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Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"A bold, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartwarming story about one young woman's attempt to navigate adulthood, new motherhood, and her meager bank account in our increasingly online world-from the PEN/Faulkner finalist and critically acclaimed author of The Knockout Queen"-- Provided by publisher.
2) Kayfabe
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
401 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
At 26, Dom Contreras has already spent a decade jobbing through the minor leagues of professional wrestling as Hack Barlow, a 300-pound axe-swinging lumberjack. As his body breaks down and his star power fades, he must invent a new gimmick before he loses the only job he's ever known. Meanwhile, Dom's 17-year-old sister Pilar is eager to make her own pro wrestling debut. Dom is determined to keep Pilar under his wing, away from the predators of a...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The family that fights together, stays together. Headed by reformed gangster Ricky, his wife Julia, and their two kids Zak and Paige, the Bevis family barely gets by wrestling for small audiences at dinky venues. When Zak and Paige have the once in a lifetime chance to audition for the WWE, the family has to navigate the trials that come with the bright lights and big money that comes with fame. Biopic of English WWE wrestler Paige.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs in 2 separate volumes (DVD) (approximately 540 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"It's the most impressive Wrestlemania line-up in history, boasting four main events! Shawn Michaels puts his legendary career on the line for one more chance to end Undertaker's undefeated Wrestlemania streak. John Cena aims for revenge and the WWE Championship when he faces Batista. Can World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho avoid Edge's devastating Spear? And the bad blood and pent up rage that has built up for more than a decade will finally...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
610L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
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Description
Russell tries to avoid his family of big, brawny, and boisterous wrestlers and their enthusiastic hugs, handshakes, and hair tousling during a boisterous family reunion.
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For years, the Money in the Bank match was a highlight of WrestleMania. In 2011, the popular match headlined its own WWE pay-per-view event, and two spectacular matches led to two more successful title reigns, including the Miz seizing on his momentum at 2010's event to become the most 'must-see' WWE Champion in history. The stakes are incredibly high for the Superstars of Raw and SmackDown look to climb the ladder of success at Money in the Bank...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
xvi, 367 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Description
"This compelling and deeply personal memoir from WWE superstar Rebecca Quin-a.k.a. The Man, a.k.a. Becky Lynch-delves into her earliest wrestling days, her scrappy beginnings, and her meteoric rise to fame. By age seven, Rebecca Quin, now known in the ring as Becky Lynch, was already defying what the world expected of her. Raised in Dublin, Ireland in a devoutly Catholic family, Rebecca constantly invented new ways to make her mother worry-roughhousing...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Pro wrestler and political commentator Tyrus goes deep into his wild but triumphant life story, from his painfully dysfunctional upbringing to bodyguarding for Snoop Dogg, to becoming a wrestling icon and one of the most provocative on-air voices today"-- Provided by publisher.
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 9 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Take an in-depth look at WWE's Apex Predator from Elimination Chamber through the road to WrestleMania and Orton's brutal bout with CM Punk. Along the way, fans learn about the Viper in and out of the ring as he reflects on his career to date. Family and opponents contribute never-before-seen interviews about Orton's past, present, and future. In addition the set is packed with some of Orton's most memorable matches and moments from his career.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Shaggy and Scooby win tickets to WrestleMania, the entire gang travels in the Mystery Machine to WWE City to attend the epic event. However, when a mysterious ghostly bear appears and threatens to ruin the show, Scooby, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred work with WWE Superstars to solve the case.
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (420 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Since proclaiming himself to the world to be the best in the WWE, CM Punk has fought to prove his statement true. This first-ever documentary focusing on the wrestler called 'The Voice of the Voiceless' traces his path from his early success on ECW to his present position as one of the best wrestlers in the WWE.
14) Tag team
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Wrestling star El Toro teams up with his fighting partner, La Oink Oink, when a post-match mess at the stadium becomes a bit too intimidating to clean up alone.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (308 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For over 30 years, Royal Rumble has been a stepping-stone for WWE Superstars to rise to legendary status by getting the chance to headline WrestleMania. Who will be the lucky man and woman to take their career to the next level by winning WWE's most regal over-the-top-rope free-for-all?
16) Crazy is my superpower: how I triumphed by breaking bones, breaking hearts, and breaking the rules
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
271 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Everything I was told should be my greatest insecurities and weaknesses, everything that I've been labeled|SHORT, NERDY, SKINNY, WEAK, IMPULSIVE, UGLY, TOMBOY, POOR, REBEL, LOUD, FREAK, CRAZY|turned out to be my greatest strengths. I didn't become successful in spite of them. I became successful because of them. Growing up AJ was a quiet girl trying to act "normal" when she felt anything but. As her family struggled with drug addiction, poverty, and...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
43 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's lunchtime for young El Toro and his friends--and each one is looking forward to a different kind of taco, their favorite! The luchadores take a break from their training and head into town to eat. When they count their lunch money and discover they don't have enough for tacos, they will have to work together on a creative, fun solution to earn plenty of dinero for a delicious all-you-can-eat spectacular! Flavored with Spanish phrases and topped...
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
Bad day to go fishing: Jacob van Oppen, the former "strongest man on earth" and now an alcoholic, and his manager Orsini, who calls himself "the Prince," make a good living by traveling around small South American towns and organizing wrestling exhibitions. Arriving in Santa Maria, they are met with uncommon enthusiasm: the local newspaper wants to sponsor the fight, helping hands placard the town with posters, and an open call is made for a worthy...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged): color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
He was called the "Eighth Wonder of the World" and became an inspiration for millions of wrestling fans all over the globe. While his in-ring exploits were full of flash and spectacle, the personal life of Andre "The Giant" Roussimoff was complicated by an excess of partying and the devastating physical toll of his deteriorating health. This graphic novel biography explores the bookmarks of Andre's story.
20) Legendary
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Cal Chetley is an extremely bright, engaging, undersized fifteen-year-old. Mike, Cal's older brother and one-time world-class high school/collegiate wrestler, left him and his mother behind years ago after a tragic car accident killed their father, an accident to this day Mike feels responsible for.
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