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Post by mysterydriver on May 30, 2012 0:27:07 GMT -5
It's been a while since I saw a thread on it and I know I'm not the only one to own a copy of this...fantastic piece of writing.
WWE Superstars as elite spies stopping bad guys for honor and country. Like James Bond, but split into multiple pieces with Triple H as leader because Triple H.
It's a shame it didn't garner a sequel or 17.
Semi-Fun Notes: Booker T is on the back cover despite him never appearing in the book and "I only appeared on Heat" Johnny Parisi gets mentioned simply because he was on the injury list when it was wrote.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2012 3:01:58 GMT -5
I kind of got the sense from it that they subbed out Booker for Chavo and shoehorned in some Eddie references and a scene or two with Batista to keep it from being obvious.
Speaking of, not sure what my personal highlight is - so much to pick from. The fact that Triple H singlehandedly saves the day using a sledgehammer? Torrie Wilson somehow being in the final few in a company-wide intergender battle royal? Someone deciding wrestlers as spies was a good idea, particularly when this results in someone recognizing them... only for it to turn out that the person thinks Batista is Rock?
Oh, I know, probably Triple H being retconned in as the guy who beat Austin for the title at Vengeance 2001. That's a good one, and right at the start of the book.
Awesomely dumb piece of literature. I should re-read it sometime. Same for Journey Into Darkness but surprisingly enough that one does a decent job of getting Kane's backstory straight.
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Post by chickenplucka on May 30, 2012 3:45:40 GMT -5
I picked up a copy a few days ago for a dollar, must get around to reading it
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Post by The Sam on May 30, 2012 4:31:35 GMT -5
Got a copy a few years back for $2. Not since Tolstoy's "War and Peace" have I read such a fantastic piece of work. 6 Stars~!
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Post by theryno665 on May 30, 2012 6:45:20 GMT -5
One of my biggest regrets in life is not picking this up when I had a chance. I saw it for cheap at a bookstore but decided against getting it and haven't been able to find it since.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on May 30, 2012 7:49:40 GMT -5
I want the Kane book more, but I REALLY want both of these books.
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Post by Famous Rocking Chimes on May 30, 2012 7:57:09 GMT -5
I have it, it's so ridiculous that it's great. I did chuckle at some things like Cena saying "You Can't See Me" while hiding from a mook, as well as Stone Cold Steve Austin pretending to be the villain's bodyguard and blocking the train with his pickup truck. Just absolute chaos. Also, Vince McMahon going to military school? I thought that was just something they made up for the book but if I can remember correctly Vince actually did go to military school.
Also, even at 12 years old I thought Chavo was the odd one out. It was nice and all considering his uncle died but it was a bit much compared to some of the other guys who were acting as spies.
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Post by mysterydriver on May 30, 2012 10:46:59 GMT -5
I want the Kane book more, but I REALLY want both of these books. I've got that one, too (came bundled with the See No Evil novelization), but I've never finished it. Really need to. Did get to the bully named "Snitsky" part.
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Post by CMWaters on May 30, 2012 10:57:15 GMT -5
I'll have to get that sometime.
*Checks*
Hey cool, it's available for my Kindle Fire!
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2012 10:58:11 GMT -5
I want the Kane book more, but I REALLY want both of these books. I've got that one, too (came bundled with the See No Evil novelization), but I've never finished it. Really need to. Did get to the bully named "Snitsky" part. I would ask a certain penis-related question about the See No Evil novelization but instead, yeah, the Snitsky part's just weird but I can't help but like it.
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Post by jagilki on May 31, 2012 11:18:58 GMT -5
Too expensive on B&N for nook, not paying 8 bucks for this.
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Post by Nikki Heyman on May 31, 2012 11:33:04 GMT -5
This book was ridiculous - looked like it was written by some guys handed a roster book, given a list of names, and "go".
I have it, never finished it. I did get through kane's book though.
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Post by mysterydriver on May 31, 2012 11:39:32 GMT -5
I've got that one, too (came bundled with the See No Evil novelization), but I've never finished it. Really need to. Did get to the bully named "Snitsky" part. I would ask a certain penis-related question about the See No Evil novelization but instead, yeah, the Snitsky part's just weird but I can't help but like it. The See No Evil novelization does have a reference to Jacob Goodnight "stroking" at one point, but I can't recall a specific reference to length.
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