Overview
"""Riveting, essential reading."" --Rick Perlstein, author of Reaganland The definitive biography of Vince McMahon, former WWE chairman and CEO, charts his rise from rural poverty to the throne of one of the world's most influential media empires--and features never-before-seen research and exclusive interviews with more than 150 people who witnessed, aided, and suffered from his ascent.Even if you've never watched a minute of professional wrestling, you are living in Vince McMahon's world. In his four decades as the defining figure of American pro wrestling, McMahon was the man behind Dwayne ""The Rock"" Johnson, ""Stone Cold"" Steve Austin, John Cena, Dave Bautista, Bret ""The Hitman"" Hart, and Hulk Hogan, to name just a few of the mega-stars who owe him their careers. For more than twenty-five years, he has also been a performer in his own show, acting as the diabolical ""Mr. McMahon""--a figure who may have more in common with the real Vince than he would care to admit. Just as importantly, McMahon is one of Donald Trump's closest friends--and Trump's experiences as a performer in McMahon's programming were, in many ways, a dress rehearsal for the 45th President's campaigns and presidency. McMahon and his wife, Linda, are major Republican donors. Linda was in Trump's cabinet. McMahon makes deals with the Saudi government worth hundreds of millions of dollars. And for generations of people who have watched wrestling, he has been a defining cultural force. Accessible to anyone, regardless of wrestling knowledge, Ringmaster is an unauthorized, independent, investigative chronicle of Vince McMahon's origins and rise to supreme power. It is built on exclusive interviews with more than 150 people, from McMahon's childhood friends to those who accuse him of destroying their lives. Far more than just an athletics or entertainment biography, Ringmaster uses Vince's story as a new lens for understanding the contemporary American apocalypse."
Full Product Details
Author: Abraham Josephine Riesman ,
Alyss Weissglass
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Imprint: Simon & Schuster Audio
Dimensions:
Width: 14.70cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 14.20cm
Weight: 0.249kg
ISBN: 9781797155685
ISBN 10: 1797155687
Publication Date: 28 March 2023
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Riveting, essential reading. -- Rick Perlstein, New York Times bestselling author
Author Information
Abraham Josephine Riesman is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in New York magazine, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New Republic, and many other outlets. She is the author of Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America and True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee. Learn more about her at AbrahamRiesman.com.
