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Summary: Hulkamania still running wild!
Review: In a world of professional wrestling there is one guy that changed the world of wrestling; he is Hulk Hogan. But for Hulk Hogan life wasn't always fame and glory.
Hulk Hogan grew up Terry Boella, he was a fat kid always getting picked on. Terry played baseball but there was one sport he loved always, that sport was wrestling. Read this book and read how Dusty Rhodes became Hulk Hogan's wrestling idol, read how Hulk how got started in the wrestling business from his days wrestling in Japan to becoming a biggest star in the wrestling world today.
I grew up watching Hulk Hogan and I became a wrestling fan because of the hulkster himself. I actually liked reading this autobiography and even though some reviewers here at amazon.com think Hogan has a big ego, I think he is a normal guy just like us. If you read this book you'll read about what Hulk thinks of Randy Savage, Bret Hart and the owner of the WWE himself, Vince McMahon.
This is a great book to read and this is my first wrestling autobiography I've read. The next wrestling autobiography I will probably read is To Be The Man by Ric Flair, or Have A Nice Day by Mick Foley or maybe It's True It's True by Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle. So if your gonna read an autobiography and want to know a lot about Hulk Hogan, read his autobiography cause what'cha gonna do, brother, when Hulk Hogan autobiography runs wild on you?
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Summary: Excellent read
Review: "Hollywood Hulk Hogan" is the autobiography or wrestling icon Hulk Hogan. The distinguishing trait I find that separates this bio from a lot of the other wrestler biographies of recent years is that it is the most "biographical" of the other bios, meaning that you not only get Hogan's wrestling career in review but also his real life story in review.THE BOOK The book will definitely appeal to wrestling fans as well as fans of Hulk Hogan. Hogan tells a very comprehensive story of his career and his life, both in wrestling and in Hollywood. Among the things you learn about are: - His trauma's growing up as a fat kid - His family background - How he met his wife - His lifelong love affair with wrestling (Dusty Rhodes was his idol) - His careers as a musician, dock worker and gym/bar owner - His time spent as a wrestling groupie - His breaking into the business in Florida and throughout the South - His friendship with Andre the Giant - His time in the AWA - Making Rocky III - Leading the way for the WWF in the 80's including his status as the
most requested Make A Wish celebrity - The lowdown on Mr. T, John Stossel, Richard Belzer, Dennis Rodman and Jay Leno - His feuds with Savage and the Warrior - The steroid trials and his opinion on steroid use - Making of No Holds Barred, Mr. Nanny, Suburban Commando,
Thunder in Paradise and his other B Movies - His boating accident with Ed Leslie - Signing with WCW - His problems with the New World Order - The story of his problems with Vince Russo - His knee problems - His rebuttal to his critiques - His return to the WWE THE COOL STUFF Overall, Hogan writes a very comprehensive story leaving almost no stone unturned. Not only is this a great history of the wrestling business for the past 20 years or so but it's just a fascinating story to read. Hogan comes across as a person who's just very surprised at his own success. It's pretty inspiring to see how a former fat kid who got teased growing up grew up into one of the most famous athletes in wrestling history and how someone of "limited wrestling ability" became the person who put wrestling on the pop culture map. In all if you're a wrestling fan you'll love a lot of the road stories Hogan has to share including his tales of Andre the Giant and the time of WWF's expansion in the 80's. You'll also love the stories of his work with the other celebrities like Mr. T, Dennis Rodman and Jay Leno as you'll find things weren't as chummy as they seemed on-screen. For wrestling fans you get the benefit of seeing the industry through Hogan's eyes. This is important because Hogan, for the better part of 15 years, was at the top of the industry and his a unique viewpoint of it. His thoughts on the major promoters, wrestlers and angles are just fascinating to read if you're a wrestling fan. Overall, his is just fascinating story. THE VERDICT Love him or hate him, you can't deny Hogan's influence on wrestling and pop culture and you cannot say that he's had a boring life. "Hollywood Hulk Hogan" is a fascinating memoir of one man's life in the entertainment industry and man does he have some stories to share. Total Pages: 343
Total Read Time: 8 hours over three nights Highest Recommendation
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Summary: Awesome Bio ¿ Brother
Review: "Hollywood Hulk Hogan" is the autobiography or wrestling icon Hulk Hogan. The distinguishing trait I find that separates this bio from a lot of the other wrestler biographies of recent years is that it is the most "biographical" of the other bios, meaning that you not only get Hogan's wrestling career in review but also his real life story in review. THE BOOK The book will definitely appeal to wrestling fans as well as fans of Hulk Hogan. Hogan tells a very comprehensive story of his career and his life, both in wrestling and in Hollywood. Among the things you learn about are: - His trauma's growing up as a fat kid - His family background - How he met his wife - His lifelong love affair with wrestling (Dusty Rhodes was his idol) - His careers as a musician, dock worker and gym/bar owner - His time spent as a wrestling groupie - His breaking into the business in Florida and throughout the South - His friendship with Andre the Giant - His time in the AWA - Making Rocky III - Leading the way for the WWF in the 80's including his status as the
most requested Make A Wish celebrity - The lowdown on Mr. T, John Stossel, Richard Belzer, Dennis Rodman and Jay Leno - His feuds with Savage and the Warrior - The steroid trials and his opinion on steroid use - Making of No Holds Barred, Mr. Nanny, Suburban Commando,
Thunder in Paradise and his other B Movies - His boating accident with Ed Leslie - Signing with WCW - His problems with the New World Order - The story of his problems with Vince Russo - His knee problems - His rebuttal to his critiques - His return to the WWE THE COOL STUFF Overall, Hogan writes a very comprehensive story leaving almost no stone unturned. Not only is this a great history of the wrestling business for the past 20 years or so but it's just a fascinating story to read. Hogan comes across as a person who's just very surprised at his own success. It's pretty inspiring to see how a former fat kid who got teased growing up grew up into one of the most famous athletes in wrestling history and how someone of "limited wrestling ability" became the person who put wrestling on the pop culture map. In all if you're a wrestling fan you'll love a lot of the road stories Hogan has to share including his tales of Andre the Giant and the time of WWF's expansion in the 80's. You'll also love the stories of his work with the other celebrities like Mr. T, Dennis Rodman and Jay Leno as you'll find things weren't as chummy as they seemed on-screen. For wrestling fans you get the benefit of seeing the industry through Hogan's eyes. This is important because Hogan, for the better part of 15 years, was at the top of the industry and his a unique viewpoint of it. His thoughts on the major promoters, wrestlers and angles are just fascinating to read if you're a wrestling fan. Overall, his is just fascinating story. THE VERDICT Love him or hate him, you can't deny Hogan's influence on wrestling and pop culture and you cannot say that he's had a boring life. "Hollywood Hulk Hogan" is a fascinating memoir of one man's life in the entertainment industry and man does he have some stories to share. Total Pages: 343
Total Read Time: 8 hours over three nights Highest Recommendation
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Summary: A Cry For Help
Review: "Hollywood Hulk Hogan," the autobiography of one of professional wrestling's greatest superstars, belts out a half-hearted cry for help in a day where the ego clouds even the most resilient heroic archetype. Hogan cleverly addresses his loss of identity by taking actual events of career, but retelling them with different characters and outcomes (ie, claiming his premiere match in Japan was versus Riki Chosu, knocking him out in record time). In doing so, Hogan gives us a modern depiction of ancient Zen riddles combined with despairing rants reminiscent of German philosopher Martin Heidegger. I had once written The Hulkster off as an entertainer, but found there is serious intellectual depth behind this athletic pop star. My only disappointment was his lack of explanation for the "Hollywood Hogan" years, when he added a jet-black close-cut beard to his paisley yellow moustache. With the Heidegger overtones so obviously present, I expected the obvious reasoning behind the blackened facial hair: that by turning the Hulk Hogan character into a heartbreaking wrestling villain, that Hogan's heart was actually breaking inside. The ominous short beard was an attempt to shame himself by portraying his persona as both a muscular behemoth as well as a self-loathing vagabond clown (similar to the paintings we have seen on the walls of dentists' offices when we were children). Still, if you are one of many who need to understand the need to bring your ego and non-self together, this book is a fine companion piece to any quality Zen or Taoist works.
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Summary: Hogan is full of himself, but this was very interesting
Review: After reading several reviews on this book by former wrestlers and by people in the know of the events described in this book, I was skeptical. The reviews state that Hogan embellished and flat out made up some events described in the book. While Hulk Hogan has indeed been in the forefront of the biggest movements in professional wrestling, he also takes credit for nearly every major idea that has come out of those movements (the concept of merchandising, Hulkamania, the NWO, building up certain wrestlers, etc). Just about the only thing Hogan didn't take credit for was the invention of the internet, and that's probably because Al Gore already grabbed that one. While there are embellishments in the autobiography, I think that it does give a pretty good picture of who Terry Bollea is. We know the impact that Hulk Hogan had on the wrestling world. He, with Vince McMahon Jr, helped bring wrestling to the mainstream of popular culture. There is not much detail in Hogan's book, but we get to see a nice overview of his life, especially when he was first starting out in the business. I knew that Brutus the Barber Beefcake was Hogan's friend, but I didn't know how far back they went. Hogan addresses controversies surrounding his career and he has a fairly interesting take on much of his life. The format of the book is short chapters on various subjects. Not too much detail, perhaps some inaccuracy, but highly entertaining.
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Summary: Hogan haters...EAT YOUR HEART OUT
Review: Being a Hulk-a-maniac for a long time, I instantly made my way to the book store the day this book came out. It took me two days to complete it, and I must say I could not put it down. I love how Hogan explains the tricks to wrestling (as if we already did not know), the story of how he "paid his dues", and his coming to being THE BABE RUTH OF WRESTLING. There were a lot of things that I did not know, after reading this, like that Hogan had been married for such a long time, that he was the first wrestler to have music in his entrances, and that he was the one who brought Mark Callaway (THE UNDERTAKER) to the WWF/WWE. Interesting. I am glad Hogan put some of the rumors aside about him being an "ego-maniac". Hogan is a reveals also in this book that he is a businessman. And a good one too. He also reveals the true story about the slimeball Vince Russo, who's writing talents belong in the pages of white trash material such as Jerry Springer, instead of high class wrestling that involves the Immortal Hulk Hogan. This is a great read. Of course the people who are whiners, who have always been jealous of Hogan and have always bashed him WILL think for hours of how to spit up a reason to bash him in this book, even after he tells of how some of the rumors about him are false. After this book, you will find yourself almost typing a letter to Hogan, wanting a second book, it is that good. Go get this, now.
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Summary: Gimme a Break!
Review: Being a longtime fan of wrestling and Hulk Hogan, I opened the cover really wanting to love this book. I didn't. This book insults the intelligence of a true wrestling fan (or any reader for that matter). At points there seems to be some honesty or sincerity but those points soon get turned into long tales. Hulk Hogan appears to try to take credit for everything from the idea of selling merchandise, to carrying wrestling on his shoulders alone, to being responsible for the purchase of WCW. The Hulkster doesn't need his fans to sing his praises... He does that himself!
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Summary: Hulk Hogan - The babe Ruth of Wrestling
Review: Congratulations to Hulk Hogan on a job well done. This book is a must have. You wont be able to put it down.
Hulk Hogan takes you through his journey as a professional wrestler and business man. He talks about all the greats and their are some very funny stories. He takes you through the business of Wrestling - the ins and outs.
Hulk Hogan has certainly proven himself to be the "Babe Ruth of Wrestling". You wont regret buying the book. A must have for true Wresling as well as Hulkamania fans.
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Summary: Way too sparse
Review: Each chapter is maybe 3 pages at most, with lots of pictures throughout. Thus, there isn't a lot of actual writing in this book. It took me a couple of hours to read this. There were some interesting antecdotes, but not a lot of info about the Hulkster that hasn't been available in interview form
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Summary: Hulk Still Rules!
Review: Even though the man has entered his twilight as a wrestler, the phenomenon known the world over as Hulkamania is Still Running Wild! Say what you will, the Hulkster made wrestling mainstream. Sure, he need McMahon to get a lot done, but I see it like this: Without Hulk Hogan, wrestling would have never reached the pinnacle that it did. Sure, wrestling would still have been around, but in no way would it have neared the heights of popularity it acheived without the Hulkster. As for the book, if you're at all interested in the behind the scenes story of Hulk Hogan's career, then this book is for you!
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