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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"It's 1953 and seventeen-year-old Leonie Putzkammer is cartoonishly tall and curvaceous, destined to spend the rest of her life waiting tables and living with her widowed father Franz in their Philadelphia row house. Until the day legendary wrestling promoter Salvatore Costantini walks into the local diner and offers her the chance of a lifetime. Leonie sets off for Florida to train at Joe Pospisil's School for Lady Grappling. There, she transforms...
6) Saint Mick
Author
Publisher
Polis Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Wrestler and entertainer Mick Foley has written a holiday memoir about how the Christmas season lifted him up when he was at his lowest, and how he tries to keep the Christmas magic alive for others.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Back in the late '80s, Randy 'The Ram' Robinson was a headlining professional wrestler. Now, decades past his prime, he barely gets by working small wrestling shows in VFW halls and as a part-time grocery store employee. He faces health problems that may end his wrestling career and is attempting to come to terms with his life outside the ring. He wants to reconcile with the daughter he abandoned in childhood and begins a relationship with a stripper....
Author
Publisher
Pitch Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Celebrate the players in the professional wrestling world -- and especially the bad guys, known as heels," whose atrocious actions make the sport worth watching Girls love bad boys, and it's no different in the world of professional wrestling. Whether it was Jake "The Snake" Roberts, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, or Ric Flair, wrestling fans have historically gravitated toward the "heel" or villain. Just as they've previously covered deceased wrestlers...
9) Nacho Libre
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Ignacio 'Nacho' is a cook by day in a Mexican orphanage who moonlights as a lucha libre wrestler to raise money for the orphans.
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In Wrestling for My Life, WWE superstar Shawn Michaels shares from his heart about the highs and lows of his life inside the WWE. Included are some never-before-shared stories and an intimate look into his career as well as stories of hunting, family, and faith. With millions of fans, Michaels had adulation and all the attention he could ask for, but he discovered there was something more. When he became a committed Christian during his years in the...
11) No excuses: the true story of a congenital amputee who became a champion in wrestling and in life
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
He was born a congenital amputee, his arms ending at his elbows and his legs at his knees. But that didn't stop Kyle Maynard from becoming a champion, on the wrestling mat and in his life.
No Excuses is the inspiring story of Kyle's battle against the odds. You'll learn about the family who supported him, the coach who trained him, and the faith that strengthened him to face the toughest fights.
Author
Publisher
Triumph Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Covering the most charming babyfaces and hateable heels, the high-flyers as well as the hardcore heroes, this comprehensive, authoritative book explores the personalities, events, and facts every WWE fan should know. Dive into pro wrestling history with indispensable information on iconic matches, behind-the-scenes business, unforgettable feuds, and outstanding feats by superstars like Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, John Cena, Ric Flair,...
13) The iron claw
Publisher
A24 Films
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.
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