The Hardcore Truth: The Bob Holly Story, by Bob Howard, Ross Williams
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The Hardcore Truth: The Bob Holly Story, by Bob Howard, Ross Williams
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The wrestling legend Bob "Hardcore" Holly tells all in this autobiography that chronicles his journey from fighting in bars for money to the bright lights of the World Wrestling Federation. Holly reveals how he took more body slams and clotheslines outside the ring than in and that long before he was known as "Hardcore Holly", he had an unquenchable passion for professional wrestling.
Ultimately, Holly would hold the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Hardcore Championship seven times, the WWE Tag Team Championship three times, and the National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Championship once. But in the midst of his career achievements was a roller coaster of success and frustration, and Holly reveals the plethora of missed opportunities and broken promises that marked his road to television stardom. Replete with fast motorcycles, faster cars, wrestling bears, betrayal, and lost love, Holly shares his uncompromised view of his past and the current state of professional wrestling.
The Hardcore Truth: The Bob Holly Story, by Bob Howard, Ross Williams- Amazon Sales Rank: #29509 in Audible
- Published on: 2015-11-06
- Format: Unabridged
- Original language: English
- Running time: 633 minutes
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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful. Down-to-earth honesty, passion and insight from an unlikely source By Ham&CheeseOrchestra Hey now, don't get the wrong idea just because I am The World's Greatest Holly Mark(tm), I honestly didn't really have any expectations for Bob's book but bought it on principle anyway. As it turns out, this is one of the best books on wrestling ever written, and considering the other candidates (Foley, Jericho) that's saying a lot. Holly completely opens up and tells his story; punches are not pulled, which is exactly what you'd expect from a guy like him. "The Hardcore Truth" is completely free of any agendas (apart from the ones that are HUGELY justified in the book) or over-glorification of Holly.Even if you don't agree with some of his actions behind the scenes (I'm still not sure I do), he rationalizes them in a way that would make sense to me if I were a wrestler. To be honest, us fans on the internet aren't in a place to judge anybody; lots of stuff goes on backstage and whether we ever find out about it depends on whether there's a whistleblower. Bob posits the blame of his being made a scapegoat for stuff that occurs backstage all the time, on one Hunter Hearst Helmsley, and I for one have about as much reason to doubt that claim as I do the odds of the sun rising when tomorrow comes.By all accounts, Robert Howard the person is a passionate, friendly guy who was a far better worker than his acclaim (or lack thereof) would indicate, and he knew it, as did a whole lot of his colleagues. It's heartbreaking to see how many times he came up with ideas on how to use him right that were shot down due to carelessness, apathy, or politics. In the end, when you're talking about a guy with Holly's workrate and look, the blame is entirely on Creative not deciding to go in a direction that would recompense Holly for all his years of hard work, and earn the company some money at the same time.The chapters about Owen, Eddie and Benoit are heartbreaking reads. In fact, Holly's hypothesis as to how the latter would go on to do what he did is one of the most sensible and level-headed rationales you'll come across. Amidst all this are a bunch of hilarious road stories, between-chapter segments on different aspects of the business like travel, exercise and getting over, and a truly touching happy ending. I don't think you could ask for a less bitter retrospective (as disenfranchised retirees are wont to provide), because Bob seems content with his life now, even with pain that'll probably never stop. That's the price a man pays. WWE are definitely missing out on safeguarding the future of their company by not keeping Bob Holly around to teach rookies to respect the business and all that entails. My markdom aside, this was truly a great read, and I recommend it to any and all wrestling fans. It should by all rights sway the opinion of even his biggest detractors; if not, that's their loss.