LEADER 02897nam 22004093 450 001 9910151694803321 005 20230803015506.0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000952594 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6354911 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6354911 035 $a(OCoLC)1197847639 035 $a(BIP)084606257 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000952594 100 $a20210901d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSpandex, Screw Jobs and Cheap Pops $eInside the Business of British Pro Wrestling 210 1$aChicago :$cPitch Publishing,$d2013. 210 4$dİ2013. 215 $a1 online resource (170 pages) 311 $a1-909626-02-3 327 $aIntro -- Title -- Copyright -- About the author -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Preface: The history -- Chapter 1: The resurgence -- Chapter 2: The training -- Chapter 3: In the spotlight - the wrestlers -- Chapter 4: In the spotlight - the women wrestlers -- Chapter 5: The referees -- Chapter 6: The ring announcers -- Chapter 7: In the spotlight - the history of UK wrestling promotions -- Chapter 8: Creating a promotion -- Chapter 9: In the spotlight - the UK's current promotions -- Chapter 10: In the spotlight - London calling -- Chapter 11: In the spotlight - heading north -- Chapter 12: In the spotlight - looking west -- Chapter 13: The marketing -- Chapter 14: Brits abroad - the UK wrestlers travelling the world -- Chapter 15: Outside wrestling -- Chapter 16: The future -- Epilogue: Recommendations -- Glossary -- The promotions and their abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Photographs. 330 8 $aA fun look at the thriving UK professional wrestling scene, and how it's reviving itself for a smart, sceptical 21st-century audience after the World of Sport glory days were tarnished when fans found out that "it's not real". Carrie Dunn talks to some of the top British wrestlers, some of them now international stars, and finds out about their careers, what motivates them to risk their necks on a weekly basis, and their dreams of mainstream fame. They reveal what really happens behind the scenes at shows and training schools, and how they balance their dangerous part-time job with family life and in most cases a 9-to-5 job that pays the bills. She asks promoters what they believe their audiences want to see, about the sport's resurgence, uncertain finances and turf wars. And she talks to the scene's hardcore fans about wrestling's chances of a return to prime-time TV. 606 $aWrestling 615 0$aWrestling. 676 $a796.81200000000001 700 $aDunn$b Carrie$0852738 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910151694803321 996 $aSpandex, Screw Jobs and Cheap Pops$91904278 997 $aUNINA