Showdowns: The Top 20 Rivalries in the Past 20 Years Contributor(s): Roberts, Jeremy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416591737 ISBN-13: 9781416591733 Publisher: World Wrestling Entertainment OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: From the immortal Hulk Hogan to the legend killer Randy Orton, this collection contains 20 great feuds from professional wrestling from the past 20 years that transcend the everyday matches. B&w photographs throughout. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Wrestling - Sports & Recreation | History |
Dewey: 796.812 |
LCCN: 2009278233 |
Series: Wwe |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.3" W x 8.1" (0.61 lbs) 224 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Roberts, Jeremy: - 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. |