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Heartbreak & Triumph by Shawn Micheals

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Heartbreak & Triumph by Shawn Micheals

(c) 2005 Simon & Schuster

The Bottom Line

The first successful wrestling book, Have a Nice Day by Mick Foley, also happened to be the best. Every wrestling book since then is compared unfavorably to it. Finally, there is a book that can be compared to it. While this book lacks the humor element that made Mick's unforgettable, this book answers many questions that fans have been wondering about for a long time.
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Pros

  • Controversies are discussed in detail - The Kliq, Montreal, & dropping of titles
  • The book is very well written
  • Several locker room legends are discussed
  • The story is very interesting

Cons

  • Shawn occassionally comes off as whiny about the perceptions of him
  • Insults the in ring abilities of Bret Hart & Shane Douglas

Description

  • Autobiography of Shawn Michaels
  • Shawn was one of the top WWE stars of the 90's
  • Shawn is the most controversial wrestler in WWE history
  • All of the controversies are discussed

Guide Review - Heartbreak & Triumph by Shawn Micheals

Beginning of Career
The first few chapters detail his life growing up. After that, his training and the first few stops in his career are written about. It is amazing the difference between wrestling schools of today and the way way the business was during the kayfabe era.

The Rockers
After reading about Verne Gagne's reaction to their name, it is no wonder why the AWA went out of business. The book also discusses the reasons Shawn & Marty broke up and why they never had a real blowoff to the feud.

The Kliq, Dropped Titles, Curtain Call, and Bar Fight
Shawn discussed all these controversies in detail. It has to be noted that this is where people might start to question some things in the book. At what point does perception become reality? I do believe that Shawn is telling his version of the truth but there are many that will debate it.

Montreal
This is the first time Shawn has spoken about these events in this detail. The locker room stories from the day of the show might be more interesting than the match itself.

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