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The Phantom of the Ring reviews National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly That Strangled Pro Wrestling, by Tim Hornbaker. ECW Press.

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A History of the Surreal — Part 2

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The Phantom of the Ring reviews National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly That Strangled Pro Wrestling, by Tim Hornbaker. ECW Press.

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A History of the Surreal — Part 1

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The Phantom of the Ring pays tribute to one of the all time greats of the squared circle.  Walter “Killer” Kowalski passed away August 30.  All our thoughts and prayers go to his family and friends.

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Killer Kowalski, The Gentle Maniac

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The Phantom of the Ring checks in with a tribute to legendary hooker Karl Gotch.

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Karl Gotch: The Godfather of Mixed Marshal Arts

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The Phantom of the Ring: Mr. Magoo’s History Lesson

The Phantom of the Ring reviews

The Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of All Time…. and picks his own Top 25!

The Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of All Time

By John F. Molinaro

Edited by Jeff Marek and Dave Meltzer, Winding Stair Press, 2002

212 pages

$24.95

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The Phantom of the Ring reviews and compares both the book Tangled Ropes, and the DVD 20 Years Too Soon: The Superstar Billy Graham Story.

 

Superstar Billy Graham: The Book or the Movie? 

         

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He was one of the preeminent men in his business. As a manager he counted among his charges such superstars as Chris Adams, Brute Bernard, the Great Kabuki, the Great Muta, Don “the Spoiler” Jardine, the Missouri Mauler, Bob Orton, Jr, Roddy Piper, Dusty Rhodes, Dick Slater, and Larry Zbyszko. As a booker, he is credited with creating the success of World Class Championship Wrestling during the early 1980s. He was a dominant force wherever he worked, and his death at the young age of 66 only serves as another reminder of our great loss as wrestling fans of an integral part of wrestling history and lore.

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“If I’m an act, then what are you?” – Stephen Colbert to Bill O’Reilly

By The Phantom of the Ring with Bill “Potshot” Kunkel

There’s an old saying that all good things have to come to an end. Well, so do the Phannies.

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Wrestling lost one of its great technicians and a truly class athlete when Don Curtis passed away from complications following a stroke this March.

He was not only a superb wrestler; he was also a good will ambassador for the game. One could say what they wanted about professional wrestling being on the level, but no one could doubt that Don Curtis was on the level.

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The Phantom of the Ring returns with an insightful review of Broken Harts, by Martha Hart.

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Brave Hart

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