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Too Sweet: Inside the Indie Wrestling Revolution by Keith Elliot Greenberg

4.0

adventurous funny informative fast-paced

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 ECW Press along with Greenberg presents an informative piece on independent wrestling since the territories ended years ago. Too Sweet guides the reader from the big names in the wrestling industry past and present with big name corporations WCW and WWF(E). Unbeknown to mainstream viewership, a small culture of individuals from around the world began forming independent wrestling. A wrestling unlike popular televised events when little to no scripting/planning is developed along with using dangerous objects in a match and introducing ladies' matches. Not only covering the wrestling scene in North America and venturing over to Japan with New Japan Wrestling where independent wrestler found their foothold in the United States. Fast paced read leaving you yearning for more information, Too Sweet keeps you interested in what the future holds for independent wrestling.