The Reverend

To be fair - this is a very bad description of the book. From the official press release: Jeanie Clarke has had one of the most varied careers in all of professional wrestling and is one of the very few stars to have been part of the boom periods in both the UK and the USA. Born into a poor, working class background in the UK a chance meeting in her teens led her to becoming a valet during the halcyon days of British Wrestling, Jeanie appeared on World of Sport TV shows alongside ‘Gentleman’ Chris Adams. It was her relationship with Adams which saw her travel to the USA during the boom period of territorial wrestling. Experiencing first-hand the Los Angeles and Portland territories, Jeanie was also around the massively popular WCCW promotion in Texas at its most popular time in the mid 80’s. By the start of the 90’s she was a worldwide star after being part of the legendary USWA promotion. It was here that she met future husband Steve Austin and the pair launched themselves into the mainstream in WCW. Appearing on TV shows and PPV’s,’ Stunning Steve’ and ‘Lady Blossom’ were two of the biggest stars in the promotion. Despite an early retirement to concentrate on raising a family, Jeanie still had professional wrestling as part of her life, and it was her love of a British cup of tea that led to an idea which changed the business forever when she came up with the ‘Stone Cold’ nickname for her then husband. This led to Steve Austin becoming one of the biggest characters ever seen in wrestling and kick-starting a whole new era in the business. Despite no longer being an on-screen performer Jeanie was unable to escape the terrible substance abuse culture which engulfed professional wrestling and which took the life of so many of her friends and colleagues. Told in terrifying detail she tells of her fight for survival and rehabilitation. Jeanie’s book ‘Through the Shattered Glass’ draws on her three decades in professional wrestling and being part of some of the biggest eras in the business. This book, featuring many of the biggest names in wrestling, tells the story of how a small town girl from the UK travelled the world and found fame and fortune through wrestling and how she also became a hugely successful business woman in her own right. Detailing the highs and lows of her career the book also offers a frank look at the excesses of the wrestling business which led to the tragic passing of so many of it’s stars. This book is a new look at the world of professional wrestling by someone who lived and survived it!