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LEGENDARY DON FARGO RELEASING AUTOBIOGRAPHY, 'THEY LIVE' REUNION, TYSON, HOG TOURNAMENT AND MORE NEWS

By Mike Johnson on 2014-07-21 11:00:00

The first-ever Clickjab Wrestling events over the weekend in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona did very well and had a ton of media coverage, including this piece on KVOA-TV.

There will be a "They Live" reunion at the Monster Mania convention in New Jersey the weekend of 8/15 with Roddy Piper, Keith David and Meg Foster all appearing. For more, click here.

The official competitors in the House of Glory championship tournament on 8/16 in Ridgewood, NY are Jay Lethal, Marq Quen, Ricochet, Anthony Gangone, Brian XL, JT Dunn, Drew Gulak and Shane Strickland. For more, click here.

 

Memphis legend Dom Fargo is releasing an autobiography titled "The Hardy Way" through Scott Teal's Crowbar Press. The following promotional blurb was released today:

Don Fargo is one of the overlooked stars of the classic era of pro wrestling. He was a headliner in almost every territory in which he appeared — New York, Amarillo, Dallas, Tennessee, Buffalo, Detroit, Indianapolis, and Louisiana, just to name a few.

As famous as he was for his ability to draw crowds to the arenas, he probably was more famous for his hijinks behind the scenes. Stories about the wild lifestyle of professional wrestlers abound. Many are true, but there also are many that are either downright false or exaggerated to epic proportions over the passage of time. Rest assured, the stories in this book about Don Fargo are all true, regardless of how outlandish or implausible they may sound. The stories about his pranks and wild lifestyle are talked about to this day by those who were witness to the events.

For the first time, Don tells, in detail, the story about what happened when he and his tag-team partner ran afoul of a group of motorcycle outlaws, and how he inadvertently wound up on the wrong side of the law on more than a few occasions. He also tells stories about pulling ribs on his fellow wrestlers, including well-known celebrities like boxing champ Joe Louis, and classic, hilarious stories about many of the well-known wrestlers of the golden era of pro wrestling. Don tells the story about how he met Jackie Fargo, how they formed the tag team that became known as the Fabulous Fargos, and the story behind how they became the first team to be billed as "world tag team champions" in Madison Square Garden.

He shares stories about winning the 1952 Mr. Pittsburgh bodybuilding contest, being punished by veteran wrestlers when he tried to get into professional wrestling, dangling from the roof of the King Edward Hotel in New York, riding naked on the roofs of cars traveling at high speeds, nailing a certain body part to a table, and getting his hand stuck in … well, let’s just say, somewhere you wouldn’t normally put your whole hand.

Fargo talks about how he created the more than 13 different characters he portrayed in the ring, his discovery of the "hard way," for which he became famous in wrestling circles, his problems with drugs and alcohol, and the friendships he developed along the way.

Included are more than 300 photos taken during Don’s career, many of which have never been published.

This is the most detailed book ever written that ties together important events in wrestling history with the hilarious shenanigans that went on behind the scenes. You’ve never read a more entertaining life story than this one.

The following press release was issued regarding licensing of the new animated series starring WWE Hall of Famer Mike Tyson:

BIF BANG POW! ANNOUNCES NEW LICENSING DEAL WITH WARNER BROS. CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND WARNER BROS. ANIMATION FOR MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES™ COLLECTIBLES

 

LOS ANGELES, CA (July 21, 2014) - World-renowned manufacturer Bif Bang Pow! has announced a new partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products with Warner Bros. Animation (WBA), to release a series of new products from the upcoming animated comedy series Mike Tyson Mysteries™, which is premiering this fall on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. 

 

Bif Bang Pow! is proud to add the Mike Tyson Mysteries collection of action figures to its ever-expanding lineup of iconic products. Bif Bang Pow! will debut a Mike Tyson Mysteries Mike Tyson with Boxing Gloves 8-Inch Action Figure Convention Exclusive at San Diego Comic-Con 2014, July 23-27, at the Entertainment Earth booth (2343).

 

In Mike Tyson Mysteries, Mike Tyson is taking the fight from the boxing ring to the streets ... by solving mysteries!  Aided by the Mike Tyson Mystery Team - the Ghost of the Marquess of Queensberry, along with Mike's adopted Korean daughter and a pigeon who was once a man - Mike Tyson will answer any plea sent to him.  If you have a problem that needs solving, Iron Mike is in your corner.  The series incorporates live-action appearances featuring Mighty Mike himself, and the gloves come off as the former heavyweight champ and his team gear up for weekly adventures as they put unsolved mysteries down for the count. The series stars Mike Tyson, Norm Macdonald (Saturday Night Live), Rachel Ramras (MAD) and Jim Rash (The Way Way Back, Community).

 

This latest partnership between Bif Bang Pow! and Warner Bros. builds upon the companies' existing partnership for  products based on The Big Bang Theory, network television's most-watched comedy among Total Viewers and #1 entertainment series among Adults 18-49.

 

"We're truly excited to expand our partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products and appreciate the opportunity to work with great licenses like The Big Bang Theory, and now Mike Tyson Mysteries," said Jason Labowitz, President, Bif Bang Pow! "The Bif Bang Pow! creative team has come up with some fun new designs that avid fans and collectors will enjoy."

 

The item, and future items in the same line, will be available to order at Entertainment Earth®http://www.entertainmentearth.com/bifbangpow.asp

 

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