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Turning the Tables: The Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #189184 in Books
- Published on: 2005-10-19
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 196 pages
Editorial Reviews
Synopsis
ECW was the upstart promotion which revolutionised the wrestling industry. Turning The Tables is the first published history of the company which grew from a run-down bingo hall to become a national pay-per-view competitor...then crashed in a sea of debt. John Lister (author of Slamthology) gives an independent, objective and informative account that reveals hidden secrets and shatters common myths. From a little-known truth about ECW's most famous feud to a blow-by-blow account of what really happened in Revere, this book will give you the true story behind America's most controversial wrestling group.
Customer Reviews
Impartial,factual and well written
Turning the Tables is a very well written book with very interesting statistics and facts.Whilst little new ground is covered due to the ECW story having become so saturated,what is covered is done so in an engaging format, making this book the ECW version of 'The Death of WCW'-which is certainly a compliment
Superb book!
Interesting, and revealed new information to a jaded old fan like me. Well written too, so thanks John!
well constructed, quick read
This book is short and concise, and goes to the heart of the reasons for ECW's successes and failures. It is refreshing to have a take on ECW published by someone who wasn't involved in it, and therefore there is not the feeling that history is being re-written, which was evident in WWE's "Rise and Fall of ECW" DVD documentary. John Lister's writing is entertaining and the chapter length is short enough to make it an easy book to pick up when you only have a small amount of time to read. The book doesn't contain a huge amount of information that long-term smart marks will not know, but for those who don't subscribe to publications such as the Wrestling Observer, it should provide plenty of fresh information. Still, I will probably track down Lister's first book Slamthology on the strength of this read. Recommended.
