- Hardcover: 464 pages
- Publisher: Orion (17 Feb 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1409111490
- ISBN-13: 978-1409111498
- Product Dimensions: 15.3 x 3.7 x 23.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
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'Simply put, you MUST own this book... If his acclaimed bestseller "A Lions Tale" set a standard for wrestling tomes, his long-awaited follow-up "Undisputed" has raised the bar again Jericho is now the proud scribe of two out of the top three wrestling books of all time.' (DAILY STAR )
'If Jericho had never made it as a wrestler or a rock star he could have easily found a suitable career as a writer. His style of writing anc consistent wityy sense of humour makes the book very addictive... Just like the first book, this sequel belongs on the bookshelf of any wrestling fan past or present.' (THE WRESTLING PRESS )
'If Jericho had never made it as a wrestler or a rock star he could have easily found a suitable career as a writer. His style of writing anc consistent wityy sense of humour makes the book very addictive... Just like the first book, this sequel belongs on the bookshelf of any wrestling fan past or present.' (THE WRESTLING PRESS )
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Sequel to the worldwide hit: A LION'S TALE.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If your considering buying this book, you have probably read it's prequel already. And if you have, you probably understand why this might be the most hotly anticipated wrestling book in modern memory. Expectations for Undisputed were high.
I have only read it once (so far) but it does not disappoint. Jericho has proved himself as an established writer, who knows his fanbase. The same in-jokes return from A Lion's Tale, as well as a whole bunch of new ones. Remember the Jericho curse? It's back, with a vengeance.
Undisputed also spends a lot more time looking at some of Chris' non-wrestling work, especially Fozzy. Fans of the band will definitely enjoy it, but so will people that are interested in the music business in general. It's an eye opener for anyone that didn't previously think record companies were slightly evil. But it's also testament to Chris' hard work and determination to make the band succeed.
The book also covers Chris Benoit, with more humanity than any account I have read before. It was well known tht Benoit & Jericho were close friends, and for once it doesn't seem like someone is trying to cash in on the dark event for personal gain. With both Benoit and Eddy I was in tears reading, it was incredibly moving.
In comparison, does it live up to all the hype? Maybe. After one highly enjoyable read, its a little hard to tell. A Lion's Tale is one of my all time favourite books period, I have read it at least 20 times. I think Undisputed is a brilliant book in its own right, and strongly recommend it to all wrestling and non-wrestling fans.
I have only read it once (so far) but it does not disappoint. Jericho has proved himself as an established writer, who knows his fanbase. The same in-jokes return from A Lion's Tale, as well as a whole bunch of new ones. Remember the Jericho curse? It's back, with a vengeance.
Undisputed also spends a lot more time looking at some of Chris' non-wrestling work, especially Fozzy. Fans of the band will definitely enjoy it, but so will people that are interested in the music business in general. It's an eye opener for anyone that didn't previously think record companies were slightly evil. But it's also testament to Chris' hard work and determination to make the band succeed.
The book also covers Chris Benoit, with more humanity than any account I have read before. It was well known tht Benoit & Jericho were close friends, and for once it doesn't seem like someone is trying to cash in on the dark event for personal gain. With both Benoit and Eddy I was in tears reading, it was incredibly moving.
In comparison, does it live up to all the hype? Maybe. After one highly enjoyable read, its a little hard to tell. A Lion's Tale is one of my all time favourite books period, I have read it at least 20 times. I think Undisputed is a brilliant book in its own right, and strongly recommend it to all wrestling and non-wrestling fans.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If you've read the first autobiography by Chris Irvine aka "Chris Jericho"; "A Lion's Tale: Around The World In Spandex", you'd understand what made his book a more entertaining read than many of the other wrestling books. It was goofy, self-deprecating, and done in total character to how Chris Jericho, the wrestling legend the world has gotten to know, acts. What also made it unique was that, done when he was not wrestling anymore and so he had a lot of time on his hands, it chronicalled his life and his aspiration to become a WWF (not addressed as WWE in the book) superstar, and the amazing journey he went on chasing that dream in great detail, word-checked and as completely accurate as he could be. Ending just as he left the Gorilla position to finally become an actual WWF performer on television, it left the rest of his journey that the majority of people reading the book would already know and as a result not essentially needed to be written about, and has since gone on to be classed as one of the definitive wrestling autobiographies of all time.
After the first book was a an unsurprising success, the follow-up; "Undisputed: How To Become The World Champion In 1,372 Easy Steps" continues the more identifiable period of Jericho's wrestling career in the WWF/E. Still fully of his witty anecdotes and Jerichoisms (The Embarrassed Author's Note, anyone?), "Undisputed" certainly feels like a Jericho book and is easily comparable to "A Lion's Tale".
