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On 14 January 2003 Steve Austin was voted the best professional wrestler of the last ten years in a WWE fan poll. In addition to the WWE he has wrestled in the ECW, the WCW and WWF. He has been known as The Ring Master, Superstar Steve Austin, Stunning Steve Austin and now Stone Cold Steve Austin. He has held the tag team belt in WCW and WWF, the Million Dollar Belt and the Intercontinental Championship in WWF. He won the 1996 King of the Ring, the 1997 Royal Rumble and the Larry Flynt Freedom of Speech Slammy. Steve Austin is by far the best and most exciting wrestler today. A notoriously private man, this is the book his fans have been waiting for: his own personal story, told in full for the first time.
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Steve Austin is the most popular wrestler in WWE. J. R. Ross is a WWE commentator - the voice of RAW - and head of talent relations at WWE
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I am a huge WWE fan, and have devoured most of the autobiographies that have been published over the course of the last four or five years. If you know anything about the wrestling business, you'd know that the memoirs of Steve Austin promise great things. The neck injury suffered at the hands of the usually dependable Owen Hart in 1997, an insight into the cutthroat environment of the backstage political minefield of the WWE locker room, the controversial 'walk-out' of 2002 - by rights, Austin's book should have been the most explosive wrestling-based book of all time, the WWE's answer to Roy Keane's autobiography.
In reality, Austin's book is a by-the-numbers account of his life and career, too often shying away from the total honesty that made Mick Foley's two non-fiction books such wonderful reads. Wrestling fans know Austin has axes to grind (and he has never been one to hold his tongue in interviews), but for some reason, he seems loath to straight shoot on any subject, which makes his book very frustrating for a die-hard fanatic to read. In addition, Austin is very careful - his woeful marriage record aside - to cast himself in a bad light. Although his book is not as delusional as Hulk Hogan's effort last year, Austin's unwillingness to look at some of his own mistakes (and here I refer to his own political games within the WWE, particularly in 1999 and 2002) leaves 'clued up' readers slightly non-plussed.
Having said that, the book does provide a nice insight into the wrestling business, and no doubt would seem eye opening to somebody who has not read Mick Foley's work. The book's strongest points are when Austin gives the rundown on his thoughts and feelings during his recent matches, which is always intriguing and interesting. For these reasons alone, it is worth reading.
The biggest problem of all is that Austin's own rich character is lost among the workman-like prose of his co-writer, and this is what seperates his book from Mick Foley's. Foley stumbled upon a fertile mind, and untapped writing talent, and this - combined with his own, unadulterated voice - made 'Have a Nice Day' and 'Foley is Good' such amazing reading experiences. Whatever honesty in Austin's voice is suffocated by the 'ghost' moulding his life into a palatable whole, alienating the readers from perhaps the one WWE superstar we have come to know better than any other.
It could have been so much more.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I've been a professional wrestling fan for the past ten years, many of which were spent following the career of the Texas Rattlesnake Stone Cold Steve Austin. If you yourself are in the same position, or even if you're new to the world of wrestling, I strongly recommend this book. I bought a copy earlier this week (regards to Amazon for the fast deilvary) and was so impressed I felt it right to come here and spread the word. There are so many things this book will teach you about the life of Steve Williams. I mean life. Steve talks about his childhood, his parental issues, his love life, his money struggles and more interestingly his wrestling career. If this isn't convincing enough for you, buy the book and read it for yourself. You will be glad you did.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a brilliant book. Steve Williams tells his life like it happened! He doesn't pull any punches. He gives an in depth detailed account of his rise throught the ranks of the WWE and also a detailed account about what he thinks of Eric Bischoff and the rest of the old WCW! Steve also talks emotional about his three failed marriages and what a great man he thinks Vince McMahon is. At the end of most of the chapters there is a pararagraph by eith his Mum, Step-Farther or J.R. This book is a must for all wrestling fans or fans of Autobiographies in general!
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Ok but not as in depth as i would like.
Having read other wrestler's biographies like Bret Hart and Mick Foley and I'm sorry to say that Steve Austin's book is only average. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jim Rids
the stone cold truth
enjoyed the book but, you have to be a fan of his, or at least wrestling. liked references to figures involved with wrestling, background etc, would have liked more roadtrip... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr. Anthony D. Bateman
Why I Loved WWF
For most of my childhood, and in my teens in the 90's, WWF (as it was then) was one of my favourite things to watch. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Jack Goodwin
Stone Cold Truth...
Great book, you can imagine Austin speaking the text to you as you read.
Everyone knows about the Mike Tyson - Stone Cold feud, so this can be a good read for a fan for... Read more
Everyone knows about the Mike Tyson - Stone Cold feud, so this can be a good read for a fan for... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Martaaaiiin
Best biography of the year!
Wow! Not only is Stone Cold Steve Austin a hit but his book is! It's the best book of the year! His background is fascinating and the book really is heart moving... Read more
Published on 4 April 2005 by Camilla Lea
Great!
I love this book, it tells you with full description on how Stone Cold Steve Austin actually found his passion for the wrestling business, how he actually built his personality,... Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2004 by Ell
Not entirely the Stone Cold Truth
Steve Austin has been a hero of mine for over a decade, and I have been longing for him to write a book of his life ever since Mick Foley released his Autobiography. Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2004 by Mr. C. Watmore
The Stone Cold Truth.....(Maybe)!!!
Considering this is the book every WWE & Wrestling fan had waited years to read, i felt somewhat letdown with the finished product. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2004
A STUNNING BOOK
this is a much read for any stone cold fan or wwwe fan. it tells you how he really feel about vince mcmahon tell you about his wifes, his school days and how he started... Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2003 by janet
'Stunning!'
Brilliant book which I couldnt put down! Great insight into Stone Colds injury troubles and bumps and bruises that he's taken along the way in the ring and in his personal... Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2003 by "johnpunani"
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