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1) Rumble
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Get ready for a unique, massively entertaining movie set in a world where monster wrestling is a global-sport, and superstar athletes are larger than life. When teenage Winnie teams up with a loveable underdog monster named Steve the Stupendous in hopes of training him to be a champion, the duo learn the value of moving to your own groove and paving your own unique path to success.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
An adventure story set in the world of a modern Mark Twain that begins when Zak, a young man with Down syndrome, runs away from a nursing home where he lives to chase his dream of becoming a professional wrestler and attending the wrestling school of The Salt Water Redneck, his idol. Through circumstances beyond their control, Tyler, a small-time outlaw on the run, becomes Zak's unlikely coach and ally.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
A reformed gangster and former wrestler Ricky, his wife Julia, and their daughter Saraya and son Zak make a living performing in tiny venues across the country. Ricky and Julia want a better life for their children, and when brother and sister get the chance to audition for WWE, it seems the family dream is coming true, and all their troubles will be solved. However, Saraya and Zak are about to learn that becoming a WWE Superstar demands more than...
5) Legendary
Pub. Date
c2010.
Description
This is an inspirational tale of a young man's dream to reunite his family through amateur wrestling. Mike Chetley, a former high school and collegiate champion, is estranged from his family. Things change when his awkward, undersized, younger brother Cal comes back into his life with a plan to unify Mike and their widowed mother Sharon, but not without major setbacks.
7) SumoKitty
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A hungry cat gets a job hunting mice at a sumo training center (heya), but once the mice are gone he continues to stuff himself until he is too fat to chase the mice that have returned--so he decides to train with the sumo wrestlers, and SumoKitty becomes a scourge of mice and an inspiration to the wrestlers.
8) John Cena
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019
Description
This series introduces readers to eight popular contemporary wrestlers, covering their early lives, wrestling careers, skills, and signature moves. Each title features informative sidebars, engaging infographics, vivid photographs, and a glossary.
Author
Formats
Description
"The product of a 1970s mixed marriage, George Murdoch learned to fight early in life, fending off both race-baiting bullies and the demons of a dysfunctional home. Couch surfing all through high school and most of college, the quick-witted, sharp-tongued giant played football, ran drugs, and bounced at clubs to try to survive. After a false start with the WWE, he eventually became Snoop Dogg’s bodyguard and traveled the world with the hip hop legend,...
11) Steer wrestling
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book is an introduction to steer wrestling, describing its history, the start of the timed event, the Hazer, the Grab, the Throw, and scoring of the event.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Stuck in a small town where no one ever leaves and relegated by his wrestling coach to sit on the bench while his best friend becomes state champion, Ben decides he can't let his last high school wrestling season slip by without challenging his friend and the future.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
Sport? Entertainment? Art form? Perhaps a bit of all three, with a certain intangible extra something thrown in for good measure, making professional wrestling a truly unique entity unto itself. From its origins in carnivals and sideshow attractions of the 19th century, right up to the multimillion-dollar, multimedia industry of the present day, and all the bizarre, wild, and woolly points in between, Pro Wrestling FAQ delves into the entire history...
16) Pinned
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Formats
Description
Dealing with family problems, girls, and their own competitive natures, high school seniors Ivan Korske and Bobby Zane face each other in the final match of the New Jersey State Wrestling Championship.
17) Wrestling
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to wrestling. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
18) Wrestling basics
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
An introduction to the history and basic techniques of wrestling.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
How did an Oklahoma farm kid with a vivid imagination and seemingly unattainable dreams became "The Voice of Wrestling" to millions of fans around the world? Ross became obsessed with professional wrestling having first saw it on his grandparent's TV. Over the years he held almost every job in the business. He's also recognized as the man who built and nurtured a once-in-a-generation talent roster that took the WWE to new heights. Readers will finally...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
"Documenting the rise of women's wrestling from sideshow to WWE main event. Sisterhood of the Squared Circle presents the fascinating history of women's wrestling, from the carnival circuit of the late 1800s to today's hugely popular matches. With more than 100 wrestler profiles, find out how backstage politics, real-life grudges, and incredible personalities shaped the business. The careers of many well-known trailblazers, including Mildred Burke,...