An account of the rise and fall of Extreme Championship Wrestling describes its cult-like fan base, its influence on the rules and policies of World Wrestling Entertainment, and the contributions of such figures as Mick Foley and Stone Cold ...
Author: Thom Loverro
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9781416513124
Category: History
Page: 272
View: 515
An account of the rise and fall of Extreme Championship Wrestling describes its cult-like fan base, its influence on the rules and policies of World Wrestling Entertainment, and the contributions of such figures as Mick Foley and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Christopher Michael Benoit (May 21, 1967 - June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler. He worked for several major promotions, including Stampede Wrestling, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
Beyond the gimmicks that united white supremacists and the NAACP against him, New Jack discusses his violent youth that nearly led him to a life of crime, his career as a bounty hunter, a near-fatal drug addiction, the last months of ECW, ...
Author: New Jack
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9781476638300
Category: Sports & Recreation
Page: 210
View: 544
You may have cheered him. You may have booed him out of the building. But until now, you’ve never really known “The Most Dangerous Man in Wrestling.” For the first time, Jerome “New Jack” Young opens up about his rise to stardom in Extreme Championship Wrestling. From his crazed dives off balconies and scaffolds to his bloody weapons matches that trampled the line between reality and entertainment, this candid memoir reveals the man behind the infamy, with new disclosures about the Mass Transit incident, the brutal beat-down of Gypsy Joe, and the stabbing of a fellow wrestler in Florida. Beyond the gimmicks that united white supremacists and the NAACP against him, New Jack discusses his violent youth that nearly led him to a life of crime, his career as a bounty hunter, a near-fatal drug addiction, the last months of ECW, and his place in wrestling history.
Readers will discover: Packed with revealing photos and revelations never before told, The Heyman Hustle will appeal to fans of wrestling and professional sports everywhere.
Author: Paul Heyman
Publisher: Gallery Books
ISBN: 1439158894
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Page: 464
View: 925
The no-holds-barred, tell-all memoir of one of professional wrestling’s most charismatic and creative forces. Paul Heyman is famous as the creative force behind Extreme Championship Wrestling’s rise to prominence during the 1990s. His brash style revolutionized sports entertainment, presenting a far grittier product than had ever been produced in the genre before. Now, with his exciting, sometimes shocking account of his life and times in professional wrestling, he exposes the inner workings of sports entertainment like no one has ever done before. Readers will discover: Packed with revealing photos and revelations never before told, The Heyman Hustle will appeal to fans of wrestling and professional sports everywhere.
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WWE BOOKS The Rise and Fall of the ECW ( May , $ 26 ) by Thom Loverro tracks what made Extreme Championship Wrestling great and what led to its demise . PROMETHEUS Dr. Henry Lee's Forensic Files : Five Famous Cases : Scott Peterson ...
With the rise of funk-metal bands like The Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Boo Yaa Tribe's rap /metal /funk sound went perfectly along ... repackaged an Anoa'i Samoan tag team in Extreme Championship Wrestling as the Samoan Gansta Posse.
Reflections on Ice : A Diary of Ladies ' Figure Skating , a 1998 documentary , was , in the view of The New York Times's ... In August 1999 , Extreme Championship Wrestling - known familiarly as ECW - came to weekly television on TNN ...
Author: Alvin H. Marill
Publisher: Praeger Pub Text
ISBN: UOM:39015079152651
Category: Performing Arts
Page: 185
View: 605
Marill covers the changing relationship between live sports broadcasts and television dramas, as well as the important technological developments and cultural shifts that have changed the way we view the "reality" of sports.
Never one to leave his fans hanging, as demonstrated by his recent return to wrestling glory, Jericho now tells the story of life in the big leagues.
Author: Chris Jericho
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446538159
Category: Sports & Recreation
Page: 448
View: 328
The eagerly awaited follow-up to the New York Times bestselling A Lion's Tale documents Chris Jericho's meteoric rise to wrestling glory in the WWE. A Lion's Tale gave readers a portrait of Jericho as a young man. Fighting his way through Mexico, rinky-dink leagues and a battery of thieving, sleazy promoters/managers, the book ended with the author's WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) debut. Never one to leave his fans hanging, as demonstrated by his recent return to wrestling glory, Jericho now tells the story of life in the big leagues. But "making it" in the premier wrestling league in the world comes with its own set of obstacles and hard lessons. Jericho, in his witty, hilarious, and surprisingly endearing manner, lays it all out: the good, the bad, and the spandex.
And ECW : Extreme Championship Wrestling is Sci Fi Channel's most popular show , in households and total viewers . ... WCW ( World Championship Wrestling ) from Turner to a decline in the appeal of our storylines and popular- and ECW in ...