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Legends of Pro Wrestling: 150 Years of Headlocks, Body Slams, and Piledrivers
By (Author) Tim Hornbaker
Sports Publishing LLC
Sports Publishing LLC
3rd January 2017
United States
General
Non Fiction
History of sport
History of the Americas
796.812
Paperback
568
Width 216mm, Height 279mm, Spine 28mm
1783g
Legends of Pro Wrestling offers the first comprehensive look at the entire world of wrestling. With detailed biographies and neverbefore- 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 allows 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. A fan of Bruno Sammartino or 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 and legacy. Through injuries, sickness, and family tribulations, many wrestlers have given everything there is to give in the ring and true fans of the sport love every second of it. No matter your age, if youre a fan of professional wrestling, Legends of Pro Wrestling is the book for you to own and cherish.
Tim Hornbaker has researched professional wrestling for more than fifteen years. Author of the critically acclaimed National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly That Strangled Pro Wrestling, as well as Turning the Black Sox White, War on the Basepaths, and Fall from Grace, Hornbaker has relentlessly sought to unlock the sports most intriguing mysteries.