Review by: The Force
The statement "America's most unlikely superhero" hits it right on the
head. Bill Goldberg came out of nowhere to become a superstar in WCW. The
story spans from when he was an offensive lineman with the Atlanta Falcons,
to WCW World Heavyweight Champion. Goldberg speaks candidly about his life
growing up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, being Jewish, the Entertainment Industry
(including remarks about some of his coworkers and competition in professional
wrestling), and the closeness of his family. Bill Goldberg almost didn't
become GOLDBERG, suffering what he calls a "nuclear nut-sac explosion"
injury, Goldberg had reconstructive surgery that ended his football career
but opened the door to riches he could only dream of. What I found ironic
is how lucky WCW was in signing Goldberg since their hated rivals, the
WWF, were three hours from stealing the biggest raw talent in the industry.
This is the only thing Eric Bischoff can say he did right, considering
he took his sweet time in signing Goldberg. This book might be a little
premature, considering Goldberg almost ended his career by putting his
arm through a window during a WCW televised event. What makes this book
interesting is that he talks freely about the wrestling industry and sets
Kay Fabe (wrestling slang for keep it in the business) aside to let people
know about wrestling being "fake." Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Hulk Hogan,
Kevin Nash, DDP, Sting, Lex Luger, Rick and Scott Steiner have all been
influences in Goldberg's career so far. Goldberg also speaks freely about
his strong dislike for Scott Hall (who now wrestles with ECW), and HHH
of the WWF. This book is good for the diehard wrestling fans that can't
get enough of these guys. Even though Goldberg has reached the top very
quickly in the wrestling business, the book would be more powerful ten
years from now since he has not reached the legend status among the likes
of Andre the Giant or Ric Flair just yet. Only time will tell.
This album gets: 2 1/2 StarsBUY
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