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What began as a small roster of wrestlers transformed into over one hundred that shared the love and passion for professional wrestling. In the decade, a brotherhood was formed and a family developed. Good guys and villains, allies and enemies; both inside the ring and sometimes out. Hidden underneath characters and gimmicks, the real individual always shined through. This is a collection of what happened inside the ring and out. Ten years of people discovering themselves along the way through the world of professional wrestling.

For years the author slept in a tent, whizzed in a can, up in the dark, battling nerves and heat, chasing birds, boar and deer . . . What was it, he wondered? Among roadrunners, ex-dinosaurs, bump-in-the-night visitors and infernal temperatures, a narrative ensues. Only then is a sense of gratitude and revelation found in the dry wash of a season’s finale. John Graham is a California artist, oral historian and the creator of the El Fornio Story Cycle where Junipero Serra’s heart can be found in a jar. WWW.ELFORNIO.ORG