A History of Pro Wrestling Book Review (2006)

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A History of Pro Wrestling Book Review (2006)

Written by Damian Hospital on 04 February 2010

Jim Londos was one of the first mainstream world champions

Ringside: A History of Professional Wrestling in America is written by a college historian, not a pro wrestling fan, so the fresh perspective is a good change of pace.

The Good

Scott Beekman goes way back and shows that American MEDIA had previously revealed that pro wrestling featured predetermined matches since the late 1800’s and the story really broke during the first few decades of the 1900’s. So much for the NEWSFLASH that Vince McMahon told the world in the early 1990’s about wrestling not being a sport.
Excellent analysis of the Death of the Territories, and Vince McMahon’s rise to power and crushing of the other wrestling leagues.
Great NWA history and Golden Age pro wrestling featuring Ed The Strangler Lewis, Jim Londos, Lou Thesz, Frank Gotch, and Gorgeous George.

The Bad

No wrestling personalities are really featured here. It seems as if shady promoters are the true visionaries and controllers behind the scenes, and the pro wrestlers have a limited effect on the industry. In fact, the focus of the book is the promoters. Granted the major champions are featured, but it’s a shame that say, Ric Flair and Harley Race just get honorable mentions in a pro wrestling history book.
A bulk of the beginning of Ringside: A History of Professional Wrestling in America was dedicated to tracing pro wrestling back to Greece and pre-1800’s, when Mr. Beekman should have started with the carnivals.

Conclusion: A great reference book that delivers on its title. It answers the question: how did pro wrestling get where it is today? However, it doesn’t paint any colorful pictures about the various personalities that makes pro wrestling so great to fans around the world.

Ringside: A History of Professional Wrestling in America