as the year commenced, but having seemingly steered the company through an image-shattering five years, he looked to rebuild his ailing brand and rediscover the magic formula that made his promotion such a juggernaut in the eighties. As each week passed, more and more problems behind the scenes began to unfold, plunging the WWF on the bring of crisis. This book gives the inside story of all of it: with detailed accounts of incidents from Syracuse to Montreal, from the Kliq to he BSKs, Vince's new hope, to his various creative flops and failures. Find out the real story of the year, and learn how 1995 brought WWF to the brink.
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