Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of ECW
Scott E. Williams is a criminal-justice reporter and an award-winning wrestling columnist for The Galveston County Daily News in Texas. He has been a wrestling fan for more than 20 years and has written two books on professional wrestling, Terry Funk: More Than Just Hardcore (published by Sports Publishing L.L.C.) and The Cowboy and the Cross: The Bill Watts Story.If you ever looked at an ECW game, video, or program, you have seen the photography of George Tahinos. Tahinos was ringside for every ECW pay-per-view and nearly every ECW Arena show of the company's existence. No other photographer comes close to Tahinos's perspective on the organization. His was the lens that captured extreme. ECW photos are available by e-mailing ecwbookphotos@aol.com. Tahinos has also covered WCW, Ring of Honor, and CZW, among other wrestling promotions, as well as the National Hockey League. His work has appeared in publications in the United States, Great Britain, Mexico, Japan, and Australia.