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An edition of The squared circle (2013)

The squared circle

life, death and professional wrestling

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Presents a breakthrough examination of professional wrestling and its cultural relevance that traces its evolution throughout the past century while offering insight into the intellect and sense of irony shared by athletes and fans.

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Gotham Books
Language
English
Pages
390

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Subjects

Social aspects, Wrestling, Sports, social aspects

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Cover of: Squared Circle
Squared Circle: Life, Death, and Professional Wrestling
2015, Penguin Publishing Group
in English
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The Squared Circle: Life, Death, and Professional Wrestling
Oct 31, 2013, Blackstone Audio, Blackstone Publishing
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Cover of: The squared circle
The squared circle: life, death and professional wrestling
2013, Gotham Books
in English
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Table of Contents

The golden era. A brief glossary of wrestling lingo ; Hackenschmidt: the first heel turn?
The territorial era. Gorgeous George ; The fabulous Moolah ; The Von Erich family ; Terry Gordy, of the Fabulous Freebirsd ; Bruiser Brody ; The Chiefs: Wahoo McDaniel and Jay Strongbow
The Wrestlemania era. S.D. Jones ; The Junkyard Dog (Sylvester Ritter) ; Andre the Giant ; Captain Lou Albano ; "Macho Man" Randy Savage ; Miss Elizabeth ; Hawk, of the Road Warriors ; "Ravishing" Rick Rude ; The "British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith ; "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig
Interlude: the ultimate warrior
The modern era. The attitude era: a digression ; Brian "Crush" Adams ; The Big Boss Man (Ray Traylor) ; Owen Hart ; Yokozuna ; Brian Pillman ; Chris Kanyon ; Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
796.812
Library of Congress
GV1195 .S46 2013, GV1195.S46 2013

The Physical Object

Pagination
390 pages
Number of pages
390

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OL27155247M
Internet Archive
squaredcirclelif0000shoe
ISBN 10
1592407676
ISBN 13
9781592407675
LCCN
2013007230
OCLC/WorldCat
795168327

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