Black Stars of Professional Wrestling (Paperback)

by Julian L.D. Shabazz (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
...presents the untold story of the long forgotten warriors of the ring. -- Wrestling World Magazine

If you want to see the glorious history of the black wrestler, and you should, I highly recommend Julian Shabazz's excellent book.(The Phantom of the Ring, World of Wrestling Magazine) -- WOW Magazine, January 2000

It's interesting and thorough, if not encyclopaedic. It's a handy and honest reference work... More than anything, however, it's long overdue. (Doug E. Bell, SLAM! Sports Canada) -- SLAM! Wrestling, September 9,1999

This encyclopedia-like book lists short bios and attempts to point out the contribution black wrestlers have made to wrestling.(Scott Teal, Whatever Happened to...?) -- Whatever Happened to...?, Issue #41

Product Description
"Black Stars of Professional Wrestling" is the long-awaited story of the contributions of the Black athletes that've participated in one of America's most popular sporting events.

The book features over 150 photographs and biographies of Black pro wrestlers from the late 19th Century to today. Little known facts and rarely seen pictures tell the story of some of the most gifted but largely overlooked athletes of all time.

Readers will learn about legends like Reggie Siki, Woody Strode, Luther Lindsay, Tiger Conway, Thunderbolt Patterson, and Bearcat Wright, the first Black holder of a version of the world title. They'll even read about the stars of today like Booker T, Rocky "The Rock" Maivia, Faarooq, D-Lo Brown, Ernest "The Cat" Miller, and New Jack. Also covered in the book are Black females, midgets, and celebrity wrestlers from other sports throughout various decades.

With "Black Stars of Professional Wrestling", the long forgotten warriors are finally given their place of honor in sports history.

Product Details

• Paperback: 148 pages
• Publisher: Awesome Records; 1st edition (August 7, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893680037
• ISBN-13: 978-1893680036
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,180,293 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally! The history of Blacks in pro wrestling is told!, November 16, 1999

By A Customer

Julian Shabazz's book, "Black Stars of Professional Wrestling" is long, long overdue. It is a very interesting and fascinating book about these great athletes' contributions. To read the stories about such great competitors as Thunderbolt Patterson, Bearcat Wright, Rocky Johnson and the Junkyard Dog is a tremendous thrill.

If you are a true wrestling fan, you will learn things you didn't know. This is truly a marvelous book!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Interesting, March 26, 2000

By	H. McDonald (Yonkers,New York) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I enjoyed this book very much.I was never aware of wrestlers like Bearcat Wright who fought for desegregation in wrestling.I also enjoyed reading the profiles of Junkyard Dog,Jacqueline(my favorite),Ernie Ladd,& Ron Simmons.The only drawback of this book is that Mr.Shabazz should have done more research on the wrestlers that were mentioned just by name.Overall,if you're a real wrestling fan who wants to be educated on the Black wrestler & their accomplishments,pick up this book!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a must see book for all wrestling fans., September 11, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) - See all my reviews

The book was very interesting it gives you alot of history about black wrestlers that you never saw on t.v. It also showed that when given the chance and given that big push that black wrestlers can become big stars in the sport of professional wrestling. This book also tells how hard it is for black wrestlers to make it in this sport. I also enjoyed the poster of the all black female wrestling show. Mr.Shabazz I would like to ask you one question when you mention Hardrock Hamilton was you referring to Larry (Thunderbolt) Hamilton because Mr.Hamilton is a good friend of mine he also worked for Championship Wrestling from Florida in the early 80's and then throughout the southeastern part of the U.S. He been promoting wrestling shows throughout Jacksonville now for over 10 years. His wrestling promotions was Pan American Championship Wrestling now he calls it World Wide Wrestling. Also to all black wrestling fans this would be a great book for Black History Month.