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Post by DgenerationX092 on Aug 10, 2009 2:45:22 GMT -5
What WWE books have you read, and say what you thought about it. Ive read: - The Hardy Boyz - Decent.
- Are We There Yet? - Great Stories
- Kane: Journey Into Darkness - Good Book. Very twisted.
- Big Apple Takedown - Awesome action story with WWE superstars
- Batista Unleashed - Very great book on his troubled life.
- Heartbreak and Triumph - Great book and tells an incredible story.
- A Lion's Tale - Incredible book. Had me laugh so hard I cried, and read a passage so sad I almost cried again.
- Adam Copeland on Edge - Great story. Shows what it takes to turn nothing into something.
And my next read will be The Hardcore Diaries. My Favorite has to be the A Lions Tale. As for the sequel, I have to say it's the first time Ive ever been excited for a BOOK to come out. Also, is the newest Bret Hart book any good? (ya know the FATT one) Im not a Bret fan, but JR says your not a fan of wrestling if you dont read it. So he kind of put me on the spot.
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Post by Johnny Wrestling on Aug 10, 2009 2:54:36 GMT -5
Adam Copeland: On Edge. It was an awesome read. Also read a little bit of Are We There Yet?.
I want to get Bret's and Jericho's, since I am a big Bret Hart fan, and I always see good reviews on Jericho's.
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Post by Edge618 on Aug 10, 2009 2:58:35 GMT -5
Ranked by stars 1-5 Adam Copeland: On Edge*** Ric Flair: To Be the Man***1/2 Chris Jericho: A Lion's Tale***** Shawn Michaels: Heartbreak and Triumph****1/2 Eddie Guererro: Cheating Death, Stealing Life***** Mick Foley: Hardcore Diaries** And thats just on a scale of how much i myself enjoyed the books when i was reading them And oh man, i wouldnt read Hardcore Diaries. I totally hated Hardcore Diaries, really boring and pretty much puts 3-4 weeks into a whole novel. But go for it if your curious, you might like it, but it was my least favorite. Was Batista's book pretty good? Ive been wanting to buy it but just haven't yet
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Post by DgenerationX092 on Aug 10, 2009 3:04:03 GMT -5
Adam Copeland: On Edge. It was an awesome read. Also read a little bit of Are We There Yet?. I want to get Bret's and Jericho's, since I am a big Bret Hart fan, and I always see good reviews on Jericho's. Cant tell ya bout Bret's, but Jericho's is a must-read. I was skeptic just because im not his biggest fan, but I was laughing my ass off like three chapters in. The funniest part for me (non-spoiler) was when he talks about having a ladder-match in his school gym.
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Post by jfinnomore on Aug 10, 2009 3:09:02 GMT -5
ive only read Jerichos and I highly doubt any one elses book would entertain me as much as his so thats where i stay.
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Post by White Trash Lucha on Aug 10, 2009 4:36:07 GMT -5
Chris Jericho, Lions Tale-So great Had me laughing so much
Shawn Michaels, Heartbreak and Triumph- Very interesting A very good read
Bret Hart's book-Interesting and I only got it because i was getting it signed by him, Great book
Adam Copeland on Edge- Reeks of awesomness
The Stone Cold Truth-Good Read
Thats it, Adam Copeland on Edge and Lions Tale are the best 2 IMO
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Post by lancewiget on Aug 10, 2009 7:12:34 GMT -5
A Lion's Tale: Around The World In Spandex by Chris Jericho. Fantastic read, I urge every wrestling fan to read this book.
Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story. Also a fantastic read. It helps you understand the true demons Eddie battled.
My next one will be the sequel to Jericho's book, which is due out sometime this year. I was annoyed that his last book stopped at the countdown clock on his WWE debut.
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Post by perilloboy123 on Aug 10, 2009 7:21:50 GMT -5
For the record, Jericho's book was not WWE-produced. Therefore, if you want to get all technically correct, it shouldn't be mentioned in this thread. I have read it before, though, and it was an awesome read.
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Post by Wfigs #1 Metal-Head on Aug 10, 2009 7:24:02 GMT -5
- Chris Jericho's Book - This is probably the best book i've read. Made made laugh so much 5/5
- William Regal's Book - Tell's how a little kid in England made his way to top in America. Whats great about this book is his drug addiction 4/5
- Bret Harts book - I'm only 1/4 way through this book, and it's very interesting, sometimes i loose track because he tell's storys about his brothers/sisters, and i forget whos who. From what i've read so far it is very good. 3/5 (From what i've read so far)
- Batista's Book - This is a good book for pick up and read. The book is split up into chapters, and in the chapters is sections, so when he's talking about Evolutuion, there's sections of different storys. After reading this book i started to like Batista. 5/5
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Post by WM = "The Viper" on Aug 10, 2009 7:25:00 GMT -5
Mick Foley: Foley is Good Steve Austin: The Stone Cold Truth The Rock
And I recently started reading Kurt Angle: It's True, when I was bored. Anyway, does anyone know where to get Jericho's book for a decent price in the UK?