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Brutally Honest - MUST READ for WWE FANS By Gregory J Spitz Bob Holly tells his story & cuts right to the chase reading this book is like having a drink with an old friend & asking them what they were up to the last 15 years…..If the last 15 years was working for the WWE.The Hardcore Truth hold NOTHING back. Anything you think you could ask he details.Payouts for Pay Per Views – He gives you the exact figure he madeHis Honest Opinion of the tops stars of today & yesterday that he worked with & why he thinks that – He gives you that.The Wellness Policy – He shoots straightI rank this book up there with Mick Foley & Chris Jericho’s first books as well as Bret Harts it is a must read for not just wrestling fans but anyone who has ever thought about or tried to wrestle professionally.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful. Hardcore Truth or Some Guys Don't Get It? By R. T. Wilcoxon I haven't followed wrestling in some time - since the Monday Night Wars. But I still feel nostalgic for that time. I have read a number of the wrestling biographies out there (Hart's, Michel's, Foley's, Jericho's, Flair's, etc) but when I saw Hardcore Holly wrote a book I knew I had to read it. I wasn't necessarily a big Holly fan but I couldn't wait for this book for 2 reason...1) First, I had read a ton of books written by guys who were multimillionaires based on pro-wrestling...the books of the superstars of the sport. But what about a guy who was a midcard talent? That would be nteresting.2) The book wasn't put out by the WWE where Vince would review and strip out things and stories...this way we get the real truth...or we should have.For the most part Holly delivers. He tells many backstage stories I had never heard. And I believe he tells "his version" of the truth.But the book has some real flaws. Spoilers ahead:- I wanted to hear midcard wrestlers honest opinion...but Holly seems like he still want a job with McMann and goes out of his way to praise Vince, even if he stories paint a different picture. He repeatedly says how much he respects Vince, never had a problem with him, Vince was the boss that ran the show, etc. But then he tells tales of how Shawn Michels and Triple H basically ran the show, how "management" squashed his character, how he expected a phone or more respect when he left, etc. If Vince is the man Holly says he is and controls everything, then Vince and "management" are the same thing but Holly goes out of his way to kiss up to Vince.- Holly comes across as a whiner by the end of the book and he appears so completely unaware and at times unintelligent it becomes painful towards the end of the book. Here are some glaring examples:- Holly complains constantly that he isn't a bully and the internet just labelled him one because he worked stiff....but on a half dozen occasions in the book he tells in great detail how he bullied people. He beat up the guy on Tough Enough because they were laughing and having fun while training and he had the nerve to try to get up while Holly was beating on him, he and Chris Benoit beat down another Tough Enough winner Daniel Pudder because they didn't like him, he beat and chased Rene Dupree in and out of the ring, he and APA beat a couple of WCW wrestlers after Vince bought the company, he made Ken Kennedy change clothes in the hall, etc. He literally comes across as bragging about the wrestlers he bullied while complaining people called him a bully.- Holly complains nonstop about how good he was in the ring so the WWE should have given him more of a push...who the WWE pushes isn't some big secret - if a wrestler stands out physically (size, athletic ability) the WWE pushes them, Holly doesn't stand out - he isn't big, he isn't flashy, he isn't one of the highflying group. Next if a wrestler connects with audience both in the ring or on the mic, the WWE pushes you. Holly admits he wasn't great on the mic and his character of a tough Alabama redneck didn't connect with audience since the WWE's biggest wrestler was a tough Texas redneck. It would be one thing if Holly just mentions once or twice but he whines about it constantly.- Holly admits he doesn't drink but did use steroids. He goes on to say that steroids are better for you than alcohol. His proof? Well you hear about more people dying of the effects of alcohol than you do steroids....never mind the fact more people consume alcohol so naturally the negative effects occur more often. His other proof? Reality tv shows like Cops have drunk people on them all the time. But Holly doesn't stop there, he goes on to rewrite what happened to Chris Benoit..he stays he doesn't believe the steroid abuse or concussion syndrome stories created by medical professionals instead he believes Chris got drunk and killed his wife and then killed his son the next day because he didn't want his son growing up knowing he father killed his mother...Holly's proof? He has none except his desire to justify his steroid use.Despite the flaws the book is decent and worth a read.
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