I'm Sorry, I Love You: A History of Professional Wrestling

At the age of 40, I still get asked the same question every time my hobby comes up: 'You know its fake, right?' Well, yes. Of course I do. But I also know that Luke Skywalker isn't a real person and I still love Star Wars. My mother was comfortable knowing that everyone in Coronation Street was an actor, but that didn't stop her crying whenever someone died on a street with the highest mortality rate in Northern England. Wrestling has been going in its current state for over one hundred years and it's not going to stop now. It is a never-ending story of twists and swerves. To me, and millions of others, professional wrestling is the greatest thing in the entire world. For fans of books from Chris Jericho, Steve Austin, Daniel Bryan, Mick Foley and Jim Ross. 'We have all felt every emotion today. Remember today, the next time a family member or workmate tells you that wrestling is stupid. We've laughed, we've cried, we've screamed our lungs out. Professional wrestling is the greatest thing in the entire world.' - Jim Smallman, 2016 Comedian and PROGRESS Wrestling founder Jim Smallman takes us on a wild ride through the history of pro-wrestling, from its beginnings at the turn of the twentieth century to the pop-culture, pay-per-view juggernaut that it is today. Join Jim as he looks at the most defining and iconic moments in wrestling's history and attempts to nail down just why this ludicrous, over the top, compelling quasi-sport means so much to so many people. (P)2018 Headline Publishing Group Ltd