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Heartbreak and Triumph : The Shawn Michaels Story by Shawn Michaels (2005, Hardcover)
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"Heartbreak and Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story" by Shawn Michaels is a 352-page hardcover book published by WWE in 2005. The book is written in English and features illustrations. It falls under the genres of biography & autobiography, sports & recreation, with a focus on wrestling and sports. Michaels tells his story of heartbreaks and triumphs in the world of professional wrestling, making it a compelling read for fans and enthusiasts of the sport."
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Product Identifiers
PublisherWWE
ISBN-10074349380X
ISBN-139780743493802
eBay Product ID (ePID)15038748014
Product Key Features
Book TitleHeartbreak and Triumph : the Shawn Michaels Story
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Wrestling, Sports
Publication Year2005
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorShawn Michaels
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight25.3 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-053495
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal796.812/092 B
SynopsisThe story of Shawn Michaels - one of the all-time favourite WWE superstars - is one of grit and determination, talent, flamboyance, endurance, guts - and faith., Winning and losing. Heels and babyfaces. Kliqs and Curtain Calls. Tearing down house shows and tearing up hotel rooms. Ladders and cages. Vacated titles and unwarranted suspensions. Works and screwjobs. Heartaches and backbreaks. Forced retirements and redemption. Rock 'n' roll and Graceland. There are two sides to every story; for Shawn Michaels, there is Heartbreak & Triumph. World Wrestling Entertainment fans think they know "The Heartbreak Kid." He's "The Showstopper" who pushes his high-flying abilities to the limit in the squared circle, on ladders, and in steel cages. He's the company's first "Grand Slam" champion. And of course, he's forever the guy who conspired with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon to screw Bret "Hitman" Hart out of the WWE Championship in Montreal at Survivor Series on November 9, 1997. But that's the side "HBK" has allowed you to see...until now. Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story introduces us to Michael Shawn Hickenbottom ("Everyone called me Shawn"), the youngest of four children whose "really conservative upbringing" made him shy and "afraid that people wouldn't like me if I showed who I really was." But upon discovering Southwest Championship Wrestling (SWCW) on TV one Saturday night, the preteen Hickenbottom realized instantly what he wanted to become, and years later would convince his father -- a colonel in the U.S. Air Force -- to let him drop out of college and pursue his dream. From there, Hickenbottom fully recounts the events that led to "Shawn Michaels's" tutelage under Mexican wrestler Jose Lothario; working matches at Mid-South Wrestling under the guidance of Terry Taylor and the Rock 'n' Roll Express's Robert Gibson & Ricky Morton; flying high with Marty Jannetty as "The Midnight Rockers" in the American Wrestling Association (AWA); and how a barroom confrontation in Buffalo almost prevented the tandem from ever joining the World Wrestling Federation. "The Rockers" would drop the "Midnight" and climb to the top of a tough World Wrestling Federation tag-team division in the late 1980s, though Michaels confesses how a "fear of abandonment" stagnated his desire to participate in singles competition, pressured him into a marriage he wasn't ready for, and drove him to drinking heavily and downing pills "just to get through the day." With the impact of some "Sweet Chin Music" (Michaels's Superkick finisher), Heartbreak & Triumph expresses the "sour note" that dissolved Michaels's partnership with Jannetty and started his transformation into "The Heartbreak Kid." You'll learn firsthand of the "unfair" allegation that brought about HBK's classic Ladder match with Razor Ramon at WrestleMania X ("I lost the match, but I made my career"); the incident in Syracuse that set the stage for Shawn's unbelievable "comeback" victories at Royal Rumble 1996, and in the Iron Man WWE Championship match with Bret Hart at WrestleMania XII; and how his escalating backstage feud with Hart inadvertently built toward the formation of "D-Generation X," as well as the first-ever "Hell in a Cell" contest against The Undertaker at Badd Blood in October 1997. Beyond the squared circle, Michaels clears the air about his days running with "The Kliq" -- Kevin Nash ("Diesel"), Scott Hall ("Razor Ramon"), Paul Levesque ("Triple H"), and Sean Waltman ("The 1-2-3 Kid") -- their contributions to WWE's wildly successful "Attitude" era, and the consequences of their uncharacteristic Madison Square Garden "Curtain Call" in May 1996. And for the first time anywhere, Michaels shoots completely straight about his role in "the biggest scandal in wrestling history," the infamous "Montreal Screwjob" at Survivor Series 1997. While reliving the crippling back injury that forced him to retire in his prime following his WWE Championship loss at WrestleMania XIV, Michaels credits the new loves in his life, The story of Shawn Michaels - one of the all-time favourite WWE Superstars - is one of grit and determination, talent, flamboyance, endurance, guts - and faith.
LC Classification NumberGV1196
As told toFeigenbaum, Aaron
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- 14 Aug, 2024
Great reading
It is a good life story of Shawn Michaels struggles as a wrestlerVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 30 May, 2022
Awesome
Wonderful story--lots of picturesVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 18 Aug, 2020
as described .
i find the corners a bit ruff but it will do , thanksVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 04 Sep, 2019
Decent
Decent but no Foley or Jerico . Lacks real insightVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 Dec, 2024
Love it
Love itVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
