Hitman My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling (Paperback)
| Author: Bret Hart |
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Pub
ISBN-10: 0446545287
ISBN-13: 9780446545280
Sku: 211285649
Publish Date: 11/1/2009
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(in Inches) 9H x 6L x 1.5T
Pages:
592
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| Written without collaborators and based on decades of tape recordings he made throughout his career, Hitman is Bret Harts brutally honest, perceptive and startling account of his life in and out of the ring that proves once and for all that great things come in pink tights. *Author: Hart, Bret *Subtitle: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling *Publication Date: 2009/11/04 *Number of Pages: 569 *Binding Type: Paperback *Language: English *Depth: 1.50 *Width: 6.00 *Height: 9.00 |
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Forget everything you thought you knew about the insane world of professional wrestling. The sixth son of legendary Canadian wrestling promoter Stu Hart, Bret Hart was born into wrestling royalty. From his early twenties until he retired at forty-three, Hart kept an audio diary, recording stories of the wrestling life: the relentless travel, the practical jokes, the sex and steroids and cocaine, and the real rivalries (as opposed to the staged ones that unfolded before the fans). While Hart achieved superstardom in pink tights and won multiple wrestling belts in multiple territories (Stampede Wrestling, WWE, WCW to name a few), he also paid a severe price in betrayals and in tragic deaths, inlcuding the horrifying loss of his brother Owen, who died in a ring stunt gone wrong. Shortly thereafter, Bret suffered a massive stroke, likely resulting from a concussion he received in the ring, but with the spirit of a true champion, has battled his way back. Widely considered by many of his peers as the greatest technician and worker of his generation, Hart is proud that in all his years in the sport, he never seriously hurt a single wrestler, yet did his best to deliver to his fans an experience as credible as it was exciting. No one has ever written about wrestling like Bret Hart because no one has ever lived a life like Bret Hart. These are the words of the Hitman. |
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Bret Hart grew up in Calgary, Canada, in the Hart House, which is now landmarked as a historical site. In Bret's basement--known as the Dungeon--his father Stu trained some Canada's biggest wrestling stars. In HITMAN, Bret describes in unflinching detail his childhood growing up in this circus that was the Hart family. With a career that began in the "vaudevillian" wrestling circuit in the '70s and early '80s, Hart crossed over into the Vince McMahon-days, when stars like Hulk Hogan emerged, and so his memoir offers a unique look at the shifts that took place within the wrestling world. Wrestling fans will enjoy the gossipy tales of in-fighting.
Bret Hart grew up in Calgary, Canada, in the Hart House, which is now landmarked as a historical site. In Bret's basement--known as the Dungeon--his father Stu trained some Canada's biggest wrestling stars. In HITMAN, Bret describes in unflinching detail his childhood growing up in this circus that was the Hart family. With a career that began in the "vaudevillian" wrestling circuit in the '70s and early '80s, Hart crossed over into the Vince McMahon-days, when stars like Hulk Hogan emerged, and so his memoir offers a unique look at the shifts that took place within the wrestling world. Wrestling fans will enjoy the gossipy tales of in-fighting.
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