| Mat Memories: My Wild Life in Pro Wrestling, Country Music, and with the Mets Contributor(s): Arezzi (Author), Oliver, Greg (Author), Foley, Mick (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1770415645 ISBN-13: 9781770415645 Publisher: ECW Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Wrestling - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A man with three different names ties together the stars of professional wrestling, country music, and the New York Mets. John Arezzi was a lifelong Mets fan who dreamed of a job in baseball. In 1981, he took a job with the Mets Class A team in North Carolina. But Arezzi had another love: professional wrestling. He ran a fan club for the villainous "Classy" Freddie Blassie as a teenager, then progressed to wrestling photographer, and finally even stepped into the ring himself as John Anthony. Eventually he escaped to pursue a new life in altogether different world: country music. After adopting a new name, John Alexander, his many accomplishments include discovering both Patty Loveless and (decades later) Kelsea Ballerini. But wrestling is tough to shake ... In the 1990s, Arezzi hosted the pioneering radio talk show Pro Wrestling Spotlight. He also ran the first major conventions, assembling a wrestling who's who to meet with fans. He promoted shows, both at home and abroad, and was a key figure behind importing lucha libre into America. Mat Memories is Arezzi's chance to hold the mic, and he holds nothing back -- he names names and tells the untold behind-the-scenes stories: from the ring, the stage, and the diamond. |