Exquisite Mayhem. The Spectacular and Erotic World of Wrestling
Hardcover, 6.7 x 9.2 in., 3.70 lb, 512 pages
US$ 30
With almost 500 illustrations, this book captures the most famous wrestlers of the 60s and 70s in action, as well as the amazonian, bikini-clad women who writhed around on staged photography sets in the little-known sub-genre of “apartment wrestling.”
Customer reviews (7)
Wrestling warriors
Blood, sweat, and bikinis
Through blood, sweat, tears, and writhing, bikini-clad bodies, this book compiles the best images of Theo Ehret, an unsung giant of sports photography. From the mid-1960s through the early 1980s, Ehret chronicled the matches at the Grand Olympic Auditorium in L.A. as well as the erotic sub-genre of “apartment wrestling.”Through the weigh-ins, the injuries, the backstage brawls, and the captivated crowds, Ehret’s images capture all the action and the atmosphere of the Grand Olympic Auditorium, where the likes of André the Giant, Killer Kowalski, The Sheik, Gordman and Goliath, and Jesse “The Body” all punched their way to stardom. Alongside the Grand Olympic shots are the dramatic apartment wrestling images, a male fantasy phenomenon of bare breasts and buttocks, long, strong limbs and staged passions.
An interview with Ehret adds his personal commentary to both sides of the wrestling scene, the legends he met along the way, and the interplay of fantasy, reality, and photography.
Exquisite Mayhem. The Spectacular and Erotic World of Wrestling
Hardcover, 6.7 x 9.2 in., 3.70 lb, 512 pages
ISBN 978-3-8365-5828-0
Multilingual Edition: English, French, German
Multilingual Edition: English, French, German
Customer reviews (7)
Qualità Taschen
MaY, November 06, 2021
Discrete fotografie, cura nella ricerca e nella presentazione all'altezza della casa editrice.
Wrestling Icons
David Medina, October 29, 2021
It has some wonderful photos of Iconic wrestlers of the past with some great Black & White photography and some Color ones. It has also great photographs of many female wrestlers and other people that were in this field.
So Amazing !
Jacques, October 28, 2021
A book so funny that it might slip out of your hands... watch your feet! A great way to exercise in the bedroom.
Great Erotic History of Wrestling
Randall, October 28, 2021
Great pictures and history of wrestling from the erotic viewpoint.
Buy it
Riley, October 27, 2021
This book is great fun. If you've gotten this far, you should definitely buy it.
Exquisite Mayhem
Gretchen, October 27, 2021
Bought this as a gift for a friend and a warning of mayhem - great coffee table book.
A different look into wrestling
Gergely, October 27, 2021
this books allows the reader to take a kind of different look at the world of wrestling, it can be tense, brutal, but also quite erotic.