So why only four stars?
Simply put, "Undisputed" feels rushed. Whereas with "A Lion's Tale", Jericho took his time to detail his life story and provide a slow but page-turning timeline, referring to companies how they were at the time as he was unsigned to a particular company at the time; "Undisputed" feels like Jericho had Vince McMahon breathing down his neck, scrutinising every word of every sentence of every paragraph of every page of every chapter of the book. Throughout the book the company is referred to as WWE, no big thing, but to read the books one after another causes a slight shock to the system. Another big problem is large chunks of the story are missing. At one point Jericho talks about his debut at WrestleMania, and after a chapter about the journey of Fozzy, he is talking about his next WrestleMania...sort of...
The opening sentence to Chapter 10: Vince Loves Apes reads "WrestleMania X8 was looming and it was decided that I would work with my old friend from WCW, William Regal". Except Jericho's match with Regal was X-Seven, a year earlier. No biggie, except WrestleMania X8 was the most important match of Jericho's career, the main event against Triple H for the WWE Undisputed Championship, the first and only WrestleMania Main Event match Jericho would have until 8 years later at WrestleMania XXVI.
The book feels like it was not read through once, double-checked to make sure there were no typos, no misinformation, no, dare I say it, mistakes.
Sure, there is the same witty charm, the same behind-the-scenes exclusives, such as how Vince McMahon was as a boss, the elitist lockeroom, and how Jericho's first year in the company, despite who normal viewers thought everything was fine; was gearing up to be his last.
Overall, still a good book, but somehow only just in the same league as its predecessor, and really no way near as good.
After the first book was a an unsurprising success, the follow-up; "Undisputed: How To Become The World Champion In 1,372 Easy Steps" continues the more identifiable period of Jericho's wrestling career in the WWF/E. Still fully of his witty anecdotes and Jerichoisms (The Embarrassed Author's Note, anyone?), "Undisputed" certainly feels like a Jericho book and is easily comparable to "A Lion's Tale".
So why only four stars?
Simply put, "Undisputed" feels rushed. Whereas with "A Lion's Tale", Jericho took his time to detail his life story and provide a slow but page-turning timeline, referring to companies how they were at the time as he was unsigned to a particular company at the time; "Undisputed" feels like Jericho had Vince McMahon breathing down his neck, scrutinising every word of every sentence of every paragraph of every page of every chapter of the book. Throughout the book the company is referred to as WWE, no big thing, but to read the books one after another causes a slight shock to the system. Another big problem is large chunks of the story are missing. At one point Jericho talks about his debut at WrestleMania, and after a chapter about the journey of Fozzy, he is talking about his next WrestleMania...sort of...
The opening sentence to Chapter 10: Vince Loves Apes reads "WrestleMania X8 was looming and it was decided that I would work with my old friend from WCW, William Regal". Except Jericho's match with Regal was X-Seven, a year earlier. No biggie, except WrestleMania X8 was the most important match of Jericho's career, the main event against Triple H for the WWE Undisputed Championship, the first and only WrestleMania Main Event match Jericho would have until 8 years later at WrestleMania XXVI.
The book feels like it was not read through once, double-checked to make sure there were no typos, no misinformation, no, dare I say it, mistakes.
Sure, there is the same witty charm, the same behind-the-scenes exclusives, such as how Vince McMahon was as a boss, the elitist lockeroom, and how Jericho's first year in the company, despite who normal viewers thought everything was fine; was gearing up to be his last.
Overall, still a good book, but somehow only just in the same league as its predecessor, and really no way near as good.
Format:Hardcover
Vengeance 2001. A four way tournament to unify the WWF and WCW Heavyweight titles for the first time in history including Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Kurt Angle and Chris Jericho. No one gave Jericho a chance in hell before the event, logically expecting that either Austin or The Rock would walk out of the San Diego Sports Arena as wrestling's first undisputed champion given their leadership of the Attitude Era. Yet amazingly it was Chris Jericho who won that evening. Yet he wouldn't have another title reign in the WWE for six years. This is the story of how that evening came about and what happened after.
