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For fans of books from Chris Jericho, Steve Austin, Daniel Bryan, Mick Foley and Jim Ross. 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 20th century to the pop culture, pay-per-view juggernaut that it is today. Join Jim as he looks at the most defining and iconic moments in wrestling's history and attempts to nail down just why this ludicrous, over the top, compelling quasi sport means so much to so many people.

In Tod is God—so named for a chant the ECW fans created to honor the founder—Gordon chronicles each step of the company's meteoric rise to prominence, as well as the elements that led to his removing himself from the company before its demise. Gordon's former partnership with ECW booker Paul Heyman made for magical TV and in-ring moments. The friendship between Gordon and Heyman, both a blessing and curse, was the once-in-a-lifetime bond responsible for so many of history's greatest teams, bands, and partners.

While most of Postl's adult life has been spent in the wild world of the wrestling industry, his is more than a story of a little person's journey through a world of giants; it's a memoir of elation and anguish, triumph and disappointment, and of how an endlessly positive outlook combined with the unwavering support of family and friends helped a long shot become a success in his industry and a loving, responsible father.

As a kid growing up in New York in the late '50s, Bill Apter fell in love with professional wrestling, and it wasn't long before he was rubbing shoulders with the greats as a young reporter and photographer. He's since become the world's best-known wrestling magazine personality, and he's had professional and personal relationships with a who's who of the business, like Triple H, Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Sting, and Ric Flair.

Eugene Bullard lived one of the most fascinating lives of the 20th century. The son of a former slave and an indigenous Creek woman, Bullard fled home at the age of 11 to escape the racial hostility of his Georgia community. When his journey led him to Europe, he garnered worldwide fame as a boxer, and later as the first African-American fighter pilot in history. After the war, Bullard returned to Paris a celebrated hero. But little did he know that the dramatic, globe-spanning arc of his life had just begun.

Anthony Robles is a three-time all-American wrestler, the 2011 NCAA National Wrestling Champion, and a Nike-sponsored athlete. He was also born without his right leg. Doctors could not explain to his mother, Judy, what led to the birth defect, but at the age of five, the one-legged toddler scaled a fifty-foot pole unassisted. From that moment on, Judy knew without a doubt that her son would be unstoppable.

After the first cult classic Damn! Why Did I Write This Book?, fans demanded a sequel. After tons of fan mail, tweets, and outstanding reviews from wrestling fans around the globe, JTG brings the heat once again. In this epic sequel, JTG not only brings you more career-threatening tales from his career, he also explains how to play "The Game". What is The Game? The Game is an unspoken set of power moves that are executed backstage.

Covering All things Missouri & Kansas Independent Wrestling! CR Media & Josh Elliott go through the different promotions across I-70. We'll be talking present, past, and future. Podcasts will drop on Friday but can definitely be watched live on our Facebook, Twitter, Twitch, & YouTube. If you want to Collab, feel free to reach out to us at thei70hottag@gmail.com

The IWC is a pretty intense place, where having the 'wrong' opinion is probably more dangerous than facing Goldberg in Saudi Arabia. This podcast will attempt to give an 'unbiased' take on some of pro wrestling biggest taking points (both past and present). Different sides will be considered, and answers will be found that even the most toxic of wrestling Twitter accounts, would struggle to disagree with. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt and Audio Ben have watched professional wrestling since before Rachel was born. Rachel has been watching for about two years. This unlikely trio dissects wrestling, pop culture, and everything in between.

Welcome to The Wrestling Heroes and Insiders Podcast aka The WHIP Show! Each week DeSean "Whipdog" Whipple and "Devastating" Daryl Pace interview some of the top personalities in the Pro Wrestling world! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Akebono Taro: A Sumo Legend and Cultural Bridge Early Life and Journey to Japan Akebono Taro, born Chad George Ha'aheo Rowan on May 8, 1969, in Waimanalo, Hawaii, was a man destined to make history in the world of sumo wrestling. Growing up on the rural side of the Koolau mountains from Honolulu, young Chad was exposed to the rich cultural heritage of his native Hawaii, which would later shape his unique perspective as a foreign-born sumo wrestler in Japan. In the late 1980s, Akebono made the life-changing decision to move to Tokyo, Japan, to pursue his dream of becoming a professional sumo ...

Un audiobook per ogni appassionato di arti marziali. La serie "I grandi dello sport" ti fa rivivere le gesta e la vita dei più grandi campioni nella storia del loro sport: Marco Pantani, il re del ciclismo, Yasuhiro Yamashita, maestro judoka, e Robin Friday, calciatore ribelle dal talento innato. Tra gli atleti più famosi del Giappone spicca sicuramente il nome di Yasuhiro Yamashita, campione indiscusso dell'arte marziale judo in patria e all'estero.

When playwright/novelist David Rabe was a young Vietnam vet, he followed boxing with awed intensity. Men like Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier, and Jerry Quarry took on mythical proportions as they not only endured, but gained fulfillment, even joy in the ring. Now, looking back, Rabe finds that their fates, like his own, have unfolded.

With the exciting sport of fencing steadily becoming more mainstream in the UK and US and around the world, parents are spending thousands each year to help and encourage their children to train and excel in this unique Olympic sport. Fencing can be a mysterious world to the uninitiated, and parents and young fencers will have many questions about the sport, the fencer's potential, and the do's and don'ts. From Last to First aims to answer all these questions and many more.