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The history of Europe's most controversial wrestling promotion:
1PW. The group employed the biggest stars in the business and
caused massive ripples throughout the industry. This fascinating
tale delves deep behind the scenes, interviewing ALL of the key
players involved from all over the globe. Including: Chris Daniels,
Abyss, Steve Corino, Kid Kash, Nigel McGuinness, Doug Williams,
Nunzio, Nova, Steven Gauntley, Tracy Smothers, Jerry Lynn and over
40 more There are over 25 exclusive reviews of all the major events
from Arnold Furious. Also, there is a comprehensive results and
title history guide. This is a fan's dream, looking in great detail
at everything from the wrestlers to the bookers to the promoters.
No stone is left unturned and this book will revolutionise the way
people view pro wrestling in the UK. It does not matter if you know
of or followed the company at the time, any fan of pro wrestling
will be captivated and fascinated by the content of this 300,000+
word epic.
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The Heat Files: 1998 (Paperback)
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Continuing the theme of their popular Raw Files and Complete WWF
Video Guide series, the HoW team decided to delve deep into the
annals of WWF television B-Shows, with the first year (or rather,
five months) of Sunday Night Heat. The team explore the broadcast
in great detail, covering every match and angle, unearthing some
forgetting television gems and a whole host of rushed, forgettable
matches. A companion piece to Amazon best seller The Raw Files
1998, The Heat Files features such memorable moments as George
Steele dancing, Mario Lopez from Saved By The Bell tangling with
Val Venis, Mick Foley's leafblower, Shane McMahon murdering the art
of commentating, Drunk Hawk stumbling around, the greatest tag team
in history reduced to enhancement jobbers, Terri Runnels getting
pregnant and the odd wrestling match. A fun trip down memory lane
from the HoW team.
The team at www.historyofwrestling.co.uk are back with the latest
in their series documenting every episode of WWE Monday Night Raw,
year by year. We cover every angle, segment and match in detail,
and offer plenty of thoughts and facts along the way. The book is
written and presented in the usual HOW style, with various awards,
match lists and a host of star ratings for fans to debate at will.
FEATURING: Brock Lesnar verus a car, the return of the Dudley Boyz,
Xavier Woods and his Trolling Trombone, #divasrevolution, Sting,
The John Cena US Open Challenge, Stephanie McMahon emasculating the
entire roster, the Shield reunion, Mother Nature defeats RAW, Kevin
Owens mauls John Cena, Roman wins the big one, and much more! As
usual, every single segment is covered in detail, with witty
comment and analysis throughout. Fans of the series won't be
disappointed, and once again the tome clocks in at a monster
185,000 words! It is our biggest Raw book ever! A must have have
all wrestling fans.
An invaluable resource for any wrestling fan of the era. The sixth
in the series from www.historyofwrestling.co.uk this is the
complete guide to every WWE DVD release from May 2002 to December
2004, with full in-depth reviews and analysis of every disc (and
extras), awards, match ratings, and much, much more. Read all about
the start of the Ruthless Aggression Era, with debuts of future
main event mainstays John Cena, Randy Orton and Batista all taking
place in the time period covered. Learn about the Brand Extension,
The Death of Al Wilson, Katie Vick, Evolution, the return of the
WWE Hall of Fame, RAW's tenth anniversary spectacular, the rise of
Brock Lesnar, and so much more. As usual the book is a monster,
with over 300,000 words crammed in covering every pay per view, DVD
release and special.
The team at www.historyofwrestling.co.uk are back with the eighth
in their series documenting every episode of WWF Monday Night Raw,
year by year. We cover every angle, segment and match in detail,
and offer plenty of thoughts and facts along the way. The book is
written and presented in the usual HOW style, with various awards,
match lists and a host of star ratings for fans to debate at will.
FEATURING: The debut of The Radicalz The return of The Undertaker
Commissioner Foley "Who ran over Steve Austin?" The
Stephanie-Angle-Triple H love triangle Chris Jericho's "stricken"
title win And much more! As usual, every single segment is covered
in detail, with witty comment and analysis throughout. Fans of the
series won't be disappointed, and once again the tome clocks in at
a monster 160,000 words! It is our biggest Raw book ever! A must
have have all wrestling fans.
Fed up with being forced to cover endless WWF shows from the
eighties and nineties, Arnold Furious decided to up sticks in 2014
and head to the Orient to cover his true passion: Japanese
wrestling. In the first of his two part adventure, Big Arn travels
the length and breadth of Japan to take in an eclectic wrestling
scene that covers every possible genre imaginable. Covering all of
the happenings in Japanese wrestling for promotions big and small
between the months of January and June, Big Arn stumbles across
some unseen classics, hidden gems and match of the year candidates.
