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chatty
October 1st, 2012, 7:25 AM
Any recommendations?

I have read:

Mick Foley - Have A Nice Day
Eddie Guerrero - Stealing Life
Animal - The Road warriors
Bret Hart - Hitman
Chris jericho - A Lions Tale and Undisputed
The Rock
SCSA
Benoit - Wrestling with the horror....
Dynamite Kid
The death of WCW

Big
October 1st, 2012, 8:27 AM
Flair's book was good.
I liked Duggan's too.

One Man Gang
October 1st, 2012, 8:42 AM
I like Bobby "the Brain" Heenan's first book. The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Heels and Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Heroes & Icons (which just came out), are very interesting in terms of the stories they tell about old time guys. I have a book on the National Wrestling Alliance that came out a few years ago that reads like stereo instructions but is full of information that I'd recommend. Then of course the WWE Encyclopedia is great for the casual fan. Though they're releasing an updated second edition in November.

MichaelC
October 1st, 2012, 9:53 AM
Never read Chynas book. It is shit.

Jay
October 1st, 2012, 10:13 AM
I really enjoyed William Regal's book, Walking a Golden Mile. It's a great read - very open, honest and most definitely interesting.

Cewsh
October 1st, 2012, 10:49 AM
The Death of WCW is a fun read, but it may be the most poorly researched book I've ever read.

Funboy
October 1st, 2012, 10:53 AM
I only see one of Foley's there - read all of his.
So many of them were rushed/average - I'd love to read Austin's now he's out of the business and Angle's too about both WWE/TNA.

Mark84j
October 1st, 2012, 10:54 AM
Read Regal's but always go back and read Foley's "Have a Nice Day" ever year or so. Really want to get around and read Jericho's though. :yes:

Funboy
October 1st, 2012, 11:12 AM
Both of his are really good; looking forward to the third already!
I'd love a HHH or Vince one; if they were honest about everything...

Cewsh
October 1st, 2012, 11:41 AM
Triple H does have one. His workout book doubles as a kind of short autobiography that goes more in depth than you'd expect.

Jacknife
October 1st, 2012, 11:46 AM
I read two of Foley's, Kurt Angle, The Rock, and Chyna's.

Rip
October 1st, 2012, 11:52 AM
DX have one, which is better than you'd expect, DDPs is pretty interesting, as are Dustys and Jerrys. Bischoffs is worth a look as well and Roddys isn't terrible, Shawns is pretty much what you'd expect.

Oh read Kanes, really it's wonderful :rolleyes:

mth
October 1st, 2012, 12:05 PM
I'd recommend Goldust's book.

As far as the one's I've read:
All of Foley's, both of Jericho's, The Hardy's, Angle's, Goldust's, Road Warrior Animal's, Bret Hart's, Death of WCW, and that terrible Kane book.

kangus
October 1st, 2012, 12:17 PM
See I didn't like Goldust's book at all. I thought it was pretty bland and by the numbers. The books i've really enjoyed are all of Foley's and Jericho's and also Bret's book mainly because they all go in-depth about personal feelings and stories and really explore the various stages of the author's career.

chatty
October 1st, 2012, 12:21 PM
I really enjoyed Dynamites book. It has been said to be a bit full of crap but if you take it for what it is it has some very good stories about his time in Stampede, Davey Boy, Japan and altercations with Hogan and Rougeaus.

I read Shawns as well, I forgot about that one - it would have been better if he had wrote it when he was a dick though (at least more interesting).

Cewsh
October 1st, 2012, 12:44 PM
Bret's book honestly made me depressed. It's incredibly good and very honest, (or at least, honest from Bret's point of view,) but that shit gets DARK.

Badger
October 1st, 2012, 5:29 PM
Read Have a Nice Day, Foley is Good, Angle's book and the Rock's book, the latter of which might've been decent if it wasn't stocked full of promos.

chatty
October 1st, 2012, 5:31 PM
Read Have a Nice Day, Foley is Good, Angle's book and the Rock's book, the latter of which might've been decent if it wasn't stocked full of promos.

Yeah, it was quite an honest book up until his wrestling days when he just played character. I would suggest anyone who reads it puts it down at the halfway mark.

Rip
October 1st, 2012, 5:32 PM
I forgot Rockys, some of it was quite good but I agree it was mostly written 'in character' which was a bit shitty.

Version 6
October 1st, 2012, 6:02 PM
It's a bit of a generalisation, but I've found the only ones worth reading are those that aren't ghost written. So, Foley's, Bret's, Jericho's and Edges.

The rest you can pretty much skip without missing out.

mth
October 1st, 2012, 6:04 PM
Yeah, I never bothered with Rock's book because I'd heard half was in character and good lord I don't want to read that. Since then, I feel like they're shown enough of his past in video packages and the like (particularly last year for Mania) that I feel like I know enough that I don't care to know more.

JRSlim21
October 1st, 2012, 11:13 PM
Bret's book honestly made me depressed. It's incredibly good and very honest, (or at least, honest from Bret's point of view,) but that shit gets DARK.

All of this.

A lot of people have portrayed Bret as a bitter old man because of this book. After reading, I can't blame him.

I'm also a fan of Bischoff's book.

DaSaintFan
October 1st, 2012, 11:29 PM
"it's good to be king.. sometimes" by Jerry Lawler..

kangus
October 2nd, 2012, 12:06 AM
That or his follow-up entitled "Still The King: In shape and living healthbvbhnhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

mth
October 2nd, 2012, 12:10 AM
All of this.

A lot of people have portrayed Bret as a bitter old man because of this book. After reading, I can't blame him.

I'm also a fan of Bischoff's book.
Agreed. I've never been a Bret fan and reading that book didn't help change that.

TimeSplitter
October 2nd, 2012, 12:25 AM
I liked Rock's book when I read it (I was in middle school though.) While it was mostly in character stuff, I liked the parts about his childhood, hanging around in the back, and his football days because those are the anecdotes you wouldn't get from a video to hype wrestlemania or another big event.

The Law
February 25th, 2015, 12:44 AM
I really haven't read many wrestling books. It just seems like most of them probably aren't worth it. Most of the books out there are ghost-written biographies pumped out to make money. Here are the few I've read:

-Foley's first two books
-The Death of WCW (Awesome, have the expanded addition and haven't gotten through it yet)
-David Shoemaker's book

I think those are literally the only ones I've read. The one I really want is Gary Hart's book, but unfortunately it's impossible to find (no E-Book, limited printing).

Any ones to recommend? Reviews? Ones to avoid? Ones you'd like to see written?

Greed
February 25th, 2015, 12:47 AM
I'd recommend Jericho's first book. I've heard good things about his second as well and if it's like his first, I'd recommend that as well.

I read the Rock's book that came out around when Foley's did and it was an entertaining read.

Hard to surpass Foley's books. Dude is a great writer, expressive and great at telling a story and painting a narrative.

The Law
February 25th, 2015, 12:48 AM
I forgot I read Rock's book. That's how memorable it was.