Unlike many autobiographies it's clear from the beginning that this book and it's predecessor A Lion's Tale was written by the man himself. Jericho is a fascinating narrator mixing pop culture and metal references with an self efacing and humorous style. He gives a deep insight into famous Attitude Era figures such as HHH (who frequently attempts to bury Jericho and is largely responsible for the end of Jericho's undisputed reign however always works brilliant matches with Chris), The Rock (one of Jericho's true industry friends and a great worker) and Vince McMahon who comes across as eccentric as ever and as someone that doesn't seem to know what to do with Jericho at times. Despite Jericho's largely complimentry words for Vince, McMahon's seemingly inability to know what to do with Jericho or have total faith in him is one of the main themes of the book and leaves the reader feeling that Jericho's WWE career could have been so much more, especially after the departures of Stone Cold and The Rock in the early 00s. Jericho also provides an interesting insight into the cultural differences between WCW and WWF/E and how he initially struggled to adapt to these. It's often forgotten how different the two promotions were despite their intense rivalry.
For someone like me who has long since stopped watching wrestling the book was a total nostalgia trip and definitely up there with Mick Foley's 'Have A Nice Day' in the wrestling canon. However as mentioned in other reviews Jericho pads out part of the book with stories about his band Fozzy, which while integral to his life story isn't as intriguing as his wrestling stories. However it's interesting to read Jericho having similar thoughts to Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) on the insanity of contracts in the music business.
Ultimately despite the Fozzy interludes Jericho's book is a fascinating and personal account of wrestling's boom period from someone who despite his talent always seemed to be on the edge looking inward and is well worth a read.
Unlike many autobiographies it's clear from the beginning that this book and it's predecessor A Lion's Tale was written by the man himself. Jericho is a fascinating narrator mixing pop culture and metal references with an self efacing and humorous style. He gives a deep insight into famous Attitude Era figures such as HHH (who frequently attempts to bury Jericho and is largely responsible for the end of Jericho's undisputed reign however always works brilliant matches with Chris), The Rock (one of Jericho's true industry friends and a great worker) and Vince McMahon who comes across as eccentric as ever and as someone that doesn't seem to know what to do with Jericho at times. Despite Jericho's largely complimentry words for Vince, McMahon's seemingly inability to know what to do with Jericho or have total faith in him is one of the main themes of the book and leaves the reader feeling that Jericho's WWE career could have been so much more, especially after the departures of Stone Cold and The Rock in the early 00s. Jericho also provides an interesting insight into the cultural differences between WCW and WWF/E and how he initially struggled to adapt to these. It's often forgotten how different the two promotions were despite their intense rivalry.
For someone like me who has long since stopped watching wrestling the book was a total nostalgia trip and definitely up there with Mick Foley's 'Have A Nice Day' in the wrestling canon. However as mentioned in other reviews Jericho pads out part of the book with stories about his band Fozzy, which while integral to his life story isn't as intriguing as his wrestling stories. However it's interesting to read Jericho having similar thoughts to Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) on the insanity of contracts in the music business.
Ultimately despite the Fozzy interludes Jericho's book is a fascinating and personal account of wrestling's boom period from someone who despite his talent always seemed to be on the edge looking inward and is well worth a read.
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Fantastic!
A really good wrestling autobiography is a hard thing to come by. Few have done it before and I am sure not many will do it in the future, but this book happily (along with its... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Charlie Downes
another jericho classic
his first book was outstanding but as i was never a fan of ecw or wcw i have to admit i couldnt wait for this book to come out because it was all about wwe. Read more
Published 5 months ago by James Klonowski
i'm the king of the world
I'm a long time wrestling fan and proud of it. I've been watching wrestling and reading the books longer than I care to remember, so it is with great honour that I call this one... Read more
Published 6 months ago by veg316
Great book
Really enjoyed it, from start to finish. One of the greats in wrestling, and a class music act! Chris Jericho truly is undisputed! A must for any wrestling / music fan out there.
Published 7 months ago by WrestlingFan2014
epic book!
On reading his first book, which I enjoyed throughly. His second book was as good if not better. It gives details on the inner workings of wwe and wrestling in general! Read more
Published 8 months ago by bowmer86
Other autobiographies are ass clowns
Wow, I thought the first book was good but this legacy just keeps getting better and he is working on a third, the sexy beast. Read more
Published 8 months ago by BGB
ABSOLUTLY AMAZING
Im not much of a reader, I probably read 1 or 2 books a year. I read this book really quick. He starts this book where he left off from his first book, and he ends it just after he... Read more
Published 9 months ago by C. Fowler
Chris Jericho the trillogy????
There are many parallels between Chris Jericho and Mick Foley. Their friendly rivalry is the funniest thing about the book. Read more
Published 9 months ago by K. G. A. Alavi
A book that you will "Never, Ever" want to put down
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Published 10 months ago by Stampy
Great for Fozzy fans....
Firstly I will acknowledge that this book has a VERY difficult job in living up to the excellence that A Lion's Tale (Jericho's first book) gave us. Read more
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