As ever, he also sees some pretty ropey stuff too. With handy
guides to the promotions and a few history lessons sprinkled in to
help out fans unfamiliar with Japanese wrestling, Big Arn's
Puroresu Adventure is suitable reading for all fans. Though be
forewarned; he does tend to get a little excited when writing about
Japanese wrestling! It's all documented here in this 140,000 word
tome!
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The Raw Files: 1998 (Paperback)
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The team at www.historyofwrestling.info are back with the sixth in
their series documenting every episode of WWF Monday Night Raw,
year by year. We cover every angle, segment and match in detail,
and offer plenty of thoughts and facts along the way. The book is
written and presented in the usual HOW style, with various awards,
match lists and a host of star ratings for fans to debate at will.
Even bigger than last year's monster, relive the glory days of the
Attitude Era and the rise of legendary stars Steve Austin, The Rock
and D-Generation X.
An invaluable resource for any wrestling fan of the era. The fifth
in the series from www.historyofwrestling.info. This is the
complete guide to every WWF VHS release from October 1999 to May
2002, with full reviews of every tape, alternative wrestler bios,
exclusive artwork by Bob Dahlstrom, awards, match ratings, and
much, much more. Read about the failed WCW invasion angle, the
return of Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and many
others, relive some of the greatest matches of any era, cringe at
some of the worst, enjoy the rise of Triple H to genuine main event
player, witness the Rock take off as an icon on a whole new level.
Plus Tough Enough, who ran over Steve Austin, TLC matches, Diva
tapes and much, much more By far the biggest book the team have
ever don, e featuring more in depth analysis and comment than ever
before.
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The Raw Files: 1997 (Paperback)
James Dixon, Arnold Furious, Lee Maughan, Bob Dahlstrom, Rick Ashley
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The team at www.historyofwrestling.info are back with the fifth in
their series documenting every episode of WWF Monday Night Raw,
year by year. We cover every angle, segment and match in detail,
and offer plenty of thoughts and facts along the way. The book is
written and presented in the usual HOW style, with various awards,
match lists and a host of star ratings for fans to debate at will.
New this time are additional awards, a Hall of Shame covering the
bouts to avoid, some of the better promos fully transcribed and a
bonus additional "Shotgun Files" book contained within! It is also
easily the biggest Raw Files yet, coming it at approximately
170,000 words! Learn about one of the most tumultuous years in WWF
history, with the formation of the Hart Foundation; the fallout
from the Montreal Screwjob; the further rise of Steve Austin and
The Rock; surprise appearances and returns; an invasion from ECW;
legendary promos and angles and so much more!
An incredible, definitive and thoroughly in depth resource for any
wrestling fan of the era or wrestling in general. The fourth in the
series from www.historyofwrestling.info. This is the complete guide
to every WWF VHS release from July 1996 through to the end of Vince
Russo's reign of terror in October 1999. As well as full reviews of
every tape in the now famous HoW
part-fact/part-observations/part-rant style, there are also
detailed awards for the best and worst performers from the era,
star ratings for every match, exclusive art an bios and a list of
all the best matches from the era. Including: Montreal Screwjob
Vince Russo's booking The birth of the Attitude Era The rise of The
Rock Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling (yes...really) Steve Austin
saying bad words Breasts! Some of the worst tapes ever
released...and some of the best! This is the best volume yet and
once again is stuffed to the gills with facts, opinions and
cockamamie theories.
The team at HoW are back with an in-depth full-career retrospective
of one of the most charismatic, controversial and polarising
performers in wrestling history. THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR See the
spiritual leader of the army of Warriors go head-to-head with all
of his greatest foes. As well as around 150 of the Ultimate
Warrior's matches from the start of his career in the Bladerunners
tag team to his final bow in 2008, and everything in between, this
book also provides full transcriptions of over 100 of Warrior's
memorable promos, interviews, segments and angles. The majority of
the content in this book is brand new material, and not available
anywhere else. As well as detailed analysis of matches and promos,
we also give full dissections to WWE's burial DVD The Self
Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior and his rare Ringside
Collectibles shoot interview. Not only that, but we also provide an
extensive and almost comprehensive list of every Warrior match on
record. A must have for any collector.
The team at www.historyofwrestling.info are back with the third in
their series documenting every episode of WWF Monday Night Raw,
year by year. We cover every angle, segment and match in detail,
and offer plenty of thoughts and facts along the way. The book is
written and presented in the usual HOW style, with various awards,
match and show lists and a host of star ratings for fans to debate
at will. This time, we even have graphs! Learn about the wrestling
half cow, half man; witness the birth of the Monday Night Wars;
despair at the booking of some of WWF's biggest shows, but see how
we would fix them; see the start of the slow morph from New
Generation to Attitude; be baffled by the very existence of Kama;
wonder aloud why Owen Hart was jobbed into midcard hell; see the
debut of Triple H and relive Shawn Michaels' ascent to the pinnacle
of the WWF in classic matches and angles. Plus much, much more in
an action packed, fun-filled 100 page, 80,000 word + tome. Our
biggest Raw book yet.
