Wrestling Books

[thicko]

I suppose it depends on how big an American wrestling fan you are. (You're more of a Mexican guy I believe?). I love any wrestling bio, just to remind me of what was going on at the time. Hart's is my favourite, but I'm a massive Hart mark.

[Sphinx]

I'm not massively fussed about Hart, but you get a lot of bang for your buck at

[Pier Six Brawler]

Bret's book is the best wrestling book out there, of course it's worth

[Arch Stanton]

Bret's book is definitely worth a read, regardless of whether you're much of a fan of his work. It's long as fuck, but I'd rank it as one of the better autobiographies out there.

[fraserbee]

Absolutely. He thinks a lot of himself and brags a fair bit, but the detail he goes into when talking about the characters he met and worked with is well worth reading about.

[TAP Management]

I thought Bret's book was great.

[Accident Prone]

Incased the following in spoilers in regards to the Bret Hart book...

 

 

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A tad weird considering he ends the book stating his hatred for Shawn Michaels and how he will never forgive him. Look at him now. Makes Bret appear more shady in hindsight. Did he do the whole RAW angle with Shawn just for the money/exposure, or has he actually, genuinely forgiven Shawn? Makes the whole thing very grainy and kinda blurs Bret's integrity just a bit, regardless of the reasons for forgiving Shawn in the first place.

 

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[Maverick]

The book was probably his last chance to squeeze some dollars out of Montreal so with the money made he went back to WWE and made more. It was all a work baby!

[Bellenda Carlisle]

I'm pretty indifferent to Bret but I loved his book, the fact that he is a complete lothario who can't help but constantly chat up (and usually shag) every woman he meets was a hilarious revelation to me that I had no idea about.

[King Pitcos]

It's well worth

[JNLister]

Simon Garfield's The Wrestling is 99p on Kindle for today only: http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Wrestling-eboo...4164743-1494304

[C-Rock]

Has anyone read George 'the Animal' Steele's book yet? I'm more than likely going to buy it but interested to know what its like before I do.

[Vamp]

I'll check it out in the charity shop tomorrow then. At the very least somebody might live a bit longer. Cheers guys.

[C-Rock]

I have just finished reading Terry Funks book and I was slightly disappointed especially since the reviews were really good.

 

What shines through from the first page to the last page is that Terry Funk seems to be a really nice guy, he very rarely has a bad word to say about anybody and the word 'great' is probably the most used word in the book because practically everyone he talks about is or was a great worker or a great man. Compared to some other autobiographies I have read this book was pretty difficult to get in to, perhaps because most of the time he's overly positive and there's nothing really juicy (for lack of a better word) to get in to. If you enjoy reading gritty controversial autobiographies, like a tell all no holds barred type book then I'd avoid this one. Funk tells his story really well and by the end I totally felt as though I knew him better and had a better understanding and new found respect for his achievements and career overall. He does give a pretty interesting first hand insight into the downfall of WCW and ECW. He knocks Kevin Nash and I found myself agreeing with his opinions. You really get that he and Mick Foley are really great friends, Funk is forever praising Mick and defending Mick in regards to Ric Flairs (glorified stuntman) comments that he made in his book. I'm sure Funk would tell you that he invented the wheel if you asked him because in his book he tells how he came up with so many different match stipulations and names for wrestlers etc (which I have no reason to dis-believe Funk seems like a smart guy so no reason to doubt him). His opinions on Paul Heyman, Eric Bischoff, Vince McMahon and Vince Russo are pretty interesting also.

 

I'd recommend this book for the fact it gives a pretty interesting insight into the territory days and the day to day life of a NWA World Heavyweight Champion. Its obvious Funk loves the wrestling business with a passion and that he made some pretty decent money out of it which he talks about often. Anyone who is a fan of Japanese wrestling should read this book, Funk talks a lot about the rivalry between Inoki/Baba and his loyalty to Baba throughout his career. Terry Funk, More than Hardcore....read it but don't expect anything ground breaking.

[dopper]

I'm on holiday next week and bought Terry Funk's book for the trip. I'll still read it obviously, but aftr that review I'd better take a backup book.