‘Not the ears!’ How wrestling dominated Saturday-afternoon TV for 20 years
For 20 years, wrestling had a weekly spot on prime-time TV, making its stars household names. With the publication of a new book about the sport, Douglas McPherson explores how the amateur entertainment became performance art
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