Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: Bodyslams! Memoirs of a Wrestling Pitchman by Gary Michael Cappetta ISBN: 0-9703991-6-2 Publisher: Little Bro Ltd Pub. Date: 06 October, 2000 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.82 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Bodyslams! - The Best Book Ever Written About Pro Wrestling
Comment: I've read all of the wrestling books that have been written in recent years. I have also read the autobiographies by Lou Thesz and Bruno Sammartino. Without a doubt, Gary Michael Cappetta's "BODYSLAMS!" is the most revealing, most informative, most literate, funniest and even the most heart warming book ever written about professional wrestling.
Foley was careful not to tell too much about his buddies in the WWF. Chyna, The Rock and Goldberg also still on promoters' payrolls, haven't been wrestling long enough to lend a rich perspective of the wrestling game. Page avoids the truth about the behind the scenes politics that gave him his spot with WCW. And who cares what JR is cooking?
This book has it all. If you want a comprehensive look at how it all began, why wrestling is where it's at today and Gary's thoughts about how the game can be healthy in future years, then you must read "BODYSLAMS!".
Cappetta's behind the scenes stories provide an up close and personal look at dozens of current superstars, as well as many of the legends of this sport. Gary worked with them all. From Gagne to Hogan. From Bruno Sammartino to The McMahon Family. His profiles of Steve Austin, Ric Flair, The Undertaker, Buff Bagwell, Mick Foley, Abdullah the Butcher, Eric Bischoff and Andre the Giant are priceless.
Gary tells the full story about the night Mick Foley lost his ear. He was at the hotel fight between Arn Anderson and Sid Vicious and he holds nothing back. The portraits of Vince and Shane McMahon stand the test of time, given the way The McMahons now monopolize wrestling. And Gary's love of the game shines through on every page of the book.
If you have to choose one book that tells it all about pro wrestling, then "BODYSLAMS!" has got to be at the top of your list. Simply put, it's the best book ever written about pro wrestling!
Rating: 5
Summary: Everyone Will Enjoy Gary Michael Cappetta's "Bodyslams!"
Comment: I was just suring around looking for an interesting site, browsing through a few search engines when I came across bodyslams.com.
While I'm not a huge wrestling fan, I have always been intrigued by the outrageous spectacle. As a kid I watched Hulk Hogan. From time to time I still tune in and am amazed at how pro wrestling has changed. And that's why I began reading through the bodyslams.com website, which supplies a closer look at what this book is all about.
Intrigued by what Gary Michael Cappetta had to say on this site, I decided to buy "Bodyslams!", which takes you behnd the scenes for an honest and intelligent look at pro wrestling, including the dozens of WWF and WCW wrestlers, promoters and colorful characters that Gary has worked with. It is an incredible list of wrestling stars inluding Bruno Sammartino, Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, Vince McMahon (Jr.& Sr.), Mick Foley, Ric Flair, Harley Race, Verne Gagne and on and on.
I also ordered "Fall For The Dream", Cappetta's script of fiction that is based upon the real people that Gary writes about in "Bodyslams!"
Once I picked up "Bodyslams!", I couldn't put it down. I read it in a couple of days. "Fall for the Dream" was just as fascinating, just as informative and just as entertaining.
I'd recommend these two books if you want to:
- know how wrestling evolved into what you see on TV today
- learn about the personal side of today's superstars and yesterday's legends
- feel what it was like to witness Mick Foley losing his ear
- experience the terrifying knife fight between Arn Anderson and Sid Vicious
- see how it feels to be on TV performing for millions and on the road (throughout North America and Europe) with wrestling superstars
- go on the road with Ric Flair, Abdullah The Butcher, Buff Bagwell, Vader, Steve Austin, Jim Cornette, The Undertaker, Sting, The Steiner Brothers, Dusty Rhodes or Jesse Ventura.
These books are for you if you are an avid fan or if you are just curious about this unique sub-culture.
Both books are intelligently and thoughtfully written by a man who has kept a healthy perspective about life, while living out his dream among wrestling insiders who are sometimes treacherous, sometimes warm and supportive. Both the good and the bad became Cappetta's disfunctional family.
And amazingly, Gary has maintained his love of wrestling after so many years of witnessing the underbelly of the "sport".
After reading "Bodyslams!" and "Fall For The Dream" I'd love the opportunity to sit down with Gary Michael Cappetta to find out more. (bodyslams.com tells about Gary's upcoming book tour and where you can meet him.)
I strongly suggest that you visit bodyslams.com (as I did) and that you read these two incredibly fascinating books.
Rating: 5
Summary: Very good book
Comment: As a referee, I have had the pleasure of working some shows that Gary Michael Cappetta has appeared at. Being only 19 years old and anti-WCW in my teen days as a fan, I will admit that I hadn't seen any of his work, or any that I can remember of the few times I watched WCW while he was still employed there. I went to his site out of curiosity and read the positive reviews of the book. After talking to him, I learned a great deal from Mr. Cappetta, so I got the book. It was without a doubt one of the best reads I have ever picked up. His knowledge of the business, the art, the "game", and so on in the book is just amazing. I would recommend this book in a heartbeat to anyone breaking into the business or anyone looking for a good modern history of professional wrestling, because Mr. Cappetta is one of the few who has been there and seen it and done it all.
 |
Title: Chokehold: Pro Wrestling's Real Mayhem Outside the Ring by Weldon T. Johnson, Jim Wilson ISBN: 1401072178 Publisher: Xlibris Corporation Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.99 |
 |
Title: Chair Shots & Other Obstacles: Winning Life's Wrestling Matches by Bobby Heenan, Steve Anderson ISBN: 1582617627 Publisher: Sports Publishing Pub. Date: March, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
 |
Title: WrestleCrap: The Very Worst of Pro Wrestling by R. D. Reynolds, Randy Baer ISBN: 1550225847 Publisher: ECW Press Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
 |
Title: Ric Flair: To Be the Man by Ric Flair, Keith Elliot Greenberg ISBN: 0743456912 Publisher: World Wrestling Entertainment Pub. Date: 06 July, 2004 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
 |
Title:WWE - The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection ASIN: B0000DIJOW Publisher: Sony Music (Video) Pub. Date: 18 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $34.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $30.41 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
