Book Description
The best verbal takedowns from the world of pro wrestling!
Professional wrestling, or sports entertainment, has exploded out of the ring and onto bookshelves and television. Every week, millions tune in to watch WCW's "Nitro" and WWF's "Raw Is War," while thousands more turn out for live events put on by the big "federations" as well as independent circuits. These fans know why pro wrestling is popular; it's not so much the moves and the grappling, but the humorous insults and the colorful taunting from the larger-than-life characters of the squared circle.
Body Slams! is a collection of more than 1,000 slams, insults, and jeers from some of pro wrestling's most flamboyant, brutal, witty, and powerful stars from the past and the present. With entries from old-school wrestlers such as Gorilla Monsoon and Freddie Blassie to today's biggest stars such as Diamond Dallas Page and Stone Cold Steve Austin, no pro wrestling fan will want to be without a copy of Body Slams!
From the Back Cover
More colorful than the spandex outfits they wear, the imaginative put-downs and delightfully nasty digs that fly out of pro wrestlers' mouths are more than just a means to slam an opponent but also a way to tell a story. The knock-down verbal abuse tells the crowd why Wrestler X hates Wrestler Y, what Wrestler X plans to do to various parts of Wrestler Y's body, and how this victory will push Wrestler X closer to championship glory.
Body Slams! is a collection of the best of these brutal, take-no-prisoner taunts and put-downs from the wild world of professional wrestling. Your favorite stars, delivering slams that resonate with as much pain as a suplex, are fully represented inside. They include the Rock, Ric Flair, Gorilla Monsoon, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Jerry "The King" Lawler, Chris Jericho, Diamond Dallas Page, Hulk Hogan, Jesse Ventura, Bobby "the Brain" Heenan, and more. A glossary is also included so you can talk trash with the best of them.
"There's something about this town that inspires its athletes to greatness--once they leave, of course."
--Kurt Angle
"The trouble with boxing is that it lacks credibility."
--Vince McMahon
"Shut your mouth or I will slap the taste out of you."
--The Rock
"When Test was a baby, he was so ugly he had to have tinted windows on his incubator."
--Jerry Lawler
About the Author
Glenn Liebman is the author of the bestselling Sports Shorts series, which includes Golf Shorts, Golf Shorts Par 2, Political Shorts, and Grand Slams!
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