{"product_id":"the-texas-rasslin-war-s-of-the-1950s-9781737863526","title":"The Texas Rasslin' War(s) of the 1950s","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Greg Oliver | Greg Klein\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Paper Tiger Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Paper Tiger Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Wrestling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 1950s, television changed professional wrestling, and the sport would never be the same. In Texas, this played out as a state-wide, 18-month wrestling war, where the promoters in Houston and Dallas grappled for control of the state booking office. Houston, led by Morris Sigel, had the established wrestlers and the backing of the powerful wrestling cartel, the NWA. Dallas, led by Ed McLemore, had two popular television shows, \u003ci\u003eTexas Rasslin' \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Big \"D\" Jamboree, \u003c\/i\u003eboth filmed in the \"world famous Sportatorium\u003ci\u003e.\"\u003c\/i\u003e It was the proverbial unstoppable force against the immovable object, Texas style. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Texas Rasslin' War(s) of the 1950s \u003c\/i\u003eby Greg Klein tells the story of Houston vs. Dallas, promoter vs. promoter, and the 18-month war over Texas that was as dramatic as the matches themselves. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Paper Tiger Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47968626213015,"sku":"9781737863526","price":2099.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781737863526.webp?v=1782918825","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-texas-rasslin-war-s-of-the-1950s-9781737863526","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}