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The Wrestlers' Wrestlers

The Masters of the Craft of Professional Wrestling

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The Wrestlers' Wrestlers

Written by: Dan Murphy, Brian Young
Narrated by: Joe Hempel
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A walk-through wrestling history, starting with the founding fathers such as Ed "Strangler" Lewis and the incomparable Lou Thesz, to modern-day masters such as Daniel Bryan and Kurt Angle.

The Wrestlers' Wrestlers spotlights elite performers and analyzes exactly what made them your favorite wrestler's favorite wrestlers. Authors Dan Murphy and Brian Young interviewed more than 40 in-ring veterans, historians, referees, and promoters to get a unique insider's look at the people who have made a lasting impact on the world of professional wrestling. It offers a special peek "behind the curtain" and a rare look into the top stars' thoughts on their peers, their influences, and their personal favorites.

The Wrestlers' Wrestlers is a history of professional wrestling but also a tribute to the frequently misunderstood art itself. Featuring stars of the 1920s to today, this essential book deserves a prominent spot on the bookcase of every fan and historian.

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Started strong and then fizzled out

What begins as a solid encyclopedia of wrestling, quickly devolves into rapid-fire blurbs about too many wrestlers crammed into one book. Our narrator makes numerous pronunciation errors, which suggests bad directing, which adds to the frustration. By the end, this is mostly regurgitating stats from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (which I could care less about), and there’s way too long a section trying to almost defend Chris Benoit…meanwhile the book crucifies Dynamite Kid for behaviour that Benoit copied and then took to a lethal extreme? Make it make sense.

If you’re willing to sit and separate the wheat from the chaff, there’s more good than bad in this….but maybe the physical version would be best.

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