BENOIT. Wrestling with the Horror that Destroyed a Family and Crippled a Sport

Johnson (Steven) McCoy (Heath) Muchnick (Irvin) & Oliver (Greg) Essays by:

ISBN 10: 1550228129 / ISBN 13: 9781550228120

Verlag: ECW Press, 2007

Beschreibung

Softcover. Featuring the Canadian WWE wrestler Chris Benoit. Over a 3 day period ending on June 24, 2007, Benoit killed his wife Nancy, strangled his 7yr. old son, and subsequently hanged himself. The personal and the public remifications; the fallout for "sports entertainment" and sports in general; the role the media has played and whether professional wrestling as we know it will survive the scrutiny of fans and lawmakers alike - in this book four of the industry's most respected commentators weigh in on the horrific murder-suicide that outraged the nation, making wrestling's macho but fake cartoon world all too vulnerable and chillingly real. Illus. 160pp. 8vo. softcover. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 12654

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: BENOIT. Wrestling with the Horror that Destroyed a Family and Crippled a Sport
• Verlag: ECW Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1550228129
• ISBN-13: 9781550228120
• Einband: Softcover / Paperback
• Auflage: First edition.
• Zustand: Fine
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

The life and alarming death of acclaimed professional wrestler Chris Benoit are explored in this timely and exhaustive biography. In June 2007 Benoit committed suicide after killing his wife and son, and the media coverage surrounding this event—as well as the facts of the case and its effects on professional wrestling—are all extensively addressed. Benoit’s life prior to and during his pro wrestling career is examined, as is his significant impact on the wrestling world and widespread popularity. This close-up look at one of pro wrestling’s greatest and most lamented figures also presents the place of his tragedy in the darker side of wrestling’s history.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Steven Johnson is coauthor of The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame series. He lives in Springfield, Virginia. Heath McCoy is a pop-culture reporter for the Calgary Herald. He lives in Calgary, Alberta. Irv Muchnick’s work has been published in The New York Times and the Village Voice and he is the author of Wrestling Babylon. He lives in Berkeley, California. Greg Oliver has been a professional wrestling reporter for 20 years and is coauthor of the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame series. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.