Heath McCoy is a Canadian sports journalist and author, best known for his work on professional wrestling, having written two acclaimed books about Canadian professional wrestling.
Career
McCoy has written two
non-fiction historical books about
professional wrestling in Canada
The history of Professional wrestling in Canada dates back to the founding of Maple Leaf Wrestling, which opened in 1930 and was the first known professional wrestling company in the country. Many Canadian wrestlers including Bret Hart, Roddy Pi ...
, the first being ''
Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling'' in 2005 which is about the iconic
Stampede Wrestling
Stampede Wrestling was a Canadian professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta. For nearly 50 years, it was one of the main promotions in western Canada and the Canadian Prairies. Originally established by Stu Hart in 1948, the prom ...
promotion and territory, and the second being 2008's ''
Benoit: Wrestling with the Horror that Destroyed a Family and Crippled a Sport'' about wrestler
Chris Benoit
Christopher Michael Benoit ( ; May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He worked for various pro-wrestling promotions during his 22-year career, but is notorious for Chris Benoit double-murd ...
and his
double-murder and suicide. Both books were considered for the ''
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
The ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' (''WON'') is a newsletter that covers professional wrestling and mixed martial arts.
Founded in print in 1982 by Dave Meltzer, the ''Wrestling Observer'' website merged with Bryan Alvarez's ''Figure Four Wee ...
'' award for
Best Pro Wrestling Book. McCoy was lauded for his expert research for the book ''Pain and Passion''.
Outside of his writing McCoy has also appeared in media several times, often being interviewed for his deep knowledge on wrestling. He appeared on the
Chris Benoit Memorial Show and in the
documentary film
A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...
''
Bret Hart: Survival of the Hitman''.
Personal life
McCoy was married to fellow journalist Tamara Gignac who died in 2015 of cancer.
They have one daughter, Bronwyn, and one son, Finn.
Works
* '' Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling'' (2005)
* '' Benoit: Wrestling with the Horror that Destroyed a Family and Crippled a Sport'' (with Steven Johnson, Irv Muchnick and Greg Oliver
Greg Oliver (born February 2, 1971, in Kitchener, Ontario) is a Canadian sports writer. He currently resides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Early life and education
He earned a Bachelor of Applied Arts in journalism, newspaper major, in 1993 from ...
) (2007)
See also
* Hart wrestling family
The Hart wrestling family, sometimes known as the Hart dynasty, is a mainly Canadians, Canadian family with a significant history within professional wrestling. The patriarch of the family was wrestling legend Stu Hart (1915–2003). An amateur a ...
References
External links
Twitter profile
Interview
with '' WrestleZone''
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Canadian male journalists
Professional wrestling journalists and columnists
Professional wrestling historians
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)