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One of America's strangest, yet most
popular, cable TV spectacles, with more than 20 million fans, is
professional wrestling. Gain behind-the-scenes insight on the
culture of professional wrestling with Floyd Conner's seventy
top-ten lists featuring the zaniest gimmicks, most outlandish
performers, craziest fans, most dreaded holds, and most diabolical
matches Former wrestling star Jesse "the Body" Ventura was elected
governor of Minnesota in 1998. Comedian Andy Kaufman was once
involved in a series of wrestling grudge matches. Tricky Ricky Star
was a ballet dancer who wrestled. Irwin R. Schyster was a wrestling
IRS agent. Morgus the Maniac is a mental patient who enters the
ring in a straightjacket. Baby Huey is a 500-pound wrestler who
dresses as a baby. The Gargoyle likes to gnaw on opponents' feet.
WRESTLING'S MOST WANTED profiles 700 of the most outrageous
wrestlers, obnoxious managers, and powerful promoters in pro
wrestling history, including all of today's greatest stars: Hulk
Hogan, the Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, the Undertaker, Mick
Foley, Goldberg, and Sid Vicious. It also remembers the greats of
the past, such as Gorgeous George, Dick the Bruiser, The Sheik,
Superfly Jimmy Snuka, Argentina Rocca, Abdullah the Butcher, Bruno
Sammartino, and Andre the Giant. |
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| ISBN-10: 1574883089 ISBN-13: 9781574883084 |
Paperback - February 2001 |
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