John la Rock
05-25-2004, 07:18 PM
From wwe.com
Ric Flair’s anxiously anticipated autobiography, “To Be The Man,” goes on sale Tuesday, July 6 at WWEShopZone.com and wherever books are sold. Some of the content you can expect in the book:
* Introduction written by Triple H.
* Ric’s childhood, from his adoption to a teenage affair with a married woman.
* How Ric earned a living before breaking into the wrestling industry.
* Details on his first marriage, including children Megan and David.
* Details on his current marriage of over 20 years to Beth and children Ashley and Reid.
* Days of wrestling for Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling and NWA.
* Stories about Dusty Rhodes, Andre the Giant, Dick Murdoch, Ray Stevens, Harley Race, Larry Henning, Wahoo McDaniel, Red Bastien, Johnny Valentine, Arn Anderson, Blackjack Mulligan, Terry Funk, Roddy Piper and many, many more.
* Ric was taught the importance of bleeding in a match (not the specifics of how to but more why).
* How his famous robes were created.
* Wrestling experiences all over the world in places such as Japan, Puerto Rico and even communist North Korea with Muhammad Ali.
* His first stint in the World Wrestling Federation.
* Going to WCW and his days with the Four Horsemen.
* The good and mostly bad days at WCW.
* His on- and off-screen feuds with Eric Bischoff.
* How he overcame his personal struggle with a lack of self confidence through the help of his family and a therapist.
* His return to WWE.
* Quotes from Ken Patera, Harley Race, “Mean” Gene Okerlund, Superstar Billy Graham, David Crockett, Charles Robinson, Ricky Steamboat, Megan Fliehr Ketzner, David Fliehr, Jim Barnett, Hugo Savinovich, Beth Fliehr, Sgt. Slaughter, Shawn Michaels, Jim Ross, Gerry Brisco, Jim Cornette, Arn Anderson, Chris Jericho, George South, Mark Madden, Bubba Ray Dudley, Kevin Sullivan, Triple H, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, Earl Hebner, Steve Austin, Goldberg, Brock Lesnar, Shawn Michaels and The Hurricane.
* His honest opinions on many people in the wrestling business, including Bruno Sammartino, Ricky Steamboat, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Steve Austin, Bret Hart, Undertaker, Kurt Angle, Mick Foley, Dusty Rhodes, the Von Erichs, Lex Luger, Sting, Cowboy Bill Watts, Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Brutus Beefcake, Vince Russo, Jim Herd and Vince McMahon.
sounds like it could be interesting
Ric Flair’s anxiously anticipated autobiography, “To Be The Man,” goes on sale Tuesday, July 6 at WWEShopZone.com and wherever books are sold. Some of the content you can expect in the book:
* Introduction written by Triple H.
* Ric’s childhood, from his adoption to a teenage affair with a married woman.
* How Ric earned a living before breaking into the wrestling industry.
* Details on his first marriage, including children Megan and David.
* Details on his current marriage of over 20 years to Beth and children Ashley and Reid.
* Days of wrestling for Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling and NWA.
* Stories about Dusty Rhodes, Andre the Giant, Dick Murdoch, Ray Stevens, Harley Race, Larry Henning, Wahoo McDaniel, Red Bastien, Johnny Valentine, Arn Anderson, Blackjack Mulligan, Terry Funk, Roddy Piper and many, many more.
* Ric was taught the importance of bleeding in a match (not the specifics of how to but more why).
* How his famous robes were created.
* Wrestling experiences all over the world in places such as Japan, Puerto Rico and even communist North Korea with Muhammad Ali.
* His first stint in the World Wrestling Federation.
* Going to WCW and his days with the Four Horsemen.
* The good and mostly bad days at WCW.
* His on- and off-screen feuds with Eric Bischoff.
* How he overcame his personal struggle with a lack of self confidence through the help of his family and a therapist.
* His return to WWE.
* Quotes from Ken Patera, Harley Race, “Mean” Gene Okerlund, Superstar Billy Graham, David Crockett, Charles Robinson, Ricky Steamboat, Megan Fliehr Ketzner, David Fliehr, Jim Barnett, Hugo Savinovich, Beth Fliehr, Sgt. Slaughter, Shawn Michaels, Jim Ross, Gerry Brisco, Jim Cornette, Arn Anderson, Chris Jericho, George South, Mark Madden, Bubba Ray Dudley, Kevin Sullivan, Triple H, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, Earl Hebner, Steve Austin, Goldberg, Brock Lesnar, Shawn Michaels and The Hurricane.
* His honest opinions on many people in the wrestling business, including Bruno Sammartino, Ricky Steamboat, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Steve Austin, Bret Hart, Undertaker, Kurt Angle, Mick Foley, Dusty Rhodes, the Von Erichs, Lex Luger, Sting, Cowboy Bill Watts, Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Brutus Beefcake, Vince Russo, Jim Herd and Vince McMahon.
sounds like it could be interesting