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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
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Hands down thee best wrestling book I've ever read. I know this book is called Nitro so you don't need to be a genius to see its based around the WCW side of the story but the depth of information in this book really does paint a glowing picture of the situation on both sides. I like how the book isn't just quick to point out the things we already know and is impartial. I've been a wrestling fan for 30 years and there were things I found in this book that I knew nothing about and things that I thought I knew pretty much certain and after years (decades) it'd proven not to be true. The book is almost 700 pages long but I'd do it all over again. Absolutely incredible.
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An excellent read for fans of pro wrestling! Makes a great companion piece to the equally wonderful The Death of WCW by R.D. Reynolds and Bryan Alvarez. Read that one first because it covers the actual pro wrestling side of the WCW story in more detail, then graduate to this one to learn all about the company's calamitous corporate culture. Some people may find NITRO a little less entertaining than The Death of WCW because it deals more in boardrooms than brainbusters, but I personally thought it was fascinating.
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The definitive history, in my view, of WCW. Evans leaves no stone unturned.
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I read the extended version of this book on Kindle Unlimited, which was nearly 800 pages long. It delves into the rise and fall of WCW in the late 90s. The author's interviews with Turner Network executives at the time are the highlights and the primary appeal of the book. However, the book tends to meander, jumping back and forth in time. Wrestler backstories are extensive but not always relevant. The book lacks analysis and feels better suited for a documentary than a novel. There is little critique of Eric Bischoff, with excessive praise throughout. While it contains interesting information for wrestling fans, the book's length is not justified.
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I feel my rating isn’t a fair or accurate reflection on the book and more about how my expectations where very different from what the book actually is.
This is very background heavy with little to do about the actual wrestling or wrestlers instead focusing mostly on the owners, execs and people behind the scenes.
This is very background heavy with little to do about the actual wrestling or wrestlers instead focusing mostly on the owners, execs and people behind the scenes.
informative