National Wrestling Alliance
The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Professional Wrestling
Tim Hornbaker, James "Quick" Tillis as told to J. Engleman Price, Mendelson Joe, preface by Gary Michael Dault
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?In the 1950s, in Las Vegas, a businessmen's conglomerate dominating a $25
million-a-year sports industry hid their illegal practices from the U.S.
Department of Justice until they were caught. The sport that privileged cold
hard cash over honest competition was professional wrestling, and the
conspirators were members of the famed National Wrestling Alliance. National
Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro
Wrestling examines the NWA promoters' overwhelming success, and the
relationships to influential politicians and writers that protected their
financial interests for over 50 years. Breaking the façade of sports
production, it shows how promoters actually twisted arms to edge out their
opponents. Hornbaker documents the life of the NWA, from its humble beginnings
in the Midwest after World War II, to its worldwide expansion. He chronicles
the Department of Justice's investigation, providing sports fans with a never-
before-told side of wrestling's legacy. The most noteworthy exploits of the
National Wrestling Alliance were behind locked doors. Now, the conspiracies of
a century-old brand of entertainment will finally be revealed.
million-a-year sports industry hid their illegal practices from the U.S.
Department of Justice until they were caught. The sport that privileged cold
hard cash over honest competition was professional wrestling, and the
conspirators were members of the famed National Wrestling Alliance. National
Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro
Wrestling examines the NWA promoters' overwhelming success, and the
relationships to influential politicians and writers that protected their
financial interests for over 50 years. Breaking the façade of sports
production, it shows how promoters actually twisted arms to edge out their
opponents. Hornbaker documents the life of the NWA, from its humble beginnings
in the Midwest after World War II, to its worldwide expansion. He chronicles
the Department of Justice's investigation, providing sports fans with a never-
before-told side of wrestling's legacy. The most noteworthy exploits of the
National Wrestling Alliance were behind locked doors. Now, the conspiracies of
a century-old brand of entertainment will finally be revealed.
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