Under the Black Hat traces all the highs and lows of that wild ride, in which Jim served not only as on-air commentator, but talent manager, payroll master, and even occasional in-ring foil to threats like Paul "Triple H" Levesque and Undertaker. By: Jim Ross , and others. There are few people who have been in the wrestling business longer than Jim Ross.
Slobberknocker is the story of how an Oklahoman farm kid with a vivid imagination and seemingly unattainable dreams became "The Voice of Wrestling" to record TV audiences and millions of fans around the world.
Jim opens up about his life as an only child on a working farm, who became obsessed with professional wrestling having first seen it on his grandparents' TV. Add to that the backdrop of building a renegade production company, negotiating with impossible wrestling talent, and hosting groundbreaking, shoot-style programming, and you have the story of Sean Oliver.
Sean has seen industry-wide accolades for the company he co-founded and for which he serves as front man. By: Sean Oliver.
The wrestling legend Bob "Hardcore" Holly tells all in this autobiography that chronicles his journey from fighting in bars for money to the bright lights of the World Wrestling Federation. Holly reveals how he took more body slams and clotheslines outside the ring than in and that long before he was known as "Hardcore Holly", he had an unquenchable passion for professional wrestling.
By: Bob Howard , and others. Even in his heyday in wrestling, Jacobs was inspired to pursue politics by popular libertarian figures such as former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, Republican Senator Rand Paul, Fox News' Judge Andrew Napolitano and others, and that led him to fulfill his own political ambitions. The wrestler-turned-politician hasn't hung up his wrestling boots yet.
Politics is a contact sport and Jacobs is using his wrestling skills in that arena. Jacobs supports President Trump and his agenda, and is implementing conservative policies in Tennessee. By: Glenn Jacobs. Justin Roberts always dreamed of being a ring announcer at World Wrestling Entertainment. From playing with action figures of the Ultimate Warrior, the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels, Bret Hitman Hart and Hulk Hogan to actually announcing these larger-than-life characters to the ring, Roberts lived out the dream of countless, passionate wrestling fans worldwide.
By: Justin Roberts , and others. This is the story of a boy who fell in love with wrestling before he was able to walk.
Born with achondroplasia, a condition that causes disproportionate dwarfism, Dylan Postl had endured multiple surgeries by the age of And yet, he held on to the dream that he would one day become a professional wrestler. Ignoring the naysayers and against doctors' recommendations, Postl began training in his teens, and he soon began appearing on local independent shows.
Before he turned 20, he was signed by WWE to play the role of Irish grappler Finlay's feisty sidekick, Hornswoggle, and remained a fixture in the company for a full decade. While most of Postl's adult life has been spent in the wild world of the wrestling industry, his is more than a story of a little person's journey through a world of giants; it's a memoir of elation and anguish, triumph and disappointment, and of how an endlessly positive outlook combined with the unwavering support of family and friends helped a long shot become a success in his industry and a loving, responsible father.
I always respected Dylan as performer and loved his work on tv but after listening to this book he earned alot more respect as the person behind the character he portrayed as we shared some of the same experiences as a kid with our family dynamics. Loved the book always loved watching Dylan on WWE never realized how much of a hard childhood he had very Heart gripping and great story from a great wrestler. Dylan has led such an interesting life!
Great book, I totally recommend!! The performance was excellent. I expect nothing less from one of the best! I was captivated through the entire book and would recommend this to all wrestling fans! Awesome stories, genuine and sincere. Some were funny, some emotional. Always best hearing books read by the actual author. I very much enjoyed this book from start to finish.
Dylan's story is full of life-lessons. Sincerely, Jerry Travelstead. Each wears a black MWF hoodie with the slogan i support midget violence. Half a dozen troupes currently tour the U. The four wrestlers with Hillegass in Memphis are well-traveled. All have worked elsewhere; all swear by him as a promoter. Of their other bosses, they relay horror stories of skipped paydays and unsecured travel in the cargo space of a U-Haul.
He claims that while he has made enough money in the last year to drive a new Mercedes, he sleeps on an air mattress in a basement apartment in Cincinnati in order to reinvest in his company. Among his goals: a Nashville dinner theater where his wrestlers would be joined by various little people entertainers, like comedians and look-alikes. He would call it the Microtorium. Likewise, none object to the term midget as a marketing hook, though Hillegass has attempted to phase it out of his own promotional materials.
Furguson, who has been doing stand-up comedy for six years, has found the steadiest work of her career. Jordan J-Mazing Rafael wrestles to supplement his income as a performer in Vegas hotel shows, most recently as a jester at the Excalibur. He recruited Eddie E-Money Piedra into wrestling after they met on the set of the film Oz the Great and Powerful , in which they both played Munchkins. Piedra is saving money to move back to L. Around 10 p. Most of the clubgoers appear rapt during the matches.
Dancers take seats and cheer; at one point, while the Brooks brothers brawl onto the catwalk with clipboards and cookie sheets, one of the women runs over to shower them with dollar bills.
The crowd applauds and whoops. The wrestlers mingle about an elevated seating area along a nearby wall, asking a reporter for his thoughts. It was an impressive show, packed with flips and flying head-scissors and back handsprings, the kind of action that could win over nearly any audience.
Told this much, they glow. But there is little time for reflection. Soon they will be on the road again for a five-hour overnight ride to a show at a pool hall in Ripley, Miss. First they must disassemble the ring, so they get to work wrenching loose the turnbuckles while the DJ calls Ginger to the main stage. Even while watching a show as entertaining as this one, there can be a nagging unease. It is often difficult to separate the performance from its marketing.
DiLucchio says his mere appearance on a show has drawn protests, mainly from well-meaning college groups trying to tackle exploitation, which has led to promoters changing venues or dropping him from the gig altogether. This is me pursuing and living a dream. But at the highest levels the execution of that dream has been largely one-dimensional. He was at one point joined by the similarly sized Wink and Pink to counter the nefarious Sleazy, Queasy and Cheesy. In recent decades little people have appeared in WWE as miniaturized impersonators of stars, trotted out by a rival to be belittled.
So the choice, to the extent one exists, seems to be between working as a high-profile joke or toiling out of the limelight while pursuing the craft more seriously. Still, there are plenty who can hip toss and hurricanrana like anybody else. But even that match was presented as a gag. A trio of little people replaced the usual commentary crew; same for the ring announcer and referee.
On a blindingly bright Saturday afternoon in April, Postl lies on his back in a shadowy corner of the Starland Ballroom, a concert venue in the central New Jersey suburb of Sayreville.
He is groggy from another early morning of travel. Postl is asked how he has been in the two months since the match in upstate New York. Advance copies will be available and the author will sign autographs. Later in the night, he's on the card for the night of both ACW action and performances by rockers Adelita's Way and Filter.
It'll be the only chance for fans to get an early copy of the book before its official Sept. Postl, who now goes by Swoggle on the indie circuit, said he hopes his life story — which includes plenty of behind-the-scenes stories from his days in the WWE — grabs hold of three targeted groups. So you have that audience and just what I've dealt with being a little person and a person of my stature throughout life and childhood and all that.
Then the part at the end is about being a dad and raising Landon and how awesome it is, but at times how tough it is being on the road and away from him.
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