I might read the Kane book for sheer comedy.

Greed
February 25th, 2015, 12:50 AM
Is his book about the principles of libertarian philosophy ?

Greed
February 25th, 2015, 12:52 AM
"so this guy at a bar was talking about how the government is the best vessel for job creation. I chokeslammed him through the free market straight to hell!"

The_Mike
February 25th, 2015, 1:07 AM
Bret Hart's book is a must-read, surely? I really enjoyed Lita's, too.

Brian M.
February 25th, 2015, 1:16 AM
Foley is a tremendous writer, but the Hardcore Diaries was a chore to get through. It was essentially an entire book where Foley whines about Vince not accepting any of his ideas. Which sounds like it could be OK except all of his storyline ideas are complete shit.

Big
February 25th, 2015, 1:41 AM
All of Jericho's and Foley's first two books were awesome.

Hardcore Holly had a surprisingly really good book too, at least imo.

SeanMooneysClassyJackets
February 25th, 2015, 3:47 AM
Despite not always hitting the mark, Simon Garfield's "The Wrestling" is one of the better ones out there.

Badger
February 25th, 2015, 4:00 AM
Rock's book made good toilet paper.

A few years ago, WH Smith up my way were selling it for like a quid. :lol:

Badger
February 25th, 2015, 4:02 AM
Double post.

Kneeneighbor
February 25th, 2015, 9:46 AM
I enjoyed Bret Hart's book but he comes off bitter at times.

The original WrestleCrap book was a fun quick read for nostalgia but it didnt really cover much in terms of new ground.

chatty
February 25th, 2015, 10:22 AM
I enjoyed all three Jericho books.

Dynamite Kids book is a great read as well, it has been slated by wrestlers but tbh it doesn't really read like a whole lot of bullshit to me, he doesn't really go over the top with it and sort of admits he is a jerk all the way through.

Foleys first book is quality, aint read his others though.

Enjoyed Austins, Michaels and Animals as well.

Guerrero's is a real good and honest account of his life although it feels a bit tragic reading it now.

The Rocks is awful, half of its wrote in character so you don't get any of his input on his wrestling career at all.

Brets is probably the best read imo, he does whinge a fair bit in it but its pretty brutal in its honesty and a lot of it is funny tbf.

Death fo WCW was pretty great as well.

Ringo
February 25th, 2015, 10:25 AM
Regal's.

Andy
February 25th, 2015, 11:35 AM
The Rock's book is one of the worst I've ever read. Stuff to do with matches is mostly written in character so there's no stories, no insight. So you have a wrestling book that didn't really discuss his wrestling career from his perspective but, if I remember correctly, did have a graphic account of him losing his virginity.

The_Mike
February 25th, 2015, 11:55 AM
At 14 with an adult woman in full view of a cop if I recall correctly.

Ringo's right, Regal's is a very good book, just full of fascinating stories and a lot of him thinking about his addiction issues. Guerrero's is similar, and was an enjoyable read.

The Rogerer
February 25th, 2015, 11:59 AM
Reading Guerrero's shortly after his death was a terrible experience. Just so many near death experiences and disasters that he pulled back from.

Xtreme Rebel
February 25th, 2015, 12:35 PM
I enjoyed Arn Anderson's and both of Bobby Heenan's are worth reading. I have a signed copy of his first book that is my favorite piece of sports memorabilia.

Kneeneighbor
February 25th, 2015, 12:39 PM
Bump

Greed
February 25th, 2015, 1:01 PM
I'm confused about what book thread to post in

Kneeneighbor
February 25th, 2015, 1:07 PM
I'm confused about what book thread to post in

Can we merge them all?

Rancid_Planet
February 26th, 2015, 7:11 AM
If you want to read insane ramblings check out Roddy Piper's book. He basically claims to have no memories at all before turning 18. Not in a "I have brain damage from too many headshots" kind of way either. He just plays it off like it's any kind of normal to recollect nothing from his childhood at all besides a few random stories indicating that his father had always been a homeles, deranged lunatic.

Beer-Belly
February 26th, 2015, 7:49 AM
Didn't he have a really rough upbringing? He probably just didn't want to elaborate on certain details with the ghostwriter.

It's also likely that he didn't have his special sunglasses on him and suspected that totalitarian aliens might have been around.

Red Dog
February 26th, 2015, 9:14 AM
All of this.

A lot of people have portrayed Bret as a bitter old man because of this book. After reading, I can't blame him.

I'm also a fan of Bischoff's book.
After reading Bischoff's book and seeing him apply for the role of WCW Chairman (or whatever it was) when he was just a commentator, it made me apply for a role at my company that was about 4 levels higher than I was on, and I got it. I genuinely wanted to find his email address to thank him for the motivation but I couldn't find it. So I didn't.

The_Mike
February 26th, 2015, 11:22 AM
He's probably on Twitter or something, I'm sure you could find a way to send him a message now. I always loved that story as well, what a brass neck.

Dream-Evil
February 26th, 2015, 11:41 AM
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/513VRGYQ9HL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

I actually own this.

mth
March 1st, 2015, 7:55 PM
I recommend everybody get their hands on The Squared Circle: Life, Death, and Professional Wrestling by David Shoemaker. One of the best wrestling books I've read.

Rancid_Planet
March 1st, 2015, 9:48 PM
I recommend everybody get their hands on The Squared Circle: Life, Death, and Professional Wrestling by David Shoemaker. One of the best wrestling books I've read.
Yes. Probably my favorite non autobiography wrestling book of all time. Its a must read people. :yes:

Rancid_Planet
May 14th, 2015, 12:48 PM
http://pwinsider.com/article/93711/wwe-at-nbc-universal-upfronts-today-ambrose-talks-ppv-more-on-undertaker-book-italy-and-more-wwe-news.html?p=1


"As of now, we are hearing the plan for the upcoming WWE book on The Undertaker is that it will focus on the character and storylines, not the person behind the public persona"

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Boooooo. :no:

I know it's a lot to ask that someone so "old school" give us a peek behind the gimmick but there is nobody I'd rather see release a true autobiography and/or DVD documentary.

Mills
May 14th, 2015, 12:50 PM
I'm waiting for the JR autobiography myself, but an Undertaker one would be amazing. Did Regal ever do a book?

Rancid_Planet
May 14th, 2015, 12:51 PM
Its called "Walking A Golden Mile"

Never read it. I've heard it's good.

SeanMooneysClassyJackets
May 14th, 2015, 1:05 PM
Decent book that.

Donald
May 14th, 2015, 1:06 PM
I tried wrestling books before, they didn't put up much of a fight.

mth
May 14th, 2015, 1:13 PM
http://pwinsider.com/article/93711/wwe-at-nbc-universal-upfronts-today-ambrose-talks-ppv-more-on-undertaker-book-italy-and-more-wwe-news.html?p=1


"As of now, we are hearing the plan for the upcoming WWE book on The Undertaker is that it will focus on the character and storylines, not the person behind the public persona"

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Boooooo. :no:

I know it's a lot to ask that someone so "old school" give us a peek behind the gimmick but there is nobody I'd rather see release a true autobiography and/or DVD documentary.
Oh god, if it's anything like the Kane one they did, stay the fuck away. I appreciated the effort but reading it ruins him.

