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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Table of Contents
I. The Pioneers Blaze a Trail
Pro Debut Between 1850 and 1920
Americus
Beell, Fred
Bothner, George
Caddock, Earl
Cutler, Charles
Demetral, William
Eklund, Clarence
Farmer Burns
Gardini, Renato
Gotch, Frank
Great Gama, The
Grobmier, Fred
Hackenschmidt, George
Jenkins, Tom
Kallio, Gus
Karasick, Al
Ketonen, Waino
Lewis, Ed “Strangler”
Londos, Jim
Malcewicz, Joe
Man Mountain Dean
McLaughlin, Colonel James
McLeod, Dan
McMahon, John
Mondt, Joe “Toots”
Muldoon, William
Nichols, Hugh
Ordemann, Henry
Pendleton, Nat
Pesek, John
Plestina, Marin
Pojello, Karl
Reynolds, Jack
Riley, Billy
Roeber, Ernest
Roller, Dr. B.F.
Santel, Ad
Sherry, Jack
Shikat, Dick
Stecher, Joe
Steele, Ray
Steinke, Hans
Taylor, Jack
Thye, Ted
Westergaard, Jess
Zbyszko, Stanislaus
Zbyszko, Wladek
II. Gimmicks and Ingenuity Rekindle Wrestling’s Popularity
Pro Debut Between 1921 and 1950
Assirati, Bert
Atkins, Fred
Baba, Ali
Barend, Johnny
Bastien, Red
Becker, George
Berry, Red
Blassie, Fred
Blears, Lord James
Blue Demon, The
Boesch, Paul
Bollas, George
Brazil, Bobo
Brown, Orville
Browning, Jim
Bruns, Bobby
Bull Curry
Burke, Mildred
Byers, June
Carnera, Primo
Casey, Steve
Clancy, Mike
Claybourne, Jack
Coleman, Abe
Costello, Al
Crusher, The
Cyclone Anaya
Darnell, Billy
DeGlane, Henri
Detton, Dean
DiBiase, Mike
Dizzy Davis
Dunn, Roy
Dusek, Ernie
Dusek, Rudy
Eagle, Don
Eckert, Ray
El Santo
Etchison, Ronnie
Fabulous Moolah, The
Fischer, Charlie
Fuller, Buddy
Funk, Dory Sr.
Gagne, Verne
Garibaldi, Gino
Garibaldi, Leo
Geigel, Bob
George, Ed Don
Goelz, Billy
Gorgeous George
Graham, Eddie
Guerrero, Gory
Gunkel, Ray
Gustafson, Cliff
Gypsy Joe
Hart, Stu
Heffernan, Roy
Johnson, Tor
Jonathan, Don Leo
Jones, Paul
Keomuka, Duke
King Kong Czaja
Kovacs, Sandor
Kowalski, Wladek “Killer”
Kwariani, Kola
Layton, Lord Athol
Leone, “Baron” Michele
Levin, Dave
Little Beaver
Longson, Bill
Lopez, Vincent
Managoff, Bobby Jr.
Marshall, Everette
McClarty, Roy
McCready, Earl
McGuirk, Leroy
McMillen, Jim
McShain, Danny
Munn, Wayne
Myers, Sonny
Nagurski, Bronko
Nelson, Art
Nomellini, Leo
O’Connor, Pat
O’Mahoney, Danno
Orton, Bob Sr.
