{"product_id":"bigger-better-badder-wrestlemania-iii-and-the-year-it-all-changed-paperback","title":"Bigger! Better! Badder!: Wrestlemania III and the Year It All Changed - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKeith Elliot Greenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A provocative and masterfully told account of an event that made pro wrestling an entertainment mushroom cloud.\" -- Tim Graham, \u003ci\u003eThe Athletic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A must-read book -- an irresistible force of modern wrestling history.\" -- Tom Fordy, \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreenberg lays bare how \u003ci\u003eWrestleMania III\u003c\/i\u003e legitimized wrestling as entertainment and reshaped the industry, offering insight and perspective from those closest to the event \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn an overcast day in 1987, the pro wrestling landscape was altered forever when a reported 93,173 fans converged on the Pontiac Silverdome outside Detroit to see Hulk Hogan defend his championship against André the Giant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBIGGER! BETTER! BADDER! \u003c\/i\u003eis the story behind \u003ci\u003eWrestlemania III\u003c\/i\u003e, told from the perspective of company executives, wrestlers who appeared on the card, fans who attended the show, and other wrestling personalities. But Keith Elliot Greenberg also examines the entire industry at the time, including insights from representatives from the rival promotions Vince McMahon was putting out of business as pro wrestling transitioned from a regional phenomenon into the international juggernaut it is today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeith Elliot Greenberg\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, as well as a monthly columnist for \u003ci\u003eInside the Ropes Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. A lifetime New Yorker, he co-authored the autobiographies of \"Classy\" Freddie Blassie, Ric Flair and \"Superstar\" Billy Graham, as well as two editions of the \u003ci\u003eWWE Encyclopedia of Sports Entertainment\u003c\/i\u003e. His previous books for ECW Press include \u003ci\u003eToo Sweet: Inside the Indie Wrestling Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFollow the Buzzards: Pro Wrestling in the Age of COVID-19\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBest Seat in the House: My Life in the Jeff Healey Band\u003c\/i\u003e, co-written with Tom Stephen. He regularly appears as a wrestling historian on A\u0026amp;E's WWE documentary series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45359840690220,"sku":"9781770417854","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/KrAirAT7yt9781770417854.webp?v=1782904343","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/bigger-better-badder-wrestlemania-iii-and-the-year-it-all-changed-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}