The_Mike
May 14th, 2015, 1:22 PM
Regal's book was very good, I recommend it. He's very frank about his issues with drugs and has lots of old-school stories from European wrestling.

I cannot imagine a kayfabe Undertaker book being a good idea in any capacity right now. Do WWE actually want to remind people that he essentially crucified people and held Satanic rituals on live television? Losing to Lesnar was one of the most 'real' moments in professional wrestling - it legitimately moved the watching audience and caught fire in the mainstream press. Let's tell everyone about him trying to burn his brother alive and drowning his father in cement?

Hero!
May 14th, 2015, 1:25 PM
Regal's book is great, i got an autographed copy for my 15th birthday

Big
May 14th, 2015, 2:06 PM
Hardcore Holly's was really good :yes:
Anyone read JTG's or Kamala's?

MikeHunt
May 20th, 2015, 5:30 AM
I'm just about finished jtg's.

its great and very short. I recommend you all check it out. It's only a couple of quid.

Pre ordered Bryan's this morning!!!

MOSHanTHRASHER
July 13th, 2015, 12:01 PM
Just started the JTG book. Anyone know who got the heat in the Big Shot story at the beginning of the book? The just of the story was a rookie was wearing his sunglasses indoors while doing the handshake ceremony, and a legend got angry at this fact. Also was it Booker T that got angry?

Simon
September 24th, 2016, 11:12 AM
"Hey Si, you should read Shawn Michaels' autobiography", they said.

"You'll love it, it really gives you an insight into both sides of Michaels' personality" they said.

"Oh but one thing - make sure to get the first one, not the second one where he just cunts on about Christianity the whole time", they didn't say.

Murphy
September 24th, 2016, 11:31 AM
Aha. Never tried Michaels's one. Didn't even know there were 2.

Hero!
September 24th, 2016, 11:50 AM
"Hey Si, you should read Shawn Michaels' autobiography", they said.

"You'll love it, it really gives you an insight into both sides of Michaels' personality" they said.

"Oh but one thing - make sure to get the first one, not the second one where he just cunts on about Christianity the whole time", they didn't say.

That actually sounds interesting. I never read either Michaels one.

i read Bryan's recently, got boring fast.

JTG's are both lovely. Get the audiobook version, he read them himself and they're great.

AJ Lee has one coming out soon and I'm excited to read it. I wanna see what she has to say from the time period where Kaitlyn left, then Punk left, and then she "retired".

Badger
September 24th, 2016, 11:53 AM
JTG has a book??

Learn something new every day.

virms
September 24th, 2016, 11:55 AM
I am surprised a book, let alone 2, even exists of JTG. I didn't realize he had enough popularity to get a book deal. Hell, I even scratched my head at AJ getting one and just contributed it to CM Punk.

Hero!
September 24th, 2016, 12:04 PM
JTG's books are self-published through Amazon. They're called something like "damn, why'd I Write this book?" and "damn why'd I write this book too?"

Badger
September 24th, 2016, 12:13 PM
Seems like he's doing well for himself. I feel guilty about those "He's still employed?" jokes now.

Saying that, Cryme Time should've gotten at least one tag title run.

Simon
September 24th, 2016, 1:15 PM
That actually sounds interesting. I never read either Michaels one.


It's not. Granted I wouldn't want to read a book about faith anyway, but it's certainly not an interesting or intelligent take on it. In fairness to Michaels, I started reading it straight after Bret Hart's, which has narrowly pipped Have A Nice Day as my favourite wrestler autobiography of all time, so it was always going to look bad by comparison...but it's really bad.

Hero!
November 11th, 2016, 12:22 PM
Shawn Michael's second book is on sale for the kindle today, Only $1.99

https://www.amazon.com/Wrestling-My-Life-Reality-Superstar-ebook/dp/B00L0S6FVE/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1478881326&sr=1-1&keywords=shawn+michaels+wrestling+for+my+life

Simon
November 11th, 2016, 12:30 PM
I was about to go on a rant about how crap that book is, but I see I've already done it above. Avoid if you want a wrestling book, it's not a wrestling book it's a religious book.

Hero!
November 11th, 2016, 12:33 PM
That's actually why i'm interested in it.

Simon
November 11th, 2016, 12:39 PM
Fair enough, hope you get more out of it than I did :D

Gradually getting through Bischoff's Controversy Creates Cash...bit tedious so far but as someone who was never into WCW I'm not really sure why I bought it, seeing as he has barely any history with the WWE directly.

Murphy
November 24th, 2016, 3:28 AM
Need a wrestling book to read. Any good ones outside of Foley, Dynamite, Bret and Jericho?

Rancid_Planet
November 24th, 2016, 12:01 PM
The Squared Circle: Life Death and Professional Wrestling by David Shoemaker.

Best non autobiography wrestling book I've ever read.

Hero!
November 24th, 2016, 12:04 PM
Need a wrestling book to read. Any good ones outside of Foley, Dynamite, Bret and Jericho?

Regal

mth
November 24th, 2016, 12:30 PM
Need a wrestling book to read. Any good ones outside of Foley, Dynamite, Bret and Jericho?
Goldust.

The Squared Circle: Life Death and Professional Wrestling by David Shoemaker.

Best non autobiography wrestling book I've ever read.

Also, this a thousand times.

Jarrod1983
November 24th, 2016, 6:11 PM
William Regal's book is a terrific read.

Murphy
November 25th, 2016, 11:09 AM
Cheers, lads.

Isn't Regal's really hard to come by though?

Version 6
November 26th, 2016, 5:21 PM
Yeah sort of, in the sense that you actually do need to put some details and payment information into a website for it to be delivered to your home.

Simon
November 26th, 2016, 7:10 PM
Ahahaha

Murphy
November 28th, 2016, 6:20 AM
Ha, nah, I thought it was out of print long ago and it was listed at silly prices on E-bay...

Simon
January 18th, 2017, 6:58 PM
Just finishing Eric Bischoff's book. Quite an interesting read, but I'm not sure I've ever seen a book which is so transparently full of shit. The way Bischoff tells it, everything he touched turned to gold and the tiny number of negatives in his career were completely out of his hands. It's an incredible lesson in self-aggrandizement. In his defence, I do get the feeling he actually believes the bullshit that comes out of his mouth, which I suppose comes with the territory, and if nothing else his career is proof that bravery aligned with an aptitude for bullshitting can make you very successful.

This reference won't make a lot of sense to most of the non-Brits on here, but there's a real whiff of Partridge in the way he manipulates the re-telling of incidents which are fairly well established so that he comes out the victor. Also his utter hatred of the dirtsheets is hilarious, especially how inconsistent he is about them - throughout the book he dismisses every single wrestling writer as a nerd in his parents' basement making up stories based on absolutely nothing - but then whenever it suits him, he'll complain about wrestlers and staff leaking important information to the dirtsheets :lol:.

