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Wrestling's Made Men

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I'm a big Scott Keith fan, in fact, in the past, I've sent him video tapes of wrestling shows, just to be able to read a review from him. His rants are spectacular. BUT, in comparison to his other books, this is a bit of a letdown. I don't know what it is, but this book dragged as I read it, instead of making me want to read more and more. Not much new was covered in the book, it's just a review of the events for each month of the time period covered. Keith really doesn't give too many strong opinions outside of the stuff you hear every critic say, like "Triple H has too much power", or "Benoit wasn't pushed enough". I expected a lot more when I ordered this one and am sorry to say I was letdown.

I've read quite a few books about wrestling and this one is just awful. The author is a little canadian crybaby with a pathetic school boy crush on Trish Stratus. There is nothing really new or exclusive to this book, it is more of a compilation of his crappy blogs. The title is very misleading, all he does is complain about the WWE and does it in monthly PPV order. Honestly don't waste your time, read The Death of WCW instead, by far one of the best wrestling books available.

The author provides 2 years of WWE (April, 2003 to March, 2005+), mainly through the pay per view shows. It is somewhat interesting to re-visit the WWE plot lines and matches. I do agree with the author's negative opinions of Hulk Hogan, Brock Lesnar & Goldberg. These overpaid guys did little more than throw clubbing punches.

The author has little good to say about the WWE. His rants against George W. Bush, Republicans and conservatives have no place in a wrestling book. He dishes the WWE divas & female wrestlers and probably WWE's humor. He fails to realize that wrestling is an entertainment sport. We want the whole package. Nothing's finer than a bikini battle royal. Scott Keith's view of wrestling would get old in a hurry. I would trust the WWE more than Scott Keith to get it right.

Another problem with the book is the focus on just the pay per views. The TV shows attract far more viewers, but they are ignored. Then at the end of the book the author says the WWE is no longer worth 2 hours of his life each week to watch RAW. Why the author so angry?

If you can set aside all of the author's prejudices, then you have a book you can glance at during TV commercials.