{"id":33189,"date":"2026-02-02T14:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/?p=33189"},"modified":"2026-02-02T14:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:41:08","slug":"heroes-and-friends-pro-wrestling-remembrances-by-jim-cornette-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/heroes-and-friends-pro-wrestling-remembrances-by-jim-cornette-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Heroes And Friends:  Pro Wrestling Remembrances By Jim Cornette Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"33189\" class=\"elementor elementor-33189\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83292ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"83292ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7044949\" data-id=\"7044949\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd3aa61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd3aa61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wrestling manager\/booker\/author\/podcaster\/historian Jim Cornette released his book Heroes And Friends:\u00a0 Pro Wrestling Remembrances in 2025.<\/p><p>I bought it on his website jimcornette.com.<\/p><p>It features stories and background about some of Jim&#8217;s favorite wrestlers, managers, and announcers.<\/p><p>Some include Bobby &#8220;The Brain&#8221; 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