Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I gotta read Holly's book. That shit is hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoarr Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I noticed Luger's book was available on Kindle. Not worth it. I wrote a small review of it over at my old site Drop ToeHold as I got my hands on a review copy. There's no real meat to anything in his book and he just flies through everything. Super disappointed, but here's a bit about showing up unannounced on WCW Monday Nitro and pissing off Hogan: "When I arrived at the Mall of America, I had a towel over my head and was immediately escorted to the inner bowels of the mall, well away from the locker room and central concourse area where everything was happening. It wasn’t until that moment that I knew how it was all going to come down. ‘At the very end of the show you’ll come out in your street clothes,’ Eric told me, ‘and get nose-to-nose with Hulk Hogan." "My entrance was definitely a surprise — to the crowd and to the other wrestlers gathered there. I walked up to Hogan and said my line: ‘I’m back at the WCW to wrestle with the big boys.’ I was still in Hogan’s face when they signaled for a short commercial break. Knowing we were off the air momentarily, I broke character and smiled at Hogan. It was a big mistake. 'Wipe that grin off your face, or I'll knock it off. You're stealing money from me and my family right now,' he said to me through gritted teeth. I immediately stopped smiling. After the show I tried to apologize to him, but he brushed me off. I learned a big lesson from him that night: never break character when on camera in front of the fans — even on a commercial break.” 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I'm not a big fan of Bob Holly, as a performer or as a human being, but I'll be damned if his book doesn't sound like one of the more straight-forward style autobiographies. I still can't get over Bret Hart talking about an Asian masseuse washing him with her vagina. That's a thought I never need in my mind again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebbeh65 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Coke is a strong drug, brudda... Jimmy Snuka: Superfly: "I always say this, and I mean it: every match I've ever worked is my favorite. Every opponent is my favorite opponent. Every moment is my favorite moment. My favorite match is the one I'm wrestling at that present time. I just love them all." (p. 130)Jimmy Snuka: Superfly: "I really loved getting back in the ring with Don Muraco in ECW [1994]. The two of us were still magic together. We probably would still have it if we got back in the ring today, brudda." (p. 136) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Meanie Posted September 10, 2013 Author Share Posted September 10, 2013 I'm not a big fan of Bob Holly, as a performer or as a human being, but I'll be damned if his book doesn't sound like one of the more straight-forward style autobiographies. It really is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstout Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I'm not a big fan of Bob Holly, as a performer or as a human being, but I'll be damned if his book doesn't sound like one of the more straight-forward style autobiographies. It really is. I'm not completely through it, but he's not afraid to tell it like he sees it or burn a bridge or two. Hope he's saved well, 'cause he's highly unlikely to ever be employed again in any capacity by WWE or TNA. Actually, I just noticed he's still on the WWE alumni page. He doesn't really have a bad word to say about Vince McMahon, but couldn't care less about HHH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuttsy Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Totally awesome coffee table book my wife got me for my birthday last month. Virtually every top 80's wrestler has a two-page spread (Hogan, Piper types get more) with a full page pic and short bio. Some of the pictures are really, really awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biz Smarkie Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 That line from Jericho's second book about Hogan had me chuckling for a solid 3 minutes. Hogan doing things on the fly seems like it could be awesome. Jericho's first book was one of my favorite reads when I read books more often. How is the second one?(besides the awesome line about Hogan?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offspring515 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 That line from Jericho's second book about Hogan had me chuckling for a solid 3 minutes. Hogan doing things on the fly seems like it could be awesome. Jericho's first book was one of my favorite reads when I read books more often. How is the second one?(besides the awesome line about Hogan?) It's not nearly as good as the first. It's about half wrestling stuff (which is good and offers some good backstage WWE insights) and half Fozzy stuff which I personally didn't give a shit about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Territorial Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Some of those quotes at the top of the page are gold. Especially like the story about Ray Patterson's wife and the Andre-DiBiase drinking game. Oh, and Hogan complaining about Hall and Nash being lazy (more talk, less wrestling) and bringing in their cronies = mind blown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newb82 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 That line from Jericho's second book about Hogan had me chuckling for a solid 3 minutes. Hogan doing things on the fly seems like it could be awesome. Jericho's first book was one of my favorite reads when I read books more often. How is the second one?(besides the awesome line about Hogan?) It's not nearly as good as the first. It's about half wrestling stuff (which is good and offers some good backstage WWE insights) and half Fozzy stuff which I personally didn't give a shit about. Jericho is definitely going to be another Foley-esque case illustrating the law of diminishing returns. I know he's working on a third book, and it will probably be not as good as the first one, and worse than the second. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Meanie Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 Totally awesome coffee table book my wife got me for my birthday last month. Virtually every top 80's wrestler has a two-page spread (Hogan, Piper types get more) with a full page pic and short bio. Some of the pictures are really, really awesome. That looks really nice. What's the circa on that book? EDIT: When was Adonis with Heyman? Also I've never seen him with his black hair in his Adorable gear... That line from Jericho's second book about Hogan had me chuckling for a solid 3 minutes. Hogan doing things on the fly seems like it could be awesome. Jericho's first book was one of my favorite reads when I read books more often. How is the second one?(besides the awesome line about Hogan?) It's not nearly as good as the first. It's about half wrestling stuff (which is good and offers some good backstage WWE insights) and half Fozzy stuff which I personally didn't give a shit about. Same here, A LOT of it was skipped through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADCAP Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 If someone could post the blurb in Jericho's first book about the Penis Colada, that'd be great... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offspring515 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 That line from Jericho's second book about Hogan had me chuckling for a solid 3 minutes. Hogan doing things on the fly seems like it could be awesome. Jericho's first book was one of my favorite reads when I read books more often. How is the second one?(besides the awesome line about Hogan?) It's not nearly as good as the first. It's about half wrestling stuff (which is good and offers some good backstage WWE insights) and half Fozzy stuff which I personally didn't give a shit about. Jericho is definitely going to be another Foley-esque case illustrating the law of diminishing returns. I know he's working on a third book, and it will probably be not as good as the first one, and worse than the second. Yeah I absolutely loved Jericho's first book because, much like Foley's first, it had that world hopping, anything can happen, wild cast of characters thing going for it. The second book covered stuff that most of us, as wrestling fans, had already watched and heard about in the dirt sheets and online. Some of it was interesting (his payout for his Mania match with Hunter standing out) but a lot of it felt familiar. The Fozzy stuff did absolutely nothing for me as I'm not a big heavy metal fan so all the people he'd bring up and mark out over meeting meant nothing to me. I guess if you're a big metal head you'd probably get more out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mco543 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 I didn't like Jericho's 2nd book that much. The wrestling stuff was fine but I felt it was overloaded with Fozzy and way too many stories about a guy in his mid-late 30's being a drunken idiot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happ Hazzard Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Has Jericho talked about a third book? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonial Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Re: Adonis-Heyman photo Adonis and Heyman were paired in the AWA during Adrian's short run there in 1987. JD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Territorial Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 t I felt it was overloaded with Fozzy and way too many stories about a guy in his mid-late 30's being a drunken idiot. Change "30's" to "40's" and you've just spoiled the plots of Jericho's next two books. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overly Critical Man Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Bob Holly's book is pretty amazing. Steve Blackman comes off looking like both the most badass person walking on the planet and a complete psychopath. I came away respecting Holly a whole lot more after reading it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Meanie Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share Posted September 12, 2013 Has Jericho talked about a third book? He hints at it at the end of his second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Has Jericho talked about a third book? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuttsy Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Totally awesome coffee table book my wife got me for my birthday last month. Virtually every top 80's wrestler has a two-page spread (Hogan, Piper types get more) with a full page pic and short bio. Some of the pictures are really, really awesome. That looks really nice. What's the circa on that book? EDIT: When was Adonis with Heyman? Also I've never seen him with his black hair in his Adorable gear... Book was published between April '87 (Stan Lane is with the Midnight Express) and summer '88 (Brody and Adonis are still alive) so I'd guess holiday season '87 or early '88. And as others pointed out, after WM 3 Adonis goes to the AWA with dark hair + Adorable gear + Heyman as his manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newb82 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Has Jericho talked about a third book? I think he tweeted recently about being in the process of writing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 If someone could post the blurb in Jericho's first book about the Penis Colada, that'd be great... "The room burst into gales of laughter when one of the referees downed his drink after returning from the bathroom. Apparently this guy had never heard of the "hold on to your drink" rule, because when he was gone someone had used their swizzle stick as a swizzle stick. "Ha! You just drank a Penis Colada," Rudy said as Cluck guffawed with the rest of the gang. "We got you! We got you with the Penis Colada!" I would have gone postal and kicked the crap out of everyone and their coladas, but this guy just said with a sheepish grin, "The Penis Colada...oh you got me again!" Again? AGAIN?" Has Jericho talked about a third book? He hints at it at the end of his second. He said on twitter earlier this week that he's already 100,000 words in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 "At least I got a finisher at this point. I hadn’t had a real finish up until then. I used something off the top rope back when I was Sparky Plugg: either a cross body, a splash, or a kneedrop. After I’d become “Hardcore,” I usually won matches by using foreign objects. I did use a pump-handle slam sometimes, but Vince Russo came to me around the time they were starting to push the hell out of Test and asked if I would mind giving the move to him. “Do I have a choice?” I asked. He replied, “Not really.” So why ****ing ask me?! I tried the Falcon Arrow for a while but didn’t really like it. It didn’t help that Russo wanted to call it “the Hollycaust.” That got stopped quickly when the office decided the name would offend a lot of people. After I watched a whole bunch of documentaries on the subject, I understood. It’s something people don’t want to be reminded of. To try and shock people, Russo probably would have pushed for me to use it to beat Bill Goldberg, Billy Kidman, and all the other Jewish wrestlers." - Bob Holly Yes, he had to watch documentaries on the Holocaust to get it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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