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Under the Mat by Diana Hart and Kirstie McLellan (Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUnknown Publisher

ISBN-101551682567

ISBN-139781551682563

eBay Product ID (ePID)30268819

Product Key Features

Book TitleUnder the Mat

Number of Pages200 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral, Wrestling, Sports

IllustratorYes

GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorDiana Hart, Kirstie Mclellan

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight16.7 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2002-327214

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal796.812/092/2 B

SynopsisWrestling is real. It is an actual world, with real people and real lives. It is a world of superstars and egos, a world of money and greed, of family and fame and yet a place where tragedy and misery are all too common. It is a world far from the media and television cameras. It is a world far from the spectators and the commercialism, and it is the only world Diana Hart has ever known. It is the other side of the sport, the side beyond the lights, the side under the mat, where the real stories rest, hidden from the cameras, hidden from the fans and known to only those who live it each day. Diana Hart, a Calgary native, was born into a family where the world of wrestling was unavoidable. Her father Stu was a wrestling legend, her brother Brett The Hitman became one of the sports most notorious names, her brother Owen, another wrestling star was killed in the ring while performing an unsafe stunt. Her ex-husband, Davey Boy Smith was one half of the famous wrestling tag team, the British Bulldogs and her friends include the likes of Stone ColdSteve Austin, Hulk Hogan and The Rock. Her childhood baby sitter was Andre the Giant and her fathers friends who visited her childhood home included names like Mohammad Ali. Under the Mat recounts Dianas life, growing up in the Hart home, being sister to Owen and Brett, witnessing their rise to fame and the terrible tragedy, which claimed her younger brothers life. She remembers her father training some of the WWFs and WCWs biggest names in her familys basement gym and recounts their tales to stardom. Her story is the closest true-life account of the real world of professional wrestling and will prove to be the biggest, most sought after book this fall.

LC Classification NumberGV1196.A1H34 2001