Greg Oliver, Steven Johnson

The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame

The Storytellers (from the Terrible Turk to Twitter)

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Produktbeschreibung

"In my pro wrestling career, I've never been around two more educated and dedicated historians than Greg Oliver and Steve Johnson, who I deeply respect. They've created another must-read book that I hope you'll enjoy as much as I have. The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Storytellers is a brilliant read." -- Jim Ross "People always ask me how I can love wrestling so much. I always respond asking if they like movies, and what's the difference? There isn't one. It's storytelling. And now I can give them a book to explain it all." -- Spencer "Spenny" Rice of Kenny vs. Spenny You can't escape pro wrestling today, even if you want to. Its stars are ubiquitous in movies, TV shows, product endorsements, swag, and social media to the point that they are as much celebrities as they are athletes. Pro wrestling has morphed from the fringes of acceptability to a global $1 billion industry that plays an everyday role in 21st-century pop culture. In The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Storytellers (from the Terrible Turk to Twitter), Greg Oliver and Steven Johnson explain how the sport's unique take on storytelling has fueled its remarkable expansion. Based on hundreds of interviews and original accounts, Oliver and Johnson trace the evolution of storytelling from the New York City Bowery in the 1890s to a Detroit bar in the 1960s to a North Carolina backyard in 2017, meeting up along the way with all manner of monkeys, murderers, scribes, do-gooders, and smelt. The fifth in this series, Storytellers is a highly readable, heavily researched book that will leave readers with a new appreciation for the fine (and sometimes not-so-fine) art of storytelling. A Virginia-based writer and editor, Steven Johnson has won more than 20 regional and national awards for his reporting on a variety of stories. He wrote his first wrestling magazine story in 1973 and contributes to SLAM! Wrestling and other publications. Greg Oliver is the author of 15 books and counting, and the producer of the long-running SLAM! Wrestling website. He lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his wife and son.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: ECW Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 156mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 514g
• ISBN-13: 9781770415027
• ISBN-10: 1770415025
• Artikelnr.: 55891389

Autorenporträt

A Virginia-based writer and editor, Steven Johnson has won more than 20 regional and national awards for his reporting on a variety of stories. He wrote his first wrestling magazine story in 1973 and contributes to SLAM! Wrestling and other publications. Greg Oliver is the author of 14 books and counting, and the producer of the long-running SLAM! Wrestling website. He lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his wife and son.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Foreword
2. Introduction
3. Chapter One — The Origins of Sports Entertainment
* I. The Parson of Chicago
* II. The Terrible Turk
* III. That Masked Man
4. Chapter Two — Blood, Mud, and Smelt
* I. The Milwaukee Dreamer
* II. First Blood
* III. The Trustbuster
5. Chapter Three — The Spectacles
* I. World’s Greatest Manager
* II. The Red Devil
* III. The Kindest Angel
6. Chapter Four — Learning the Ropes
* I. Carnival Rides
* II. The Greatest Training Camp Ever
* III. Six Degrees of Keirn
7. Chapter Five — TV Takes Over
* I. The First Storyteller
* II. The Professor
* III. Return to the Front Lines
8. Chapter Six — Sideshows
* I. The Monkey in the Ring
* II. Bearly Getting By
* III. Size Doesn’t Matter
9. Chapter Seven — Celebrity Jeopardy
* I. The Great Detroit Barroom Brawl
* II. Bridge over Troubled Waters
* III. Delete! Delete!
10. Chapter Eight — Adventures in Storytelling
* I. Put up Your Dukes
* II. The Fugitive
* III. Ready to Rumble
11. Chapter Nine — Helping Hands
* I. Unsung Heroes
* II. The Perennial Candidate
* III. The Cutting of Dr. Beach
12. Chapter Ten — The Rise and Fall of the Territories
* I. The Godfather of Wrestling
* II. You Can’t Fight City Hall
* III. Let Them Eat Cake
13. Chapter Eleven — Newsstand
* I. Fake News
* II. Puppetry
* III. Dirt Sheets
14. Chapter Twelve — We’re Hardcore
* I. Rung By Rung
* II. Jawbreaker
* III. Don’t Try This at Home
15. Chapter Thirteen — Wrestling with an Attitude
* I. Fool Me Once …
* II. The Magic Makers
* III. SARSA
16. Chapter Fourteen — When Wrestling Became Content
* I. The Write Stuff
* II. Takeover Bid
* III. Digital Storytelling
17. Afterword — Fifty Shades of Gray