I would recommend anyone read it, if only to get, let's say, an 'alternative' view on the Monday Night Wars. Long story short: all of WCW's success during this period was down to Bischoff, but all of the prior and subsequent failures were nothing to do with him.

Rancid_Planet
January 19th, 2017, 1:43 AM
Eric just gets on my nerves. I'm not sure I could make it through the first chapter.

Spudz Mackenzie
January 19th, 2017, 2:14 AM
I torrented Bob Holly's book at one point, when I was sick with a hefty chest and head cold. I figured I'd enjoy something easy and quiet, like reading a good book for a few pages before crashing in bed. Three hours later, I'd devoured all 600 some pages of the book and loved it. Holly was never the best or most exciting wrestler, but his book is easily digestible and a pretty solid read. Dude's had an interesting time. Had no idea he did some jobs for Flair in the old-school NWA.

NWo4LifeOr2Years
January 19th, 2017, 11:21 AM
I would opine that those who do not like Bischoff's book and trash it for being biased probably hated Bischoff to begin with and were watching WWF during the war lol...

Therefore, suffer an anti-Bishoff bias before even picking up the book.

This book was a WWE published book, so it said EXACTLY what the WWE publicity machine wanted it to say.

Exactly.

And then Bishoff signed off on it.

Seriously.......

McBain
January 20th, 2017, 2:28 AM
I may get hold of Regal's book then. I'm after another wrestling book to read too. Wanted to get Ring of Hell but it's a bit pricey.

Murphy
January 20th, 2017, 6:59 AM
I'm currently reading the e-book, Power Slam Through The Years. Fin Martin was very bitter towards the end of Power Slam's run, but I still find his work to be top notch, if a bit too opinionated at times. And because he covered the US and Japan, it never really gets dull. Only read about a quarter, but I'd recommend it so far.

Nash Diesel
January 20th, 2017, 12:30 PM
It definitely feels like wrestler books are few and far between or just not promoted at all. Seemed like every 3-4 months a new one would pop out. My post is strictly talking about WWE though as I know there are still personalities out there releasing books but in terms of the WWE we haven't really seen anything in a long, long time.

Big
January 20th, 2017, 5:16 PM
Hardcore Hollys book was an awesome read. Jericho's got a new book coming out soon and I'm waiting for JR's.

Big
April 6th, 2017, 8:03 PM
Did anyone pick up AJ Lee's or Justin Roberts new books?

Jarrod1983
April 6th, 2017, 8:10 PM
Anyone read Titan Sinking? An in depth look at 1995 and how Vince almost went out of business. Loved it. I got the sequel Titan Shattered about 1996 too. It was good but not as good as the first. A third book Titan Screwed is out but I have not read that yet.

Beer-Belly
April 6th, 2017, 8:18 PM
Someone on Reddit posted some tidbits from Justin Roberts' new book.


Firstly, the book is a terrific read. Obviously Justin has written it, so it's his point of view, but he comes across as a nice guy who tried as hard as he possibly could to make it into the industry he loved.

After reading, I had a lot more knowledge - and therefore respect - for what announcers do and the stress they are under.

His book is available here in the US, or the UK, or Canada, etc...

But I was genuinely shocked at the lengths to which some of the wrestlers went to torture him.

For instance:


Someone from Smackdown stole Justin's passport from his bag on the final night of a tour to the UK. It was never returned. He had to go to the US embassy in London to get it reissued. "Stealing a passport out of someone's bag is a pretty evil rib and not giving it back means it's no longer a rib".


When they were in Japan on a tour, there was two tour buses - faces and heels. "Bradshaw had both buses pull over". They wouldn't move until Justin was moved from the face bus to the heel one. JBL and his cronies then bullied Justin for the entire journey. "I was very comfortable working the RAW tours. I was scared for my life to work SmackDown tours".


"JBL would throw my bags down the street...he typically referred to me as dipshit and numbnuts despite my always trying to do a great job...every day I saw him, he asked me why I was still alive and told me to go kill myself".


JBL was being interviewed by a high-schooler and, after the kid dropped his notes, Bradshaw asked the mother if "she had any children who weren't mentally disabled".


HHH had a thing about trying to pull down Justin's pants


Jaime Noble and Chris Benoit once tackled Justin down to the ground in the airport and put him in a double crossface. He tapped instantly but they refused to release him. He could barely walk for days afterwards.

There's more - plenty more, especially about JBL - but I don't want to spoil his whole book.

In among that, people like William Regal and the Coach come across really well. Regal gave his phone number to a very young Justin, long before he ever got to the WWE, and told him to call if he wanted help. What a guy.

Batista also sounds like a lovely chap, and Jericho. Justin's father had cancer and Batista/Jericho/Coach all called to check on him.

He says a lot of the SmackDown problems changed when the crews joined up with ECW and Tommy Dreamer came on board. Dreamer, let's say, put a few people in their place.

The dark and light of Benoit is really there, too. He bullied Justin but then, at the same time, he would call Justin's father to check in (genuinely) about how the cancer treatment was going.

Again, I'd really recommend the book...but, man, the WWE sounds like it was (is?) a hard place to work. As for JBL...

JBL sounds like a first class asshole. We knew that, though.

Big
April 6th, 2017, 8:29 PM
Thanks for posting that, I will likely pick up his book. :yes:

BigAl
April 6th, 2017, 8:42 PM
Pete Gas has a book out as well.

chatty
April 7th, 2017, 2:03 AM
Hardcore Hollys book was an awesome read. Jericho's got a new book coming out soon and I'm waiting for JR's.

Jericho last book got up to about four years ago. There was a big downstep in quality because it just didnt have enough interesting content, he needs to hold back a few years.

Murphy
April 7th, 2017, 10:42 AM
Pete Gas has a book out as well.

Amazingly, this isn't a joke. Just stumbled across it on Amazon. :lol:

BigAl
April 7th, 2017, 10:58 AM
Haha yeah I wouldn't lie about something we can all check easily on Amazon. It popped up on my "books you might like based on your purchase history" list.

Not going to lie....I'm going to read it.

Jarrod1983
April 7th, 2017, 11:04 AM
A book by Pete Gas would be worth reading for the Shane and Vince stories alone.

Murphy
April 7th, 2017, 11:13 AM
What was Rodney's surname? I remember Joey Abs.

Planning on picking up Justin Roberts's book and Chris Jericho's 3rd. I know it's been out for years and there's a 4th on the way.

Considering Bob Holly's and Daniel Bryan's too.

BigAl
April 7th, 2017, 11:17 AM
Pete Gas on JBL working stiff:


Stiff is an understatement. It's understandable because those guys paid their dues… JBL (http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/profiles/262/jbl/) beat the heck out of me with a chair one night and literally wrapped it around my head. When we went backstage, I stuck out my hand. I think he was expecting me to be a little hot, but instead I shook his hand and said thank you. Basically it was my way of saying 'you brought it and I took it and I can handle it.' He told me months afterward that was the day I earned his respect.