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Post by Keyboard Cat on Aug 10, 2009 7:33:44 GMT -5
A Lion's Tale is a must for any wrestling fan. This is one of the only book's I have read more then once, and plan on reading again. I can't wait for the fallow up to this masterpiece.
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Post by MattPenrose13 on Aug 10, 2009 7:35:05 GMT -5
Hlaf of Hardcore Diaries and half of Hitman (Only got that to get it signed lol)
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Post by layton on Aug 10, 2009 9:58:40 GMT -5
Kurt Angle's book, which was tolerable. Good if you're an Angle fan.
Jericho's--Great for a fan or non-fan.
HBK's--Awesome read.
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Post by themuffinman on Aug 10, 2009 10:18:08 GMT -5
Eddie's book is FANTASTIC.
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Post by wwediva on Aug 10, 2009 10:21:08 GMT -5
I read Chyna's book,Kurt Angle's book,and Stone cold Steve Austin's book.
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Post by albireo on Aug 10, 2009 11:33:21 GMT -5
Eddie - A good read, goes into a lot of detail about his problems and how he fought to over come them. Its unfortunate that the book covers more or less his whole career, from his birth right up to his untimely death.
Jericho - One of the best Ive ever read. I really liked the story he told in Are We There Yet and this book this book continues in the same style. Cant wait for the follow up.
Mick Foley 1st - Although many hail this as the greatest wrestling biography ever IMO there are others which are better. Don't get me wrong, its a great read but it takes forever to get going and he often goes off on a tangent and talks about things which arent particularly interesting.
Mick Foley 2nd - IMO this one is better than the 1st. He's well into his career by this point which makes the book a far more interesting read.
HBK - Another good read which covers his career with a great amount of detail and also goes under the surface of the Montreal Screwjob to show how it came about.
Ric Flair - When I first got this one I wasnt too sure if I'd like it seeing as I've only ever watched WWF/WWE and the occasional bit of WCW but surprisingly I liked it a lot. Not only does it cover the life story of one of the best in the business but it also shows how different the industry was back in the day.
Edge - Seeing as Edge is still fairly young, I didn't see the point in this book being released but after reading it, it all became clear. He's been in some of the greatest matches ever including the ladder match at WrestleMania 16 and the TLC match at WrestleMania 17. Its a true display of the dedication and sacrifices he's made to be a great wrestler. He's acomplished so much that it would be a shame to not let this story be told, I just hope there's a follow up.
Hogan - Despite what people may think, this is actually a pretty good book. Granted theres a few areas which have been disputed but for the most part its a good read which offers an insight into one of the most well known nmes in the business. As well as this theres also some funny stories about Andre the Giant which I wont go into, all I'll say is shower curtain.
Austin - This one is one of the best IMO. It shows how a normal guy went from wrestling in mid card matches to becoming one of the most popular superstars ever. It goes into detail about subjects such as his infamous walk out in 2002 and how "What?" came into existance.
Are we there yet - This may not seem like it would make a good book but after reading it I can honestly say it does. It gives an inside look at the hectic travel scheduel of todays superstars as well as looking back at how it used to be done. Thres also a section dedicated entirely to the Big Show, showing how tough traveling and hotel rooms can be when you're "the worlds largest athlete".
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Post by Jay "The Brain" Mann [OFSU] on Aug 10, 2009 11:47:22 GMT -5
I hate to say it, but I've only read that book about The Rock and all of Mick's books. They're all awesome.
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Post by chingon on Aug 10, 2009 11:50:54 GMT -5
WWE Unscripted - It was amazing Hey You Pencil Neck Geek - Classy Freddie Blassie - It was a nice read The Hardy Boyz One - That one was very interesting and cool.
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Post by Joey Cush on Aug 10, 2009 11:52:58 GMT -5
Adam Copeland: On Edge. It was an awesome read. Also read a little bit of Are We There Yet?. I want to get Bret's and Jericho's, since I am a big Bret Hart fan, and I always see good reviews on Jericho's. Cant tell ya bout Bret's, but Jericho's is a must-read. I was skeptic just because im not his biggest fan, but I was laughing my ass off like three chapters in. The funniest part for me (non-spoiler) was when he talks about having a ladder-match in his school gym. What chapter was the ladder match?
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Post by EventOmega on Aug 10, 2009 12:01:09 GMT -5
Stone cold's - good from what i rememeber Edge's - amazing Rocks - cant really rememeber much about it Hardy's - really good bit of regals but didnt really get into it are we there yet - really good storys in there un-scripted - i have the hardback one, really nice and great book i think i had one of foleys as an audio book once, was good. i think i have the 2003 yearbook to somewere.
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