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WWE Legends (WWE) | 
 enlarge | Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: World Wrestling Entertainment
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 318765
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 0743490339
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.8120922
EAN: 9780743490337
ASIN: 0743490339
Publication Date: February 21, 2006
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Product Description
They were World Heavyweight Champions: Bob Backlund, Superstar Billy Graham, and Bruno Sammartino. They were fan favorites: "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka, Chief Jay Strongbow, and Andre the Giant. They were the villains everyone loved to hate: Killer Kowalski, Ernie Ladd, and the Fabulous Moolah. They were ethnic heroes, someone just like you that you could cheer for: Ivan Putski, Pedro Morales, Peter Maivia. They were the stars that shined the brightest, and left an indelible mark on the memories of countless fans.In a time when professional wrestling was divided into territories, no place created bigger Superstars than World Wrestling Entertainment. From the company's centerpiece in Madison Square Garden, legends were born. WWE Legends is the every fan's guide to the legends of the ring. They are all in here, from Andre the Giant to George "the Animal" Steele, with quick stats and descriptions of their most famous matches. No true wrestling fan should be without this book.
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 WRESTLING BEFORE THE HULK ERA March 23, 2006
Excellent overview of wrestling in the years prior to the HULK era.My only major complaint is that at the time,the AWA and the NWA also had great wrestlers who deserved to be there.Wrestling was not limited to one organization who controlled everything.I, like many remember a time when we could have three great champions:BACKLUND,RACE and BOCKWINCKEL, who could actually fights against one another once in a while.If there is a dvd i look forward to buy,it's the legacy of the AWA.But enough about the negative side,this book is worth buying for many reasons.First,you'll learn many things you probably didn't know,even if the bios are short.The pioneers like ROCCA,ROGERS,KOWALSKI and SAMMARTINO certainly deserved their reputations.Stories about the inside of the business is also very interesting.And finally this book is sold at a good price.
A classic history of wrestling March 18, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has a terrific premise -- short biographical articles on wrestling's major figures before the Hulk Hogan era. They're all here: Bruno Sammartino, Billy Graham, Superfly Snuka, Classy Freddie Blassie -- even the Rock's dad, Rocky Johnson. This well written book is thoroughly researched and filled with little known facts and fascinating stories -- even interviews with many of the Legends themselves. Particularly illuminating are the articles on Vince McMahon Sr. and Toots Mondt, who started the WWE. This is a top-notch book, a must-have for not only today's wrestling fans, but also those of us who enjoy reliving its glory days and learning more about its history. Highly recommended.
 Good...but incomplete March 5, 2006
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is a sound introduction to the "backyard days" of pro wrestling -- the days before it was the ellaborate, mainstream entertainment spectacular that it has become nowadays. The book chronicles the days (and the stars) when professional wrestling was divided into different territories, long before the WWE became the monopoly company that most people know it to be.
Long-time fans will appreciate the depth the book goes into regarding superstars from the 1960s (and all the way up to the mid 1980s), and even casual fans will learn a thing or two about wrestling's long and storied history.
It's no doubt that this book has been researched well and laid out in a very organized, easy-to-understand fashion. However, one of the notable flaws is that Hulk Hogan, arguably wrestling's biggest star (and "legend") of all-time, does not get his own specific profile (unlike lesser-known stars like Superfly Jimmy Snuka or Srgt. Slaughter). This error is perplexing, as it can be likened to a book on the "Legends of Baseball" omitting Babe Ruth. Hogan is only mentioned in passing, while he deserves perhaps more pages than any other wrestler of the time. Moreover, it's even more perplexing since Hogan was pivotal in catapulting wrestling into the boom of the 1980s.
All in all, this book is an enjoyable read. But hardly as comprehensive as it claims to be.
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