James Guttman uses a great sense of humor to develop major themes in the stagnation of the WWE. He tackles the storylines that have pushed HHH to super-duper star status after he married into the McMahon family and serious topics like racisim and sexism through interviews with industry insiders like Tom Pritchard, Missy Hyatt, Terry Funk and D-Lo Brown. The chapter on the bumbling and stumbling Diva Search was especially...
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I've read other wrestling books before but found this one stood out. The book found a way to combine humor with wrestling analysis that readers of James Guttman's work have come to apreciate. I was very happy with this book and was more than happy to reccommend it to other people.
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The best part of "World Wrestling Insanity: The Decline and Fall of a Family Empire" is that it will always be there as a look at WWE's craziest and most insane time period. The author uses sarcasm and some really insightful quotes from people in the business to make his points. Years from now, I will be able to look back at this book as a snapshot of this time period in sports entertainment. I found the best chapter to...
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After so many months of hype World Wrestling Insanity finally came out and I loved every minute of it. I thought that James Guttman did an excellent job of creating a book that is both fun to read and informative at the same time. As a reader of Guttman's site since it opened, I've come to know what to expect from this book. He lets loose with his opinions and has lots to say about the McMahon family (good and bad). Even...
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I've read this book twice so far. Usually with wrestling books, I'll get them once and read through them. With this, there was not only content but it was a good read (something you dont see enough of in todays book IMHO). It delivered on everything I expected and ended up having more information than I thought it would. Guttman has stories from backstage meetings and employee handbooks. There's things about WWE I have...
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