Pro Wrestling: From Carnivals to Cable TV - Softcover

Greenberg, Keith Elliot

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0822598647 ISBN 13: 9780822598640

Publisher: Lerner Pub Group, 2000

Synopsis

A history of professional wrestling from its roots in legitimate sport to its days as a carnival attraction followed by the growth of regional rivalries and culminating as television-centered entertainment.

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Synopsis:

The phenomenal story of TV's most popular sports entertainment The history of pro wrestling has a little of everything for everyone. From exotic locations and head-turning costumes to bitter feuds and even tragic deaths. Professional wrestling today is showmanship at its best - the world's most violent soap opera, according to some observers. This lively and provocative book traces the origins of professional wrestling from the classic wrestling of Ancient Greece to the multi-million dollar industry it is today. Up until the 1940s, wrestlers were still seen as legitimate athletes but the gimmickry had begun. The dawn of television gave pro wrestling an enormous boost and spawned a host of outrageous characters like Gorgeous George and Sergeant Slaughter into the public consciousness. Pro wrestling also expanded beyond American borders most notably into Mexico and Japan. But it was the onset of cable television that really launched the sport to new heights with the formation of events like Wrestlemania and Monday Nitro, and the rise to superstardom of wrestlers such as Hulk Hogan, Jesse Ventura, Brett Hart and Stone Cold Steve Austen.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lerner Pub Group
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0822598647
• ISBN 13: 9780822598640
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128