Palmer, Walter
Pazandak, Joe
Poffo, Angelo
Raborn, Billy
Robert, Yvon
Rocca, Antonino
Rogers, Buddy
Samara, Seelie
Savage, Leo
Savoldi, Angelo
Savoldi, Joe
Scarpa, Frank
Schmidt, Hans
Scott, George
Sexton, Frank
Sharkey, Babe
Sharpe, Ben
Sharpe, Mike
Sheik, The
Shire, Roy
Silverstein, Ruffy
Sonnenberg, Gus
Stanlee, Gene
Steinborn, Milo
Stewart, Bobby
Stojack, Frank
Swedish Angel, The
Szabo, Sandor
Talaber, Frankie
Thesz, Lou
Tillet, Maurice
Torres, Enrique
Tragos, George
Valentine, Johnny
Varga, Billy
Villmer, Ray
Virag, Ed
Watson, Billy
Welch, Roy
Westenberg, Marvin
Wright, Rube
Wykoff, Lee
Young, Mae
Yukon Eric
Zaharias, George
III. Heroes and Villains Wage War in the Sacred Territories
Pro Debut Between 1951 and 1975
Abdullah the Butcher
Adonis, Adrian
Afa
Anderson, Gene
Anderson, Ole
Andre the Giant
Arion, Spiros
Armstrong, Bob
Assassin, The
Atlas, Tony
Austin, Buddy
Ayoub, Wadi
Baba, Shohei
Backlund, Bob
Baker, Ox
Banner, Penny
Bearcat Wright
Big John Studd
Blackjack Lanza
Blackjack Mulligan
Blanchard, Tully
Bockwinkel, Nick
Bravo, Dino
Brisco, Jack
Brisco, Jerry
Brown, Bob
Bruiser Brody
Brunzell, Jim
Canek
Carpentier, Edouard
Choshu, Riki
Colon, Carlos
Curtis, Don
Cyclone Negro
DeNucci, Dominic
Destroyer, The
DiBiase, Ted
Dick the Bruiser
DiPaolo, Ilio
Dixon, Dory
Dundee, Bill
Dynamite Kid, The
Eadie, Bill
Ellis, Bob
Fargo, Jackie
Finlay, Dave
Flair, Ric
Fujinami, Tatsumi
Funk, Dory Jr.
Funk, Terry
Gagne, Greg
Garvin, Jimmy
Garvin, Ronnie
Gomez, Pepper
Gordy, Terry
Gorilla Monsoon
Gotch, Karl
Graham, Billy
Graham, Dr. Jerry
Graham, Luke
Guerrero, Chavo Sr.
Hamilton, Larry
Hansen, Stan
Hard Boiled Haggerty
Haystacks Calhoun
Hennig, Larry
Hercules Cortez
Hodge, Danny
Hutton, Dick
Iaukea, Curtis
Inoki, Antonio
Iron Sheik, The
Johnson, Rocky
Jones, Paul
Kai, Leilani
Keirn, Steve
Killer Karl Kox
Kiniski, Gene
Koloff, Ivan
Ladd, Ernie
Lawler, Jerry
Lewin, Mark
Lewis, Dale
Lindsay, Luther
Lothario, Jose
Lucas, Ken
Maivia, Chief Peter
Malenko, Boris
Mantell, Dutch
Martel, Rick
Mascaras, Mil
Matsuda, Hiro
McDaniel, Wahoo
Miller, Dr. Bill
Moose Cholak
Morales, Pedro
Mr. Fuji
Mr. Saito
Mr. Wrestling II
Muraco, Don
Murdoch, Dick
Onita, Atsushi
Orton, Bob Jr.
