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| Value for Money | 9/10  |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 10/10 |
Full review by
The-Read.
on 27th Feb 2003
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Good Points: I am a highly educated person who really likes pro wrestling. This book was excellent. The dynamite kid did a great job of explaining what happened to him in his years of wrestling. He didn't hide anything and really let your see the dark side of wrestling. He wasn't perfect and made mistakes, who doesn't! but I really felt he did what was best for the sport.
Bad Points: A must read for wrestling fans. The dynamite kid lays it all out. The picture he paints is not a pretty one. He talks about steroid use, wrestling politics, and his own personal demons. You can't help but feel bad for the guy after all he's given to wrestling.
General comments: In the world of pro wrestling sometimes it's hard to tell the work from the shoot, the real life from the storyline. That's why Tom Billington should grab your attention. In an environment where the main thing is to put youself over to the crowd, Billington doesn't worry about how he looks to the public. He tells the story of his life just like it happened without trying for sympathy or tears. From his boyhood dreams in England as a coal miners son, to a new life in Canada with the famous Hart family in Calgary, across the world to back breaking matchs in Japan to the ultimate goal of every pro wrestler, the Wrestlemania stage, Billington tells it all. One thing that makes this book stand out among others on this subject is that it does not ignore or deny knowledge of drug use in this sport. Tom tackles it head on with no thought as to how the reader will look at him and in the end it works because you really respect his honesty. Something that seems to be lacking in other wrestling books these days with the possible exception of mabey Mick Foley. An incredibly easy read and enjoyable from cover to cover, you are left wishing, as whenever you finish a great book, that the story had not come to an end so soon. A must for any true wrestling fan who wondered whatever happened to one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Pure Dynamite is Pure Honesty and you will not be disapointed. Tom is now Confined to a Wheelchair the price for some in Wrestling. Paper Back 201 pages. Name of Book: Pure Dynamite, The Price You Pay for Wrestling Stardom) Former British Bulldog.
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