Wrestling with the Cold War

This book examines how professional wrestling functioned as a cultural arena through which Americans interpreted, dramatized, and emotionally processed the Cold War from the 1950s to the early 1990s. By analyzing wrestling storylines, character archetypes, promotional narratives, and fan responses, the study demonstrates how wrestling not only reflected prevailing nationalist tensions but also actively shaped public perceptions of the ideological conflict between the United States and the Sov…