The Complete Idiot's Guide To Pro Wrestling

With the floating carnival that is professional wrestling as its subject, this Complete Idiot's Guide goes beyond its usual dispensing of information in an entertaining way; it virtually hammerlocks form and content, fusing the two, and the final outcome is a hoot. Given the subject, how could it not be? Captain Lou Albano, one of wrestling's more outrageous impresarios, and Bert Randolph Sugar, longtime editor and publisher of The Ring, untangle the alphabet soup of wrestling federations, profile a pretty complete roster of wrestling's most colorful characters, sprinkle in some wrestling history, and part the curtain on the sport's sideshow realities, real athletic dangers, and brilliant use of the media. There's instruction on holds, moves, tactics, staging, and persona picking; wrestling's lingo and collectibles; even how to enroll in a wrestling school. There's also loads of no-holds-barred tongue-in-cheek asides: "According to Hollywood Hogan," Sugar reveals, "once wrestling's insiders went public that the bouts were choreographed (never, but never call them fake), the fan base exploded. Now it's not just the 18-34-year-old male demographic: Whole families buy tickets to the events." Which, in essence, makes Pro Wrestling something of a tour guide to what's become America's sporting raree show. --Jeff Silverman. These are USED books. Please only purchase if you are happy with that. Images & Editions We use stock images and database descriptions based on the ISBN. The image shown may NOT be the actual book cover you will receive. Covers, editions, printings, and publishers may differ. If you need a specific cover, edition, or printing, please contact us before purchasing. What "Used" Means Because these books are pre-owned: Colouring books may be coloured in Textbooks may have answers filled in, highlighting, notes, or underlining Workbooks may have writing inside Access codes, download codes, CDs, DVDs, or online content are usually missing or already used Books that originally came with toys, inserts, maps, cards, or bonus items will usually NOT include them Pages may be folded, marked, or show normal signs of use If you are buying a book for anything other than reading (e.g. colouring, study use, collecting, gifts, specific covers, bonus items, or digital access), used books may not be suitable. Condition All books are listed as Used - Good Books are clean and readable but not new Some books may have: Writing, highlighting, or markings Folded pages or minor wear A small warehouse or inventory sticker on the spine Original retailer stickers (we do not remove them) Our Process We purchase books by the pallet and scan thousands at a time. For this reason, we cannot photograph or individually inspect every book. Acknowledgement By purchasing, you acknowledge that: You understand the book is used You accept the condition and limitations described above Stock images and descriptions may not exactly match the item received Thank you for supporting Oak Books and helping give books a second life.…