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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Capitol Revolution: The Rise of the McMahon Wrestling Empire

Capitol Revolution: The Rise of the McMahon Wrestling Empire

Hornbaker, Tim

Paperback

FictionSports GeneralWrestling

Publisher Price: $19.95

ISBN10: 1770411240
ISBN13: 9781770411241
Publisher: Ecw Pr
Published: Mar 17 2015
Pages: 328
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
The definitive take on the McMahon family's journey to wrestling domination

For decades, the northeastern part of the United States, better known to insiders as the territory of the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, was considered the heart of the professional wrestling world. Capitol territory -- from Boston southward to Washington, D.C. -- enjoyed lucrative box-office receipts, and New York's Madison Square Garden was centre stage. Three generations of McMahons have controlled wrestling in that storied building and have since created the most powerful wrestling company the world has ever known.

Capitol Revolution: The Rise of the McMahon Wrestling Empire documents the growth and evolution of pro wrestling under the leadership of the McMahons, highlighting the many trials and tribulations beginning in the early 20th century: clashes with rival promoters, government inquests, and routine problems with the potent National Wrestling Alliance monopoly. In the ring, superstars such as Buddy Rogers and Bruno Sammartino entertained throngs of fans, and Capitol became internationally known for its stellar pool of vibrant performers.

Covering the transition from old-school wrestling under the WWWF banner to the pop-cultural juggernaut of the mid- to late-'80s WWF, Tim Hornbaker's Capitol Revolution is the detailed history of how the McMahons outlasted their opponents and fostered a billion-dollar empire.

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