The 50 Greatest Professional Wrestlers of All Time: The Definitive Shoot - Softcover

Who were the best pro wrestlers of all time? What makes these 50 remarkable performers so special, and what were their contributions to the massively popular spectacle of wrestling? The 50 Greatest Pro Wrestlers of All Time has the answers. Bestselling author Larry Matysik shoots from the hip about who qualifies as the very best in history. The complexity of choosing and ranking the 50 finest from a strong group of talented candidates also reveals a secondary tale about the evolution of pro wrestling and how this unique sport operates. This sure - to - becontroversial list and Matysik s keen insights form a detailed, entertaining, and enlightening description of sports entertainment through the history of its legends.

Larry Matysik was only 16 when he started working for Sam Muchnick in 1963. He was both the St. Louis promotion's publicist and office manager. Later in his career he booked matches, and produced and called play-by-play for television. He also worked for Vince McMahon and the World Wrestling Federation from 1984 to 1993, and has since been involved in independent wrestling promotions. He is the author of Wrestling at the Chase (ECW 2005) and Brody (ECW 2007).