Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, The: The Storytellers (eBook)

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Steven Johnson, Greg Oliver (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
304 Seiten
ECW Press (Verlag)
978-1-77305-421-6 (ISBN)

Infos

You can't escape pro wrestling today, even if you want to. Its stars are ubiquitous in movies, TV shows, product endorsements, swag, and social media to the point that they are as much celebrities as they are athletes. Pro wrestling has morphed from the fringes of acceptability to a global [1 billion industry that plays an everyday role in 21st-century pop culture. In this latest addition to the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame series, Greg Oliver and Steven Johnson explain how the sport's unique take on storytelling has fueled its remarkable expansion. Hundreds of interviews and original accounts inform this exploration of the imaginative ways in which wrestlers and promoters have used everything from monkeys to murderers to put butts in seats and eyes on screens. From the New York City Bowery in the 1890s to a North Carolina backyard in 2017, readers will encounter all manner of scoundrels, do-gooders, scribes, and alligators in this highly readable, heavily researched book that inspires a new appreciation for the fine (and sometimes not-so-fine) art of storytelling.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.9.2019
• Reihe/Serie: The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport
• Schlagworte: in the ring • national wrestling alliance • Professional Wrestling • Reference • Sport History • squared circle • wcw • World Championship Wrestling • world wrestling entertainment • World Wrestling Federation • wrestling history • wrestling teams • WWE • WWF
• ISBN-10: 1-77305-421-X / 177305421X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-77305-421-6 / 9781773054216