Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling

(Paperback, Revised and Expanded Edition)

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Calgary's Stampede Wrestling spawned some of the biggest wrestling stars in history, from mat kings of the past like Gene Kiniski, to modern idols like Bret 'Hitman' Hart, the British Bulldogs and Chris Benoit. Pain and Passion tells how a small, family-run wrestling business profoundly influenced the world of professional wrestling as we know it today. But it's more than a wrestling story - it's a tale of family and human tragedy. The Stampede Wrestling story is a wild blood-on-the mat saga over 50 years in the making.

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"The title says it all and this book delivers." -thefightnetwork.com

Author Bio

Heath McCoy is a pop culture reporter and rock critic for the Calgary Herald. A lifelong wrestling fan, McCoy won a gold award at the 2005 Western Canadian Magazine Awards for his article on Stampede Wrestling, entitled Butchers, Stompers & Cheats, that appeared in the Calgary Heralds Swerve magazine.