A page dedicated to stories,memories and events in the world of wrestling. Volume 4 of the history of wrestling series is the best of the 4 volumes. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Wrestling, mankinds oldest and most basic form of recreational combat, traces its origins back to the dawn of civilization.
About the comic book story of professional wrestling. Be happy the history of ice ribbon girls pro wrestling. Pro wrestling as we know it has been around for over 100 years and was made popular in the u. Each issue is filled with results for the matches during the years indicated, plus many reprints of newspaper clippings that are, for the most part, lost or. During the middle ages wrestling was popular, including in royal houses in. Learn about the history of wrestling and find out how the wwe grew to prominence. Lots of speculation, suggestions, and guesses, but not much concrete proof.
Pro wrestlings 15 best books for learning about the. Teams and individuals have been vying for a ncaa championship since 1928. Carvings and drawings estimated to be between 15,000 and 20,000 years old, found in caves in southern europe, illustrate wrestlers in hold and leverage positions. This book provides a much longer history of professional wrestling than most. The first real traces of the development of wrestling date back to the times of the sumerians, 5000 years ago. History of wrestlings books and publications spotlight. Jay hammond and his supporting crew win a gold medal for this effort.
Jim smallman, 2016 comedian and progress wrestling founder jim smallman takes us on a wild ride through the history of pro wrestling, from its beginnings at the turn of the twentieth century to the popculture, payperview juggernaut that it is today. Books about wrestling books database cagematch the. In many ways, the book is a cautionary example of the mental and emotional wreckage a more than 20year wrestling career will leave on a persons psyche. A brief history of japanese professional wrestling. The comic book story of professional wrestling is an illustrated history of the one true sport, ranging from the carnival days to modernday wwe and independent wrestling. A good book is the purest essence of the soul thomas carlyle, scottish historian and essayist when a new book is published, read an old one samuel rogers, british poet by kyle klingman twm columnist the history of wrestling in books is fascinating. The modern history of wrestling begins with a rise of popularity in the 19th century, which led to the development of the modern sports of grecoroman wrestling on the european continent and of freestyle wrestling and collegiate wrestling in great britain and the united states, respectively. The comic book story of professional wrestling is the engaging answer, bursting forth with a detailed, passionate look at pro wrestlings overacentury of history. Thank you for visiting the history of wrestling this site was created to take a look at the great legends of professional wrestling and the events that helped to popularize the sport. It was developed by ancient greeks as a way to train soldiers. Wrestling is described in the earliest celebrated works of greek literature, the iliad and the odyssey.
Wrestlings extensive history is chronicled in new graphic novel. Walters produces sw iowa wrestling book creston news. A tradition of combining wrestling and showmanship originates in 1830s france, when showmen presented wrestlers under names such as edward, the steel eater, gustave davignon, the bone wrecker, or bonnet, the ox of the low alps and challenged members of the public to knock them down for 500 francs. Professional wrestling is the greatest thing in the entire world. The comic book story of professional wrestling is a complete history of wrestling from its carnival roots to the global phenomenon it is today, highlighting legends including hulk hogan and bruno sammartino and todays favorites like john cena and kenny omega.
Cover and pages show normal signs of aging for a book of this age but complete. Jan 11, 2012 the book shows funks opinion of some of the greats of wrestling history that he worked with, including dusty rhodes, jerry lawler and mick foley. He also found valuable information in two books written by former des moines register wrestling writer dan mccool. The ihsaa keeps track of championships, state tournament results, and outstanding recordholders in stat books for each sport. College wrestlers have been competing on the mats since 1903. As a lifelong wrestling fan, a book like this has been a long time coming. Mongolian loose wrestling, introduced to india after the mughal conquest of 1526, has survived in both india and pakistan. Pro wrestlings 15 best books for learning about the history. Wrestlers were also depicted in action on many vases, sculptures, and coins, as well as in other literature. The hardcore match didnt even exist, it was occasional use of foreign objects, such as a chair. The title of this book is the pictorial history of wrestling and it was written by bert randolph sugar, george napolitano. Its a story of sportsmanship, ego, celebrity, greed, and rivalry. Each issue is filled with results for the matches during the years indicated, plus many reprints of newspaper clippings that are, for the most part, lost or unavailable to anyone else. This day in wrestling history may 2, 1987 in the mainevent of superclash 2, curt hennig defeats reigning american wrestling association champion nick bockwinkel to become the new a.
