Sex, Lies, and Headlocks: The Real Story of Vince McMahon and

Sex, Lies, and Headlocks: The Real Story of Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment
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â€œCurrent fans and recovering Hulkamaniacs alike should find [Sex, Lies, and Headlocks] as gripping as the Camel Clutch.â€ â€”Maxim

Sex, Lies, and Headlocks is the ultimate behind-the-scenes look at the backstabbing, scandals, and high-stakes gambles that have made wrestling an enduring television phenomenon. The man behind it all is Vince McMahon, a ruthless and entertaining visionary whose professional antics make some of the flamboyant characters in the ring look tame by comparison. Throughout the book, the authors trace McMahonâ€™s rise to power and examine the appeal of the industryâ€™s biggest starsâ€”including Ed â€œStranglerâ€ Lewis, Gorgeous George, Bruno Sammartino, Ric Flair, and, most recently, Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock. In doing so, they show us that while WWE stock is traded to the public on Wall Street, wrestling remains a shadowy world guided by a century-old code that stresses secrecy and loyalty.

With a new afterword, this is the definitive book about the history of pro wrestling.

â€œReading this excellent behind-the-scenes look at wrestling promoter McMahon . . . is almost as entertaining and shocking as watching the most extreme antics of McMahonâ€™s comic-book style creations such as Steve Austin and The Rock.â€
â€”Publishers Weekly

â€œA quintessentially American success story of a cocky opportunist defying the odds and hitting it big . . . Sparkling cultural history from an author wise enough to let the facts and personalities speak for themselves.â€â€”Kirkus Reviews
Country USA
Brand Broadway Books
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781400051434
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2004-02-24
UnitCount 1
UPCs 783324893977
EANs 0783324893977

Country	USA
Brand	Broadway Books
Manufacturer	Crown
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781400051434
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2004-02-24
UnitCount	1
UPCs	783324893977
EANs	0783324893977

Sex, Lies, and Headlocks: The Real Story of Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment

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