{"id":34255,"date":"2026-04-23T21:03:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T02:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/?p=34255"},"modified":"2026-04-23T21:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T02:04:34","slug":"ringmaster-vince-mcmahon-and-the-unmaking-of-america-by-abraham-josephine-riesman-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/ringmaster-vince-mcmahon-and-the-unmaking-of-america-by-abraham-josephine-riesman-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Ringmaster:  Vince McMahon And The Unmaking Of America By Abraham Josephine Riesman Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"34255\" class=\"elementor elementor-34255\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-752d206 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-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"752d206\" 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-e758e0d\" data-id=\"e758e0d\" 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-b4c996b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4c996b\" 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>Ringmaster:\u00a0 Vince McMahon And The Unmaking Of America was first released in 2023 (revised in 2024, I have the 2023 version) by Abraham (now Josephine) Riesman.<\/p><p>Ringmaster is a unauthorized biography of wrestling promoter Vince McMahon.<\/p><p>I personally think this may be as close as we will get to an official biography about Mr. McMahon, but who knows.<\/p><p>Either way, it is a very well done book, talking about Mr. McMahon&#8217;s early history, which many do not know about.\u00a0 Talks about how he ultimately bought his Dad&#8217;s company and made it into the biggest wrestling\/sports entertainment company we will ever see.\u00a0 Talks about various wrestlers that worked for and with Mr. McMahon, his relationship with his family, various wrestling story line angles, and his relationship with President Donald Trump and many comparisons there.<\/p><p>This book is quite detailed, and I really need to check out the updated version too.<\/p><p>The author Abraham (now Josephine) Riesman did a great job with it.<\/p><p>If you are a wrestling fan, then this is a must read.\u00a0 Some stuff is already quite known by fans, and a lot is not.<\/p><p>Either way, I recommend 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