Heartbreak and Triumph - Shawn Michaels

Advantages: A very thorough, honest look at his life and career
Disadvantages: Becomes a Little too religious towards the end, but not too much of a bad point

I've been a big fan of WWE wrestling ever since we first got cable TV at home back in the early 90's. Of course my enthusiasm and desire to watch it has lessened over the years I used to watch it every week without fail. Around about the same time Shawn Michaels was really starting to make a name for himself. He was one of the first wrestlers I really started to support, even though he was being portrayed as one of the bad guys, or heels as he refers ...
...his autobiography I decided to borrow it off her and give it a read. I had heard that a couple of the wrestling books in previous years had been pretty good but this was actually the first one I'd gotten round to reading. The book looks at a number of aspects, from Shawn's early life, through his career to date and also how his personal life was going throughout. I also thought that he gave a good insight into how professional wrestling or Sports ... Read review

Advantages: Good, easy read for any HBK fan!
Disadvantages: Would have liked more details in places.

Shawn Michaels to me is God. People laugh when I say that but, to be fair, it's true. He wrestled in the first match up that I ever saw; himself vs Bret Hart at Wrestlemania 12 in the infamous, first ever Iron Man Match. I have to say from then on, I was instantly hooked. Shawn to me performed like no one I'd ever seen before; he was purely amazing to watch. Entertaining the fans seemed to be the only thing on his mind. I liberally jumped to from ...
...engrossed by then!) when he hit his finishing move on the *Hitman for the 1, 2, 3! For a 6 year old to be that enthralled by a man in spandex is unhealthy, so I've been told! By the time 'Heartbreak and Triumph' was released, I couldn't stand the wait. It had been nearly 10 long years for me waiting for that book and I honestly didn't want to put it down until I'd read it all! So, did it reach my expectations? On the whole, yes. The chapter about ... Read review