Missouri Wrestling Revival

By Brian Kelley

Missouri Wrestling Revival fans that would like to take a look at wrestling’s past should see out Mike Chapman’s historic novel of Frank Gotch. At the beginning of the 1900’s a young man from Humboldt Iowa would capture the hearts of the country with the quest to become the greatest wrestler in the world.

Author Mike Chapman transports you to a time where the Wild Wild West was still in recent memory and the “The Russian Lion” George Hackenschmidt was the most feared wrestler in world.

This book was such an easy read with the action fast and characters that you cared about. A love story for the sport of wrestling and the girl of his dreams, throughout the book you will find yourself waiting for the outcome of some of the biggest matches in history.

Before Hulk Hogan became the biggest name in wrestling, Frank Gotch could take claim as the highest paid athlete in the country. He would be invited to the White House while even winning a match in the most popular home inAmerica,  he starred in play called “All About A Bout,” and his official record was 154-6, and he won 88 consecutive matches and hadn’t even had a close bout for nearly eight years

Gotch’s reputation has earned him entrance in the Lou Thesz/George Tragos Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame inWaterlooIowa, amember of the initial class of the Des Moines Register Sports Hall of Fame, and theMadisonSquareGarden(New York) Hall of Fame. He is a member of numerous wrestling halls of fame, including The Professional Wrestling Writers Hall of Fame established in 197.

 A great read for fans of all ages.

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