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Slobberknocker: My Life in Wrestling

door Jim Ross

Andere auteurs: Steve Austin (Nawoord), Vincent K. McMahon (Voorwoord), Paul O'Brien, Scott E. Williams (Medewerker)

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There are few people who have been in the wrestling business longer than Jim Ross. And those who have made it as long as he has (half a century to be exact) probably made enemies or burned bridges. But that's just not JR. Slobberknocker is the story of how an Oklahoman farm kid, with a vivid imagination and seemingly unattainable dreams, became "The Voice of Wrestling" to record TV audiences and millions of fans around the world. Jim opens up about his life as an only child on a working farm, who became obsessed with professional wrestling having first saw it on his grandparent's TV. Even though the wrestling business was notoriously secretive and wary of "outsiders," he somehow got a foot in the door to start a historic career, one where he held almost every job in the business-from putting up the ring to calling matches, from driving his blind, drunk boss towards revenge, to consoling two naked 600 pound brothers in the shower room after a rough match. With all those adventures and responsibilities, he's also recognized as the man who built and nurtured a once-in-a-generation talent roster that took the WWE to new heights, including "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Brock Lesnar, and The Rock to name a few. Readers will finally get the opportunity to hear never-before-told stories about the politics, wackiness, and personalities of all the biggest stars. But this isn't just a wrestling story. It's a story about overcoming adversity and achieving your dreams, as success did not come without significant costs and unforeseen challenges to JR, including multiple bouts of severe facial paralysis called Bell's Palsy. Currently the host of the podcast The Ross Report, any fan of wrestling-from the territory days to today-will be enthralled with stories from the road and behind the scenes. Slobberknocker is the first time Ross tells his story-and you don't want to miss it!.… (meer)
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I grew up with my head in the clouds of professional wrestling. For the last 25 years I’ve been saturated by it in the best possible way, using it not only a source of excitement and entertainment, but as a crutch too, a walking stick to life in general. While some folks watch and soak up the atmosphere and history of sports like football or athletics, I chose wrestling, or perhaps wrestling chose me.

For a large portion of my time as a fan, there has been a soundtrack. A classical score of cheering fans, entrance music, the sound of body hitting canvas, all topped off by a ringside announcers call, a voice giving story and verbal energy to what was happening in the ring. Jim Ross is the greatest announcer in the vast and wonderful history of pro wrestling, for me, and this, his first autobiography, is a look at his life and career, or a good part of it.

I am a fan of wrestling memoirs. Mick Foley, Bret Hart and Chris Jericho top the list for me as far as their stories and ways of pulling you into this magnificent and unusual world. I had high expectations for JRs Book, and let me down it did not. The career of Jim Ross has been wallpapered with triumph and disaster, hardship and success, and he shares it with readers without any reluctance here. It’s a rich story and a personal one, and I ate it up. I would place this easily up there with those of Jericho, Hart and Foley now, for sure. I didn’t want it to end.

If you’re a fan of wrestling or merely a curious bystander, I urge you to pick this book up and give it a read. It’s insightful, funny, heartbreaking, beautiful, crazy and poignant, and you cannot help but hearing that trademark voice of Jim Ross telling these tales throughout. Slobberknocker just stomped a mud hole in the genre of wrestling memoirs, and walked it dry.

Brilliant. ( )
  Chris.Cummings | Dec 29, 2022 |
Wow! I always like a good autobiography, and when audio books are read by the author it's always better.

The story toward the beginning about how Jim's dad taught him a lesson regarding the unlicensed breeding his champion bird dog was incredibly disturbing and disheartening. Otherwise mostly a light tale. I was surprised about his story of UWF being quite different than that we saw on dark side of the ring, as well as the surprise that he felt Bischoff's job in WCW should have been his own.

I was somewhat disappointed that a book that came out so recently still began and ended with WrestleMania 18, but I suppose any such stores have to set an ending before they start or they will never be finished. Surprised we didn't get any stores about how much his dad thought wrestling was a scam, but you can only fit so much. ( )
  fulner | Jun 3, 2020 |
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Jim Rossprimaire auteuralle editiesberekend
Austin, SteveNawoordSecundaire auteuralle editiesbevestigd
McMahon, Vincent K.VoorwoordSecundaire auteuralle editiesbevestigd
O'Brien, PaulSecundaire auteuralle editiesbevestigd
Williams, Scott E.MedewerkerSecundaire auteuralle editiesbevestigd
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There are few people who have been in the wrestling business longer than Jim Ross. And those who have made it as long as he has (half a century to be exact) probably made enemies or burned bridges. But that's just not JR. Slobberknocker is the story of how an Oklahoman farm kid, with a vivid imagination and seemingly unattainable dreams, became "The Voice of Wrestling" to record TV audiences and millions of fans around the world. Jim opens up about his life as an only child on a working farm, who became obsessed with professional wrestling having first saw it on his grandparent's TV. Even though the wrestling business was notoriously secretive and wary of "outsiders," he somehow got a foot in the door to start a historic career, one where he held almost every job in the business-from putting up the ring to calling matches, from driving his blind, drunk boss towards revenge, to consoling two naked 600 pound brothers in the shower room after a rough match. With all those adventures and responsibilities, he's also recognized as the man who built and nurtured a once-in-a-generation talent roster that took the WWE to new heights, including "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Brock Lesnar, and The Rock to name a few. Readers will finally get the opportunity to hear never-before-told stories about the politics, wackiness, and personalities of all the biggest stars. But this isn't just a wrestling story. It's a story about overcoming adversity and achieving your dreams, as success did not come without significant costs and unforeseen challenges to JR, including multiple bouts of severe facial paralysis called Bell's Palsy. Currently the host of the podcast The Ross Report, any fan of wrestling-from the territory days to today-will be enthralled with stories from the road and behind the scenes. Slobberknocker is the first time Ross tells his story-and you don't want to miss it!.

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