The main event [electronic resource] : the moves and muscle of pro wrestling / Patrick Jones.
This is not the story of the sport or of two Olympians or high schoolers going at it for pin or points, but of the art of making the blows and throws look like the real thing while the outcome has been predetermined.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781467701310 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1467701319 (electronic bk.)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource : ill. (some col.)
- Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : Millbrook Press, c2013.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: It's time for the main event -- History of wrestling : from Ancient Greece to pay-per-view -- Ten great main events -- Stars : great wrestlers of the past and present -- Wrestling's most devastating finishing moves -- Wrestling's most memorable moments -- Looking forward : the future of pro wrestling. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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Subject: | Wrestling > History > Juvenile literature. Wrestling > History. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Wrestling Wrestling. |
Genre: | Electronic books. History. Juvenile works. |