WWF WrestleMania : The Official Insider's Story [Hardcover]

Jr., Basil V. DeVito (Author), Joe Layden (Author), WWF (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 6, 2001

From the first tag-team match that pitted Hulk Hogan and Mr T against Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff at WrestleMania I in 1985, to the monumental battle between Triple H and The Rock in 2000 at WrestleMania XVI, this book is the only official and authoritative history of WrestleMania. It is an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the greatest matches in what is known as the 'Super Bowl of the World Wrestling Federation'. Filled with stunning four-colour photography, facts, and insider stories from all-time favourite main events: Hulk Hogan versus King Kong Bundy in a steel cage match to keep the world title at WrestleMania II, Shawn Michaels throttling Bret Hart in a marathon 60-minute Iron Man match at WrestleMania XII, The Rattlesnake versus the Brahma Bull at WrestleMania XXV, and much more. Informative, action-packed, and including an exclusive free DVD featuring classic WrestleMania moments, WrestleMania: The Official Insider's History, is destined to be the ultimate collectible for dedicated fans across the globe.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Adult/High School-Some people consider WrestleMania the greatest event in the history of sports entertainment. It is the marriage of sports stars, celebrities, singers, and politicians. Aficionados can relive the most electrifying moments from the first contest held in 1985 at Madison Square Garden to "WrestleMania XVI's Fatal Four-Way Title Match with Triple H, Cactus Jack, the Big Show and The Rock." This engaging coffee-table book has striking, hair-raising photographs, incredible moments of fan pandemonium, and oodles of behind-the-scenes stories, and it comes bundled with an exclusive DVD that underscores the great "Championship matches that link WrestleMania events through the years." If you buy but one wrestling book this year, let this be the one.

ayo dayo, Chinn Park Regional Library, Prince William, VA

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Basil V. DeVito is the President, New Business Development for World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc. Since 1985 DeVito has had a unique oportunity to witness the phenomenon of WrestleMania from both inside and outside the WWF.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 204 pages
• Publisher: HarperEntertainment; Har/DVD edition (March 6, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060393874
• ISBN-13: 978-0060393878
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 10.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #328,940 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Book, March 16, 2001

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R. M. Williams (NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: WWF WrestleMania : The Official Insider's Story (Hardcover)

This book is just incredible. It has amazing photos, well-written text, and is just a great read. I was glad to see that it didn't "disrespect" the first few WrestleManias in order to praise the so-called "WWF Attitude" of the last 3 events. I've heard some people complain about the price for the book, but believe me it's well worth it. Basil Devito tells really interesting stories about what went on before, during, and after each WrestleMania event. There are only 2 negatives I have regarding the book- first, they should have printed the results of each WrestleMania match. They included the lineups of each event, but no results which I thought was kind of dumb. Second, the DVD that's included with the book is just basically a shorter version of the "WrestleMania History" disk that was included with the WrestleMania 16 DVD. If you own that DVD, you already have most of what's on here. But other than those two small points, this is a must-have book for any wrestling fan.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WWF History Lesson, May 28, 2001

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Louis Rusconi (El Cajon, California United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WWF WrestleMania : The Official Insider's Story (Hardcover)

If WWF's Wrestlemania was a college course, this would be the required text! Great photos and writing make this an entertaining and informative read!It's great that this has been documented for history and in ten years they should do a companion book.Two let downs about this book: #1 It comes with a Dvd video. I only have VHS, so I guess I will have to wait to when I an forced into purchasing a Dvd player. It's kind of presumptous of the publishers to assume everyone has a dvd player.#2 I follow wrestling pretty close and know much of the "inside scoop", and this was written clearly from an "event-based" point of view, not from how it really happened.I guess the writer wanted to steer clear of any of the "backstage politics" and just cover the historical events that took place.Which is great, not everyone wants to know all that stuff. Bottom line, this book is great and should be purchased by any wrestling fan. It is a testimony of how great the WWF is and has been and will continue to be!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good........but not Great, March 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: WWF WrestleMania : The Official Insider's Story (Hardcover)

The book is very good. And for NEW wrestling fans who just started following the business past few years it gives a nice history of WM. But most hardcore die-hard pro wrestling fans have heard most of these stories before or won't be all that intrigued by them. It is a solid book that can be read in a day or two. The DVD is nice. But like I said, if your a die-hard pro wrestling fan don't buy this book expecting to learn anything.