The Road Warriors: Danger, Death, and the Rush of Wrestling (44 page)

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9.
Moves.

10.
Negative crowd reaction.

11.
Hard punches.

12.
A variation of the sleeper hold.

13.
Positive crowd reaction.

14.
Ducked out of the ring.

15.
Pronounced “ee-kay.”

16.
The previous name of the WWF.

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To remember the details of our SummerSlam ’91 match, you can flip back to my prologue at the front of the book.

Table of Contents

Cover

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Prologue

1: Animal's Abridged Prehistory

2: Bouncing Around and Taking a Chance

3: Education of a Road Warrior

4: Assault on Georgia Championship Wrestling

5: Destroy Everything That Moves

6: Unleashed on the AWA

7: The Boom of Professional Wrestling

8: Face-to-Face with Vince

9: Getting Hitched, Being Cloned, and Spiking Our Image

10: Snacking on Danger and Dining on Death

11: Scaling Dizzying Heights

12: The Golden Age of Jim Crockett Promotions and the NWA

13: And It All Comes Crumbling Down

14: When One Door Closes, Smash Yourself a New One

15: The Legion of Doom Dominates the WWF

16: Hawk Soars Too Close to the Sun

17: The Resurrection of the Road Warriors

18: Our Continuing Journey into the Unknown

19: Spiritual Rebirth and the End of an Era

20: The Laurinaitis Legacy

Afterword

Table of Contents

Cover

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Prologue

1: Animal's Abridged Prehistory

2: Bouncing Around and Taking a Chance

3: Education of a Road Warrior

4: Assault on Georgia Championship Wrestling

5: Destroy Everything That Moves

6: Unleashed on the AWA

7: The Boom of Professional Wrestling

8: Face-to-Face with Vince

9: Getting Hitched, Being Cloned, and Spiking Our Image

10: Snacking on Danger and Dining on Death

11: Scaling Dizzying Heights

12: The Golden Age of Jim Crockett Promotions and the NWA

13: And It All Comes Crumbling Down

14: When One Door Closes, Smash Yourself a New One

15: The Legion of Doom Dominates the WWF

16: Hawk Soars Too Close to the Sun

17: The Resurrection of the Road Warriors

18: Our Continuing Journey into the Unknown

19: Spiritual Rebirth and the End of an Era

20: The Laurinaitis Legacy

Afterword

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