Jarrod1983
April 7th, 2017, 11:19 AM
What was Rodney's surname? I remember Joey Abs.

Planning on picking up Justin Roberts's book and Chris Jericho's 3rd. I know it's been out for years and there's a 4th on the way.

Considering Bob Holly's and Daniel Bryan's too.

Rodney was always just Rodney wasn't he?

Holly's was better than I thought it would be. I breezed right through.

Didn't mind Bryan's but I remember thinking the book was pretty much a rehash of his DVD and his Wrestlemania XXX special on the network.

Can't wait to read Robert's. From the couple things I've read it sounds really good.

BigAl
April 7th, 2017, 11:23 AM
Yeah DB's wasn't much we didn't already know from the specials. Still interesting to read though.

Holly's is on my Kindle to read next. Might have to get Robert's as well.

mth
April 7th, 2017, 2:03 PM
My wife's pretty interested in reading AJ Lee's book and I wouldn't mind giving it a look myself.

BGMaverick
April 7th, 2017, 2:06 PM
My wife's pretty interested in reading AJ Lee's book and I wouldn't mind giving it a look myself.

I heard her interview with Sam Roberts on his show. It sounds rather interesting, based off her adjustment to her situation and her family life as a kid.

Ringo
April 7th, 2017, 9:46 PM
cliffnotes on AJs book from Reddit:


She starts off by saying her parents were downright fucked up. Beyond all of the domestic abuse, AJ's mom was obsessed with her remaining a virgin.
She stabbed some guy who attempted to break into her family's underground apartment once.
After a misdiagnosis of depression, she overdosed on antidepressants and painkillers around ~20 years old. In hindsight, she says this was a suicide attempt and that the doctors should have sent her to a psych unit. She was later properly diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
Her first kiss happened around 20-21 years old with someone she described as a long-time friend who spent months talking to her, but she never slept with him.
She says Greg (aka Trent Baretta) was her first real boyfriend and that she lost her virginity to him.
She was around 23 years old at this point. Greg eventually dumped her during her big push in 2012 because she was focused on her career and they drifted apart.
She talks about being "aggressively courted" by a wrestler who secretly had a girlfriend in the company, which resulted in that woman hating her. She says that he had way more stroke than she did, which made her reluctant to turn him down because he could have tried to get her fired. He ended up being fine with the rejection.
After the two events above, she dated another wrestler for a year, but he eventually slept with one of her close friends. He was surprised when she got upset about it.
Beginning with their storyline in 2012, Punk became rather obsessed and kept trying to get with her. She focused on the kiss they had on SmackDown (the segment where she also kisses Bryan) as a turning point for them. Despite that, she kept refusing him and they remained close friends instead. A year or so later, they said "fuck it" and got together
In 2010, while AJ was being tested as a host during a house show, Punk broke a television backstage because the Divas match was so terrible. Coincidentally, this resulted in Fit Finlay giving AJ a "tryout" against Layla the next night, which did great. As a result, she was going to debut on SmackDown a week later alongside Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero in a storyline that would divide them. It was written out of the show at the last minute, and the story was eventually given to Kaitlyn for NXT months later instead.
During NXT, she was brought into a meeting with Head of Talent Relations and told directly to her face that "no one wants to have sex with you" and that the company had a standard to uphold.
She claims she was then eliminated from NXT following the meeting, despite them previously telling her that she was getting the most votes each week.
While detailing her Love Triangle storyline, she stated that the original plan was for Bryan to beat Punk for the title and her and Bryan be a heel power couple. This changed after the writers decided to prolong the angle.
She wrote a few paragraphs about how certain women tried to saboage her and complained to management when things didn't go their way.
After Punk left the company, she was "caught in the middle" and stressed at times, but was not going to leave just because he did.
WrestleMania 30 is the final event of her career that she details. She felt she had nothing left to accomplish/prove in wrestling after that.
She detailed all of the various injuries she suffered in wrestling, including 7 concussions and permanent damage to her cervical spine. The latter of which played a large role in her retirement.
Overall, she spoke highly of people such as Kaitlyn, Beth Phoenix, Eve, Layla, Naomi, Aksana, Cena, Paige, Tamina, Kane, Bryan, Big E, Tom Prichard, Norman Smiley, Billy Kidman and Vince McMahon.
In regards to Triple H and Stephanie, Triple H was never mentioned at all. Stephanie was but only at the beginning when she opens on how Steph was one of her personal favourites along with Lita while watching WWF as a kid.

Jarrod1983
April 7th, 2017, 9:55 PM
If the book is as good as the stuff above I can't wait to get my hands on it. Poor AJ. Seems like she has overcome a lot in her life.

Do you think Cena was the one who was courting her that had a lot of stroke? I didn't see either Bellas at the bottom of people she spoke highly of.

Big
December 24th, 2017, 9:51 PM
Anyone read JR's Book or the Kayfabe Commentaries book? Any other recent reccommendations if those are crap?

Simon
May 3rd, 2019, 8:38 AM
I'm almost finished reading Titan Sinking, the story of the WWE in the mid-90s. One of the better wrestling history books I've read, feels very balanced without buying too much into the varying self-serving takes from other people in the industry.

Has anyone read either of the sequels? They are fairly expensive on Amazon so I'm hesitant to bother if they're not as good.

Jarrod1983
May 3rd, 2019, 12:27 PM
I loved Titan Sinking. I have no idea what I did with that book! I was just looking for it like two months ago for a friend. Re-read it a bunch of times. Read the sequel but thought it wasn't as great but still pretty good. I never got to the third book but would love to read it someday.

Murphy
August 30th, 2019, 7:23 AM
Anyone read Bryan’s book? Just picked it up for 50p in a charity shop. Hardback and in perfect nick, too. :cool:

BigAl
August 30th, 2019, 7:31 AM
Anyone read Bryan’s book? Just picked it up for 50p in a charity shop. Hardback and in perfect nick, too. :cool:

Very, very good. I really enjoyed it. Made me like him even more.

Badger
January 1st, 2020, 8:29 AM
From making my way through Bret’s book, to anyone hear that’s read it, is the Julie Hart retaliation book worth reading afterwards to get the other side of the coin?

Jarrod1983
January 1st, 2020, 9:27 AM
I never read it but never felt like I had to. Bret admitted he was out there enjoying the company of the ladies. Partly because it kept him away from drugs and partying like he said and partly because Bret enjoyed it, I'm sure.

Julie sounded like she was a toy short of a Happy Meal, throwing fits at things like WMVIII and throwing rings in crowded places. I've been involved with women that go nuts like that and from my experience it was no fun. I just didn't have Bret's options to fall back on. So a book about her griping that Bret was away cheating (making money too, which I'm sure she got a decent chunk of after the divorce) just never sounded like a book I had to make time for.