Patera, Ken
Patterson, Pat
Piper, Roddy
Powers, Johnny
Race, Harley
Rhodes, Dusty
Rich, Tommy
Rikidozan
Roberts, Jake
Robinson, Billy
Romero, Ricky
Rougeau, Johnny
Royal, Nelson
Sammartino, Bruno
Savage, Randy
Sgt. Slaughter
Shibuya, Kinji
Sika
Slater, Dick
Snuka, Jimmy
Snyder, Wilbur
Spoiler, The
Starr, Ricki
Stasiak, Stan
Steamboat, Sam
Steele, George
Steinborn, Dick
Stevens, Ray
Sullivan, Kevin
Tanaka, Professor Toru
Tarzan Tyler
Thatcher, Les
Thomas, “Sailor” Art
Thornton, Les
Tiger Jeet Singh
Tolos, John
Tsuruta, Jumbo
Vachon, Maurice
Valentine, Greg
Valiant, Jimmy
Ventura, Jesse
Volkoff, Nikolai
Von Erich, Fritz
Von Erich, Waldo
Von Raschke, Baron
Wanz, Otto
Watts, Bill
Woods, Tim
Zbyszko, Larry
IV. New Legends Are Born: From Hulking Up to the G.T.S.
Pro Debut Between 1976 and Present
Abyss
Adams, Chris
Anderson, Arn
Angle, Kurt
Animal
Aries, Austin
Armstrong, Brad
Austin, Steve
Awesome Kong
Awesome, Mike
Bad News Allen
Bagwell, Marcus
Bam Bam Bigelow
Barrett, Wade
Batista
Benjamin, Shelton
Benoit, Chris
Big Bossman, The
Big Daddy Voodoo
Big Show, The
Booker T
Brother Devon
Bryan, Daniel
Bully Ray
Candido, Chris
Cena, John
Chono, Masa
Christian
CM Punk
Corino, Steve
Daniels, Christopher
Darsow, Barry
Del Rio, Alberto
Dinero, D’Angelo
Douglas, Shane
Dreamer, Tommy
Duggan, Jim
Eaton, Bobby
Edge
Foley, Mick
Gibson, Robert
Gilbert, Eddie
Goldberg, Bill
Guerrero, Chavo Jr.
Guerrero, Eddie
Haku
Hall, Scott
Hardy, Jeff
Hardy, Matt
Hart, Bret
Hart, Owen
Hase, Hiroshi
Hashimoto, Shinya
Hawk
Hayes, Michael
Helms, Gregory
Hennig, Curt
Henry, Mark
Hogan, Hulk
Honky Tonk Man, The
James, Mickie
Jannetty, Marty
Jarrett, Jeff
Jericho, Chris
Junkyard Dog
Kane
Kanyon, Chris
Kawada, Toshiaki
Kim, Gail
King Kong Bundy
Kingston, Kofi
Kobashi, Kenta
Koloff, Nikita
Konnan
Landel, Buddy
Lane, Stan
Laurer, Joanie
Layfield, John “Bradshaw”
Leslie, Ed
Lesnar, Brock
Liger, Jushin
Lita
Luger, Lex
Lynn, Jerry
Magnum T.A.
Malenko, Dean
Martel, Sherri
Mero, Marc
Miceli, Madusa
Michaels, Shawn
Misawa, Mitsuharu
Miz, The
Morgan, Matt
Morley, Sean
Morrison, John
Morton, Ricky
Mr. Anderson
Mutoh, Keiji
Mysterio, Rey Jr.
Nash, Kevin
Neidhart, Jim
Norton, Scott
One Man Gang
Orndorff, Paul
Orton, Randy
Page, Dallas
Pillman, Brian
Polaco, Pete
Porter, Montel Vontavious
Raven
Rayne, Madison
Reed, Butch
Regal, William
Rheingans, Brad
Rhino
Rhodes, Cody
Rhodes, Dustin
Richards, Stevie
Richter, Wendi
Rikishi
Road Dogg
Rock, The
Roode, Bobby
Rotundo, Mike
R-Truth
Rude, Rick
Sabu
Samoa Joe
Sandman, The
Santana, Tito
Sasaki, Kensuke
Severn, Dan
Shamrock, Ken
Sheamus
Simmons, Ron
Smith, Davey Boy
Snow, Al
Sopp, Monty
Steamboat, Ricky
Steiner, Rick
Steiner, Scott
Sting
Storm, James
Storm, Lance
Stratus, Trish
Styles, A.J.
Swagger, Jack
Tara
Taylor, Terry
Taz
Tenryu, Genichiro
Tenta, John
Tiger Mask
Too Cold Scorpio
Triple H
Ultimate Warrior, The
Undertaker, The
Vader
Van Dam, Rob
Vicious, Sid
Von Erich, David
Von Erich, Kerry
Von Erich, Kevin
Waltman, Sean
Whipwreck, Mikey
Williams, Steve
Windham, Barry
Yokozuna
Zenk, Tom
Ziggler, Dolph
Statistical Notes
Acknowledgments
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