WCW World Championship Wrestling: The Ultimate Guide (Hardcover)

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Review

...DK has been able to combine never-before-seen images with fact-packed text to create an invaluable book for the wrestling fan. -- New York African Sun Times

Product Description

WCW: The Ultimate Guide contains all of the important information about the most popular fighters in World Championship Wrestling. It gives the reader an unprecedented look behind the scenes of WCW, revealing how each show is put together and what training the wrestlers have to go through before they can set foot in the ring. With unlimited access to the archives at WCW headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, Dorling Kindersley has been able to combine never-before-seen images with a fact-packed text to create an invaluable book for the wrestling fan.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (October 18, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789466732
• ISBN-13: 978-0789466730
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 10.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #926,371 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good...The Pics Are AWESOME! Better Than You'd Think!!, November 30, 2001

By	Jonathan E. Barber (CT) - See all my reviews

This book is definitely better than you'd probably think. It has a page or two per WCW wrestler (features Goldberg, Nash, Booker, Stevie Ray, Big T, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Rey Mysterio Jr., Billy Kidman, Konnan, Juventud Guerrera, Jerry Flynn, Ernest "Cat" Miller, Bam Bam Bigelow, DDP, Paisley, Prince Iaukea, Ric Flair, Hogan, Jarrett, Sting, Sid, Scott Steiner, Rick Steiner, Three Count, Jung Dragons, Lex Luger, Lash Leroux, David Flair, Madusa, Meng, Curt Hennig, Kanyon, Scott Hall, Brian Knobbs, Norman Smiley, Fit Finlay, La Parka, Bret Hart, Berlyn, The Wall, Dustin Rhodes, Terry Funk, Chris Candido, Tank Abbott, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Buff Bagwell, Vampiro, Hugh Morrus, The Harris Brothers, Disco Inferno, The Mamalukes, and Crowbar), providing the reader with various facts and info on them, such as some of their greatest feuds and/or matches, finishing move, titles that they've held, life outside of the ring, etc.

Most already know all the facts already, however, the pictures of each wrestler are great, in full color. They made great pics. If you want a nice way to remember the "Old WCW," then this is pretty good. It also has several full-page info-sheets on the WCW announcers, backstage crew, Nitro Girls, referees, etc. As I said, most of the facts are pretty much already known, however, the full color pictures are a big highlight of this book. This is much better than most of WCW's other merchandise items. I'll say it's a 3.6* book, out of a possible 5*'s, being the best. 144 pages.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT, July 18, 2001

By	Callum Vine (Skegness, Lincs, England) - See all my reviews

I genuinly enjoyed this book. The title of the book (WCW: Ultimate Guide) fits its contents. It includes descriptions on all of the wrestlers in WCW and the weekly shows. On every 1-2 pages there is a biography on wrestler including title histories, finishing moves, famous qoutes and statistics. This book is great for WCW fans and also other wrestling fans.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good...The Pics Are AWESOME! Better Than You'd Think!!, November 30, 2001

By	Jonathan E. Barber (CT) - See all my reviews

This book is definitely better than you'd probably think. It has a page or two per WCW wrestler (features Goldberg, Nash, Booker, Stevie Ray, Big T, Chavo, Rey, Kidman, Konnan, Juvi, Jerry Flynn, Ernest "Cat" Miller, Bam Bam, DDP, Paisley, Prince Iaukea, Ric Flair, Hogan, Jarrett, Sting, Sid, Scott Steiner, Rick Steiner, Three Count, Jung Dragons, Luger, Lash Leroux, David Flair, Madusa, Meng, Curt Hennig, Kanyon, Scott Hall, Knobbs, Smiley, Finlay, La Parka, Bret Hart, Berlyn, The Wall, Dustin Rhodes, Terry Funk, Candido, Tank Abbott, Piper, Duggan, Bagwell, Vampiro, Hugh Morrus, Hennig, Harris Brothers, Disco, Mamalukes, and Crowbar), providing the reader with various facts and info on them, such as some of their greatest feuds and/or matches, their finishing move, the titles that they've held, etc. The facts are dumb. Everybody knows them, however, the pictures of each wrestler are great, in full color. They made great pics. If you want a way to remember the "Old WCW," then this is a pretty good way. It also features info on the WCW announcers, backstage crew, Nitro Girls, etc. As I said, most of the facts are pretty much already known, however, the full color pictures are a big highlight of this book. I'll say it's a 3.6* book, out of a possible 5*'s, being the best. 144 pages.