''Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling''

Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling

Cover to the book, featuring Bret Hart and Dynamite Kid.
Author Heath McCoy
Country Canada
Language English
Subject Professional wrestling
Genre History book
Publisher CanWest, ECW Press[1]
Publication date
 2005
Media type Hardcover and paperback
Pages 336[2]
ISBN 978-1550227871

Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling is a 2005 history book written by Heath McCoy about the Canadian professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling and its associated wrestling territory. It was published by CanWest and later ECW Press and was well received by former workers of the organisation as well as journalists of the pro wrestling industry.

Publication history

The book was initially released in 2005 and was published by CanWest.[3] In 2007 McCoy and ECW Press release a revised and updated version. The second edition contains a bonus chapter which covers the development of several key persons of the book since the originals release.[4] Some of the revisions concerned professional wrestler Chris Benoit which were added in because McCoy felt that it would be wrong for him to write a book about Stampede Wrestling and only mention Benoits double murder and suicide in passing.[5]

Content

The book coverers time before the promotion's founding when focusing on its founder and owner Stu Hart. It covers part of his childhood, amateur wrestling time, military service and early career as a professional wrestler as well as the courtship of his future wife Helen Smith.[6]

It covers Stampede Wrestling founding as well as its highs and lows in the industry beginning in 1948 under the name Klondike Wrestling. By 1952 Hart had purchased another another minor promotion in the Alberta area and merged them and renamed it Big Time Wrestling. It was later renamed Wildcat Wrestling and finally Stampede Wrestling.[7]

The book also centers in large parts on Hart's family, the Hart wrestling family and their work for the promotion. All of Hart's twelve children receive coverage in the book and mainly focuses on how Hart's descendants have influenced the promotion and keept it alive.[8]

Reception

The book is critically acclaimed and widely regarded as the most in depth coverage of the Stampede territory to date.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  2. ↑ "Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  3. ↑ McNamara, Andy (October 31, 2005). "Saddle up with new Stampede book: Heath McCoy brings memories of the Calgary promotion to life". Slam! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  4. ↑ McNamara, Andy (November 9, 2007). "Stampede book gets back in the saddle: Revised and expanded edition of Pain and Passion hits even more shelves". Slam! Wrestling. Canoe.ca. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  5. ↑ McCoy, Heath (October 30, 2008). "Pain and Passion: Heath McCoy's Thoughts". Book Marks. stormwrestling.com. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  6. ↑ Cubitt, Bill (November 10, 2005). "New book brings Stampede of memories". Slam! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  7. ↑ Cubitt, Bill (November 10, 2005). "New book brings Stampede of memories". Slam! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  8. ↑ Cubitt, Bill (November 10, 2005). "New book brings Stampede of memories". Slam! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  9. ↑ McNamara, Andy (November 9, 2007). "Stampede book gets back in the saddle: Revised and expanded edition of Pain and Passion hits even more shelves". Slam! Wrestling. Canoe.ca. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  10. ↑ Martin, Adam (May 20, 2006). "Harry Smith Interview". WrestleView. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  11. ↑ Caldwell, James (February 7, 2007). "Of Pain & Passion, Have a Nice Day, and Von Erichs?". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  12. ↑ Johnson, Mike (September 10, 2007). "LOOKING AT THE NEW BOOKS SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE THIS MONTH: BATISTA, BRET HART, STAMPEDE WRESTLING, CHRIS JERICHO AND MORE". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  13. ↑ Tees, David (July 11, 2011). "BOOK REVIEW: PAIN & PASSION: THE HISTORY OF STAMPEDE WRESTLING BY HEATH MCCOY". PWInsiderxtra.com. PWInsider. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  14. ↑ "Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling by Heath McCoy". Pro Wrestling Books. January 19, 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  15. ↑ Bixenspan, David (June 23, 2010). "Author of Stampede Wrestling book covers Martha Hart's lawsuit for The Vancouver Sun, Jim Ross comments on the suit, and more". CageSideSeats. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  16. ↑ "Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling". CageMatch.net. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  17. ↑ Dykens, Brad (May 18, 2006). "Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling Review". Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  18. ↑ "Pain And Passion". Rockin' Robin's Wrestling Books. The Canadian Connection. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
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