Unauthorized. Unrestricted. No holds barred.
In We Promised You a Great Main Event, longtime sports journalist Bill
Hanstock pulls back the curtain to give a smart fan's account of WWE and
Vince McMahon's journey to the top. Untangling the truth behind the
official WWE storyline, Hanstock does a deep dive into key moments of
the company's history, from the behind-the-scenes drama at the Montreal
Screwjob, to the company's handling of the Jimmy Snuka scandal, to the
real story of the Monday Night Wars.
WWE is an extraordinary business success and an underappreciated pop
cultural phenomenon. While WWE soared to prominence during the Hulk
Hogan years, as the stakes grew more and more extreme, wrestlers faced
steroid scandals and assault allegations. The whole story is here, good,
bad, and ugly, from the heights of iconic cultural moments like
Wrestlemania III to the arrival of global superstars like The Rock and
John Cena.
We Promised You a Great Main Event is an exhaustive, fun account of
the McMahon family and WWE's unprecedented rise. Drawing on a decade of
covering wrestling, Bill Hanstock synthesizes insights from historians,
journalists, and industry insiders with his own deep research to produce
the most up-to-date, entertaining history of WWE available. Full of
amazing characters and astonishing stories from the ring to corporate
boardrooms, it is a story as audacious as any WWE spectacle.
