Maikeru Posted March 11 Posted March 11 This was very uncomfortable to watch toward the end - I honestly thought they'd somehow find a way of making peace with it. It's on a relatively obscure channel so probably won't get a lot of views. For anyone interested, the long out-of-print 'Pure Dynamite' is now open access at internet.org: Pure Dynamite: The Price You Pay For Wrestling Stardom : Tom Billington and Allison Coleman : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive I'll admit to not having read the whole thing, but I was surprised to find it wasn't the bitter, negative tone throughout that some reports would have led me to believe. Quote
Paid Members mim731 Posted March 11 Paid Members Posted March 11 24 minutes ago, Maikeru said: I'll admit to not having read the whole thing, but I was surprised to find it wasn't the bitter, negative tone throughout that some reports would have led me to believe. Dynamite comes across as an arsehole throughout the book, and someone who was a total prick to everyone he was around, but I wouldn't say he seemed bitter in the book. There were just very few people he liked and he was horrible to anyone he didn't, and sometimes more horrible to the people he did like. It's a fascinating read though. Quote
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted March 11 Paid Members Posted March 11 56 minutes ago, mim731 said: Dynamite comes across as an arsehole throughout the book, and someone who was a total prick to everyone he was around, but I wouldn't say he seemed bitter in the book. There were just very few people he liked and he was horrible to anyone he didn't, and sometimes more horrible to the people he did like. It's a fascinating read though. It is definitely a fascinating read. When you've read it you can see how Benoit who idolised him ended up like he did. Benoit really seemed to distill the worst parts of Dynamite down to its worst form and embody them. Quote
theringmaster Posted March 11 Posted March 11 The recent book about the British Bulldogs (by Steven Bell) is an equally fascinating read. How the Bulldogs ended hit me really hard (Davey literally departed after a show and they never spoke again, in fact only time they were together in a building again was when Dynamite turned up at an All Star show drunk wrecking Daveys merch, Davey stayed out the back). I read the whole thing in 2 days, gripping stuff. Quote
Paid Members Cod Eye Posted March 11 Paid Members Posted March 11 Just watched the podcast. As mentioned, it seemed VERY tense towards the end, when she started calling him out and saying he was not being truthful(it also came out of nowhere)! Bu, was that just a way to promote the Harry Smith match she mentioned at the end? If it was all legit feelings/reactions, her mentioning of it and request she be in Smith's corner just cheapened things. Quote
Maikeru Posted March 11 Author Posted March 11 20 minutes ago, Cod Eye said: Just watched the podcast. As mentioned, it seemed VERY tense towards the end, when she started calling him out and saying he was not being truthful(it also came out of nowhere)! Bu, was that just a way to promote the Harry Smith match she mentioned at the end? If it was all legit feelings/reactions, her mentioning of it and request she be in Smith's corner just cheapened things. The thought did cross my mind, but if that was a work then that was some seriously impressive acting right there. Quote
The King of Old School Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Yeah the ending was definitely a work, saying she was going to be in Harry's corner like it was a real fight. Quote
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