The new book "Irresistible Force: The Life and Times of Gorilla Monsoon" by Brian R. Solomon provides new firsthand accounts of the power struggle between Gorilla Monsoon and Vince McMahon Jr. over control of what is now WWE. ​ Monsoon owned 25% of the Capitol Wrestling Corporation and was the heir apparent to run the company before McMahon Jr. took over. He was the last holdout against the 1982 sale. ​ Vince McMahon acknowledged the rivalry in the Netflix docuseries Mr. McMahon: "When I joined the company, Gorilla Monsoon was the heir apparent. And I could feel the tension right away. Gorilla Monsoon thinks I'm competition. And boy, was he right." ​ Ring announcer Gary Cappetta: "There was always a Team Monsoon and a Team Vinny McMahon." ​ Monsoon's daughter Valerie Marella: "They were not fans of each other." ​ The book describes the June 1982 meeting at the Warwick Hotel in Manhattan as "not the warm, glowing, peaceful transition of power we've often been led to believe." ​ Monsoon ...