Pro wrestling in America is a multi-billion dollar business. Pro wrestling in Britain is skint and hasn't been on national television since the days of Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks. For British Wrestling, a resurrection is long overdue. But with no money and no TV deal, the revival was never going to be easy Greg Lambert was just a wrestling fan until one night, he innocently turned on the radio and life was never the same again. As Britains unlikeliest ring villain and head of its most f...

The Three Counthighlights the triumphs and tragedies Jimmy Korderas experienced over his storied career as a WWE ref, from humble beginnings with Jack Tunney in Toronto to being a part of the main event at WrestleMania. For the first time, Korderas talks about the harrowing experience of being in the ring during Owen Hart’s accident and about the horrific effects of the Chris Benoit tragedy — the most difficult moments of his life in wrestling.The book also includes untold...

Like most people who practice the art of submission wrestling, I try to spend as much time as possible on the mat. And when I'm not on the mat, I think about grappling entirely too much. Yet, sometimes, the only thing I can do is think about grappling because I have other responsibilities clamoring for my attention. -Since I have grappled for nearly a decade, I have had to come up with ways to insure that gaps in training don't derail my hard earned gains. As a consequence, I have ...

In an industry where nothing is real and no one actually wins or loses, the possibilities for manipulation are endless. World Wrestling Insanity sets out to expose the nepotism, backwards logic, and power plays that have made World Wrestling Entertainment go round. Alongside many well known names in wrestling, author James Guttman uses sarcasm, humour, and facts to break down the secrets of Vince McMahon's company and analyze the reasoning behind many of the decisions made. Never before ha...

From the critically acclaimed authors of The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams comes the most comprehensive look ever at the colourful villains, heels, bad guys and rule breakers who give professional wrestling so much of its character. In The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels , Greg Oliver and Steven Johnson take readers on an informative and entertaining ride through mat mayhem. With their signature mix of original research, interviews, and anecdotes, they describe the rise a...

There is nothing in the world like grappling! It is primal and in its very essence it is what life is all about; the chase, fun, struggle and survival. It teaches you how to cope with trying situations; teaches you to always search for options and that you can triumph even when the odds are against you.-This combat art puts you on the Quixotic hunt for the real you, the champ lurking inside. It wants you to find that inner beast that allows you to rip off your shirt, look your oppo...

A Big Easy legend returns to the limelightNew Orleans was once one of the hottest cities for pro wrestling because of one man — Sylvester Ritter, better known as the Junkyard Dog. JYD became a legend in the Big Easy, drawing huge crowds to the Superdome, a feat no other wrestler ever came close to. In 1980, he managed to break one of the final colour barriers in the sport by becoming the first black wrestler to be made the undisputed top star of his promotion.This ...

A no–holds–barred, definitive look at the greatest pro wrestlers everWho were the best pro wrestlers of all time? What makes these 50 remarkable performers so special, and what were their contributions to the massively popular spectacle of wrestling? The 50 Greatest Pro Wrestlers of All Time has the answers. Bestselling author Larry Matysik shoots from the hip about who qualifies as the very best in history.The complexity of choosing and ranking th...

Perfect for Father's Day!From the author of Finn's Epic Fails, this is a hilarious and warm-hearted story about family, friends and wrestling by multi-award-shortlisted Phil Earle, illustrated by award-winning artist, Sara Ogilvie. Perfect for fans of Roald Dahl and Liz Pichon, each book in this laugh-out-loud series focuses on a different neighbou...

Are you a fan of wrestling? Do you think you know everything about wrestlers such as Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, The Rock and Val Venis? If so, then this is the perfect book for you. This volume contains two hundred questions (and answers) covering Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, Steve Austin, The Rock, Triple H, Buff Bagwell, Diamond Dallas Page, Ken Shamrock, Val Venis, Wrestlemania, The Royal Rumble, The Hall of Fame and more.This is the first book from the World Wrestling ...

It's the story WWE doesn't want told. It's the story Daniel Bryan knows to be true. It's the story no one has heard until now.Beloved by millions, Daniel Bryan been called one of the greatest in-ring performers of his generation. But the on-screen drama that threatened to curtail the WWE superstar's meteoric on-screen rise was rivaled only by the backstage drama and petty politics of ego in the highest echelons of World Wrestling Entertainment.This thoroughly gripping and c...

Journey with Don Savage, pro wrestler and high school teacher, as he experiences the ups and downs in the world of professional wrestling.As a Carpenter or opponent, Dons job is to build wrestling talent into wrestling superstars, providing numerous anecdotes about the business and the people associated with pro wrestling.