Badger
January 1st, 2020, 9:32 AM
That’s a helluva argument for me not to buy the book. :yes:

Can definitely see why you were a Wilfred’s finalist (PS will look to start that up again for the new year soon)

Jarrod1983
January 1st, 2020, 3:34 PM
Yeah, Julie just going for a cash grab just because she was married to a famous cheater never sat right to me.

Save that cash and get the new Jim Ross book comng out on March 31st. His first book was pretty good I thought but ended right when he was getting to the good stuff.

Like a punch to the gut to read finalist instead of winner. :lol: I still think I sold SummerSlam 2002 like Tommy Boy sold Callahan brake pads once he found his mojo after his first sale. Fucking Kelly Kelly vs. Brie Bella on a card voted best ever non WM PPV is a travesty! All in fun though.

I might volunteer to judge this year. With the baby getting older (almost eight months!) and my new job I'm finding it hard to find free time. I enjoy the job (I work at a car dealership taking pictures for their website and I drive cars from dealership to dealership) but it's forty hours a week, which I know is normal, but since I used to be a server I'd not have the full schedule like I do know. I just needed a change though. Sick of not getting tipped by dirt bags that can't afford a bar of soap but can go out and drop $28 on a steak and not leave me my money. Anyways, I'm super busy and don't know if I'll have the time. Each of my posts in all rounds took at least two hours to churn out something I thought was good. I do want to be involved though.

Badger
January 1st, 2020, 4:07 PM
Yeah, Julie just going for a cash grab just because she was married to a famous cheater never sat right to me.

Save that cash and get the new Jim Ross book comng out on March 31st. His first book was pretty good I thought but ended right when he was getting to the good stuff.

Like a punch to the gut to read finalist instead of winner. :lol: I still think I sold SummerSlam 2002 like Tommy Boy sold Callahan brake pads once he found his mojo after his first sale. Fucking Kelly Kelly vs. Brie Bella on a card voted best ever non WM PPV is a travesty! All in fun though.

I might volunteer to judge this year. With the baby getting older (almost eight months!) and my new job I'm finding it hard to find free time. I enjoy the job (I work at a car dealership taking pictures for their website and I drive cars from dealership to dealership) but it's forty hours a week, which I know is normal, but since I used to be a server I'd not have the full schedule like I do know. I just needed a change though. Sick of not getting tipped by dirt bags that can't afford a bar of soap but can go out and drop $28 on a steak and not leave me my money. Anyways, I'm super busy and don't know if I'll have the time. Each of my posts in all rounds took at least two hours to churn out something I thought was good. I do want to be involved though.

You’re more than qualified to be a judge man.

I’ll leave Wilfred’s sign-ups til near the end of the month, give more time for JP to take part if he’s able to either participate or judge if he can cos I know his time and was cut short last year and plus what he’s going through just now. Will work out the fine details with Mazer at the time when this gets started.

mth
January 1st, 2020, 7:36 PM
I read Hornswoggle's book a couple weeks back. A lot of stuff I knew because I've watched a few interviews but also a lot that was new/cool/interesting. Some fun stories about being on the road and hanging with some of the guys. Overall, a good read that I'd recommend.

Donald
January 1st, 2020, 10:29 PM
I read Hornswoggle's book a couple weeks back.

Was it short?

Spudz Mackenzie
January 1st, 2020, 10:29 PM
I read Hornswoggle's book a couple weeks back. A lot of stuff I knew because I've watched a few interviews but also a lot that was new/cool/interesting. Some fun stories about being on the road and hanging with some of the guys. Overall, a good read that I'd recommend.

I read that book in a night. It didn't take me too long.

Weirdly, it was pretty short.

; D

Donald
January 1st, 2020, 10:34 PM
Should have had a shorter joke, spudz

CWE
January 1st, 2020, 10:57 PM
I heard it's an easy read with all the short words.

Nash Diesel
January 2nd, 2020, 3:43 PM
I was curious if any new wrestling books have dropped in the last few years.

I definitely wouldn't mind reading a book about AJ Styles' career. He's seen and done it all. Another person I wouldn't mind reading about would be Jon Moxley.

Spudz Mackenzie
January 2nd, 2020, 4:04 PM
I was curious if any new wrestling books have dropped in the last few years.

I definitely wouldn't mind reading a book about AJ Styles' career. He's seen and done it all. Another person I wouldn't mind reading about would be Jon Moxley.

Hornswoggle’s book dropped.

It didn’t have far to fall.

Nash Diesel
January 2nd, 2020, 4:39 PM
Hornswoggle’s book dropped.

It didn’t have far to fall.

I've heard he's kind of a douchebag so keep the little jokes coming lol

Badger
January 2nd, 2020, 4:50 PM
I've heard he's kind of a douchebag so keep the little jokes coming lol

What’s he done douche-baggily lately?

Not a dick rhetorical question btw but just asking to save myself Googling.

Nash Diesel
January 2nd, 2020, 4:55 PM
What’s he done douche-baggily lately?

Not a dick rhetorical question btw but just asking to save myself Googling.

Oh fuck now you're going to make me google lol. I know I heard 2 different wrestlers do shoots and when his name was brought up (I think one of the stories is from Ryback) they talked about he'd take "ribbing" a little too far and would do weird shit that he wouldn't apologize for doing. Even he himself comes across like a little dick in shoot interviews.

Definitely someone you could point to when thinking about where WWE started really booking dogshit.

Badger
January 2nd, 2020, 5:02 PM
Oh fuck now you're going to make me google lol. I know I heard 2 different wrestlers do shoots and when his name was brought up (I think one of the stories is from Ryback) they talked about he'd take "ribbing" a little too far and would do weird shit that he wouldn't apologize for doing. Even he himself comes across like a little dick in shoot interviews.

Definitely someone you could point to when thinking about where WWE started really booking dogshit.

Owen was the ribmaster, whatever Horny did wouldn’t hold a candle

Sasori
January 2nd, 2020, 5:14 PM
Considering that wrestlers have done stuff that is straight up criminal to each other, I doubt what Horny did could be that bad.

btw, I read his book didn't sell too well because stores were shorted copies.

Nash Diesel
January 2nd, 2020, 5:39 PM
Owen was the ribmaster, whatever Horny did wouldn’t hold a candle


Considering that wrestlers have done stuff that is straight up criminal to each other, I doubt what Horny did could be that bad.

btw, I read his book didn't sell too well because stores were shorted copies.

Well I think there's a fine line between ribbing and fucking with people. And if you fucked with someone, well shit we can pull a ton of stories about wrestlers fighting each other over a "rib" gone bad. Now, imagine being put in a situation where you're Ryback, hell even Rey Mysterio, and Hornswoggle of all people does some foul shit like pissing on your head while you're trying to sleep.

Are you going to feel right socking that little fuck in the face like he was Baby Yoda in a bag? Of course not. So you ask for an apology and since it's not 1982 and putting hands on someone might lead to the death penalty these days, you kind of fuck yourself lol.

