Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling

Calgary's Stampede Wrestling spawned some of the biggest wrestling stars in history, from mat kings of the...
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Author: Heath McCoy
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Language: English
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Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling by McCoy, Heath

Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling

€41,75

Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling

€41,75
Author: Heath McCoy
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Calgary's Stampede Wrestling spawned some of the biggest wrestling stars in history, from mat kings of the past like Gene Kiniski and Superstar Billy Graham to modern idols like Bret "Hitman" Hart, the British Bulldogs, and Chris Benoit. Pain and Passion tells how a small, family-run wrestling business profoundly influenced the world of professional wrestling as we know it today.

Pain and Passion takes readers on a rowdy ride through the evolution of Stu Hart's Calgary promotion, from its meagre beginnings in the 1940s, its peak in the 1980s, and its fall as Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Entertainment changed the face of wrestling forever.

But this is more than a wrestling story -- it's a tale of family and of human tragedy. The Hart family lived for the wrestling business and, like Starbucks mowing down a mom-and-pop coffee shop, the emergence of McMahon's media colossus ran Stampede into the ground. The wrestling game lost its innocence and western Canada lost a staple of its pop culture. As for the Hart family, the once-mighty clan was nearly destroyed by the business it loved.

The Stampede Wrestling story is a wild blood-on-the-mat saga over fifty years in the making. It's sure to captivate not only wrestling fans, but anyone who appreciates a powerful drama.



Author: Heath McCoy
Publisher: ECW Press
Published: 10/01/2007
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.36w x 0.84d
ISBN: 9781550227871

About the Author
Heath McCoy is a pop culture reporter and rock critic for the Calgary Herald. A lifelong wrestling fan, McCoy won a gold award at the 2005 Western Canadian Magazine Awards for his article on Stampede Wrestling, entitled "Butchers, Stompers & Cheats," that appeared in the Calgary Herald's Swerve magazine.

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