Remianen Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Well, despite the fact that I despise the way the book was shamelessly shilled on RAW, I just finished reading it and I must admit, it's a very entertaining read. I was especially surprised at how Bischoff put certain people over, despite what they've said about him. Like, even though Ric Flair buried Bischoff in his book and made Eric look like a complete and total egotistical, boot-licking buffoon, Bischoff did the exact opposite to Flair, giving him props for his ability while pointing out why things happened the way they did. I really didn't expect that. It was refreshing to see how and why certain things were done and, as a business owner myself, I can understand the 'why' of a lot of things (like guaranteed contracts and creative control). You do what you have to do to become or remain competitive, even if it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to people outside of your organization. For those people who follow American football, look at Peyton Manning's contract extension a few years ago as an example. It was so large and structured in such a way that Bob Irsay, the team owner, had to work out a payment plan with Peyton to cover the [B][I]SIGNING BONUS[/I][/B]. That didn't make sense to any of the league's "insiders" but the alternative was to deal with the possibility of having the best field general in the league, walk. But the book in and of itself was a great read. The Missy Hyatt story and the trip to North Korea were hilarious (Hogan: "Hmm, brother. I don't think I can make that one." :p ). I'd highly recommend it to any wrestling fan. Hit up your local library (like I did) though. It's not the kind of book with very much reread value IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trashbear Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Thanks for the quick write-up man, I might have to give this one a look. I'm one of the people that doesn't despise Bischoff and actually could understand why he did certain things. Of course he's gonna be Hogan's boy, Hogan made his company between 95-98! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocland Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 I picked it up about a week ago, but I'm currently finishing up Harley Race's book (which is a must read for any old school fans around here). Reading Remi's write up makes me really want to hurry up and start on Bischoff's book though. Thanks for the little summary Remi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooodaddy Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 [QUOTE=Rocland;161406]I picked it up about a week ago, but I'm currently finishing up Harley Race's book (which is a must read for any old school fans around here).[/QUOTE] Now, I will definitely check that one out... Remianen has also sparked my interest in Bischoff's book, so I will look into both of them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocland Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 In Race's book he tells the story of having to go down to mexico and wrestle some guy who's gimmick is a robot who cannot feel pain, so Race gives this guy everything he has and the robot no-sells all of it, so Race just beats the hell out of him. It's actually quite a funny book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooodaddy Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 lol.... that's classic, to actually picture him doing that... wow, I knew every wrestler has had to do some wild stuff, but come on, a robot, that's funny.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDE71 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Peyton Manning is not the best field general in the league. If he was, he would have been to a Super Bowl. Tom Brady is the best given his 3 Super Bowl RINGS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooodaddy Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 [QUOTE=GDE71;161447]Peyton Manning is not the best field general in the league. If he was, he would have been to a Super Bowl. Tom Brady is the best given his 3 Super Bowl RINGS.[/QUOTE] Huh? I'm sorry,not trying to be rude, but I don't understand what this has to do w/ a wrestling book, :D .. If it does please explain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDE71 Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 I don't trust his judgement on QB's, therefore I don't trust his judgement on book quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remianen Posted November 23, 2006 Author Share Posted November 23, 2006 [QUOTE=GDE71;161447]Peyton Manning is not the best field general in the league. If he was, he would have been to a Super Bowl. Tom Brady is the best given his 3 Super Bowl RINGS.[/QUOTE] Whatever, dude. Since I know that ONE POSITION does not guarantee a championship, I know that while Brady has rings, he didn't do it by himself. I bet you're one of those people who thinks Dan Marino was crap because he didn't win a Super Bowl. Nevermind the fact that he played his position exceptionally well and was always plagued by bad personnel decisions (which he had no direct control of), he was still crap because he didn't win the big one, right? Tom Brady is blessed to have an organization behind him that scouts excellent talent (considering they usually draft at the bottom half of the first round) and sign free agents to fit roles that suit their skillsets (like Rodney Harrison, for example), a brilliant defensive coach (yeah, I'm sure Bill Belichick had nothing at all to do with those Super Bowl wins :rolleyes: ), and an innovative offensive coach in Charlie Weis. Peyton has had none of these things but has still led his team to obscene standings. The Ravens won a Super Bowl with TRENT DILFER at quarterback. Does that make him better than Peyton Manning or Dan Marino? Honestly, I don't give two farts in a stiff wind whether you trust my opinion on anything. But if you're going to talk football, try to leave the fanboi out of it, jump off the bandwagon of the day, and actually learn a lil something about how the game is played and how championship teams are built. Yes, Tom Brady is an excellent quarterback but if you're going to detail how, try to leave out the hyperbole that has little to do with the matter at hand. Also, try doing it in a topic dealing with that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocland Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 [QUOTE=GDE71;161504]I don't trust his judgement on QB's, therefore I don't trust his judgement on book quality.[/QUOTE] What the hell? That's a little extreme. I don't know much about football, but I have noticed that Remianen knows his wrestling. The Peyton Manning remark was just used as an example I believe, you shouldn't base your whole opinion on that. I bought the book regardless as I know it's going to be an entertaining read. But hey, to each his own right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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