Hitman
My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling
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4.7 • 209 Ratings
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Publisher Description
'Amazingly detailed and meticulously crafted ... Hitman will stand the test of time as one of the definitive wrestling biographies' Publishers Weekly
'Bret Hart still makes me believe that wrestling is good' Hulk Hogan
'Packed with drugs, sex, vicious family in-fighting and tales of life on the road ... Hart names names and lays it all bare in his own words' Globe and Mail
A story of death, sex, betrayal and revenge; sweat, steroids and duplicity - wrestler Bret Hart lifts the lid on the wacky, mythic, secretive word of pro wrestling in this epic tell-all.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Hart's account of his professional wrestling career is almost literally blow-by-blow, with detailed descriptions of the choreography of many of his most prominent matches in the former World Wrestling Foundation and the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling. (And, yes, he freely admits that the outcomes are determined in advance, while the wrestlers work out the actual moves for themselves.) To hear him tell it, everybody hailed him as "the best damn worker in the business," a storyteller with the comparative artistry of a De Niro. But the manipulative schemes of WWF head Vince McMahon (and several of his colleagues) kept Hart from reaching his full potential as a champion until injuries sidelined him for good. The memoir goes deep into Hart's family history his father was one of the pioneers of the Canadian pro wrestling circuit, and his brothers and brothers-in-law followed him into the business. Wrestling fans will eat up all the backstage drama, but even those who don't care for the shows should be impressed by Hart's meticulous eye for telling detail the bittersweet story that results is simultaneously a celebration and an expos . 32 pages of photos.
Customer Reviews
Bret Hart Autobiography
The best there is, best there was and best there ever will be. The Hitman does not disappoint, never did and never will.
A very enjoyable read
It’s very interesting reading about the murky world of professional wrestling from a second generation wrestler. Bret clearly has a very high opinion of himself as performer and athlete and I think he’s entitled to it.
Excellent read.
I came into wrestling as a four year old in the late 90s but I watched those from the first half of that decade.
Bret was, and still is, my favourite. I really enjoyed reading this book; it’s made me smile, get frustrated and even shed a tear. It’s very personal and open, and truly I think that made this book so good to read.
Thank you for writing it.