Review of Batista Unleashed by Dave Batista

Batista's life makes for an interesting story. It is Rocky meets WWE. He grew up poor, had three murders occur on his front yard, and he was in constant trouble with the law. He got into the wrestling business very late in life, was turned down by WCW, and is now the World Heavyweight Champion. Unlike the movie which kept the audience captivated, this book is marred by choppiness due to the less than one page a story format. However, there are some great nuggets of information in this book and I do recommend purchasing it.

At the beginning of the book Batista writes: "I don't talk much. When I do, I say what I honestly feel, and I say it plainly, in just a few words." His writing style is similar which is both a blessing and a curse for the book.

The good thing about that style is that it makes for an easy read for younger readers. Since Batista is so popular with children, they will be happy by this. However, the bad thing is that most of the stories in this book lack great detail and entertainment value.

The best part of the book is that Batista talks brutally honest about his feelings for his co-workers and some of his matches. Unlike most books where the wrestler toots their own horn while knocking others, Batista admits to several flaws in his game and takes responsibility and admits that some of his matches were bad.

He also gets into some of the backstage politics that go on and how he had heat with several wrestlers for some of the things he said and did. He also gave the answer to the question wrestling fans have been wondering about for two years. Was Eddie Guerrero supposed to win the World Heavyweight Title from Batista on the day he died? While I won't spoil the answer for you, if you don't want to buy the book you can find the answer at your local bookstore on page 215.

The other thing I enjoyed about the book is that Batista explained why certain events happened inside the ring. He also details the things that should have happened but didn't due to injuries and death.