Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #24701 in Books
• Published on: 2005-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

Synopsis
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO DIE THE DEATH IT DID In fact, the company was destined to thrive and prosper. They had so many advantages - a roster packed with strong talent and Ted Turner, the biggest media mogul in the universe - it seemed not only would the company expand its profits, but that it would eventually turn every other wrestling promotion in the country to dust. However, by 2001 the company, having lost 95% of its paying audience, has sold for next to nothing to Vonce McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment. How could a company lost their audience so quickly? Why did they put on shows so horrible that fans fled in horror? Who were the people responsible for this catastrophic collapse? In short, just what caused the death of one of the largest wrestling companies in the world? THE DEATH OF WCW answers all of these questions and more as it investigates the bizarre (and often hysterical) history of the downfall of the WCW.

A follow-up to the highly successful Wrestlecrap: The Very Worst of Professional Wrestling this is the first book in history to detail the spectacular rise and fall of World Championship Wrestling, a story that many within the industry would prefer to leave untold.

Customer Reviews

Brilliant and insightful
When I first heard about this book i was curious enough to buy it mainly due to the fact that even though as a life long wwf fan i always enjoyed wcw aswell as they made some good television during there days aswell and should never have "Died" like it should have done. the book itself is well organised into certain time scales from the birth of wcw to the death itself although i have to admit it doesn't really go into detail during the early days and only really starts going into detail around the time when hulk hogan signed with them...obviously the biggest thing that ever happened during wcw's success was the nWo as bischoff done things with that group that never had been done before like spray painting they're beaten opponents, squashing everything in their path and even insulting WCW itself.... But the thing that really interested me the most was hogans and nash's attitude backstage as it really gives you an insight into what these men are really like and they're refusal to do jobs to any of the upcoming stars like benoit, guerrero or jericho (or the "vanilla midgets" as Nash Called them) plus also they're abilty to able to really damage careers like goldbergs and stings just to keep themselves at the top. Another thing that ironically made me laugh was the russo era which i remember was just so hilariously bad and brought back alot of memories for me aswell. I personally feel that if you want something that gives you an unbiased version of the WCW's demise rather than the wwe's version in their dvd then you must read this as it will make you laugh, make you angry and perhaps even give you a nostalgia trip to the once the most exciting wrestling promotion in the world that was WCW.

A superb look at WCW's Fall
Read how WCW went from a small time company, to the top of the pro wrestling mountain and then completely and utterly destroyed itself from within.

Its all detailed in 330 pages from the rise of the financial success it became, the coup of the top mid 90's wrestlers, the Monday Night Wars, the birth of the NWO and the winning tactics. To the fall due to the pretty backstage jealousy, the attitudes to the fans, and the most awful gimmicks and stories ever devised that eventually drove fans away in there thousands.

Written in a very humorous and factual way in order of how WCW rose and sharply fell, often in a week-to-week basis, this book is an excellent and essential read for all wrestling fans. You seriously just can't realise how many bad choices WCW made over and over until you read this book. I never put it down!

Whodunnit?
This book is a great study into how and why exactly a company which is at the top of the world one year can all of a sudden cease to exist the other.The reasons (and I might add, culprits) are all fully explored in a hilarious fashion. Some of the mistakes the company made will bewilder anyone. This, combined with the wrestlecrap book, are essential purchases for any old wrestling fan.My only critisism is that a lot of the main points had already been made in the aforementioned book, and whilst this does not tread old ground, the two are surely inseperable if you want the full picture.