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BIOGRAPHY ON LEGENDARY GEORGE GORDIENKO TO BE RELEASED THIS DECEMBER

A biography on legendary Canadian wrestler George Gordienko will be released this December.

George Gordienko: Canadian Wrestler, Artist and Renaissance Man by Steve Verrier, will be released by MacFarland Publishing on 12/26.

Promotional material for the book notes:

George Gordienko (1928-2002) may be the greatest wrestler you've never heard of. From humble, Ukrainian immigrant roots on the Canadian Prairies, he endured a tough childhood during the Great Depression to emerge as a leading "shooter" and one-of-a-kind artist on the mat. Excluded from wrestling in the U.S. during the McCarthy era for his one-time membership in the Communist Party, he was deprived of a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, for which he was hand-picked by the great Lou Thesz. After retirement, Gordienko transitioned to a different sort of canvas and became a successful painter. This first full-length biography traces his remarkable career.

The book will feature forewords from WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart and wrestling journalist Greg Oliver.

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