Booker T: My Rise To Wrestling Royalty

by Booker T. Huffman

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Booker T. Huffman, 2013 WWE Hall of Famer and winner of thirty-five championship titles within WWE, WCW, and TNA, has once again paired up with best-selling coauthor Andrew William Wright to uncover Booker T’s story from his humble pro wrestling beginnings to becoming a global superstar and icon. Booker T: My Rise To Wrestling Royalty is Huffman’s highly anticipated follow-up to the 2012 award-winning Booker T: From Prison To Promise, in which Booker detailed his turbulent coming-of-age show more on the streets of Houston, Texas. Revisit two hard-hitting decades with Booker T as he journeys through World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). During this time he blazed a trail of pro wrestling success on a road that took him from his tag team days in Harlem Heat, with brother Stevie Ray (Lash), to his unparalleled singles career that drew millions around the world to WCW’s Monday Nitro, and onward through his unforgettable matches that led to his taking the throne as King Booker and becoming the FIVE-TIME, FIVE-TIME, FIVE-TIME, FIVE-TIME, FIVE-TIME (and eventually six-time) world heavyweight champion. show less

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Booker T's story is inspirational, and his rise in wrestling was anchored on his likability, which is on full display in this book. This memoir (his second) focuses on his pro wrestling career, starting with his auspicious debut in WCW and rise to singles stardom to his transition to WWE superstar and, eventually, ring announcer.

While Booker does not shy away from personal details, it's not so much of a tell-all memoir as it is a recounting of his career. At times, you'd wish he had left more of the details out and took a longer view, as the match details can feel like minutia. But there are great anecdotes from behind the scenes, and it's ultimately a tribute to what perseverance can accomplish (with a little help from a Spin-a-rooni).