{"product_id":"the-texas-rasslin-wars-of-greg-oliver-9781737863526","title":"The Texas Rasslin' War(s) of the 1950s","description":"\u003cbr\u003eIn the 1950s, television changed professional wrestling, and the sport would never be the same. In Texas, this played out as a state-wide, 18-month wrestling war, where the promoters in Houston and Dallas grappled for control of the state booking office. Houston, led by Morris Sigel, had the established wrestlers and the backing of the powerful wrestling cartel, the NWA. Dallas, led by Ed McLemore, had two popular television shows, \u003ci\u003eTexas Rasslin' \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Big \"D\" Jamboree, \u003c\/i\u003eboth filmed in the \"world famous Sportatorium\u003ci\u003e.\"\u003c\/i\u003e It was the proverbial unstoppable force against the immovable object, Texas style. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Texas Rasslin' War(s) of the 1950s \u003c\/i\u003eby Greg Klein tells the story of Houston vs. Dallas, promoter vs. promoter, and the 18-month war over Texas that was as dramatic as the matches themselves. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Greg Oliver,Greg Klein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1737863529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781737863526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paper Tiger Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d","brand":"Greg Oliver","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001928917247,"sku":"9781737863526","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-texas-rasslin-wars-of-greg-oliver-9781737863526","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}