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The 1959 premier of Wrestling at the Chase would launch a phenomenon and the onset of professional wrestling’s golden years. Emmy-award winning producer Ed Wheatley brings the story of professional wrestling’s rise to prominence to life in this exciting, ride-of-a-lifetime book.
by Larry Matysik (Author) 4.7 105 ratings. See all formats and editions. Wrestling at the Chase is a fond, informative, amusing, and even poignant look at the who’s who of professional wrestling and legendary St. Louis promoter Sam Muchnick.
America couldn’t come cheer on their idols in person, so Muchnick, the Vince McMahon of his day, brought wrestling to the living rooms of America. Emmy-award winning producer Ed Wheatley brings the story of professional wrestling’s rise to prominence to life in this exciting, ride-of-a-lifetime book.
What happened in St. Louis paved the way for today’s multi-billion-dollar sports entertainment industry. The centrepiece of this magical operation was “Wrestling at the Chase,” a television program which broadcast from 1959 to 1983 from the majestic Chase Hotel.
Pages: 168. ISBN: 9781681063447. Price: $39.95. Today, WWE professional wrestling rules television and arenas nationwide. Without Sam Muchnick’s leadership, promotions, and his iconic Wrestling at the Chase program; the sport may never have reached its standing today.
Wrestling at the Chase is a fond, informative, amusing, and even poignant look at the who’s who of professional wrestling and legendary St. Louis promoter Sam Muchnick. St. Louis was the capital, and Muchnick the ruler of professional wrestling, before Vince McMahon’s World Wrestling Entertainment took over.
Wrestling at the Chase is a professional wrestling television series of local and national historical importance in the field of television wrestling. The show was recorded in St. Louis, Missouri, for KPLR-TV, Channel 11, and aired from May 23, 1959, to September 10, 1983.
In Wrestling at the Chase, Emmy-award winning producer Ed Wheatley brings the story of professional wrestling’s rise to prominence to life in this exciting, rideof-a-lifetime book. With hundreds of photos and the stories behind the famous monikers, relive the decades and the countless memories that have thrilled wrestling lovers for generations.
Wrestling at the Chase: The Inside Story of Sam Muchnick and the Legends of Professional Wrestling. Wrestling at the Chase is a fond, informative, amusing, and even poignant look at the whorsquo;s who of professional wrestling and legendary St. Louis promoter Sam Muchnick.
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