If you can find it, check out a book called “Hooker” by Lou Thesz. Thesz was one of the greatest chanps ever and provides a fascinating look at the wrestling business while he was in it. And “hooker” is not what you may be thinking. Back in the day, there were workers, shooters, and hookers. A worker was a wrestler with not many wrestling skills. A shooter could actually wrestle. The hookers, like Thesz, were the guys you didn’t want to mess with. They not only could wrestle, but they knew how to seriously hurt someone if they wanted to.
If you can find it, check out a book called “Hooker” by Lou Thesz. Thesz was one of the greatest chanps ever and provides a fascinating look at the wrestling business while he was in it. And “hooker” is not what you may be thinking. Back in the day, there were workers, shooters, and hookers. A worker was a wrestler with not many wrestling skills. A shooter could actually wrestle. The hookers, like Thesz, were the guys you didn’t want to mess with. They not only could wrestle, but they knew how to seriously hurt someone if they wanted to.