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One of the most popular WWE champions tells his behind-the-scenes story for the first time.
Daniel Bryan has whipped the WWE universe into a frenzy. In 2014, as the biggest week of his life unfolds, Aberdeen, Washington's bearded son reflects in full detail on his incredible path to the top and gives his take on the events that have shaped him. Bryan reveals his true thoughts on his evolution as a performer, his various roles in WWE versus the independent...
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"A memoir co-written by The Young Bucks, the most electric and daring tag team in all of wrestling, highlighting their inspirational coming-of-age story as two undersized, ambitious amateur wrestlers in Southern California to becoming one of the most popular showcases in popular sports"--
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The definitive take on the McMahon family's journey to wrestling domination. For decades, the northeastern part of the United States, better known to insiders as the territory of the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, was considered the heart of the professional wrestling world. Capitol territory - from Boston southward to Washington, D.C. - enjoyed lucrative box-office receipts, and New York's Madison Square Garden was centre stage. Three generations...
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"For decades, distinct professional wrestling territories thrived across North America. Each regionally based promotion operated individually and offered a brand of localized wrestling that greatly appealed to area fans. Promoters routinely coordinated with associates in surrounding regions, and the cooperation displayed by members of the National Wrestling Alliance made it easy for wrestlers to traverse the landscape with the utmost freedom. Dozens...
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Welcome to the exciting world of pro wrestling! Get ready to discover how the sport grew from its beginnings in carnivals and traveling shows to become the huge TV hit it is today. Learn about your favorite stars, the classic matches, and the sport's famous families. The Fabulous, Freaky, Unusual History of Pro Wrestling is filled with fun facts about one of the rowdiest and wildest sports of all time!
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"A man with three different names ties together the stars of professional wrestling, country music, and the New York Mets. John Arezzi was a lifelong Mets fan who dreamed of a job in baseball. In 1981, he took a job with the Mets Class A team in North Carolina. But Arezzi had another love: professional wrestling. He ran a fan club for the villainous 'Classy' Freddie Blassie as a teenager, then progressed to wrestling photographer, and finally even...
11) There's just one problem: true tales from the former, one-time, 7th most powerful person in the WWE
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"With untold stories from a career spanning over 15 years and featuring the biggest names and controversial moments in wrestling history, THERE'S JUST ONE PROBLEM is an honest, unflinching look on how an introverted life-long fan unexpectedly became one of the most powerful men in all of professional wrestling. For decades wrestling was shrouded in secrecy. It had larger than life personalities, bone crunching physicality and jaw-dropping theatrics...
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"Ballyhoo! is a history of professional wrestling's formative period in the U.S., from roughly 1874 to 1941, and the contested interplay of wrestlers and promoters who built the "sport" as we know it. During this period, the major conventions that would define wrestling to the present day were perfected and codified, as wrestling morphed from a rough sport practiced on farms and at town gatherings to melodramatic mass entertainment that reliably drew...
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Meet the incredible women who rule the ring! The Fabulous Moolah was ahead of her time, Chyna showed us serious attitude, and now Becky Lynch is leading the revolution in sports entertainment. Find out how the amazing women of WWE have kicked down doors and changed the game.
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A twenty-episode documentary series that follows the stories in and out of the ring of both Vince McMahon's WWE and Ted Turner's WCW, as they battle head to head in a primetime power struggle that forever changed the face of sports entertainment. This first volume will cover the first ten episodes in this documentary, along with matches and moments from that era.
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In this 20-episode documentary series, WWE chronicles the Monday Night War with WCW. In Volume Two, see WWE return to prominence by snapping WCE's 84-week winning streak, as well as the rise of Chris Jericho, Sable and of course, The Rock. Plus, hear about backstage politics on both sides, and all the events leading to WWE's victory and the fall of WCW. The volume will cover the final ten episodes in this documentary, along with matches and moments...
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