Main Event: The World of Professional Wrestling [Paperback]

Roberta Morgan (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Delacorte Pr (August 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385270798
• ISBN-13: 978-0385270793
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #387,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A fun and nostalgic read., March 29, 2000

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This review is from: Main Event: The World of Professional Wrestling (Paperback)

Writing a review of this book about twenty years after it was published, I appreciate it even more now than I did then. At the time, no wrestlers or people involved in the wrestling business were allowed to break "kayfabe" - carny-speak meaning they couldn't "expose" the wrestling business as entertainment and not truly sport. Now, that's all changed. Therefore, the books we read now on wreslting are true, gritty behind-the-scenes recounts of the business side of things. Roberta Morgan's book paints a simple but nostalgic portrait of the major superstars of the 1970's, filled with color photos, some of which have since become wrestling classics. It has snippets of interviews, information on the wrestlers' backgrounds (now so obviously fictional) and is just an enjoyable read. For a longtime wrestling fan, it will bring a glorious and bygone era alive.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best background, April 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Main Event: The World of Professional Wrestling (Paperback)

For anyone who loves pro wrestling, this is the only book that tells you how it started, and who owned titles up until the 1980' and how they did it. Also features long interview by Andre the Giant, Bruno Sammartino, and other greats. Knows more than MacMahon.