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Title: It's Good to Be the King...Sometimes by Jerry Lawler ISBN: 0-7434-5767-6 Publisher: WWE Pub. Date: 17 December, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (20 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A marvel of a wrestling book!
Comment: I loved this book from start to finish! The book went into depth about how Lawler got into wrestling (from drawing?, to start) and spent a good portion on when and how he made his mark in the Mid-South Coliseum. I thoroughly enjoyed when the book covered when wrestling was "territorial" and what that meant in the business sense and how Lawler and other bookers drew in crowds and got their product on local television.
You also get the truth about Andy Kaufman! Did Lawler REALLY put him in the hospital??? Find out! (if you already didn't know). If you also wanted to know about how and what happened to his marriage to Stacy Carter, Lawler writes about it in heartbreaking fashion.
Anyway, if you are an "older" wrestling fan, this book should be a great read. From his start in the business to the Mid-South Coliseum days to stories from the road to wrestlers pulling ribs on each other to his marriages(plurl) to his unceremonial exit from the WWE and his later return, etc, etc, etc. Upon completion, I was left VERY satisfied with this book!
Rating: 1
Summary: I was expecting so much more
Comment: I have to say i was very much looking forward to this book, but was very disappointed with the end result. To start with, the narrative is all over the place, jumping back and forwards in time and mentioning people who are not explained till much later in the book! Also, I would have expected a lot more anecdotes form someone with Lawler's time and experience in the world of wrestling - what do we get instead? What we get is several silly stories regarding his sexual experiences and then three whole chapters devoted to his breakup with Stacey and his subsequent (rather sad and embarassing) search for a replacement! His years in USWA and it's closure are glossed over,his involvement the Memphis Pro Power barely mentioned and his huge rape trail incedent (in which he was totally exonorated) is given one sentence. He plugs local eateries unmercyfully and...kises Vince throughout. Added to this, his one-liners become tiresome by page 30. Did this book pass by an editor at any stage? Jerry i expected so much more from you!
If you are looking for some great anecdotes and a bit of honesty check out the Hardy Boyz book!
Rating: 5
Summary: right up there with Mick Foley's book
Comment: I have held up Mick Foley's book 'Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood, Guts, and Sweatsocks' as the pinnacle of wrestling autobiography. Since I have read that book, nothing has come close to being nearly as good or as honest. I was skeptical about reading Jerry Lawler's autobiography because all I knew of him was the joke he has become as a WWF/E announcer. I was aware that he was a legend in Memphis wrestling and that he had the famous angle with Andy Kaufman (I learned about this from the film 'Man on the Moon'). That was all I knew of Jerry Lawler. I decided to read the book anyway and I'm glad that I did. While Mick Foley is a more sympathetic person and it is easier to care for Foley, Jerry Lawler has written (with a co-writer) one of the best wrestling biographies on the market.
Even though the narrative jumps around a little bit, this is a straightforward and mostly chronological account of Jerry 'The King' Lawler's life and career in professional wrestling. We are introduced to a young Jerry Lawler going to local wrestling events with his father, but having no interest in being a wrestler himself. It was only through his art (he originally wanted to be an artist) that he even had any contact with the world of professional wrestling and the men outside the ring. It was only later, as a radio DJ that Lawler ended up with the exposure and interest to try to be a professional wrestler. Since then, Lawler has led a charmed career in the ring. We learn about the scope of his career in Memphis and finally his entry into the WWF (later WWE).
If Lawler's professional life has been charmed, his personal life has not been. While Jerry Lawler reveals that he has never drank alcohol or done any drugs, he does admit that his one vice has always been women and sex. Lawler freely admits that he has been a horrible husband and father and that he has not been able to stay faithful to his wives. The pattern has been that near the end of a marriage, Lawler meets a very young woman (early 20's) and ends up leaving his wife for the other woman. The only exception to this is his last wife, Stacy Carter. Stacy (former WWF Diva, the Kat) married Lawler when she was 19 and she ended up leaving him. Lawler has continued his interest in young women. Lawler makes no excuses for his lifestyle and he does not attempt to wallow in pity (nor does he try to incite others to pity him).
This is a very honest book and revealing of many aspects of the culture of professional wrestling. Jerry Lawler does throw in a bit too many jokes and references that one would expect from Jerry Lawler the announcer, but as a whole, this is one of the best wrestling biographies that I have read. In terms of quality, I would place this one second behind Foley's first autobiography.
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Title: Bobby the Brain: Wrestling's Bad Boy Tells All by Bobby Heenan, Steve Anderson ISBN: 1572434651 Publisher: Triumph Books Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Legends of Wrestling: "Classy" Freddie Blassie by Keith Elliot Greenberg, Fred Blassie ISBN: 0743463161 Publisher: Pocket Star Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: In the Pit with Piper: Roddy Gets Rowdy by Robert Picarello, Rowdy" Roddy Piper ISBN: 0425187217 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Hardy Boyz : Exist 2 Inspire by Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy ISBN: 0060521546 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 18 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Hollywood Hulk Hogan by Hulk Hogan ISBN: 0743456904 Publisher: WWE Pub. Date: 19 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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