It was derived from the english lancashire, or catchascatchcan, style, in which nearly all holds were permitted. This book was a great about presenting the history of professional wrestling that is not just for the hardcore wrestling fans. The ihsaa uses nominations from member schools and selection committees to honor exceptional sport. The books authora history professor and not a slavish fan of the sportbegins at the beginning, with a discussion of wrestlings worldwide history and appeal. Literary references to it occur as early as the old testament and the ancient indian vedas. The comic book story of professional wrestling by aubrey. No one really knows who first used a foreign object in a wrestling match, but it is documented as starting in puerto rico. In the late1990s, the idea of books dedicated to professional wrestling exploded as a medium. Sumerians cast wrestlers in bold relief on stone slabs. From the host of the critically acclaimed pro wrestling podcast straight shoot, this graphic novel history of wrestling features the key grapplers, matches. Facts, stats, halls of fame, and award winners from the archives of the iowa high school athletic association.
This day in wrestling history may 1, 2017 william patrick corgan buys the national wrestling alliance. In one of the best wrestling books of the last five years, wwe superstar shawn michaels shares from his heart about the highs and lows of his life inside the wwe. The wrestling book barely existed a decade ago, but has really grown into its own genre. This page is here to help you build a pro wrestling history library of your own and to assist with research. Pro wrestling s 15 best books for learning about the history of the business 0 of 15 wrestling fans, at least most of them, have not lived through many of the significant aspects of wrestling history. The epic of gilgamesh written in cuneiform, the sculptures and the low reliefs, are numerous sources that reveal the first refereed competitions, accompanied by music. From the host of the critically acclaimed pro wrestling podcast straight shoot, this graphic novel history of wrestling features the key grapplers, matches, and promotions that shaped this beloved sport and form of entertainment. Writer aubrey sitterson and illustrator chris moreno talk about the project, which is out october 2, 2018.
The history of professional wrestling crowbar press. This book covers the wrestling journey of two small town boys who participate in the iowa state high school wrestling championship. Comic book story of pro wrestling history graphic novel. There is insight from terry funk, chris criuse, gary michael cappeta, william regal, and others.
Wrestling is one of the oldest forms of combat, referenced in the iliad and depicted in 15,000yearold cave drawings in france. If you want to be precise on the matter, it started in late 1800s shortly after the civil war. Jim smallman, 2016 comedian and progress wrestling founder jim smallman takes us on a wild ride through the history of prowrestling, from its beginnings at the turn of the twentieth century to the popculture, payperview juggernaut that it is today. Lions pride lifts the veil and reveals the inner workings of one of japans biggest wrestling organizations. Mar 23, 2018 the comic book story of professional wrestling is an illustrated history of the one true sport, ranging from the carnival days to modernday wwe and independent wrestling. Early egyptian and babylonian reliefs show moves still used today.
Always popular in ancient greece, wrestling held a prominent place in the olympic games. It begins in the late 1800s, and progresses through the 2000s. A pictorial history of wrestling rare vintage book by. The evolution of the territories explained in exclusive pages from the comic book story of pro wrestling. Documenting the history of mainstream pro wrestling with the written word. Dec 03, 2014 a brief history of japanese professional wrestling culture lifestyle dec 3, 2014 starting in the 1950s, professional wrestling, or puroresu, enjoyed popularity on a par with japans other top.
Utah high school activities association sports records book 239 wrestling 4 time state champions state champions 4time winners listed alphabetically bryant anderson, wayne, 19992002 119, 125, 5, 145. An illustrated history of wrestling comic books wwe. The history of collegiate wrestling is a fascinating, wellresearched book for all serious wrestlers, coaches, officials and fans. The comic book story of professional wrestling by aubrey sitterson. Indeed cave drawings of wrestlers have been found dating as far back as 3000 bc. What sets this volume apart from the previous volumes is the input of people who was there. Since 2002, the history of has served as the premiere online resource for the in and out of thering histories of multiple wrestling companies. A hardcore, highflying, noholdsbarred history of the one true sport. Apr 12, 2018 the evolution of the territories explained in exclusive pages from the comic book story of pro wrestling. Wrestling as a martial skill was taught to the knights of the holy roman empire, and wrestling instruction books appeared in manuscript before the introduction of printing and thereafter in print.
