Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Wrestling in the Garden The Battle for New York by Scott Teal Wrestling in the Garden: The Battle for New York by Scott Teal. Paperback: 266 pages. Dimensions: 8-1/2 x 11. Publisher: Crowbar Press. Cover: Full color. Synopsis | Chapter Titles | Reviews | Media Appearances | Crowbar Press "Wrestling in the Garden: The Battle for New York" is available exclusively from Crowbar Press. All books will be shipped via Media Mail (U.S.), Priority Mail, or International Priority Mail (Canada/overseas). $24.95 EXCERPT "When Larry and I climbed into the ring, the house lights were still down. The only lighting was the spotlight on the ring, so I still couldn�t see anything outside of the ring. Of course, the house lights stayed down while Rocca and Perez made their grand entrance to the ring. I didn�t see the people until they cut the spotlights and brought the house lights up. This is no exaggeration. I�m not just saying this. My jaw actually dropped and I stood there with my mouth open. I thought, 'My God! I�ve never seen this many people in one place in my entire life.'" — from "Assassin: The Man Behind the Mask" by Joe Hamilton There has always been something special about attending an event in New York City — sporting events, theater, movies, concerts — and even though wrestling fans in the Northeast loved their local venues, when push came to shove, the one place they�d rather see wrestling than any other was Madison Square Garden. Contrary to popular belief, pro wrestling wasn�t always a big draw in the Garden, even though NYC was the number one media market in the world. There were decades when wrestling languished in the Garden and promoters lost money, but they continued to book the building because of the reputation that came with it, and since 1875, most of wrestling�s biggest attractions plied their trade in the building(s) at one time or another. For many years, the Garden was considered to be the wrestling Mecca, and many great moments in wrestling history took place with those walls, including: January 19, 1880 � William Muldoon beat Thiebaud Bauer to become the first world/American Greco-Roman heavyweight champion. May 17, 1963 � Bruno Sammartino beat Buddy Rogers to win the WWWF heavyweight title. July 24, 1971 � Bruno headlined a card against Blackjack Mulligan and drew the first-ever $100,000 gate in New York. October 17, 1983 � Jimmy Snuka dove off the top of a cage surrounding the ring and splashed onto a prone Don Muraco. January 23, 1984 � Professional wrestling became "sports entertainment" when Hulk Hogan defeated the Iron Sheik for the WWF heavyweight title. December 28, 1984 � David (Dr. D) Shultz slapped reporter John Stossel during a segment of 20/20. March 31, 1985 � The first WrestleMania drew 19,121 fans, about 3,000 less than what was considered a sellout in the �60s and �70s, but the event was seen by more than one million viewers on closed-circuit television, a record at the time. The genesis of this book came about when wrestling historian Fred Hornby shared his scrapbook of MSG newspaper articles with Scott Teal, the owner of Crowbar Press. Today, 17 years after a listing of the matches was published in magazine form, Scott and J Michael have updated their work and added the history of the battles promoters waged against each other behind the scenes as they fought for control of the pro wrestling business in New York City. This is the story of pro wrestling�s power brokers, from Jack Curley to the man who controls the wrestling business today � Vince McMahon, Jr. Included, when available, are attendance and gate figures, match stipulations, match run times, wrestlers real names and aliases, and statistics, all laced with 355 classic images from the Crowbar Press files. Finally, many wrestling legends who appeared in the Garden share stories and memories about the arena, including Don Leo Jonathan, Don Fargo, Joe Hamilton, Sailor Art Thomas, Archie Gouldie, Buddy Colt, Ivan Koloff, Susan Green, Don Jardine, Stan Hansen, Jack Brisco, Mick Foley, Tony Atlas, James J. Dillon, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. This book, containing every wrestling event that took place in the Garden between Nov. 24, 1875, and Dec. 26, 2016, is the definitive, exhaustive record of professional wrestling in Madison Square Garden . The World�s Most Famous Arena! Wrestling in the Garden: The Battle for New York by Scott Teal. NOTICE! Many of the back issues are out of print, but we will be re-publishing most of them in new, updated, higher-quality formats. BOOK DETAILS. Paperback: 50 pages. Dimensions: 8.5 x 11. Publisher: Crowbar Press. The History of Professional Wrestling #1 Tampa, Florida 1943-1957. The first volume of this series covers the period between 1943 and 1957, the post-war years that saw the rise of pro wrestling in Tampa . a city that would become a hub of exciting wrestling action in the later, modern age of pro wrestling. Professional wrestling was a big draw in Tampa prior to World War II, but with the advent of the war, many of the wrestlers were drafted and shipped overseas, or assigned to duty on bases in the U.S. With a lack of talent available for wrestling promoters to draw from, wrestling hit a lull during the war years. In 1943, pro wrestling gradually made a comeback with several promoters trying to find their niche in the area. Most of us are familiar with the two most well-known promoters, 'Cowboy' Luttrall and Eddie Graham, but few people remember the pioneers like Price Daulton, Paul Butler, Chester Dix, Bill Sallade, and . Nick Gulas. These were the men in charge of the grunt-and-groan game in Tampa during the '40s. You'll read about a full-scale wrestling war between rival promotions in 1946 and 1947; the events that moved wrestling from the downtown Municipal Auditorium into Fort Homer Hesterly Armory; the appearance of the first version of the Florida Heavyweight Title; and the beginnings of the promotion headed by C.P. "Cowboy" Luttrall. The early '50s featured a transformation of wrestling into the style that would become popular in the '60s and '70s. This was an era that saw the promotion bring in all of the big stars . Buddy Rogers, Don Eagle, Gorgeous George, Mr. Moto, Lou Thesz, The Great Togo, Argentina Rocca, Baron Leone, Gino Garibaldi, Hans Schmidt . and unknown young men who were trying to make a name for themselves in the squared circle . like Eddie Gossett (Eddie Graham), Ray Stevens and Dick Steinborn. This was the era when Tampa mat fans witnessed the area's first live TV card featuring Harry Smith vs. Chris Zaharias, Mae Young vs. Phyllis Hoffman, and Ray Stevens vs. Bennie Trudell. Plus, it was a time when Ella Waldek, Dot Dotson, Betty Hawkins, and many other ladies were featured in the main event as the reigning Florida Women's champion. To be re-published in a new, expanded format in 2018! BOOK DETAILS. Paperback: 50 pages. Dimensions: 8.5 x 11. Publisher: Crowbar Press. The History of Professional Wrestling #2 Columbus, Ohio 1920, 1925-1965. The second big issue in this series is finally available. This issue is filled with all of the results for the city of Columbus, Ohio from the years 1920 and 1925 through 1965. Buddy Rogers, Bill Miller, Frankie Talaber, Ray and Don Stevens, Don Eagle, Gorgeous George, Johnny Valentine, Roy Shire . and hundred of others who worked for promoter Al Haft are found in this volume. This 101-page issue, researched by Don Luce, is packed with information from the golden days of wrestling. Results from more than 2,000 wrestling shows!! BOOK DETAILS. Paperback: 50 pages. Dimensions: 8.5 x 11. Publisher: Crowbar Press. The History of Professional Wrestling #3 Madison Square Garden: January 19, 1880 to December 4, 1999. The third massive volume of The History of Professional Wrestling series of books features the results and news of pro wrestling events that have been held in "The World's Most Famous Arena," -- Madison Square Garden. This encyclopedic work features reports on over 500 wrestling shows that took place between January 19, 1880 and December 4, 1999. Reprints of over 224 newspaper promotional ads that appeared in the New York newspapers are featured. Also included, when available, are attendance and gate figures, the time of each match, stipulations of the matches, aliases of wrestlers, title changes, and newspaper reports. One of the highlights of the book is a 9-page section devoted to the famous riot that broke out after a match on November 9, 1957 between the teams of Argentina Rocca and Edouard Carpentier and Dick the Bruiser and Dr. Jerry Graham. Now available in a new, expanded format! Now available in a new, expanded format! Click on the cover for more info! BOOK DETAILS. Paperback: 50 pages. Dimensions: 8.5 x 11. Publisher: Crowbar Press. The History of Professional Wrestling #4 Chattanooga, Tennessee 1950-1983. This is the fourth in a series of books featuring the results history of the major territories. This issue contains the results from 1950-1983, the years when the headliners were people like Mike Clancy, Len Rossi, Tex Riley, Jackie and Roughhouse Fargo, Don and Al Greene, Kurt and Karl von Brauner, the Masked Medics, Johnny Walker, Tommy and Eddie Marlin, Tojo Yamamoto, Bob Armstrong, George Gulas, Tommy Rich, and Ken Lucas. BOOK DETAILS. Paperback: 50 pages. Dimensions: 8.5 x 11. Publisher: Crowbar Press.