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Old 05-25-2004, 07:18 PM   #1
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Ric Flair's Autobiography
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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

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Old 05-25-2004, 07:23 PM   #2
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We all know Ric Flair's opinion of Mick Foley

But yea, I'd buy it. He is Flair, after all..
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Old 05-25-2004, 07:26 PM   #3
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I'm not a big fan of reading.
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Old 05-25-2004, 07:37 PM   #4
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I'm definitely buying that.
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Old 05-25-2004, 07:56 PM   #5
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I will definately be buying and reading this book. But to be honest at the first glint of Flair slating someone on Foleys level, I will be putting it down and replacing it with 'The Cat in the Hat'
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Old 05-25-2004, 08:11 PM   #6
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Damn, I was really hoping it would be called "Damn Kids, Get Off My Lawn."
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Old 05-25-2004, 09:05 PM   #7
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i've been looking forward to this for a long time
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Old 05-25-2004, 09:25 PM   #8
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Should most a great read to say the least!
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Old 05-26-2004, 02:16 PM   #9
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No stories about how he cheated on his wife and was away from his kids for practically their whole childhoods?
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Old 05-26-2004, 02:27 PM   #10
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What about his other child that he had with Stacy Keibler?
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Old 05-26-2004, 02:34 PM   #11
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Old 05-26-2004, 02:50 PM   #12
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No stories about how he cheated on his wife and was away from his kids for practically their whole childhoods?
Well it does say details on his marriages and his children so unless you read the book you don't really know what is in there.
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Old 05-26-2004, 03:09 PM   #13
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I'll bet right now there isn't one classic 'Nature Boy' story in there.
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Old 05-26-2004, 03:17 PM   #14
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I'm going to do what I always do with wrestling books, I'll go to the book store and read the first chapter and if the ghost writer is good enough to keep my intrest then I'll read it... So far Mick Foley's books were the only two wrestling books that were written well enough to keep my intrest, Mick is a better writer then he was a wrestler and that's saying a lot.
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Old 05-26-2004, 03:24 PM   #15
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Flair is dreaming if he thinks it will be better than any of Foley's.
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Old 05-26-2004, 03:39 PM   #16
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Ever since I found out about this I have been waiting. I think that this will be one of the best biographies published by a wrestler.
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Old 05-27-2004, 04:57 PM   #17
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I'm going to do what I always do with wrestling books, I'll go to the book store and read the first chapter and if the ghost writer is good enough to keep my intrest then I'll read it.
that's not a bad idea, I should do the same
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Old 05-27-2004, 05:25 PM   #18
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Old 05-27-2004, 05:35 PM   #19
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Now did Ric write this on his own?
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Old 05-27-2004, 05:36 PM   #20
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How much you want to bet he blames us if his book doesn't sell?
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Old 05-27-2004, 06:42 PM   #21
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He'll blame Mick Foley. Just like Hogan did.
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Old 05-27-2004, 09:24 PM   #22
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Old 05-28-2004, 10:18 AM   #23
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Do you think there will be any Wrestling insider terms in the book??
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Old 05-28-2004, 10:37 AM   #24
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Old 05-28-2004, 10:54 AM   #25
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...Interesting, I might get it from the library one day.

I currently have out 'Foley is Good' ... it's good...
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Old 05-28-2004, 02:22 PM   #26
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I'd get it if it wasn't a book.
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Does anybody know for sure if it was written by a ghost writer?
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