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Sports & Recreation Wrestling

The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame

The Heels

by (author) Greg Oliver & Steven Johnson

Publisher
ECW Press
Initial publish date
Jun 2007
Category
Wrestling, History
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550227598
    Publish Date
    Jun 2007
    List Price
    $22.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550226836
    Publish Date
    May 2005
    List Price
    $22.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781770415027
    Publish Date
    Aug 2019
    List Price
    $22.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781773054216
    Publish Date
    Aug 2019
    List Price
    $16.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781770410374
    Publish Date
    Oct 2012
    List Price
    $22.95

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The colorful villains, heels, bad guys, and rule breakers worthy of a spot in the pro wrestling hall of fame

In The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels, critically acclaimed authors Greg Oliver and Steven Johnson take readers on an informative and entertaining ride through mat mayhem. With their signature mix of original research, interviews, and anecdotes, they describe the rise and development of wrestling’s bad guys, from riots in small-town arenas in the 1920s to the mega-event pay-per-views of today. The Heels explains how a barrel-chested Milwaukee brewer became wrestling’s first Nazi, then served his country with distinction in World War II, as well as how bleached blond bad guys like the legendary Ric Flair trace their lineage to Gorgeous George — and about the little-known Ohioan that George himself emulated. And of course, Oliver and Johnson’s list of the most influential heels in history is sure to spark debate.

Like its predecessors in the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame series, The Heels features more than a hundred rarely or never-before-seen photos of wrestling’s most despised characters. From the casual fan to the wrestling historian, anyone interested in the unique world of sports entertainment should have this on their bookshelf.

 

About the authors

A writer, editor, and stay-at-home dad, Greg Oliver has written extensively about hockey and professional wrestling. Recent books include Blue Lines, Goal Lines, & Bottom LinesDon’t Call Me GoonThe Goaltenders’ UnionWritten in Blue & White; and Duck with the Puck. A member of the Society for International Hockey Research, Greg lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his wife and son. Learn more at OliverBooks.ca. Jim Gregory is a vice-president with the NHL and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007.

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