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Fake Fighting, Real Emotion

We might be breaking kayfabe in saying so, but it's well-known that most professional wrestling is three parts theater, one part combat. While the moves in the ring might be choreographed, the injuries sustained by performers and the emotion from the crowd is anything but a farce.

Guest:

  • Sean Görman is the author of Until We're Strangers Again. He was known as the evil "Manager of Champions," and is one of the most hated wrestling personalities in New England.

Sean Görman will discuss his memoir , as well as his wrestling career, at the Central Library at 6 p.m. on May 25. For more information, visit the Kansas City Public Library website.

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