Wrestling with the Devil
The True Story of a World Champion Professional Wrestler--His Reign, Ruin, and Redemption
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3.7 • 12 Ratings
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- $20.99
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- $20.99
Publisher Description
Lex Luger, wrestling megasensation and three-time world heavyweight champion, ruled the ring for years as “The Total Package.” Whether he was making a dramatic entrance from a helicopter, defeating champ Hulk Hogan, or sculpting a near-perfect physique, Lex was on top of his game. Yet backstage, he was wrestling with addictions to sex, drugs, and alcohol—things he clung to even when his mistress died suddenly of a drug overdose and Lex went to jail. There, Lex faced the truth: he was losing the fight for his life. And still awaiting him was his most brutal opponent yet, when the wrestling champ found himself helplessly paralyzed from the neck down. In Wrestling with the Devil, Lex Luger reveals never-before-told stories from his career, his struggle with personal demons, and how, through unexpected faith, grace, and redemption, he overcame all odds to fight the only battle that really matters.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Johnny Heller brings a largely conversational style and unassuming-guy-next-door attitude to Luger's memoir that recalls the highs and lows of his career as a professional wrestler and culminates in a dramatic religious conversion following years of drugs, alcohol, and adultery. Luger recounts his story in a no-nonsense, straightforward manner, and Heller ably captures this. The narrator reserves emotional intensity for key turning points in the narrative, e.g. Luger's experience of isolation in jail and his paralyzing stroke while alone in a San Francisco hotel room. And, Heller nails Luger's ability to connect with fans via approachability and vulnerability. A Tyndale Momentum hardcover.
Customer Reviews
Not the total package
Considering the tumultuous career of Lex Luger, this book gave zero insight into the life of Lex Luger. The book is poorly written with nothing to draw the reader in. The last few chapters were painful to read as it was more an attempt to convert people to Christianity than anything else. Spend your money elsewhere.