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The Wrestling
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- By Simon Garfield
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- Published: 1st Nov 2007
- ISBN: 0571236766
- Pages: 256
- Size: 198mm x 129mm
From the Publisher:
They used to be huge: huge in girth, huge on television. The Wrestling was once the biggest almost-sport in the country, as stars such as Big Daddy, Giant Haystacks, Mick McManus and Kendo Nagasaki entertained a grateful public on Saturday afternoons.
But these days the survivors of a national institution hobble about with only anecdotes and hip replacements to show for their years of fame. This is the classic story of their rise and fall, told with love and melancholy by those who were there.
This edition features a new afterword by the author.
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