Bøker av James Dixon

Throughout the history of the WWF, there have been times of prosperity and times of hardship, cycles that shape the ethos of the company by forcing changes to its infrastructure and on-screen direction. The one constant throughout three decades of change is Vincent Kennedy McMahon, the stalwart puppet-master who captains the ship. Unflinching, thick-skinned, and domineering, McMahon has ultimately outlasted all of his competition and come out on top of every wrestling war he has waged. In 1995, he very nearly lost. Titan Sinking tells the tale of one of the most tumultuous, taxing and trying years in WWF history. This book gives the inside story of all of it. Find out the real story of the year, and learn how 1995 brought WWF to the brink.

Fed up with being forced to cover endless WWF shows from the eighties and nineties, Arnold Furious decided to up sticks in 2014 and head to the Orient to cover his true passion: Japanese wrestling. In the first of his two part adventure, Big Arn travels the length and breadth of Japan to take in an eclectic wrestling scene that covers every possible genre imaginable. Covering all of the happenings in Japanese wrestling for promotions big and small between the months of January and June, Big Arn stumbles across some unseen classics, hidden gems and match of the year candidates. As ever, he also sees some pretty ropey stuff too. With handy guides to the promotions and a few history lessons sprinkled in to help out fans unfamiliar with Japanese wrestling, Big Arn's Puroresu Adventure is suitable reading for all fans. Though be forewarned; he does tend to get a little excited when writing about Japanese wrestling! It's all documented here in this 140,000 word tome!

Throughout the history of the WWF, there have been times of prosperity and times of hardship, cycles that shape the ethos of the company by forcing changes to its infrastructure and on-screen direction. The one constant throughout three decades of change is Vincent Kennedy McMahon, the stalwart puppet-master who captains the ship. Unflinching, thick-skinned, and domineering, McMahon has ultimately outlasted all of his competition and come out on top of every wrestling war he has waged. In 1995, he very nearly lost. Titan Sinking tells the tale of one of the most tumultuous, taxing and trying years in WWF history. This book gives the inside story of all of it. Find out the real story of the year, and learn how 1995 brought WWF to the brink.

An invaluable resource for any wrestling fan of the era. The fifth in the series from www.historyofwrestling.info. This is the complete guide to every WWF VHS release from October 1999 to May 2002, with full reviews of every tape, alternative wrestler bios, exclusive artwork by Bob Dahlstrom, awards, match ratings, and much, much more. Read about the failed WCW invasion angle, the return of Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and many others, relive some of the greatest matches of any era, cringe at some of the worst, enjoy the rise of Triple H to genuine main event player, witness the Rock take off as an icon on a whole new level. Plus Tough Enough, who ran over Steve Austin, TLC matches, Diva tapes and much, much more! By far the biggest book the team have ever don,e featuring more in depth analysis and comment than ever before.

The team at www.historyofwrestling.info are back with the fifth in their series documenting every episode of WWF Monday Night Raw, year by year. We cover every angle, segment and match in detail, and offer plenty of thoughts and facts along the way. The book is written and presented in the usual HOW style, with various awards, match lists and a host of star ratings for fans to debate at will. New this time are additional awards, a Hall of Shame covering the bouts to avoid, some of the better promos fully transcribed and a bonus additional "Shotgun Files" book contained within! It is also easily the biggest Raw Files yet, coming it at approximately 170,000 words! Learn about one of the most tumultuous years in WWF history, with the formation of the Hart Foundation; the fallout from the Montreal Screwjob; the further rise of Steve Austin and The Rock; surprise appearances and returns; an invasion from ECW; legendary promos and angles and so much more!

An incredible, definitive and thoroughly in depth resource for any wrestling fan of the era or wrestling in general. The fourth in the series from www.historyofwrestling.info. This is the complete guide to every WWF VHS release from July 1996 through to the end of Vince Russo's reign of terror in October 1999. As well as full reviews of every tape in the now famous HoW part-fact/part-observations/part-rant style, there are also detailed awards for the best and worst performers from the era, star ratings for every match, exclusive art an bios and a list of all the best matches from the era. Including: Montreal Screwjob Vince Russo's booking The birth of the Attitude Era The rise of The Rock Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling (yes... really) Steve Austin saying bad words Breasts! Some of the worst tapes ever released... ...and some of the best! This is the best volume yet and once again is stuffed to the gills with facts, opinions and cockamamie theories.