Nikki Heyman
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Post by Nikki Heyman on Dec 14, 2017 18:37:32 GMT -5
I read his book (had an autographed copy, which was stolen along with my HHH book) and Edge did it mostly OOC. He clarified when he talked about Christian (calling him "Jay") and this was the first time that I recall confirmation that he and Christian weren't really brothers. I will vouch all of Jericho's books, Foley's first book, Edge's and Death of WCW. The Titan series was also very informative. Kinda wish they had kept going after Titan screwed. I met Christian a few weeks ago, and told him that I met Edge. His response? "Sorry to hear that"  Both are very nice  I'd love a Christian bio someday. I've had the honor of meeting both (some years ago). Edge is a sweetheart and Christian always came across to me as nervous. Not sure what he's afraid of, or if he didn't like the fact I brought up "superhero" Captain Charisma..... |
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Dec 14, 2017 19:13:58 GMT -5
If it was published under the WWE imprint, it generally meant that it was ghost-written and often with some measure of kayfabe intact. If Edge was an exception to it, I apologize for not having read that. I read his book (had an autographed copy, which was stolen along with my HHH book) and Edge did it mostly OOC. He clarified when he talked about Christian (calling him "Jay") and this was the first time that I recall confirmation that he and Christian weren't really brothers. I will vouch all of Jericho's books, Foley's first book, Edge's and Death of WCW. The Titan series was also very informative. Kinda wish they had kept going after Titan screwed. I think one of Edge’s big things is using real names. I know he doesn’t like being called Edge, he says to call him Adam. Yes, he wrote his own during his spinal surgery. So, it’s pretty early on in his career. |
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Post by edgestar on Dec 14, 2017 19:51:25 GMT -5
I met Christian a few weeks ago, and told him that I met Edge. His response? "Sorry to hear that" Both are very nice I'd love a Christian bio someday. I've had the honor of meeting both (some years ago). Edge is a sweetheart and Christian always came across to me as nervous. Not sure what he's afraid of, or if he didn't like the fact I brought up "superhero" Captain Charisma..... Edge was cool as hell i was with my bf at a show, and it's kind of our joke, that I tell wrestlers that I'm left handed, because Nash looked like he didn't care, at all, that I am, so I did the same with Christian. Hee asked my bf if he's right handed I told him that I was just as happy to meet him, as I was meeting Edge. |
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Dec 14, 2017 19:56:56 GMT -5
Walking a Golden Mile - William Regal It’s brutally honest but very funny. Yeah it's great, but the one thing that pissed me off was that for some reason, several pages with pictures had gigantic descriptions with them. In some cases the descriptions in the pics were paragraphs that you just read before. |
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Dec 15, 2017 13:48:54 GMT -5
I know Kamala said a few years back that he wrote a book, has that ever been published anywhere? I'd love to read it.
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Dec 15, 2017 14:26:28 GMT -5
Ditto for Bret, Death of WCW and Justin Roberts. Bob Holly's book is surprisingly good, and JTG's two short volumes are a fun read. I'd also suggest the original Wrestlecrap book (but wouldn't recommend the book of lists). The book of lists is better than the cashgrab Updated Death of WCW. My top 5 in no order. Hardcore Holly-Bob is brutal on himself and seems to be fairly honest about stuff. First Foley book First Jericho book Harley Race's book- So many great stories. Gary Hart's bio-Yea it is have to find a physical copy,but it is one I read over and over. Honorable mentions Tim Hornbaker's History of the NWA book-Very dry but a great history of the NWA. The Stampede book |
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Dec 15, 2017 14:29:41 GMT -5
I know Kamala said a few years back that he wrote a book, has that ever been published anywhere? I'd love to read it. The Kamala book came out last year IIRC. |
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Dec 15, 2017 15:09:43 GMT -5
Ditto for Bret, Death of WCW and Justin Roberts. Bob Holly's book is surprisingly good, and JTG's two short volumes are a fun read. I'd also suggest the original Wrestlecrap book (but wouldn't recommend the book of lists). The book of lists is better than the cashgrab Updated Death of WCW. My top 5 in no order. Hardcore Holly-Bob is brutal on himself and seems to be fairly honest about stuff. First Foley book First Jericho book Harley Race's book- So many great stories. Gary Hart's bio-Yea it is have to find a physical copy,but it is one I read over and over. Honorable mentions Tim Hornbaker's History of the NWA book-Very dry but a great history of the NWA. The Stampede book I recently found a copy of Gary Hart's book it was awesome, back then everything felt more professional like it was a real business. Apparently Lou Thesz book is awesome but it's almost impossible to find. |
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Dec 15, 2017 15:16:06 GMT -5
Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie's book....a fun read that goes into detail on his friendship with Saddam Hussein, and just how big of a name he was in Iraq.
