- Hardcover
- Publisher: World Wrestling Entertainment (2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0743456912
- ISBN-13: 978-0743456913
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.6 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 762 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #282,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Vince ruined this book,
By A Customer
This review is from: Ric Flair: To Be the Man (Hardcover)
Let me preface my words with the following: I am a huge fan of Ric Flair and his work since the mid-80s, when I began watching wrestling regularly. I have met him on several occasions and he always seems gracious and courteous. So it was with much anticipation that I plowed through "To Be The Man." Needless to say, I was kind of disappointed. First, let me say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading through the parts of Ric's early and mid-career. The man has always entertained me, whether it be as heel or face. This was enough to warrant two strong stars. My first minor complaint is that Ric -- I love ya -- but you are not the same performer you were 10 years ago. Age is catching up with all of us and I got the impression from reading the book that you think you're still 35. If it were simply Ric's arrogance in the book, I could have lived with that. Hell, if you win 16 world titles, you have earned the right to brag a little bit. However, a large part of my disappointment comes with what I previously perceived to be one of Ric's strongest qualities: He is a company man. Regardless who the booker was in NWA/WCW, he always did whatever job was asked of him (sans the whole "drop the title to Luger" fiasco in 1991). Today, he remains a company man. This dramatically hurts his credibility, and it's evident in his personal -- and completely unneccessary attacks on Bret Hart (whom I thought he worked very well with in 1992), Randy Savage (another whom I thought sparked whenever the two were booked/fueded together), and Mick Foley (OK, I know those two don't like each other). Frankly, I think all three of the above are tremendous workers, all with different but successful styles. But Ric goes out and attacks these men -- all of whom have issues with Ric's current company. Very curious. But then comes the almost unbearable bootlicking of Vince McMahon, Triple H., and Shawn Michaels. There comes a point while reading when you somehow feel like it's not really Ric anymore, but the WWE propeganda machine. I mean, reading about how strong Triple H and the Undertaker are at helping along the younger wrestlers left me with a very sour taste in my mouth. While Ric has put over younger, albeit some questionable, talents over the years (Von Erich, Garvin, David Flair), Triple H and the Undertaker very rarely (we're talking Haley's Comet rarely) put over a new talent. So what could have been an absolute 5-star knockout publication is completely watered down and twisted by the WWE editors and filters. My best advice is if you're a fan of Flair, then buy the book, but prepare yourself for a little Vince behind the curtain.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
This book is about as entertaining as a Ric Flair match,
By Mark White "CZW Fan" (Christchurch New Zealand (CZW)) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ric Flair: To Be the Man (Hardcover)
Ric Flair is a terrible repedative boring wrestler. For him to bad mouth great entertainers(wrestlers) like Mick Foley and Bret Hart in this book is a joke. They have done more for the business then Flair ever will no matter how long he stays, and he has over stayed his welcome by about 10-15 years.Flairs move list OFFENCE 1. Chest slap 2. Punch 3. Figure Four Leglock 4. No wait thats it, just 3 moves . DEFENCE 4.Bump of the top rope(atleast 3 times a match) 5. Back body drop. Repeat steps 1-3 if necassary
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Lies!!!!!!!!,
By Johnny (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ric Flair: To Be the Man (Hardcover)
this book is full of lies and nothing but to promote the current WWE further. Flair sees mcmahon's favorite wrestlers like hbk and triple h as great wrestlers and those who opposed vince are bad wrestlers. Attacking wrestlers such as foley, hart, and savage are just plain wrong. He's NOT better than any of those three. Any wrestling fans knows what those 3 have done for the business. Mick, Bret, and Savage sacrificed a lot just to entertain people. Bret even cared for the well fare of his fellow wrestlers. The only entertaining thing flair can do is his "WOO!" chant which gets boring after hearing it a few times. As of now, Flair is still in the WWE and I must admit that I am bored everytime I watch him fight.
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