Bigger! Better! Badder!: Wrestlemania III and the Year It All Changed

"A provocative and masterfully told account of an event that made pro wrestling an entertainment mushroom cloud." -- Tim Graham, The Athletic

"A must-read book -- an irresistible force of modern wrestling history." -- Tom Fordy, The Telegraph

Greenberg lays bare how WrestleMania III legitimized wrestling as entertainment and reshaped the industry, offering insight and perspective from those closest to the event

On an overcast day in 1987, the pro wrestling landscape was altered forever when a reported 93,173 fans converged on the Pontiac Silverdome outside Detroit to see Hulk Hogan defend his championship against Andr? the Giant.

BIGGER! BETTER! BADDER! is the story behind Wrestlemania III, told from the perspective of company executives, wrestlers who appeared on the card, fans who attended the show, and other wrestling personalities. But Keith Elliot Greenberg also examines the entire industry at the time, including insights from representatives from the rival promotions Vince McMahon was putting out of business as pro wrestling transitioned from a regional phenomenon into the international juggernaut it is today.

Author: Keith Elliot Greenberg
Publisher: ECW Press
Published: 03/25/2025
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781770417854
ISBN10: 1770417850
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Wrestling
- Sports & Recreation | History
- Sports & Recreation | Business Aspects

About the Author
Keith Elliot Greenberg is a New York Times bestselling author, as well as a monthly columnist for Inside the Ropes Magazine. A lifetime New Yorker, he co-authored the autobiographies of "Classy" Freddie Blassie, Ric Flair and "Superstar" Billy Graham, as well as two editions of the WWE Encyclopedia of Sports Entertainment. His previous books for ECW Press include Too Sweet: Inside the Indie Wrestling Revolution, Follow the Buzzards: Pro Wrestling in the Age of COVID-19 and Best Seat in the House: My Life in the Jeff Healey Band, co-written with Tom Stephen. He regularly appears as a wrestling historian on A&E's WWE documentary series.