Reviews

The complete Tito Santana story. He is open about growing up a minority and dealing with racism. While he went on to have a hall of wrestling career, the younger Tito had aspirations of playing professional football. Santana played college football at West Texas State, as did wrestling legends such as Dusty Rhodes, Tully Blanchard, […]

It is truly hard to believe that it has been 25 years since the senseless tragedies at Columbine high school, an event that truly devastated a nation. In this Memorial Edition, author Dave Cullen examines the Columbine high school massacre meticulously. Cullen exposes the false script, misconceptions, and embellishments that clouded the reality of what

“Rocket Men” by John Eisenberg is a thorough account of the many talented quarterbacks throughout NFL history who were denied opportunities due to the color of their skin. Who were the black quarterbacks before Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson that paved away for their acceptance as leaders on the football field? “Rocket Men” gives their

Educational and entertaining As someone who grew up watching professional wrestling, and running a website dedicated to sports entertainment, this was an enjoyable trip down memory lane. Brad Balukjian examines many of wrestling legends and myths. Did Hulk Hogan break his leg training with Hiro Matsuda? Just how much did Andre The Giant weigh when

Myth Buster In “Smart Ball,” author Robert F. Lewis II uncovers the shady methodology of Major League Baseball becoming a monopoly in the United States, and the economic motivations for signing Jackie Robinson, and finally ending the color barrier in the sport. Lewis sheds light on how the baseball owners were able to maintain the

The authors did a tremendous job of chronicling the professional and amateur career of Canadian legend Mad Dog Vachon. The book details his successful outings at the 1948 Summer Olympics and 1950 British Empire Games. While he was proud to represent his country and win a gold medal, Vachon quickly realized he would have turn

The Man speaks out! WWE superstar Becky Lynch chronicles her path from the independent circuit, to main eventing professional wrestling’s biggest stage – Wrestlemania. Lynch states she wishes Becky Lynch was more like Rebecca Quin, but with the assistance of her journals, shares her personal experiences in and out of the ring, revealing her pursuit

Sherwood Schwartz told us many entertaining tales during “Gilligan’s Island” run on network television, but the stories behind the scenes are quite remarkable. “Inside Gilligan’s Island” documents what really goes on in Hollywood, as he describes the many obstacles he would overcome to land the show on CBS’s fall schedule in 1964. The network initially

A history of labor relations in MLB Author Krister Swanson takes an examination of the tumultuous relationship between owners of Major League Baseball franchises and the players. Former Major Leaguer Rusty Staub was once remarked that the owners are nothing without the players, and the players are nothing without the owners. That makes sense on

During the 1980s, referee/wrestler “Dangerous” Danny Davis was a wrestling bad guy that was in high demand. Davis shares his life story, from the fight for survival, to reaching the heights of success in professional wrestling. Davis recounts his days in reform school, and family struggles resulting in desperate measures to find his next meal.