Batista Unleashed by Dave Batista
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Book Reviews of Batista Unleashed
Book Review: Great Book
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great book that tells the life of the WWE superstar Batista. It's got lots of pictures and information about his life. It is the first book in a long time that I did not want to put down.Book Review: Batista Unleashed
Summary: 5 Stars
The book was in excellent shape when it got here. It didn't take long at all to come. I am very happy with this purchase.Book Review: Batista
Summary: 5 Stars
He is the greatest wrestler. I think he's awesome. The book is really interesting. Great reading!!Book Review: The Animal unleashes a shockingly good biography
Summary: 4 Stars
When I first heard that former World Champion and WWE wrestler, Dave Batista was penning his own autobiography, "way too soon" ran through my mind. The book, "Batista Unleashed" only covers the first five years of his WWE career, right through his feud with Undertaker shortly after Wrestlemania 23. It didn't seem like a whole a lot of history to cover, and I thought the book would be a failure like previous wrestlers who released their autobiographies early in their career like Bill Goldberg and The Rock.
I couldn't have been more wrong. Of all the wrestler biographies I have read thus far, no one has had such an eventful childhood as Batista. His accounts of growing up in the rough part of Washington D.C. leaves plenty of interesting first hand experiences. Batista's childhood troubles, growing up in a divorced family, dropping out of high school, having his own kid at an early age, his doomed marriage, and a ton of other shenanigans combined to have me hooked throughout the entire first half of the book.
When it comes to Batista's wrestling career, Dave doesn't pull any punches and tells it like it is. He admits how he struggled in his early years learning how to wrestle while coping with his asthma, and his frustrations with management not teaching him anything else other than to be a big, powerful brute. Dave doesn't hide much either, as he tells the ugly truth about his enemies, and gives praise to people he still wish were in the company. It was quite fascinating reading about how he grew to learn the business and how he was taught so much while part of the faction, Evolution with Triple H, Ric Flair and Randy Orton.
That all led to Batista transitioning from a supporting role to becoming a main event star by winning his first World Championship at Wrestlemania 21. Dave explains how tough it was behind the scenes to become accepted as a top draw, and how it became tougher when he got drafted to the Smackdown brand and had to deal with leading a new locker room.
This all culminates for one entertaining read. I am surprised this didn't turn out to be the quick cash-in book like I so dreadfully thought it would be. I wasn't that big of a Batista fan like before this book, but I had a whole new respect for him coming out of it. If wrestling biographies are your thing, than I highly recommend not to skip over Batista Unleashed.
Batista Unleashed
Book Review: Great book
Summary: 4 Stars
Reading batista's book changed my perspective of not only him, but the WWE as well. After reading this book, the events that happen on the shows make more sense.
I read this book in a few hours, it is an easy read and will keep you entertained to the end. I have not read a book that has made me laugh so much as this one has. My favorite part was when batista, triple h and ric flair were in the car and ric flair was driving..and lost but was insisting that he was not lost and the city had simply relocated the freeway!
Dave really opened up and showed the fans that in real life, he is nothing like his charactor on the show. I recommend this to any WWE fan.