Showdowns: The 20 Greatest Wrestling Rivalries of the Last Two Decades - Couverture souple

Roberts, Jeremy

 
9781416591733: Showdowns: The 20 Greatest Wrestling Rivalries of the Last Two Decades
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1416591737 ISBN 13 : 9781416591733
Editeur : World Wrestling Entertainment, 2008

Synopsis

Two decades of the top twenty fan favorites and the matches that made them famous.

It starts with an insult...then comes a push, a shove...a betrayal. Before you know it, the two wrestlers are at each other's throats. It's a rivalry, it's personal...it's a showdown.

Some showdowns are straightforward: John Cena wants to prove himself by taking on JBL; Randy Orton knows that if he can slay Undertaker, it will prove that he is the legend killer. Others are grudge matches -- The Rock is finally going to put Stone Cold Steve Austin, the bionic redneck, in his place.

There are conflicts we can all identify with: Steve Austin doing to Mr. McMahon what we dream of doing to our boss every Monday morning. There are the epic showdowns that evoke the eternal struggle: Undertaker versus Kane. And the truly bizarre: Mankind against Shawn Michaels.

Here for the first time ever, Jeremy Roberts (co-author of Controversy Creates Cash and Batista Unleashed) examines the top twenty rivalries of the past twenty years. Roberts takes us on a veritable tour of recent wrestling history, from Hulk Hogan's showdowns with Randy Savage to the gargantuan struggles between Undertaker and Batista. The high-flying action of the Hardy Boyz, the Dudleys, Edge & Christian -- all are examined in what amounts to a brief for the wrestlers' inclusion in the hall of fame. From the Monday Night Wars between nWo and D-Generation X to the real-life conflict that spawned Matt Hardy's memorable bloodfest with Edge, Roberts takes you into the ring so vividly you'll come away with bruises.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jeremy Roberts (cowriter) has written on a variety of subjects. His nonfiction work includes biographies of Mussolini and Joan of Arc for A&E Books.

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Éditeur
World Wrestling Entertainment
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1416591737
ISBN 13 
9781416591733
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV
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