Booker T: My Rise To Wrestling Royalty: My Rise to Wrestling Royalty - Tapa dura

"BOOKER T: MY RISE TO WRESTLING ROYALTY is a fascinating collection of wrestling lore that will appeal to the hard-core fan, as well as a follower of popular culture." --Miranda Owen, Fresh Fiction "The book is packed with stories from WCW, WWE and TNA and Booker doesn't hold back at all. It's an emotional journey where he exposes every aspect of his life in hopes that someone somewhere will get something out of it --and they will. "He talks about some of his favorite feuds, storylines, angles and matches with 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin (yes, the grocery store fight is detailed) The Rock, Chris Benoit, Goldust and others as well as introducing the Legends Championship in TNA. "Being a 35x champion and having wrestled in the business for over 20 years, there are a lot of stories to be told in this book and there's not a dull moment either. Booker is a storyteller if there ever was one and Booker T: My Rise to Wrestling Royalty is a book that will pique the interest of any wrestling fan anywhere." --Reggie Edwards, The Front Row Report If you enjoy Booker T's first book From Prison to Promise, then you will truly enjoy his new book. My Rise to Wrestling Royalty picks up where the previous book left off... Overall if you want a good look into Booker T's career and the business, pick it up. It's a must read for wrestling fans. --Otakus & Geeks "He is one of the most beloved WWE Superstars of all time, and for the first time in his new book, My Rise to Wrestling Royalty, he takes you step-by-step along the way to glory. It is one of my favorite books of all time ... period." --The Troy Show

Booker T. Huffman, 2013 WWE Hall of Famer and winner of thirty-five championship titles within WWE, WCW, and TNA, has once again paired up with best-selling coauthor Andrew William Wright to uncover Booker T's story from his humble pro wrestling beginnings to becoming a global superstar and icon. Booker T: My Rise To Wrestling Royalty is Huffman's highly anticipated follow-up to the 2012 award-winning Booker T: From Prison To Promise, in which Booker detailed his turbulent coming-of-age on the streets of Houston, Texas. Revisit two hard-hitting decades with Booker T as he journeys through World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). During this time he blazed a trail of pro wrestling success on a road that took him from his tag team days in Harlem Heat, with brother Stevie Ray (Lash), to his unparalleled singles career that drew millions around the world to WCW's Monday Nitro, and onward through his unforgettable matches that led to his taking the throne as King Booker and becoming the FIVE-TIME, FIVE-TIME, FIVE-TIME, FIVE-TIME, FIVE-TIME (and eventually six-time) world heavyweight champion.