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The Main Event: The Moves and Muscle of Pro Wrestling
By JONES, Patrick
- ISBN
- 978-0-7613-8635-3 978-1-4677-0131-0
- Publisher
- Millbrook
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2013 | Grades 5-up
Gr 4–8—Readers interested in the world of professional wrestling will find much to enjoy here. Jones traces the history of this "sports entertainment" back several hundred years to carnivals in Europe and provides a fair amount of detail about its rise in popularity in the United States during the 20th century. He highlights 10 main events that helped shape pro wrestling as we know it today and offers brief biographies of 20 of the more charismatic stars, including Gorgeous George, Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, and The Rock. Jones draws attention to the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
