Post by ghostwriter on Aug 21, 2008 14:11:07 GMT -5
This Day in History
I figured if we are talking history around here we should pay homage to what has happened on this very day in the years gone by. It will either make you long for the old days or be happy for what we have now.
1962 - Verne Gagne defeated Mr. M (Dr. Bill Miller) for the AWA Heavyweight title
1965 - The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon for the AWA Heavyweight title
1979 - Dusty Rhodes defeated Harley Race for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title
1995 - USWA Tag Team title held up
1997 - WCW Clash of the Champions XXXV was held.
1997 - Steve McMichael defeated Jeff Jarrett for the WCW U.S. Heavyweight title
1997 - Alex Wright defeated Ultimo Dragon for the WCW Television title
2002 - Jerry Lunn defeated Low-Ki for the NWA-TNA X title
1970 - Nathan Jones was born.
The Assignment
It’s important to know your history to know where you have come from and where you are going. Back when Nova was in charge of the WWE developmental system he implemented mandatory history assignments for the students of the developmental territories so they would know pro wrestling’s history and they would learn just how many moves Nova created and apparently the best ways to get on-line prescriptions. I feel Nova had a great idea there and every week I will assign a book or DVD for you to check out and learn from. They are not only educational, but very entertaining.
If you call yourself a wrestling fan, do yourself a favor and pick up My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling by Bret “Hit Man” Hart. As far as wrestling biographies go its only rivals are the first Mick Foley book and Chris Jericho’s Lion Tale. Hart apparently kept recordings and journals of his entire career from its very start so all his stories seem very fresh and detailed. You get the feeling as if you are really there as he’s telling stories about Koko B. Ware getting fired while Jim Neidhart and Marty Jannetty abuse drugs and alcohol. Bret is brutally honest about himself and his family. He holds nothing back when talking about himself, including his use of steroids, drugs and alcohol, and rampant infidelity. Seriously, the guy has never been faithful in regards to his ex-wife. I found his incredible detail when describing his WWF run absolutely fascinating as I remember watching a lot of the stuff he talks about in great detail. He thankfully skims a lot when he gets to his abysmal WCW run as he seems to have just as hard of time keeping it straight as his fans did. He spends a great detail of time discussing the Owen Hart tragedy and his screwjob. Even after reading it, he still hasn’t convinced me that he shouldn’t have dropped the belt as he was asked. I could go on about the goodness of the book, but do yourself a huge favor and pick this book up. It’s hands down the most detailed wrestling biography out there and still has some great laugh out loud moments combined with harrowing stories about his terribly dysfunctional family. I had always thought of the Harts as Canadian royalty, in truth they were the misfits of Canada.
I figured if we are talking history around here we should pay homage to what has happened on this very day in the years gone by. It will either make you long for the old days or be happy for what we have now.
1962 - Verne Gagne defeated Mr. M (Dr. Bill Miller) for the AWA Heavyweight title
1965 - The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon for the AWA Heavyweight title
1979 - Dusty Rhodes defeated Harley Race for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title
1995 - USWA Tag Team title held up
1997 - WCW Clash of the Champions XXXV was held.
1997 - Steve McMichael defeated Jeff Jarrett for the WCW U.S. Heavyweight title
1997 - Alex Wright defeated Ultimo Dragon for the WCW Television title
2002 - Jerry Lunn defeated Low-Ki for the NWA-TNA X title
1970 - Nathan Jones was born.
The Assignment
It’s important to know your history to know where you have come from and where you are going. Back when Nova was in charge of the WWE developmental system he implemented mandatory history assignments for the students of the developmental territories so they would know pro wrestling’s history and they would learn just how many moves Nova created and apparently the best ways to get on-line prescriptions. I feel Nova had a great idea there and every week I will assign a book or DVD for you to check out and learn from. They are not only educational, but very entertaining.
If you call yourself a wrestling fan, do yourself a favor and pick up My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling by Bret “Hit Man” Hart. As far as wrestling biographies go its only rivals are the first Mick Foley book and Chris Jericho’s Lion Tale. Hart apparently kept recordings and journals of his entire career from its very start so all his stories seem very fresh and detailed. You get the feeling as if you are really there as he’s telling stories about Koko B. Ware getting fired while Jim Neidhart and Marty Jannetty abuse drugs and alcohol. Bret is brutally honest about himself and his family. He holds nothing back when talking about himself, including his use of steroids, drugs and alcohol, and rampant infidelity. Seriously, the guy has never been faithful in regards to his ex-wife. I found his incredible detail when describing his WWF run absolutely fascinating as I remember watching a lot of the stuff he talks about in great detail. He thankfully skims a lot when he gets to his abysmal WCW run as he seems to have just as hard of time keeping it straight as his fans did. He spends a great detail of time discussing the Owen Hart tragedy and his screwjob. Even after reading it, he still hasn’t convinced me that he shouldn’t have dropped the belt as he was asked. I could go on about the goodness of the book, but do yourself a huge favor and pick this book up. It’s hands down the most detailed wrestling biography out there and still has some great laugh out loud moments combined with harrowing stories about his terribly dysfunctional family. I had always thought of the Harts as Canadian royalty, in truth they were the misfits of Canada.