Gene Kiniski

Gene Kiniski
Title Gene Kiniski PDF eBook
Author Steven Verrier
Publisher McFarland
Pages 255
Release 2018-12-31
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 1476634270

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Gene Kiniski (1928-2010) was internationally known to a generation of wrestling fans and to Canadians everywhere as "Canada's Greatest Athlete." Older fans and wrestling historians remember him best for his accomplishments in the ring, his run-'em-over approach to the game, his growly demeanor, and his razor wit he could unleash at will. Drawing on recollections from fellow wrestlers, promoters, and friends, this first biography of Kiniski gives a full account of the life of a champion pro wrestler who won over fans throughout the United States, Canada, and Japan in a career spanning more than three decades.

Wrestling at the Chase

Wrestling at the Chase
Title Wrestling at the Chase PDF eBook
Author Larry Matysik
Publisher ECW Press
Pages 267
Release 2005
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 1550226843

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St. Louis was the capital and Muchnick the ruler of pro wrestling before Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Entertainment took over. Muchnick and St. Louis paved the way for the multi-billion-dollar sports entertainment industry broadcast worldwide from the stadia and showpiece venues of the States. The centre of this magical operation was a TV programme called Wrestling at the Chase', which ran from 1959 to 1983 from the majestic Chase Hotel. Matysik, Muchnick's protege and longtime ringside announcer, recalls with touching fondness the legends of his time.'

The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame

The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
Title The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame PDF eBook
Author Steven Johnson
Publisher ECW Press
Pages 435
Release 2010-11-16
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 1554902843

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A comprehensive look at the colourful villains, bad guys and heels who give professional wrestling so much of its character - from Gorgeous George and before to Ric Flair and the modern supervillains!

Bang Your Head

Bang Your Head
Title Bang Your Head PDF eBook
Author Dewey Robertson
Publisher ECW Press
Pages 251
Release 2006
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 1550227270

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Written with candor and the wisdom of experience, this account tells of struggles with substance--and with self--and of strength both in and out of the ring for the wrestler known as The Missing Link.

Pain and Passion

Pain and Passion
Title Pain and Passion PDF eBook
Author Heath McCoy
Publisher ECW Press
Pages 608
Release 2010-12-14
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 1554902991

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The wild blood-on-the-mat saga of the rise and fall of the infamous Stampede Wrestling company.

National Wrestling Alliance

National Wrestling Alliance
Title National Wrestling Alliance PDF eBook
Author Tim Hornbaker
Publisher ECW Press
Pages 399
Release 2007
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 1554902746

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After 32 years, Montreal will soon lose its professional baseball team. The former president of the Expos explains how the team went from being one of major league baseball's most promising franchises to becoming a financial pariah, barely escaping extinction at the end of the 2001 season and now facing demise in 2002. This history of the team's troubled existence covers years of gradually declining revenue and attendance, the sale of the team to a consortium of business leaders in 1991, and the league's ongoing debate over eliminating the Expos once and for all.

The Cowboy and the Cross

The Cowboy and the Cross
Title The Cowboy and the Cross PDF eBook
Author Bill Watts
Publisher ECW Press
Pages 355
Release 2006
Genre Electronic books
ISBN 1550227084

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Bill Watts leads readers on a tour through his checkered life, starting with his stormy upbringing and his tumultuous years at the University of Oklahoma and culminating in a reawakened spirituality that snatched him back from the brink of destruction. The legendary pro wrestler talks frankly and fearlessly about his ugly encounters with the top names in the ring and his uglier encounters with the life and world surrounding the sport.