I just got done reading his book.
I used to be a pretty big fan of the guy. I remember picking him a lot in an old Smackdown game on the original Playstation. I also remember ordering the Royal Rumble in 2004 and looking forward to his match with Lesnar the most on the card outside of the Rumble itself, only to end up being very disappointed with it. The build-up to that fight was that Lesnar broke Holly's neck 2 years prior and Holly was now back for revenge. Holly remains the only guy I can remember that the Lesnar character has ever showed any kind of fear towards. Holly also destroyed Big Show during this time like it was nothing. For the match to end up basically being a squash still makes me scratch my head to this very day. It shows how truly shit WWE's booking can be at times.
Anyways, about a year after that Rumble I finally got the internet at my house and really started "smartening" up to the backstage stuff that went on in pro wrestling and came to not like Holly anymore due to the things I read about him (the Tough Enough stuff when it aired I thought was a work). Fast forward a little past that and I really started to hate him when he beat Punk on ECW, lol.
But yeah, point is, the last few years I really couldn't stand the guy, despite being a former fan of his.
I decided to read his book after hearing good things about it because, well, I love wrestling autobiographies. And I must say, his book is excellent. It didn't contain the wit and humor we've come to expect from pro wrestling autobiographies, but his stories are very intriguing and he's such a straight shooter, tell-it-like-it-is type of guy that you can't help but take him at his word. I still don't like the old school, "beat the young kid up to make sure he's tough enough to be in this business" mind-set, but that alone doesn't make him a bad guy. In fact, I'd say he's a very good guy... just a bit misunderstood and a little too old school for his own good.
Checking out his Twitter after reading his book and he seems to be in a really good place right now. He answers a lot of the fans and always seems positive and in good spirits.
So yeah... this thread is basically just a book recommendation. I guess you can share your thoughts on his work if you'd like, whether you think he's underrated or a piece of shit. But if you think he's a piece of shit, give his book a shot and see if he can convince you otherwise. And if you've read the book then I'd like to hear your thoughts on it as well.
I used to be a pretty big fan of the guy. I remember picking him a lot in an old Smackdown game on the original Playstation. I also remember ordering the Royal Rumble in 2004 and looking forward to his match with Lesnar the most on the card outside of the Rumble itself, only to end up being very disappointed with it. The build-up to that fight was that Lesnar broke Holly's neck 2 years prior and Holly was now back for revenge. Holly remains the only guy I can remember that the Lesnar character has ever showed any kind of fear towards. Holly also destroyed Big Show during this time like it was nothing. For the match to end up basically being a squash still makes me scratch my head to this very day. It shows how truly shit WWE's booking can be at times.
Anyways, about a year after that Rumble I finally got the internet at my house and really started "smartening" up to the backstage stuff that went on in pro wrestling and came to not like Holly anymore due to the things I read about him (the Tough Enough stuff when it aired I thought was a work). Fast forward a little past that and I really started to hate him when he beat Punk on ECW, lol.
But yeah, point is, the last few years I really couldn't stand the guy, despite being a former fan of his.
I decided to read his book after hearing good things about it because, well, I love wrestling autobiographies. And I must say, his book is excellent. It didn't contain the wit and humor we've come to expect from pro wrestling autobiographies, but his stories are very intriguing and he's such a straight shooter, tell-it-like-it-is type of guy that you can't help but take him at his word. I still don't like the old school, "beat the young kid up to make sure he's tough enough to be in this business" mind-set, but that alone doesn't make him a bad guy. In fact, I'd say he's a very good guy... just a bit misunderstood and a little too old school for his own good.
Checking out his Twitter after reading his book and he seems to be in a really good place right now. He answers a lot of the fans and always seems positive and in good spirits.
So yeah... this thread is basically just a book recommendation. I guess you can share your thoughts on his work if you'd like, whether you think he's underrated or a piece of shit. But if you think he's a piece of shit, give his book a shot and see if he can convince you otherwise. And if you've read the book then I'd like to hear your thoughts on it as well.