The history of professional wrestling book series 2 books. Included are some neverbeforeshared stories and an intimate look into his career as well as stories of hunting, family, and faith. The book s authora history professor and not a slavish fan of the sportbegins at the beginning, with a discussion of wrestling s worldwide history and appeal. All in all, the history of collegiate wrestling is an interesting book but needs a lot of improvement for the next edition. Below is an extensive bibliography in book list format also available in mla and apa formats by request. The history of professional wrestling is an examination of professional wrestling that will fill several volumes. The greeks feared the true history of the sport would be lost, and so grecoroman wrestling was born. The comic book story of professional wrestling is a complete history of wrestling from its carnival roots to the global phenomenon it is today.
With the possible exception of athletics, wrestling is recognised as the worlds oldest competitive sport. Aug 11, 2010 pro wrestling as we know it has been around for over 100 years and was made popular in the u. Wrestling book history and biography of john cena i love john cena or chain gang soldier. American nightmare cody, professional wrestler, ring of honor and new japan pro. Best books about pro wrestling score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Wwe books is a subsidiary of world wrestling entertainment, inc.
Now, there are so many autobiographies, memoirs and exposes. As with all talk of japanese wrestling, the book starts with rikidozan and the japanese lions pride is the story of new japan pro wrestling. History of the death match oww online world of wrestling. The origins of wrestling go back 15,000 years through cave drawings. House of deception pro wrestling bibliography books on the. Here are the top 10 best wrestling book mustreadsand the 5 worst. Mar, 2020 freestyle wrestling, one of the three styles of wrestling used in international amateur competition under supervision of the international amateur wrestling federation. This third volume in the history of professional wrestling series contains every known result from the height of jim crockett promotions from 1983 to 1988 as well as every known defense of the nwa world title during that time period. Now, for the first time in print, you have access to the thousands of dates, cities and ring results that comprise pro wrestling s past. Jul 19, 20 the battle for stygian included demonic wrestling matches, commentated by jim ross and jerry lawler, flashbacks to undertakers youth and a woman claiming to be the brothers of destructions halfsister. Wrestlings extensive history is chronicled in new graphic.
The book is written and presented in the usual history of wrestling style, with various awards, match lists and a host of star ratings for fans to debate at will. Suddenly, everyone from mankind and the rock to chyna. With an engrossing story and coollooking art, the undertakers comic book was arguably the most successful of wwes attitude era output. His famous hubris is on full display in this book, and it comes off as written by a man with a very large ego who is concerned that his rightful place in wrestling history wont be recognized. In freestyle wrestling, wrestlers may use their arms and legs and may hold opponents above or below the waist. As a pop culture phenomenon, professional wrestling with its heroic babyfaces and villainous.
Wrestling was less popular among the romans than it had been with the greeks, and, with the fall of the roman empire, references to wrestling disappeared in europe until about 800 ce. Since triple h made his wwe debut in the spring of 1995 as snobby blueblood hunter hearst helmsley, he has done it all. Wrestling history pro wrestling history began over 100 years ago with the carnival strongman. Since 2012, the nwa has been owned by a houston attorney, bruce tharpe.
As such, there is a lot of material covered in a short book 140pgs, making it difficult to sort through all the information. Walters said the book is a product of his hobby of perusing the archives section of the iowa high school athletic association website, as well as other online information on iowa high school wrestling that he was able to find. The origins of deathmatch wrestling is in large part, a mystery. His group won ownership of the organization in a lawsuit over the nwas insurance practices. Old and new fans alike will enjoy going on the journey of one of the last great forms of americana. The comic book story of professional wrestling captures the great spirit and heart of pro wrestling with vivid color and history on every page. The author has written about the struggles faced by these two boys and how they overcome it to perform their best in the match. Triple h is the only man in wwe history to become a grand slam champion and to win both a king of the ring tournament and the royal rumble match. Since 2002, the history of has served as the premiere online resource for the in and outofthering histories of multiple wrestling companies. Explore free books, like the victory garden, and more browse now. Babylonian and egyptian reliefs show wrestlers using most of the holds known in the presentday sport. The majority of wwe books are published by pocket books, part of the simon.