In the 1950s, in Las Vegas, a businessmen's conglomerate dominating a dollar 25 million - a - year sports industry hid their illegal practices from the U.S. Department of Justice until they were caught. The sport that privileged cold hard cash over honest competition was professional wrestling, and the conspirators were members of the famed National Wrestling Alliance. National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro Wrestling examines the NWA promoters' overwhelming success, and the relationships to influential politicians and writers that protected their financial interests for over 50 years. Breaking the facade of sports production, it shows how promoters actually twisted arms to edge out their opponents. Hornbaker documents the life of the NWA, from its humble beginnings in the Midwest after World War II, to its worldwide expansion. He chronicles the Department of Justice's investigation, providing sports fans with a never - before - told side of wrestling's legacy. The most noteworthy exploits of the National Wrestling Alliance were behind locked doors. Now, the conspiracies of a century - old brand of entertainment will finally be revealed.
- ISBN10 1554902746
- ISBN13 9781554902743
- Publish Date 16 November 2010 (first published 30 April 2007)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint ECW Press,Canada
- Format eBook
- Pages 300
- Language English