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My Life In Wrestling by Gary Hart
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"Now - I’m not down on wrestling fans, but fans don’t know what they want. They shouldn’t know. That’s not their job. Their job is to come and be entertained - and hopefully be tricked - so they’re elated with adrenaline rushing through their body."

Now there's a distinct whiff of bullshit from many of Gary Hart's words in this memoir of his life and times as a wrestling manager in the territory days, and later in the Crockett/Turner NWA. It's impossible to escape the notion that the reader is constantly being worked, as he contradicts himself from page to page as the circumstances demand.

But every now and then there's a glimpse of wisdom that stands out for its crystal clarity. And it's those, as well as the general entertainment value of reading Hart tell his stories no matter how much he might be kayfabing you, that make this worth seeking out for any dyed-in-the-wool wrestling fan.
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Reading Progress

January 27, 2016 – Started Reading
January 27, 2016 – Shelved
March 25, 2016 –
page 236
50.0%
March 26, 2016 –
page 314
66.53%
March 30, 2016 – Finished Reading

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