Quite possibly, it's my favorite wrestling book ever written.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2017 17:00:28 GMT -5
If you want to get into New York and the mindset of booking there, Backlund is a must-have.
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Post by tms on Dec 27, 2017 15:54:24 GMT -5
Has anyone read JJ Dillon's? He's a must-listen in shoots and seems like a great guy; very level-headed and honest.
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Post by Johnny Flamingo on Dec 27, 2017 16:09:37 GMT -5
I really enjoyed Wrestling for My Life by Shawn Michaels. A warning that he does discuss religion a bit. I found it to be a good look into his mind and I thought it was pretty honest and interesting to see how he viewed the later parts of his career.
Harcore Truth by Bob Holly was interesting. Talks a good deal about being frustrated at never moving up the card. I enjoyed it.
I will echo the opinions above that Jericho's and Foley's are tremendous.
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Dec 27, 2017 17:10:07 GMT -5
The book of lists is better than the cashgrab Updated Death of WCW. My top 5 in no order. Hardcore Holly-Bob is brutal on himself and seems to be fairly honest about stuff. First Foley book First Jericho book Harley Race's book- So many great stories. Gary Hart's bio-Yea it is have to find a physical copy,but it is one I read over and over. Honorable mentions Tim Hornbaker's History of the NWA book-Very dry but a great history of the NWA. The Stampede book I recently found a copy of Gary Hart's book it was awesome, back then everything felt more professional like it was a real business. Apparently Lou Thesz book is awesome but it's almost impossible to find. Last I knew, Lou's book was back in print via Crowbar Press. That's when I got it. It's definitely one I recommend. I definitely recommend JJ'S book as well. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2017 18:38:43 GMT -5
Regal’s book Is brutally honest.
Lou Thesz’s book is a gold mine of information about the old days. Pro wrestling history 101.
Dan Severn’s book was cool because he talked about his amateur career, his pro career, and his MMA career.
Those are probably my three favorites.
Jericho and Foley’s first were also quite good.
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Post by FHgrad99 on Dec 27, 2017 18:50:41 GMT -5
I enjoyed William Regal's book. He was very honest about his drug issues but he also had some interesting and funny stories mixed in as well. Bobby Heenan's first book is another I would recommend because there are a lot of funny stories in there. His second one has a more serious tone to it because he talks about his health problems.
Chris Jericho's first 3 books are all entertaining reads. I got his 4th book for Christmas, but I haven't started it yet. I also got Jim Ross' book, and I just started that one.
I also enjoyed Daniel Bryan's book. I thought it was a pretty thorough look at his career.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2017 13:07:55 GMT -5
Mad Dog is one I got for Christmas. They don't hold back.
Anything by Pat Laprade and Bertrand Hebert ("Mad Dogs, Midgets & Screwjobs", basically the history of Wrestling in Montreal) is excellent.
The Timeline of the Four Horsemen by Dick Bourne is well researched as well. Nice to have on the shelf as reference.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2017 14:23:58 GMT -5
Of recent books I’ve really enjoyed The Pillman book as well as Jim Ross’s.
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Post by Kevin Dunn on Dec 31, 2017 2:05:39 GMT -5
I liked enjoyed Brett’s book he came of as surprisingly humble
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Dec 31, 2017 2:27:11 GMT -5
I liked enjoyed Brett’s book he came of as surprisingly humble Bret "Tears in Their Eyes" Hart? He's probably my all-time favourite wrestler, but humble vibes was one thing I did not get from his book. In fact, probably the only humble thing was him admitting that on the Bret Hart Scale he is in fact not the greatest wrestler of all time. |
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Post by andrew8798 on Dec 31, 2017 2:46:08 GMT -5
You can add the Pillman book to the list
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Both are very nice 
I'd love a Christian bio someday.
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