The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Heroes and Icons (The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, 4)

The Good Guys Of Professional Wrestling Take The Spotlight In This Comprehensive Examination Of The Memorable Characters Who Inspired Fans, Providing Insight Into What Makes A Great Hero. Compiled Using Firsthand Interviews With Hundreds Of Wrestlers, Managers, Promoters, And Historians, These Entertaining Profiles Document Wrestling's Golden Boys From The 1930s To Today. It Discusses The Roles Of Wrestling Superstars That Include Hulk Hogan, Dusty Rhodes, And The Rock As Well As Lesser-known Figures, Including Tiger Jeet Singh And Whitey Caldwell. With More Than 100 Action-packed Photos, This Engaging And Informative Book Invites Both Devoted Fans And Newcomers To The Sport To Appreciate The Rich History Of These Esteemed Performers. Introduction -- The Top Twenty -- The Next Five -- Pre-world War Ii -- African-americans -- Post-war Territorial Era -- Ethnic Heroes -- Hometown Heroes -- Cowboys & Indians -- National Era -- Anti-heroes. Steven Johnson And Greg Oliver ; With Mike Mooneyham ; Foreword By J.j. Dillon. Issued Also In Electronic Formats. The most marvelous good guys worthy of a spot in the pro wrestling hall of fame At its core, professional wrestling has always been about the forces of evil trying to undermine everything good — and a red-hot heel needs a valiant hero to battle against, someone fans can root for, identify with, and look up to. Wrestling heroes like Hulk Hogan, Dusty Rhodes, The Rock, and André the Giant are celebrated worldwide. But in Heroes & Icons , Oliver and Johnson dig deeper to include more than just the household names, telling the stories of forgotten heroes and regional stars, like Tiger Jeet Singh, who has an elementary school named after him, and Whitey Caldwell, whose gravesite still sees flowers from fans 40 years after his passing. Based on the comprehensive research and numerous in-depth interviews for which their acclaimed Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame series is known, authors Oliver and Johnson lead readers through the 1930s to the present day, as they examine what truly makes a great hero. The legendary good guys worthy of a spot in the pro wrestling hall of fame At its core, professional wrestling has always been about the forces of evil trying to undermine everything good — and a red hot heel needs a valiant hero to battle against, someone fans can root for, identify with, and look up to. Wrestling heroes like Hulk Hogan, Dusty Rhodes, The Rock, and Andre the Giant are celebrated worldwide. In Heroes & Icons, Oliver and Johnson include more than just the household names, digging deeper to also tell the story of forgotten heroes and regional stars, like Tiger Jeet Singh, who has an elementary school named after him, and Whitey Caldwell, whose gravesite still sees flowers from fans 40 years after his passing. Covering the 1930s through to the present day, the latest installment in the acclaimed Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame series examines what makes a great hero. Annotation Thegood guys of professional wrestling take the spotlight in this comprehensive examination ofthe memorable characters who inspired fans, providing insight into what makes a great hero. Compiled using firsthand interviews with hundreds of wrestlers, managers, promoters, and historians, these entertaining profiles document wrestlings golden boys from the 1930s to today. It discusses the roles of wrestling superstars that include Hulk Hogan, Dusty Rhodes, and The Rock as well as lesser-known figures, including Tiger Jeet Singh and Whitey Caldwell. With more than 100 action-packed photos, this engaging and informative book invites both devoted fans and newcomers to the sport to appreciate the rich history of these esteemed performers