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Wrestling Babylon : piledriving tales of drugs, sex, death and scandal

Professional wrestling's most notorious scandals and drug-fueled spectacles are laid out using insider details and investigative journalism in this powerful exposé of the sport. Featuring pieces previously published in magazines such as Penthouse and People, this book examines the demise of the old Mafia-like territories, whose wake, with the help of cable television and deregulation, helped fuel the astonishing growth of professional wrestling. These solemn and thoroughly investigated accounts-of Hulk Hogan's drug use, the untimely death of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka's gir

eBook, English, ©2007
ECW Press, Toronto [Ont.], ©2007