This detailed tell-all of the demise of the former top pro wrestling company World Championship Wrestling explores the colorful personalities and flawed business decisions behind how WCW went from being the highest-rated show on cable television in 1997 to a laughable series that lost 95 percent of its paying audience by 2001. Behind-the-scenes exclusive interviews, rare photographs, and probing questions illustrate with humor and candor how greed, egotism, and bad business shattered the thriving enterprise. Wrestling fans will devour the true story of this fallen empire, which in its heyday spawned superstars such as Sting, Bill Goldberg, and the New World Order.
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"A must-read for fans who want to be taken behind the scenes." —New York Daily News
"A history book that anyone who has an interest in professional wrestling should read." —epinions.com
"The exhilaration created by the dueling companies comes alive on the pages." —Wrestling Observer Newlsetter
About the Author
R. D. Reynolds is the author of WrestleCrap: The Very Worst of Pro Wrestling and the creator of WrestleCrap.com. He lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. Bryan Alvarez is the editor of the Figure Four Weekly newsletter, which has covered pro wrestling and mixed martial arts since 1995. He is a writer for WrestlingObserver.com, cohost of the Wrestling Observer Live radio show on Sports Byline USA, and former columnist for Penthouse. He is an independent pro wrestler. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
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From the guys who brought you Wrestlecrap, this tell-all story has so many facts, figures and insight into WCW's rise and fall it made my head spin. Really could not put it down, HIGHLY recommended for any wrestling fan.
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A masterpiece for any wrestling fan and wanna-be promoter around the world. I truly loved to read this book. Learn the inside out of the wrestling's business. You will be surprized to learn what goes behing the curtain.
Warning: You can't put it down once you started reading it.
Warning: You can't put it down once you started reading it.
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Authors Reynolds and Alvarez do a great job describing the tumultuous history of World Championship Wrestling in this quick read. As a fan of outrageously stupid wrestling gimmicks, I enjoyed the parts of the book that detailed horrendous storylines and characters from WCW. It's also a good cautionary tale for some current wrestling promotions on how to avoid alienating your fanbase. At times the narrative is slowed by an influx of ratings and grosses and buyrates but for the most part it flows well. A must read for anyone interested in how WCW blew up real good.
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