National Wrestling Alliance
The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Professional Wrestling
$52.34
- Paperback
300 pages
- Release Date
1 May 2007
Summary
In the 1950s, in Las Vegas, a businessmen’s conglomerate dominating a $25 million-a-year sports industry hid their illegal practices from the U.S. Department of Justice until they were caught. The sport that privileged cold hard cash over honest competition was professional wrestling, and the conspirators were members of the famed National Wrestling Alliance.
National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro Wrestling examines the NWA promoters’ overwhelming success, and the relationships to influential politicians and writers that protected their financial interests for over 50 years. Breaking the façade of sports production, it shows how promoters actually twisted arms to edge out their opponents.
Hornbaker documents the life of the NWA, from its humble beginnings in the Midwest after World War II, to its worldwide expansion. He chronicles the Department of Justice’s investigation, providing sports fans with a never-before-told side of wrestling’s legacy.
The most noteworthy exploits of the National Wrestling Alliance were behind locked doors. Now, the conspiracies of a century-old brand of entertainment will finally be revealed.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781550227413 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1550227416 |
| Author: | Tim Hornbaker |
| Publisher: | ECW Press,Canada |
| Imprint: | ECW Press,Canada |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 300 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2007 |
| Weight: | 764g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“Well-researched … brings back such names as Vincent McMahon Sr. and the ‘father’ of the NWA, Sam Muchnick.”
“If I were to teach a course on the history of professional wrestling, this would be the text book.” “–“alanwojcik.com
“The most comprehensive and well-written reference piece associated with the business of professional wrestling… . Highest possible recommendation.” –GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com
“Well-researched … brings back such names as Vincent McMahon Sr. and the ‘father’ of the NWA, Sam Muchnick.” –The Slammer, “New York Daily News”
Tim Hornbaker
Timothy Hornbaker has researched professional wrestling for the past 10 years. For this book, he has received assistance from descendants of the National Wrestling Alliance’s most famous members. He is an avid baseball fan and lives in Southern Florida.
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