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Brought to you by Penguin. A story of death, sex, betrayal and revenge; sweat, steroids and duplicity - wrestler Bret Hart lifts the lid on the wacky, mythic, secretive word of pro wrestling in this epic tell-all. 'Amazingly detailed and meticulously crafted ... Hitman will stand the test of...

Possessing no supernatural powers, Batman is the most realistic of all the superheroes. His feats are achieved through rigorous training and mental discipline, and with the aid of fantastic gadgets. Drawing on his training as a neuroscientist, kinesiologist, and martial artist, E. Paul Zehr explores the question: Could a mortal ever become Batman? Zehr discusses the physical training necessary to maintain bad-guy-fighting readiness while relating the science underlying this process, from strength conditioning to the cognitive changes a person would endure in undertaking such a regimen.

When a mixed martial arts (MMA) gym moves in across the street from his office, Jonathan Gottschall sees a challenge and an opportunity. Pushing 40, out of shape, and disenchanted with his job as an adjunct English professor, part of him yearns to cross the street and join up. The other part is terrified.

Macho Man: The Untamed, Unbelievable Life of Randy Savage is the sensational, definitive biography of the WrestleMania headlining, Spider-Man fighting, Slim Jim snapping, minor league baseball playing American original: Randy Savage. Savage, a WWE wrestling hall of famer, was an A-list celebrity who sat atop the entertainment universe for much of the '80s and '90s. His outfits were as flamboyant as anything worn by Liberace, Elton John, or Prince. His charisma surpassed Hulk Hogan's and is rivaled only by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Rock.

James J. Braddock, dubbed “Cinderella Man” by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses in the ring and a broken right hand happened to coincide with the Great Crash. With one good hand, Braddock was forced to labor on the docks of Hoboken. Only his...

James J. Braddock, dubbed “Cinderella Man” by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses in the ring and a broken right hand happened to coincide with the Great Crash. With one good hand, Braddock was forced to labor on the docks of Hoboken. Only his...

A podcast about arm wrestling and strong people.https://www.facebook.com/menatarmspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A UFC champion and a boy with leukemia, in the fight of their lives. Cody Garbrandt dreamed of being a UFC champion. In his darkest moments, when those dreams were dashed, he dug deep with the help of an unlikely friend—five-year-old Maddux Maple, a local hometown fan with leukemia. They made...

Brought to you by Penguin. Some people are born to be sports stars. I wasn't one of them. I was born to be . . . actually what was I born to be? Probably, like most Asian kids growing up in the late Nineties, a doctor, or a teacher. At a push I might have been a cricketer. A boxer? Come off it!...

A Manchester lad from Irish Traveller stock, born three months premature and weighing just a pound at birth, Tyson (named after his father’s boxing hero) grew up to become one of the most unlikely heavyweight champions in history. This ‘dream come true’ soon turned to nightmare, however, as alcohol and cocaine abuse took hold and Tyson was stripped of his titles. What followed was the darkest moment of his life - detailed in this book for the first time - in which he came within seconds of ending everything.

Welcome to the Mintty show! A place full of chatter cheese sammiches. A revolving door of guests talking about anything and everything with some best or worst tournament brackets sprinkled throughout.

Now known as Badd Superman TV you will get not only the Get Snapped Podcast but also wrestling matches from live past wrestling events.

Every week Independent Wrestling Tag Team, The Bash Bros, Dave Turner and Chris Ross sit down and bullshit about whatever comes to mind. Sit down and have a listen to two Big Meaty Men.

A third man joins the podcast...In our pilot episode Brian, Chris and Kelman relive the infamous Bash at the Beach 96 angle and rebook the third man.But who?Who? Who? Who?

A fan side discussion of our favorite pastime. Russ and Trevor discuss Wrestling while inside the Man Space.

From pro wrestling, to comic books, to sci fi and topical debates. We literally cover it all, so why not come and join Jason and Andy as they take you take on a journey to pop culture with the Two Men and Their Mics podcast network

Three 40 year old geezers defending our six man tag titles here on a weekly basis. Every week we will break down one specific match from some point in history. Be ready for our unchecked opinions and discussions of things both inside and outside of the ring. In addition to the weekly match some of our regular segments include, "This or That?" and, "Who The F### Is That Guy?" New episodes every week. Don't hesitate to get involved, you can tag in by reaching us by email at: sixmanpodcast@gmail.com

Chris (AKA "Big Meaty Cool") & Danny (AKA "Da Meat Guy") invite you to explore the (sometimes) musty annals of Professional Wrestling. Be it the unseen/forgotten events, the obscure midcarders, forgotten promotions or derided concepts, we seek to consider the question: "Is one man's poison another man's meat?" Please follow the lads on Twitter: @onemansmeatpod

Since debuting in January 2015 and named one of RollingStone.com’s “18 Pro Wrestling Podcasts To Follow”, The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling has become a strong content provider in the podcast medium. Host John Poz conducts the most in depth interviews in the entire genre of Professional Wrestling. TMPT also co-hosts shows with ECW Legend, “The Franchise” Shane Douglas: Triple Threat Podcast and “Taking You to School" with Dr Tom Prichard as well as “JJ: The JJ Dillon Podcast”. Follow @TwoManPowerTrip on Twitter for Episode Previews and Show Coverage. Subscribe on YouTube for ...

Through his experience of boxing - learning to get hit and to hit back; wrestling with the camaraderie of the gym; confronting the betrayals and strength of his own body - McBee examines the weight of male violence, the pervasiveness of gender stereotypes and the limitations of conventional masculinity. A wide-ranging exploration of gender in our society, Amateur is ultimately a story of hope, as McBee traces a way forward: a new masculinity, inside the ring and out of it.