We Promised You a Great Main Event: An Unauthorized Wwe History
Hardcover 464 pages English October 13, 2020
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Unauthorized. Unrestricted. Noholds barred.In We Promised You a Great MainEvent, longtime sportsjournalist Bill Hanstock pulls back the curtain to give a smart fan's accountof WWE and Vince McMahon's journey to the top. Untangling the truth behind theofficial WWE storyline, Hanstock does a deep dive into key moments of the company'shistory, from the behind-the-scenes drama at the Montreal Screwjob, to thecompany's handling of the Jimmy Snuka scandal, to the real story of the MondayNight Wars.WWE is an extraordinary business success and an underappreciated pop culturalphenomenon. While WWE soared to prominence during the Hulk Hogan years, as thestakes grew more and more extreme, wrestlers faced steroid scandals and assaultallegations. The whole story is here, good, bad, and ugly, from the heights of iconiccultural moments like Wrestlemania III to the arrival of global superstars likeThe Rock and John Cena.We Promised You a Great Main Event is an exhaustive, fun account ofthe McMahon family and WWE's unprecedented rise. Drawing on a decade of coveringwrestling, Bill Hanstock synthesizes insights from historians, journalists, andindustry insiders with his own deep research to produce the most up-to-date, entertaininghistory of WWE available. Full of amazing characters and astonishing storiesfrom the ring to corporate boardrooms, it is a story as audacious as any WWEspectacle.
- Author:
- Bill Hanstock
- Publisher:
- Harper
- Publication Date:
- October 13, 2020
- Number of pages:
- 464 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10:
- 006298084X
- ISBN-13:
- 9780062980847