Imagine if Horny did some foul shit to Big Show. Now, a normal sized person is getting knocked out. Hornswoggle, shittttt, the kid has Muppet Babies tatted on his legs for fuck's sake.

Badger
January 2nd, 2020, 5:58 PM
Well I think there's a fine line between ribbing and fucking with people. And if you fucked with someone, well shit we can pull a ton of stories about wrestlers fighting each other over a "rib" gone bad. Now, imagine being put in a situation where you're Ryback, hell even Rey Mysterio, and Hornswoggle of all people does some foul shit like pissing on your head while you're trying to sleep.

Are you going to feel right socking that little fuck in the face like he was Baby Yoda in a bag? Of course not. So you ask for an apology and since it's not 1982 and putting hands on someone might lead to the death penalty these days, you kind of fuck yourself lol.

Imagine if Horny did some foul shit to Big Show. Now, a normal sized person is getting knocked out. Hornswoggle, shittttt, the kid has Muppet Babies tatted on his legs for fuck's sake.

I totally agree with there being a line. Owen could do it time and time again without crossing that line whereas people like JBL was a pure tosser.

Nash Diesel
January 2nd, 2020, 6:02 PM
I totally agree with there being a line. Owen could do it time and time again without crossing that line whereas people like JBL was a pure tosser.

EXACTLY. Owen wasn't doing it to be a bully. JBL, yeah that's why Joey Styles of all people dropped him with one punch lol.

3puppies
January 2nd, 2020, 11:58 PM
Hornswoggle will one day be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Badger
January 3rd, 2020, 12:14 AM
Hornswoggle will one day be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

To be honest who isn’t?

Oh wait Owen. Cheers Martha!

Murphy
January 3rd, 2020, 5:56 AM
Can't blame Martha, to be fair. The HOF is a joke anyway.

Badger
January 3rd, 2020, 7:56 AM
Can't blame Martha, to be fair. The HOF is a joke anyway.

But also to be fair, Martha is holding an insane grudge and she lets him get in other HOFs. Could not blame her initially but it’s been long enough and fans would love to see it.

At the very least do it for Mark Henry please Martha.

Murphy
January 3rd, 2020, 8:10 AM
Other companies didn't kill her husband though.

And as much as I felt for big Mark during his speech, it wasn't really his place. But bless his big heart.

Badger
January 3rd, 2020, 8:27 AM
Other companies didn't kill her husband though.

And as much as I felt for big Mark during his speech, it wasn't really his place. But bless his big heart.

Maybe it wasnÂ’t really his place, but he said that because he loved that man and wonÂ’t blame him for still speaking his mind.
Recent Table for 3 Nation Documentary when he talked about Owen, heart melted for him.

Martha is more than entitled to her grief, but still it was an accident and a tragedy and WWE I believe have been more than fair of their handling of it.

Murphy
January 3rd, 2020, 8:31 AM
It was an accident and a tragedy, but one that should never have happened. And she lost her husband, at the age of just 34, and their 2 young children lost their Dad. I personally don't blame her one bit for not wanting anything to do with the company at fault. Especially when you consider WWE isn't exactly squeaky clean otherwise.

I love Mark Henry. Always will. Top bloke, by all accounts.

Donald
January 3rd, 2020, 8:37 AM
Eek. Even I think that was bad lol

Badger
January 3rd, 2020, 8:46 AM
It was an accident and a tragedy, but one that should never have happened. And she lost her husband, at the age of just 34, and their 2 young children lost their Dad. I personally don't blame her one bit for not wanting anything to do with the company at fault. Especially when you consider WWE isn't exactly squeaky clean otherwise.

I love Mark Henry. Always will. Top bloke, by all accounts.

No they definitely aren’t squeaky clean. After reading Bret’s book though and his words on Martha, I can’t help but feel there’s maybe at least a little bit of spite on her part as she seemed like she was never in love with them anyway way before this incident. She still lets him be memorised in other HOFs.

End of the day, it is still her choice though you’re right and not our place to really say I guess.

Murphy
January 3rd, 2020, 8:54 AM
Well, Owen never really wanted to be a wrestler in the first place and Bret and Owen were by all accounts very close, and Montreal only happened a year and a half before. And of course, Owen wanted out after that to follow Bret to WCW and Vince wouldn't let him go. So it's understandable if the relationship wasn't exactly a good one.

Plus with Owen not really loving the business and, like Bret, not liking the sleazy direction WWE had taken, WCW could have been perfect for him. Schedule lighter, money better, PG product and I'm guessing he wouldn't really have cared at being midcard at best down there.

Badger
January 3rd, 2020, 9:00 AM
Lighter schedule yes but WCW had Bret which should have been a big coup. For all of WWE and Vince’s misgivings, I do agree with Vince on one thing. They did not know how to book Bret. Owen probably would have been lost in the shuffle too and be swallowed up by NWO.

Murphy
January 3rd, 2020, 9:33 AM
Bret's time in WCW was just sad and such a missed opportunity. I mean, it was almost impossible to fuck it up, but fuck it up they did.

Best Owen could have hoped for in WCW would have been some excellent midcard stuff with the likes of Eddie, Booker, Juvi, Mysterio, Raven, Kidman etc.

Fuck that would have been immense though.

Nash Diesel
January 3rd, 2020, 11:40 AM
It was an accident and a tragedy, but one that should never have happened. And she lost her husband, at the age of just 34, and their 2 young children lost their Dad. I personally don't blame her one bit for not wanting anything to do with the company at fault. Especially when you consider WWE isn't exactly squeaky clean otherwise.

I love Mark Henry. Always will. Top bloke, by all accounts.

To be fair to the WWE, it's not their image had anything to do with the accident, right? How many times has the repelling from the ceiling gimmick wound up in anything but success? Once.

On one hand I get it, you (Martha, fans, etc.) want SOMEONE to blame. It's difficult to go, ok, he's done the stunt before he's a grown ass man and if he felt it was unsafe he could have said something. You hear Bret say "If I was there I would have talked him out of it." Well, which time? That time, or the times before, would he have said anything to the Brood or called up Sting?

I just wish that his wife would realize that it wasn't anyone's fault in terms of nobody maliciously intended for something wrong to happen.

Murphy
January 3rd, 2020, 11:48 AM
I recall that the apparatus used wasn't designed for humans. It was designed for sail boats, right? I'd need to look that up.

mth
January 3rd, 2020, 11:53 AM
Here's what's on wikipedia about it...


