Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling

Overview

Written without collaborators and based on decades of tape recordings he made throughout his career, HITMAN is Bret Hart's brutally honest, perceptive and startling account of his life in and out of the ring that proves once and for all that great things come in pink tights.

Editorial Reviews

Hart's account of his professional wrestling career is almost literally blow-by-blow, with detailed descriptions of the choreography of many of his most prominent matches in the former World Wrestling Foundation and the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling. (And, yes, he freely admits that the outcomes are determined in advance, while the wrestlers work out the actual moves for themselves.) To hear him tell it, everybody hailed him as the best damn worker in the business, a storyteller with the comparative artistry of a De Niro. But the manipulative schemes of WWF head Vince McMahon (and several of his colleagues) kept Hart from reaching his full potential as a champion until injuries sidelined him for good. The memoir goes deep into Hart's family history--his father was one of the pioneers of the Canadian pro wrestling circuit, and his brothers and brothers-in-law followed him into the business. Wrestling fans will eat up all the backstage drama, but even those who don't care for the shows should be impressed by Hart's meticulous eye for telling detail--the bittersweet story that results is simultaneously a celebration and an expose. 32 pages of photos. (Oct. 8)
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Author Information

Bio of Bret Hart

Though Bret Hart is now retired from wrestling, he is recognized around the world as one of the all-time greats. In 2006 he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. He lives in Calgary.

Customer Reviews

• This book is the best there is!!!!

  Posted December 31, 2008 by Temo Mendoza, Rocklin, CA

  Growing up as a child I was always a Bret Hart fan. From his earlier days in the WWF I was always so amazed by the stories he told through his matches in the ring. I have read a lot of wrestling autobiographies from Foley to Jericho, two other awesome books, but I enjoyed Bret's the most. The book goes in depth on some of Bret's greatest matches and rivalries. I never knew all the troubles and triumphs my childhood hero has gone through in life. After reading this book Bret Hart is again my hero.

Additional Info

Imprint

Grand Central Publishing

Filesize

1.65 MB

Number of Pages

592

eBook ISBN

9780446546072