In the first book of its kind, wrestling journalist Scott Keith offers an in-depth look at the Hart family 'curse' that has left all the Stampede Wrestling alumnae either crippled or dead. The recent tragic murder-suicide of Chris Benoit and his family was only the latest in a string of disasters that have dogged Stampede Wrestling, operated by the Calgary-based Hart family. Were these deaths preventable or inevitable? How did a sport famous for showmanship and entertainment become overrun by rampant drug use, depravity and greed?