Death
Over the Edge 1999

On May 23, 1999, Hart fell to his death in Kansas City, Missouri during the Over the Edge pay-per-view event.[58] Hart was in the process of being lowered via harness and grapple line into the ring from the rafters of Kemper Arena for a booked Intercontinental Championship match against The Godfather. In keeping with the Blazer's new "buffoonish superhero" character, he was to begin a dramatic entrance, being lowered to just above ring level, at which time he would act "entangled", then release himself from the safety harness and fall flat on his face for comedic effect—this necessitated the use of a quick release mechanism. It was an elaboration on a Blue Blazer stunt done previously on the Sunday Night Heat before Survivor Series in 1998.[56] While being lowered into the ring, Hart fell 78 feet (24 m), landing chest-first on the top rope (approximately a foot from the nearest turnbuckle), throwing him into the ring.[59]

Hart had performed the stunt only a few times before. Hart's widow Martha has suggested that, by moving around to get comfortable with both the harness and his cape on, Hart unintentionally triggered an early release.
...

In the weeks that followed Hart's death, much attention was focused on the harness Hart used that night, especially on the "quick release" trigger and safety latches. When someone is lowered from the rafters in a harness, there are backup latches that must be latched for safety purposes. Four weeks after the event, the Hart family sued the WWF over how dangerous and poorly planned the stunt was, and that the harness system was defective.[63] After over a year and a half into the case, a settlement was reached on November 2, 2000, which saw the WWF give the Hart family US$18 million.[64][65][66] The manufacturer of the harness system was also a defendant against the Hart family, but they were dismissed from the case after the settlement was reached.[63][64] Martha used millions of the settlement to establish the Owen Hart Foundation.[67] Martha wrote a book about Hart's life in 2002 called Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart.[16]

Nash Diesel
January 3rd, 2020, 12:04 PM
Ok so right there...He did the stunt before, his widow implied he unintentionally triggered an early release. Again, this was no doubt a tragedy but I never understood the utter disdain toward WWE about what happened. Nobody forced Owen up there, they didn't sabotage the rig, and they ended up paying $18 million because it happened on their watch.

Personally, I think because the sting of Montreal was still there in the atmosphere especially with Bret Hart keeping the flames alive every chance he could get (and rightfully so), that what happened to Owen just made that bonfire a volcano explosion. Distorted perceptions.

Sasori
January 3rd, 2020, 6:09 PM
Well I think there's a fine line between ribbing and fucking with people. And if you fucked with someone, well shit we can pull a ton of stories about wrestlers fighting each other over a "rib" gone bad. Now, imagine being put in a situation where you're Ryback, hell even Rey Mysterio, and Hornswoggle of all people does some foul shit like pissing on your head while you're trying to sleep.

Are you going to feel right socking that little fuck in the face like he was Baby Yoda in a bag? Of course not. So you ask for an apology and since it's not 1982 and putting hands on someone might lead to the death penalty these days, you kind of fuck yourself lol.

Imagine if Horny did some foul shit to Big Show. Now, a normal sized person is getting knocked out. Hornswoggle, shittttt, the kid has Muppet Babies tatted on his legs for fuck's sake.

They don't need to put their hands on Horny. They can pay some other little people to do it for them.

While I'm on the subject of Hornswoggle, am I the only one who hopes that he's what's inside Rowan's cage? Feels like the only way to make the pay off worth it.

3puppies
January 3rd, 2020, 11:15 PM
They don't need to put their hands on Horny. They can pay some other little people to do it for them.

While I'm on the subject of Hornswoggle, am I the only one who hopes that he's what's inside Rowan's cage? Feels like the only way to make the pay off worth it.

I suppose they can't really put Mae Young's "hand" in there. But I'd love to see it be a python like Damien - then they can have Jake the Snake Roberts come be a manager for Rowan. Jake the Snake Roberts knows so much about delivering quality wrestling, him being a mouthpiece could make Rowan (and anyone they crossed paths with) instantly must-see television. By all accounts, Jake's been clean and sober for a few years now, and while he probably isn't anxious to go on the road, I'd love to see him get a prominent payday - maybe a reveal at Mania with a surprise Jake appearance?

Badger
January 4th, 2020, 5:22 AM
I'm gonna go with sheep mask though I hope it is something more interesting.

Murphy
May 15th, 2020, 5:02 AM
Any love out there for Jericho's 3rd book? Picked it up not expecting much because I'd never seen any buzz about it. I adored his first book, but the second was hit and miss for me because of all the Fozzy stuff. It was fine though.

3rd book is great. The book covers his run from his 2007 comeback, so details, arguably, the greatest year in his career, 2008. Great read and plenty of crazy Vince, Batista, HBK and Mickey Rourke stories. I'm halfway through and it's been a blast.

Jarrod1983
May 15th, 2020, 9:15 AM
I did enjoy his 3rd book as well. Haven't read it in a bit but remember flying through it. I went through a phase drinking Yeah Boys. I enjoyed the Fozzy stories just as much, having grown up on music from the 80s.

I have JR's new book on the way. Should hit my door step around Thursday next week. I'm looking forward to it.

Murphy
May 15th, 2020, 9:41 AM
Let us know how it is, Jarrod. I might read that one myself.

I want to pick up Justin Roberts's book too at some point. Possibly AJ Lee's too.

Love a good autobiography. :yes:

As for wrestling, top 3 would be;

1. Foley's first.
2. Jericho's first.
3. Bret's.

Jarrod1983
May 15th, 2020, 4:52 PM
I liked Justin Roberts's book. Fun hearing stories of when he was a kid being a super fan.

Loved all three of those as well. If you haven't read Regal's that is another great one that doesn't get the love it should.

3puppies
May 15th, 2020, 11:31 PM
I really enjoyed Pete Gas' book, Looking at the Lights. Way better than it should have been

Murphy
May 16th, 2020, 5:02 AM
I liked Justin Roberts's book. Fun hearing stories of when he was a kid being a super fan.

Loved all three of those as well. If you haven't read Regal's that is another great one that doesn't get the love it should.

I’d like to read that, but only ever see it at silly prices on eBay.

Jarrod1983
May 16th, 2020, 11:21 AM
I got it as a Christmas gift when it first came out. Crazy to think it's worth anything. It's good but not something worth paying a crazy amount for.

Simon
November 20th, 2020, 6:58 AM
Has anyone read "We Promised You A Great Main Event" by Bill Hanstock? There are only limited reviews on Amazon for it so I'm a bit wary, although they are all very good.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/006298084X/?coliid=I3DQ2ZE28CC56R&colid=292T0OGZLGG74&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Also, are the official WWE books for 35 years of Wrestlemania and 25 years of Raw any good? They look like they are designed for kids and the fact they are official made me wonder if it's just going to be loads of pictures and not have much/any background or shoot stuff.

Donald
November 27th, 2020, 3:08 PM
I got a Shawn Michaels book yesterday for Thanksmas (combined Thanksgiving and Christmas). Can't remember the name of it but it's awfully thin...I should read it in a week or so.

Bert
November 28th, 2020, 1:33 AM
I have the Young Bucks book on my kindle but I haven't started it yet.

Badger
November 28th, 2020, 1:42 AM
Rock's book made good toilet paper.

A few years ago, WH Smith up my way were selling it for like a quid. :lol:

Still remember buying this and initially thinking “Ooh this might be interesting, hear more about the man himself” then of course get to the chapters with him cutting fucking promos. :nono: