Lita : A less Travelled R.O.A.D.--The Reality of Amy Dumas

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Summary: Inspiring
Review: Being a wrestling fan not to mention an Amy Dumas aka Lita fan there is no other way then to describe this book but inspiring, have you ever gotten a sudden urge to go out and do something good, something that might help another individual? I sure did after reading what Amy Dumas had to say about her life and her long road to get to where she is today.

Volunteering at animal shelters, raising money for charity, all with a broken neck? Sound like your average celebrity? No of course not, Amy Dumas expresses her feelings towards her past and current happenings, from wrestling in Mexico to wrestling as the most popular female wrestler in WWE history you can deffinietly say this woman has been through more then you could possibly imagine..

..an extremely inspring tale told by an extremely inspiring woman is worth every penny wrestling fan or not I suggest picking up this book.

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Summary: Informative
Review: The history of Amy "Lita" Dumas has been a somewhat mystery -- no pun intended. This book, is written by Amy and Michael Kraugman ( who also helped write Exist 2 Inspire ). While the "stringing together" of the words is not exactly complicated English and while this is not exactly a literary masterpiece, the actual content is quite a read. Many people tend to put down this book due to that fact that Lita has only been in the rasslin' business since early 1998 and that she has not been around long enough to write her life story, but well, I can tell you this much, from the story of her life so far; it's quite amazing.

I am wrestling fan, I was born one and I will die one; so reading wrestling biographies comes naturally to me. It seems like I have been waiting a lifetime for this book, and I was not at all dissapointed. This is a feel good story, it is a story about making your way to the top and seeing your dreams come true by hard work, dedication and maybe a little bit of luck.

So here we have a woman who's lived all over the United States of America, ( Atlanta, Florida, Washington, North Carolina, Virginia ), she's graduated from high school and she has no idea what she wants to do with her life. She plays in a couple of bands, travels to Europe, does the whole finding herself cliche, but eventually, she does. She finds her passion, she finds wrestling.

This book explains everything from her relationship with her on/off boyfriend of the last four years, fellow wrestler, Matt Hardy, her passion for the business, her days as a rocker and her love for animals. Everything you wanted to know about this young woman is present in this autobiography -- and more.

If you are a Lita fan; you'll love this. If you are a wrestling fan; you will appreciate this. If you are a reader; you should read this.

This WWE Diva is back and better than ever in the ring, she is at the top of the ladder of success, and she is still climbing and enjoying every moment of it.

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Summary: a good (but not great) wrestling book
Review: This is the first biography that I have read of a female wrestler (I've either missed or avoided the biographies of Chyna, Missy Hyatte, and Moolah). I was interested to see what kind of road a woman takes to get to the WWE and how she became interested in wrestling. Lita is one of the more popular woman wrestlers today (second to Trish Stratus) and for some time she was teamed up with the Hardy Boyz (and real life boyfriend Matt Hardy). This book is co-authored by Michael Krugman. Krugman was the co-author of the Hardy Boyz biography.

Amy Dumas was always a free spirit, and as a kid she found her identity in the punk-rock music scene. This has formed her attitudes (in a positive way, she discovered some positive punk music) and later this has formed her wrestling character. One day she was watching WCW with a boyfriend and was blown away by the cruiserweight division, specifically Rey Mysterio. She decided that was something she would like to do (wrestle, not be a female valet) and went down to Mexico and get some training. From the point that Amy decides that she wants to wrestle, you can guess how much of the book is going to go. Amy is a little full of herself as a wrestler (as well as a high view of some of her ideas for wrestling), but what makes this book different from many other wrestling biographies is Amy's positive attitude. She is very positive about her role in the WWE, what she wants to do in life, and this attitude comes through in the book. The biography is written in a highly readable style and it flows smoothly. Some highlights were reading about Amy's experience on Fear Factor and The Weakest Link. She had an interesting perspective on the shows. Actually, she has an interesting perspective on the entire wrestling business.

This was a surprisingly interesting book that may appeal to people who are not wrestling fans. I'm not sure if I would put this at the top echelon of the wrestling biography (Mick Foley, Jerry Lawler), but I would certainly place this above Roddy Piper's book and far above Hulk Hogan's. It is a simple read, but interesting all the same.

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Summary: Lita's Fan
Review: This the best book i ever read. I am a big fan of Lita and of this book. Once you start to read this book you will not want to put it down. You think it will be about her becomeing a wrestler, but its so much more. It tells about her first job and her first house. Then it tells about her love, her dog, Cody. I loved it so much. I recommend this book for everyone.

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Summary: A Well Traveled R.E.A.D.
Review: While not a huge fan of the WWE published books for the reasons explained in my review of Hulk Hogan's book (SHAMELESS PLUG), Amy "Lita" Dumas' book comes off as much more honest than many of the contemporary wrestling books. She admits that wrestling was not a life-long dream, and that even today, she considers herself fortunate to be where she is.

It was very amusing to hear of her exploits in Mexico while working her way up the ladder in the world of the Luchadores, and how she learned wrestling in a very un-traditional way (as in, she didn't go to some establshed American wrestler's school), which makes her in-ring style unique, which is one of the reasons fans take to her:they have never seen anything like this from someone in American wrestling before, especially a female!

Her daring in-ring style puts her in a class all to herself when it comes to women's wrestling. That's not to say that the other women in wrestling are not extremely talented ladies, because they are. I'm a huge fan of women's wrestling when done right (ie, legitimate athletics, not T&A contests). Ms. Dumas is still very young, so she looks to stil have a great career ahead of her, despite a very serious neck injury she suffered last year. I found it horrible the way she described her treatment on the set after injuring herself-it seems that the general opinion is that these "phony wrestlers" never get hurt. That's a shame.

Also, being a fellow animal lover (My wife and I have two cats that we A.D.O.R.E.), I enjoyed reading about how Ms. Dumas takes the time to work at animal shelters. So often in the course of charitable work, we lose sight of our furry and feathered friends who share in our happiness and sadness and don't judge you one way or the other. Like many others, I was saddened greatly in reading Ms. Dumas' heartfelt sadness at losing her best friend, Cody. However, Cody took care of Amy like the faithful friend he must have been, keeping her company and keeping her spirits up while she was injured, and when it was his time to go, he knew that it would be ok for him to go-that Amy would be ok without him.

Out of the many WWE biographies out there, this one (aside from Jerry Lawler's) comes off as the most "R.E.A.L.". A recommended "R.E.A.D."