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Time Heels: Cheating, Stealing, Spandex and the Most Villainous Moments in the History of Pro Wrestling
Celebrate the players in the professional wrestling world—and especially the bad guys, known as "heels," whose atrocious actions make the sport worth watching
Girls love bad boys, and it’s no different in the world of professional wrestling. Whether it was Jake “The Snake” Roberts, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, or Ric Flair, wrestling fans have historically gravitated toward the “heel” or villain. Just as they’ve previously covered deceased wrestlers and their unforgettable gimmicks, Jon Chattman and Rich Tarantino’s latest head-locking adventure celebrates the not-so-good, the bad, and the downright terrible acts of villainy in the world of pro wrestling. With a foreword by “The Innovator of Violence” Tommy Dreamer, Time Heels takes an up-close look at the world of heels over the past 30 years, counting down the top heinous moments, wacky lists, first-hand fan perspectives, foreign objects, and stables in 256 jam-packed pages of why the bad guys do it better. They say time heals all wounds—well, read this book and you will soon see why heels have stood the test of time.
Girls love bad boys, and it’s no different in the world of professional wrestling. Whether it was Jake “The Snake” Roberts, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, or Ric Flair, wrestling fans have historically gravitated toward the “heel” or villain. Just as they’ve previously covered deceased wrestlers and their unforgettable gimmicks, Jon Chattman and Rich Tarantino’s latest head-locking adventure celebrates the not-so-good, the bad, and the downright terrible acts of villainy in the world of pro wrestling. With a foreword by “The Innovator of Violence” Tommy Dreamer, Time Heels takes an up-close look at the world of heels over the past 30 years, counting down the top heinous moments, wacky lists, first-hand fan perspectives, foreign objects, and stables in 256 jam-packed pages of why the bad guys do it better. They say time heals all wounds—well, read this book and you will soon see why heels have stood the test of time.
256 pages, Paperback
First published June 11, 2014
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February 26, 2021
Subtitle: Cheating, Stealing, Spandex and the Most Villainous Moments in the History of Pro Wrestling.
In the world of pro wrestling, the good guys are known as "faces," short for "babyfaces." The opposite of a face is known as a "heel." For much of pro wrestling's history, fans have cheered for the faces and booed the heels. Stone Cold Steve Austin's antihero face character blurred the line between face and heel forever, and now fans cheer for the coolest and most outrageous heels just as much as they ever did for the popular babyfaces. This book relives the exploits of dozens of heels and explores the traits that go into making a character a successful heel.
It was a lot of fun revisiting the heels of the last decades, but there was also at least a third of the book that I skimmed over. I wasn't interested in hearing about how various pop culture icons like Darth Vader and Freddie Krueger would fare as wrestlers.
I gave Time Heels four stars on Goodreads. I gave the parts about actual wrestling 5 stars; the parts that didn't earned three stars. I averaged the two rating out, arriving at the 4 star rating.
In the world of pro wrestling, the good guys are known as "faces," short for "babyfaces." The opposite of a face is known as a "heel." For much of pro wrestling's history, fans have cheered for the faces and booed the heels. Stone Cold Steve Austin's antihero face character blurred the line between face and heel forever, and now fans cheer for the coolest and most outrageous heels just as much as they ever did for the popular babyfaces. This book relives the exploits of dozens of heels and explores the traits that go into making a character a successful heel.
It was a lot of fun revisiting the heels of the last decades, but there was also at least a third of the book that I skimmed over. I wasn't interested in hearing about how various pop culture icons like Darth Vader and Freddie Krueger would fare as wrestlers.
I gave Time Heels four stars on Goodreads. I gave the parts about actual wrestling 5 stars; the parts that didn't earned three stars. I averaged the two rating out, arriving at the 4 star rating.
May 26, 2021
found this browsing library
big wrestling fan, thought it would be interesting
forward by guy I've met and respect, Tommy Dreamer was good
first 35-45 pages what I expected and funny
rest not worth time and nothing I couldn't write
whole section on fan comments
maybe at time 2014 was a decent read, probably not
big wrestling fan, thought it would be interesting
forward by guy I've met and respect, Tommy Dreamer was good
first 35-45 pages what I expected and funny
rest not worth time and nothing I couldn't write
whole section on fan comments
maybe at time 2014 was a decent read, probably not
August 25, 2014
Uneven Writing With a Few Highlights
This book is so close to being good. but e they crowdsourced at least one chapter (and didn't edit the crowd). And the rest of the book is weirdly paced with uneven writing quality.
There are some genuine bright spots in there, but it is a real slog to get to them sometimes.
This book is so close to being good. but e they crowdsourced at least one chapter (and didn't edit the crowd). And the rest of the book is weirdly paced with uneven writing quality.
There are some genuine bright spots in there, but it is a real slog to get to them sometimes.
June 10, 2015
Not bad, but I don't like that Wikipedia was used as a source, not to mention many mechanical/grammatical errors. Still not a bad read overall.
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