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Few stones are left unturned in this account of the life of a champion professional wrestler old-time fans and wrestling historians remember well for his accomplishments in the ring, his run-’em-over approach to wrestling, his growly demeanor, and a razor-sharp wit he could unleash at will. Numerous people who knew Gene Kiniski firsthand—including boyhood friends and acquaintances in the Canadian prairie, fellow wrestlers and promoters who worked with him or against him, and people who became Kiniski’s friends after he left the ring—recount touching stories and memories of an athlete and entertainer who was known internationally to a generation of wrestling fans and to Canadians everywhere as Canada’s Greatest Athlete. In these pages, those who knew Kiniski best remember a giant of a man who impacted people around him even more than he impacted wrestling audiences in major centers in the United States, Canada, and Japan over the course of an outstanding career spanning well over three decades.

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I enjoyed this book tremendously. Verrier has a way of recounting the history of a land, detail by painstaking detail, and tying it to the life story of his subject Kiniski. He paints a rich portrait of Kiniski's life and career...highly detailed and informative. --Pro Wrestling Historical Society; Verrier digs deeply into the life of Kiniski.... Reading Verrier's account of Kiniski's life is to travel through wrestling history.... Verrier's writing style is straightforward and clean...a compelling tale. --Sport in American History; A labour of love.... Readers will get a lot of bang for their buck and will learn more than they may have intended about Kiniski and professional wrestling. Nothing is missing here. The book could very easily be renamed The Kiniski Bible. Verrier has astutely crafted the complete and definitive biography on Kiniski. --Slam! Sports; Gene Kiniski: Canadian Wrestling Legend will thrill wrestling fans--and sports fans in general--with a colorful, blow-by-blow account of the fascinating life of one of pro wrestling's early legends.... A must-read! --Jason Beck, Curator and Director, British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame, and author of The Miracle Mile; Steven Verrier masterfully separates fact from fiction in this portrait of one of wrestling's iconic villains.... After peeling back the myth, Steven leaves us with a heartfelt babyface turn that will last for the ages. --Vance Nevada, author of Wrestling in the Canadian West; Gene Kiniski: Canadian Wrestling Legend is as meticulously researched and well-written as any biography found in professional wrestling literature. Steve Verrier has gone above and beyond the call of duty. --Tim Hornbaker, author of National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly That Strangled Pro Wrestling.

I enjoyed this book tremendously. Verrier has a way of recounting the history of a land, detail by painstaking detail, and tying it to the life story of his subject Kiniski. He paints a rich portrait of Kiniski's life and career...highly detailed and informative. --Pro Wrestling Historical Society; A labour of love.... Readers will get a lot of bang for their buck and will learn more than they may have intended about Kiniski and professional wrestling. Nothing is missing here. The book could very easily be renamed The Kiniski Bible. Verrier has astutely crafted the complete and definitive biography on Kiniski. --Slam! Sports; Gene Kiniski: Canadian Wrestling Legend will thrill wrestling fans--and sports fans in general--with a colorful, blow-by-blow account of the fascinating life of one of pro wrestling's early legends.... A must-read! --Jason Beck, Curator and Director, British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame, and author of The Miracle Mile; Steven Verrier masterfully separates fact from fiction in this portrait of one of wrestling's iconic villains.... After peeling back the myth, Steven leaves us with a heartfelt babyface turn that will last for the ages. --Vance Nevada, author of Wrestling in the Canadian West; Gene Kiniski: Canadian Wrestling Legend is as meticulously researched and well-written as any biography found in professional wrestling literature. Steve Verrier has gone above and beyond the call of duty. --Tim Hornbaker, author of National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly That Strangled Pro Wrestling.

Gene Kiniski: Canadian Wrestling Legend will thrill wrestling fans--and sports fans in general--with a colorful, blow-by-blow account of the fascinating life of one of pro wrestling's early legends.... A must-read! --Jason Beck, Curator and Director, British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame, and author of The Miracle Mile; Steven Verrier masterfully separates fact from fiction in this portrait of one of wrestling's iconic villains.... After peeling back the myth, Steven leaves us with a heartfelt babyface turn that will last for the ages. --Vance Nevada, author of Wrestling in the Canadian West; Gene Kiniski: Canadian Wrestling Legend is as meticulously researched and well-written as any biography found in professional wrestling literature. Steve Verrier has gone above and beyond the call of duty. --Tim Hornbaker, author of National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly That Strangled Pro Wrestling.

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Steven Verrier has previously written works of short drama, fiction, and nonfiction published in the United States, Canada, and Japan. He lives in Bonney Lake, Washington.

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