Tom Billington is a British lad who comes from a family of amateur boxers. While working on a construction crew one day, Tom is noticed by a veteran English wrestler who offers to train Billington for the wrestling ring. Tom begins his career wrestling throughout England before embarking on a '2 week' tour of Western Canada. That '2 week' tour turns into an 18 year career that saw Tom Bilington wrestle as 'The Dynamite Kid' all over the world before his 1996 retirement due to the crippling effects of injuries and drugs. | ||
Plot & Themes Phys disability/mental struggle? Yes Struggle with - drugs Sports story? - wrestling Sports story Yes Period of greatest activity? - 1950+ Subject of Biography Gender - Male Profession/status: Ethnicity - White Nationality - British Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 () United States Yes Century: - 1980's-Present Writing Style Book makes you feel? - thoughtful Pictures/Illustrations? - More 6-10 B&W How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 76%-100% of book |