Nothing in wrestling can match the excitement of the main event. It's the match that everyone wants to see, the match that will have fans talking the next day. Author Patrick Jones takes readers deep inside the world of pro wrestling and shows how its stars—and the wild characters they portray—have turned pro wrestling into a billion-dollar industry. Take a seat and gear up for the greatest show in wrestling—the main event!

Discusses the history and rules of wrestling.

Presents facts and photos about professional wrestling's greatest matches. Includes a glossary, index, and resources for further information.

Introduces the sport of wrestlign and provides information on how to prevent and treat the most common wrestling injuries.

A history of professional wrestling from its roots in legitimate sport to its days as a carnival attraction followed by the growth of regional rivalries and culminating as television-centered entertainment.

This wide-ranging and yet personal account of the wrestling industry provides fans and interested readers with a glimpse at wrestling's bizarre day-to-day realities, its most famous personalities, and its background figures as well.

Details the greatest rivalries past and present in pro wrestling.

Describes the history of professional wrestling, featuring little known facts and other unusual information.

Smackdown with over 1,000 WWE superstars. Experience the excitement of WWE with WWE 50, the definitive slam-by-slam look at the worldwide wrestling phenomenon. Get detailed histories on all your favourite wrestlers from the 60s and 70s right up to today's WWE stars and on the great partnerships, tag teams and stables from WWE history. From the Hardcore Champion to the World Heavyweight title holder and from the Survivor Series to the grand spectacle...