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The Raw Files: 1996 (Paperback)
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The team at www.historyofwrestling.info are back with the fourth in
their series documenting every episode of WWF Monday Night Raw,
year by year. We cover every angle, segment and match in detail,
and offer plenty of thoughts and facts along the way. The book is
written and presented in the usual HOW style, with various awards,
match lists and a host of star ratings for fans to debate at will.
This time, we have even more graphs too and a super special bonus
review from Stevie Aaron. Learn about Brian Pillman pulling a gun
on Steve Austin; Jim Ross turning heel on Vince McMahon and the
WWF; the departures and "returns" of Razor Ramon and Diesel; Stars
from the 80s stinking up the ring; Shawn Michaels achieving his
"boyhood dream"; Goldust trying to get it on with everyone in the
locker room; the Raw debuts of Mankind, The Rock, Vader, Faarooq,
Marc Mero and The Goon! Plus much, much more in an action packed,
fun-filled 120 page, 90,000 word + tome. They get bigger every year
and this is biggest yet.
The ultimate guide to legendary WWF tag team The Hart Foundation.
This book features full reviews of over 150 Hart Foundation
matches, the majority of which are exclusive to this book. From PPV
to TV to house shows and specials, everything available featuring
the duo teaming is covered in the trademark History of Wrestling
style. As well as chronological reviews, there are also the usual
star ratings, random musings, facts and behind the scenes stories.
Not only that, but there is also an exhaustive and exclusive list
of every known Hart Foundation match to ever take place. A must
have for all fans of the team!
History of Wrestling presents a bumper pack featuring all of the
reviews from Volume 1 & 2 of their highly successful Complete
WWF Video Guide series. This no-frills super guide breaks down the
books into the tapes and the scores, nothing more. No bios, artwork
or awards, just raw ranting and raving about the best and worst of
the WWF from 1985-1993, in no less than HALF A MILLION words. Read
about the all-time classic matches and revel in the despair the
writers go through covering some of the very worst. All of the
major stars from the WWF's boom period are featured, and all three
writers (James Dixon, Arnold Furious and Lee Maughan) have plenty
to say about all of them. For a fun mixture of facts, opinions,
previously unknown information and a host of interesting points and
debates, look no further. If you loved wrestling in the 80s and
90s, you have come to the right place.
The team at www.historyofwrestling.info who brought you The
Complete WWF Video Guide series, are back with this companion piece
taking you through the first year of the WWF/E's flagship show:
Monday Night Raw. We cover every angle, segment and match in
detail, and offer plenty of thoughts and interesting facts along
the way. The book is written and presented in the usual HOW style,
with various awards, match and show lists and a host of star
ratings for fans to debate at will. Learn about Friar Ferguson's
ill-fated debut, 1-2-3 Kid's shocking upset victory, Lex Luger's
sudden babyface turn, Vince McMahon's hatred for Barney The
Dinosaur ticket scalpers, Rob Bartlett, superstars while they were
still jobbers to the stars, Randy Savage's vicious rant about Hulk
Hogan, Brutus Beefcake's parents and the wrestling blowjob, plus
much, much more in an action packed, fun-filled 100 page, 80,000
word tome.
An invaluable resource for any wrestling fan of the era. The second
in the series. This is the complete guide to every WWF VHS release
from 1990-1993, with full reviews of every tape, alternative
wrestler bios, exclusive artwork by Bob Dahlstrom, awards, match
ratings, and much, much more.
The team at www.historyofwrestling.info are back with the second in
their series documenting every episode of WWF Monday Night Raw,
year by year. We cover every angle, segment and match in detail,
and offer plenty of thoughts and interesting facts along the way.
The book is written and presented in the usual HOW style, with
various awards, match and show lists and a host of star ratings for
fans to debate at will. Learn about Tatanka's ill-advised heel
turn, the madness of the Macho Man on commentary, the WWF's
struggle to come to terms with the departure of key stars as the
New Generation took hold, Vince McMahon's obsession with Roseanne
Barr, Chris Kanyon and the Hardy Boyz as enhancement talent, the
rise to prominence of the 1-2-3 Kid and Bob Backlund locking the
Crossface Chicken-wing on everyone in sight. Plus much, much more
in an action packed, fun-filled 100 page, 70,000 word + tome.
The complete guide to every WWF VHS release from 1985-1989, with
full reviews of every tape, alternative wrestler bios, exclusive
artwork by Bob Dahlstrom, awards, match ratings, and much, much
more.
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