CORRIGAN'S CORNER WITH JOHN CORRIGAN -BRIAN SOLOMON
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English - April 04, 2022 21:00 - 51 minutes - 46.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSports professional sports boxing team leftjab boxing podcast team leftjab boxing radio boxing radio reckless reckless airwaves radio radio Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The greatest pro wrestling biography will be released on April 12.
Blood and Fire: The Unbelievable Real-Life Story of Wrestling's Original Sheik is mandatory reading for fans of the genre. The son of Arab immigrants, Farhat proudly served his country in World War II before transitioning to professional wrestling. After a couple years, he developed his notorious persona, leveraging his Middle Eastern background to create an over-the-top character tailor-made for television, an emerging technology at the time.
Over the next two decades, he criss-crossed North America, stabbing foes, collecting championships and riling up audiences along the way. In 1964, Farhat’s entrepreneurial spirit fueled his purchase of Big Time Wrestling, also known as the Detroit territory, granting him a seat at the table of the most influential men in the business.
Of course, all good things must come to an end, but I’ll let you dive into the book for that. Author Brian Solomon, former writer at WWE Magazine and current contributor to PWI and Inside the Ropes, discusses WrestleMania 38, his "Shut Up and Wrestle" podcast and the arduous process of writing this magnificent book.
Order the book here.
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