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Carpenter: A Personal Look at Professional Wrestling
Journey with Don Savage, pro wrestler and high school teacher, as he experiences the ups and downs in the world of professional wrestling.
As a Carpenter or "opponent," Don's job is to build wrestling talent into wrestling superstars, providing numerous anecdotes about the business and the people associated with pro wrestling.
As a Carpenter or "opponent," Don's job is to build wrestling talent into wrestling superstars, providing numerous anecdotes about the business and the people associated with pro wrestling.
128 pages, Paperback
First published June 6, 2012
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August 31, 2019
In Carpenter, Don Savage tells his story in a brief, but entertaining way. As the title hints, Savage was not a star, but was the type of wrestler who made the stars look good. It was the carpenter's job to help his opponent built a believable match and put his opponent over in a convincing way, so as to leave some doubt as to what the outcome might be. Savage makes no bones about his motivation for wrestling, and that was to put food on the table. As such, it was mainly a part-time pursuit for him as he also played a lot of football and worked by day as a teacher and coach in various high schools.
While Savage is a fairly good storyteller when he wants to be, there just isn't a lot of meat on these bones. He really could have benefited from a co-author, like a Scott Williams or Scott Teal to help draw out more of his story onto the page. For my money, the best chapters (and the longest) were those on his trips to Japan, and the last chapter, #20, where he gives his impressions on a list of wrestlers who meant the most to him during his career. Chapters are short, and at only around 125 pages, this is a very quick read. Even so, it is well worth a look at $4 on Kindle or $14 in paperback.
While Savage is a fairly good storyteller when he wants to be, there just isn't a lot of meat on these bones. He really could have benefited from a co-author, like a Scott Williams or Scott Teal to help draw out more of his story onto the page. For my money, the best chapters (and the longest) were those on his trips to Japan, and the last chapter, #20, where he gives his impressions on a list of wrestlers who meant the most to him during his career. Chapters are short, and at only around 125 pages, this is a very quick read. Even so, it is well worth a look at $4 on Kindle or $14 in paperback.
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