Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 796.812092 EAN: 9780446580069 ISBN: 0446580066 Label: Grand Central Publishing Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 432 Publication Date: October 25, 2007 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Sales Rank: 61110 Studio: Grand Central Publishing
Product DescriptionChris Jericho is the first undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the WWE and WCW, and has been called one of the fifty greatest wrestlers of all time. Now retired, he is writing his memoir, telling the story of his journey from wrestling school in Canada to his time in leagues in Mexico and Japan to his big break in the WCW. He'll dish the dirt on how he worked his way through the ranks alongside major wrestling stars like Chris Benoit and Lance Storm to become a major superstar.
What Others Say
Breaking down the walls
I had a great time reading A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex as this was a book written by one of the "younger generation" of wrestlers - the ones that I grew up with and followed their careers from the mid 90's to today. Chris Jericho presented a funny and amusing account of his travels as a wrestler and the dues he had to pay along the way - probably one of the last wrestlers to go through the "territorial system" on his way to the WWE. In addition, he also presented a unique take on the turmoil that was WCW as an undercard wrestler being "held down" from breaking through. I also enjoyed reading about the hush hush double secret meeting Jericho had with Vince and co. Of course, with the ending of the book at his intro to WWE, I look forward to "part II" of the ... Read More
Jericho is cool
I really enjoyed A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex. I was not so sure of how it would keep me into the story since it's about most of his time before WWE, but it did. Very intresting way to fullfill your dreams and the measures you sometimes go through to get their.
Good read
I've always been a fan of Jericho's in ring work (well "always" dating back to the late 90s in his WCW days anyway). A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex is written in such a manner that you feel like you are sitting down with him over a bottle of rum and he is just telling you some really good stories (sometimes funny, sometimes weird, sometimes sad). I really didn't feel like I was reading as much as just listening to a guy (whom I admire) talk about his life.
As with any "wrestling" book you are going to limit the number of people who are going to be interested. I don't believe being a fan of the business is a must for reading A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex (although there are some jokes that only fans will get), but I will say A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex is not for everybody. Several topics ... Read More
A Lion's Tale - Chris Jericho
He's my favorite WWE wrestler (and the champ) since John Cena is out sick and this is an excellent book, I learned a lot about him from A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex and I would rate A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex a 10+!
The only wrestling book worth reading
If your a wrestling fan (more so from the late 90s) do yourself a favour and buy, borrow or steal a copy of A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex, even if your not a big reader you won't want to put it down. I lent it to a couple of friends of mine who also watch wrestling and they too found it highly entertaining. If your not or have never been a wrestling fan then you may not care for it and lose interest at least thats the opinion I got from someone else I lent it to, however if you do fit this category what are you doing looking up jericho's autobiography?
