Paid Members Southside crew Posted August 23, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted August 23, 2013 (edited) Just got Booker T's , Hardcore Holly's and Lex Luger's ready for my holidays. Â They all seem very short and small compared to many other releases Edited August 23, 2013 by Southside crew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pier Six Brawler Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Just got Booker T's , Hardcore Holly's and Lex Luger's ready for my holidays. They all seem very short and small compared to many other releases Holly's is good, and not particularly short.  I just read Downtown Bruno's book, heard good things about it and was pleased to find it lived up to my expectations. For those only interested in WWE, that part of his career is kind of skimmed over, the vast majority of the book is about his pre-WWF career in the territories. One thing I did find weird is that he keeps going on about some WWE management type guy called Bob Clarke who he hates. I've never heard of him. Anyone know who he is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted August 26, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted August 26, 2013 Bob Clarke works in the WWE Talent Relations Department. Don't have a scooby what he does there. He could be making the tea. I haven't heard of him ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra1000 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 (edited) Hey guys, shameless plug here, but I wrote this review of The Hardcore Truth if people wanna read it and give me feedback that would be awesome, Â Cheers! Edited August 27, 2013 by Cobra1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pier Six Brawler Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Is there any way to buy ebooks that are on amazon.com but not on amazon.co.uk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Southside crew Posted September 1, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted September 1, 2013 Hey guys, shameless plug here, but I wrote this review of The Hardcore Truth if people wanna read it and give me feedback that would be awesome, Cheers!  I enjoyed it , furthermore I'm about to go on holiday with the book and my wife just read your review and now want's to read the book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HobowithaShotgun Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Is there any way to buy ebooks that are on amazon.com but not on amazon.co.uk? Â There is but you'd need to migrate your account to Amazon.com. Process takes about 2 mins and you'll still keep any content you got from .co.uk. You could also migrate straight back after you bought the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pier Six Brawler Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Booker T's book is free for kindle on Amazon at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted September 3, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted September 3, 2013 Downloaded, thanks for the tip Pier 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remlap Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Booker T's book is free for kindle on Amazon at the moment. Â Looks good, saw it on HotUKDeals and wondered if it had been posted here. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pier Six Brawler Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 (edited) I read Booker's book yesterday, pretty good but bare in mind it finishes as soon as he got to WCW, the vast majority of the book is about his childhood and young adulthood before he got into wrestling. Very entertaining, it's amazing how far he's come from a very hard upbringing. Funniest thing in the book is the bit about Stevie Ray working as an exterminator and driving around in a car made up to look like a mouse with ears and a tail. Edited September 4, 2013 by Pier Six Brawler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra1000 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Cheers guys, downloaded it to read sooner or later. Great deal. How short is Bookers book then if you read it in a day Pier Six? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pier Six Brawler Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 212 pages. Very easy reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted September 4, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted September 4, 2013 (edited) I read about 80% of Booker's book on my phone while I was supposed to be working, he's hard some really hard times in his life and knowing some of the stuff he's been through has given me a new found respect for him for achieving so much. Edited September 4, 2013 by Steve 'Big' Jobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted September 5, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted September 5, 2013 (edited) I've been reading Kanyon's book recently. Great insight into WCW from 96-2001. There's a lovely story about Eric Bischoff as well. Bischoff gets a lot of shit aimed at him (and a lot deservedly so), but there's a touching story of Kanyon walking into his office to ask for a pay rise:  We were doing everything Eric wanted, and doing it well, so I was confident going into our meeting. I didn’t have a set figure in mind. I knew what the other guys were making, but I didn’t know how high I should go. I was thinking $85,000 — a little more than double, but not triple what I was making. I made the trip up to the nice office again, and I was nervous through the initial exchange of niceties. Then Bischoff casually dropped the question I’d been dreading. “How’s Ernest coming along?” he asked. I had to think before I responded. “He needs patience,” I said. “He does what he does real well.” “Well, you make him look good. I heard you don’t get along real well.” Shit. “Well, I get along with a lot of people, but not with everyone. I just think we have different perspectives on wrestling.” “I know what you mean,” he said. I felt better. He’d heard about Miller’s bad attitude. “So, you’re here for what?” I swallowed hard. “Well, I’ve been working here for over a year, and I think I’m doing well.” I told him my life story about how I love wrestling, which I’d written down on a sheet of paper. I got all the way up to college, describing how I found wrestling schools, how I was making $70,000 a year but quit to make $40 a night wrestling. I told him how my parents were angry. “But, Eric, I was happier making $40 a night than $70,000 per year,” I said. “Chris, put the paper down,” Eric said. “Stop reading the paper. Tell me what’s in your heart.” I stopped. I thought back to a conversation I’d had with Page. “To tell you the truth, Eric, DDP told me that you thought I was sitting on my ass, and that sitting on your ass and making $30,000 a year isn’t bad,” I said. “If you think I have been sitting on my ass, you’re out of your fucking mind. I want this gimmick to work. I need this gimmick to work. And to hear that really hurts.” There was silence in the large room. I think both of us were shocked I was that honest. “Let me explain,” Eric said. “When I came here from Minnesota, I had a wife and kids, and I had to collect cans and cash them in to put food on my table. We had to struggle to make ends meet. When I hear $30,000 a year, it means a lot more to me. When I say you were doing nothing, it doesn’t mean you were doing nothing, it just means you’re not collecting cans. That’s hard work.” He drummed his fingers on the desk. I sat back, feeling very small. I was grateful he opened up to me, but at the same time, how could I ask for more money after hearing that? “How much were you thinking?” he asked me. Fuck. How could I ask for $85,000 now? I started thinking. Two times 30 was 60, and I could back off that — $55,000. “How about $55,000 per year?” I asked. “I can’t do that,” he said. What? I thought. “Why?” “I was thinking 100.” I thought he meant $100 a week. It took me a minute. Did he mean one hundred thousand dollars a year? “Do you mean $100,000 a year?” I asked. “Yes.” I didn’t hesitate. “I’ll take it,” I said, shaking his hand. “Thank you so much.” I went down to the lobby and again called my parents. This time, there were three people crying on the phone.  Excellent book so far. James Mitchell comes across as the biggest nutter and nicest bloke in the world. Kanyon is obviously grateful that he lived with him and knew he was gay for 15 years and never told anyone. Edited September 5, 2013 by IANdrewDiceClay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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