| MEDIA REVIEWS |
ADAM COPELAND ON EDGE
Release Date: November 2004 / Author: Adam Copeland / Publisher: World Wrestling Entertainment
ADVENTURES IN LARRYLAND!: Life in Professional Wrestling
Release Date: June 2008 / Author(s): Larry Zbyszko / Publisher: ECW Press
--- Zbyszko's telling of the creation and execution of the angle leading to the infamous Shea Stadium battle with
Bruno Sammartino is worth the price alone. A considerable gap of time is missing, whereas he practically
leaps from the Shea showdown to his emergence with the American Wrestling Association, which is a downer,
personally, because it excludes his run in Georgia during 1983. Still, his stories are great, and I found it an
excellent read. Highly recommended. (Rich Tate)
A LION'S TALE: Around the World in Spandex
Release Date: October 2007 / Author: Chris Jericho / Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ANDRE THE GIANT: A Legendary Life
Release Date: January 2009 / Author: Michael Krugman / Publisher: World Wrestling Entertainment
ARE WE THERE YET?: Tales from the Never Ending Travels of WWE Superstars
Release Date: February 2005 / Author: Robert Caprio / Publisher: World Wrestling Entertainment
ARN ANDERSON 4 EVER: A Look Behind the Curtain
Release Date: June 2000 / Author: Arn Anderson / Publisher: Kayfabe Publishing
--- Arn is as bad a writer and storyteller as he is good as a wrestler and promo guy. Recommend you wait until
he finds a co-author for a second attempt. (Mick N. Brawler)
ASSASSIN: the Man Behind the Mask
Release Date: July 2006 / Authors: Joe Hamilton and Scott Teal / Publisher: Crowbar Press
--- A compelling read from start to finish, and the way it flows, it is very easy to hear Hamilton's voice telling the
stories as your eyes follow the words. He goes very deep into his past, sparing very little. The only thing lacking
is details into the early version of Deep South Wrestling, and I felt more could have been said about the Power
Plant days. However, as a bigger fan of the old days than the more recent ones, he didn't disappoint.
Hamilton's best partner may have been Tom Renesto, but co-author Scott Teal is perhaps close behind.
Extremely recommended. (Rich Tate)
--- Can't say enough good things about this book. I thought I knew just about all there was to know about the
Assassins. I was incredibly wrong. Important stories, great detail, and fantastic photographs. Recommended
to true fans of wrestling's past. (Mick N. Brawler)
Release Date: November 2004 / Author: Adam Copeland / Publisher: World Wrestling Entertainment
ADVENTURES IN LARRYLAND!: Life in Professional Wrestling
Release Date: June 2008 / Author(s): Larry Zbyszko / Publisher: ECW Press
--- Zbyszko's telling of the creation and execution of the angle leading to the infamous Shea Stadium battle with
Bruno Sammartino is worth the price alone. A considerable gap of time is missing, whereas he practically
leaps from the Shea showdown to his emergence with the American Wrestling Association, which is a downer,
personally, because it excludes his run in Georgia during 1983. Still, his stories are great, and I found it an
excellent read. Highly recommended. (Rich Tate)
A LION'S TALE: Around the World in Spandex
Release Date: October 2007 / Author: Chris Jericho / Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ANDRE THE GIANT: A Legendary Life
Release Date: January 2009 / Author: Michael Krugman / Publisher: World Wrestling Entertainment
ARE WE THERE YET?: Tales from the Never Ending Travels of WWE Superstars
Release Date: February 2005 / Author: Robert Caprio / Publisher: World Wrestling Entertainment
ARN ANDERSON 4 EVER: A Look Behind the Curtain
Release Date: June 2000 / Author: Arn Anderson / Publisher: Kayfabe Publishing
--- Arn is as bad a writer and storyteller as he is good as a wrestler and promo guy. Recommend you wait until
he finds a co-author for a second attempt. (Mick N. Brawler)
ASSASSIN: the Man Behind the Mask
Release Date: July 2006 / Authors: Joe Hamilton and Scott Teal / Publisher: Crowbar Press
--- A compelling read from start to finish, and the way it flows, it is very easy to hear Hamilton's voice telling the
stories as your eyes follow the words. He goes very deep into his past, sparing very little. The only thing lacking
is details into the early version of Deep South Wrestling, and I felt more could have been said about the Power
Plant days. However, as a bigger fan of the old days than the more recent ones, he didn't disappoint.
Hamilton's best partner may have been Tom Renesto, but co-author Scott Teal is perhaps close behind.
Extremely recommended. (Rich Tate)
--- Can't say enough good things about this book. I thought I knew just about all there was to know about the
Assassins. I was incredibly wrong. Important stories, great detail, and fantastic photographs. Recommended
to true fans of wrestling's past. (Mick N. Brawler)
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